Bird Finder

Top Birds at Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning in February
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 382 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning in February. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Northern Cardinal 64.1% 88.7% 24.7%
2   White-throated Sparrow 49.7% 85.1% 35.3%
3   Carolina Chickadee 59.2% 81.9% 22.7%
4   Song Sparrow 49.1% 80.6% 31.5%
5   House Finch 22.1% 78.3% 56.2%
6   Eastern Towhee 35.1% 76.2% 41.1%
7   Carolina Wren 59.8% 74.9% 15.0%
8   Blue Jay 37.8% 74.3% 36.5%
9   American Robin 43.0% 73.0% 30.0%
10   Northern Mockingbird 26.0% 69.9% 43.9%
11   Eastern Bluebird 46.9% 69.4% 22.5%
12   Tufted Titmouse 56.5% 68.6% 12.1%
13   American Crow 56.7% 66.0% 9.3%
14   Mourning Dove 36.5% 65.7% 29.2%
15   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.2% 64.9% 28.7%
16   European Starling 17.1% 64.9% 47.9%
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 49.7% 63.4% 13.6%
18   Downy Woodpecker 41.2% 61.8% 20.6%
19   Dark-eyed Junco 27.6% 52.6% 25.0%
20   Pine Warbler 38.0% 52.4% 14.4%
21   Northern Flicker 24.7% 49.5% 24.8%
22   Field Sparrow 11.2% 49.5% 38.3%
23   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.6% 47.9% 20.3%
24   Chipping Sparrow 16.1% 47.9% 31.8%
25   Red-winged Blackbird 15.0% 44.2% 29.3%
26   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 36.9% 42.7% 5.8%
27   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.9% 42.7% 10.7%
28   Brown Thrasher 14.4% 40.8% 26.5%
29   Canada Goose 46.1% 39.3% 6.8%
30   Turkey Vulture 39.4% 36.6% 2.8%
31   Red-tailed Hawk 16.3% 36.1% 19.8%
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.3% 35.3% 30.0%
33   American Goldfinch 21.8% 34.8% 13.0%
34   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.1% 33.8% 2.7%
35   Swamp Sparrow 13.6% 27.7% 14.2%
36   Hooded Merganser 18.0% 24.3% 6.4%
37   Eastern Phoebe 25.1% 22.8% 2.4%
38   Common Grackle 11.0% 20.9% 9.9%
39   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.5% 18.1% 0.5%
40   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 17.8% 17.4%
41   Fox Sparrow 4.4% 17.5% 13.1%
42   Golden-crowned Kinglet 22.2% 17.3% 4.9%
43   Killdeer 19.3% 16.8% 2.6%
44   Ring-billed Gull 26.9% 15.4% 11.5%
45   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 15.2% 11.4%
46   Hermit Thrush 13.8% 14.4% 0.6%
47   Purple Finch 2.7% 14.4% 11.7%
48   Cedar Waxwing 4.6% 13.4% 8.8%
49   Fish Crow 14.5% 12.0% 2.5%
50   Winter Wren 8.5% 11.5% 3.0%
51   Rock Pigeon 5.8% 10.2% 4.4%
52   House Wren 0.7% 8.1% 7.4%
53   Hairy Woodpecker 9.4% 7.6% 1.8%
54   Brown Creeper 7.5% 7.1% 0.4%
55   American Bittern 0.0% 7.1% 7.0%
56   American Kestrel 4.4% 6.5% 2.2%
57   Double-crested Cormorant 31.8% 6.3% 25.6%
58   Black Vulture 16.5% 6.3% 10.2%
59   Mallard 37.0% 5.8% 31.2%
60   Pine Siskin 3.7% 5.5% 1.8%
61   American Woodcock 2.8% 5.5% 2.7%
62   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.7% 5.2% 3.5%
63   Savannah Sparrow 3.3% 3.4% 0.1%
64   Loggerhead Shrike 0.3% 3.1% 2.8%
65   Great Blue Heron 39.7% 2.9% 36.9%
66   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.7% 2.6% 1.9%
67   Bufflehead 15.1% 2.1% 13.0%
68   Eastern Meadowlark 5.4% 2.1% 3.3%
69   Belted Kingfisher 18.9% 1.6% 17.4%
70   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.3% 1.6% 0.7%
71   Bald Eagle 15.8% 1.3% 14.5%
72   Common Raven 0.4% 1.3% 0.9%
73   Purple Martin 0.1% 1.3% 1.2%
74   American Pipit 1.7% 1.0% 0.6%
75   Pileated Woodpecker 12.4% 0.8% 11.6%
76   Wilson's Snipe 2.9% 0.8% 2.1%
77   Palm Warbler 1.6% 0.8% 0.8%
78   Northern Harrier 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%
79   Wood Duck 8.1% 0.5% 7.6%
80   Lesser Scaup 5.4% 0.5% 4.9%
81   Gadwall 4.4% 0.5% 3.9%
82   Herring Gull 3.8% 0.5% 3.2%
83   Rusty Blackbird 3.0% 0.5% 2.4%
84   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 0.5% 0.4%
85   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.3% 0.3% 11.1%
86   Barred Owl 5.7% 0.3% 5.4%
87   Northern Shoveler 3.5% 0.3% 3.2%
88   House Sparrow 1.7% 0.3% 1.4%
89   Redhead 1.0% 0.3% 0.7%
90   Vesper Sparrow 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
91   Baltimore Oriole 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
92   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
93   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
94   Marsh Wren 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%
95   Northern Waterthrush 0% 0.3% 0.3%