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Top Birds at Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 209 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment in January. 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   White-throated Sparrow 52.9% 93.8% 40.9%
2   Song Sparrow 50.1% 92.3% 42.3%
3   Carolina Wren 60.1% 88.0% 28.0%
4   Northern Cardinal 58.5% 87.6% 29.0%
5   Blue Jay 38.1% 86.1% 48.0%
6   Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.9% 85.2% 34.3%
7   Swamp Sparrow 14.4% 85.2% 70.7%
8   Eastern Towhee 31.8% 84.2% 52.4%
9   Carolina Chickadee 58.3% 82.8% 24.5%
10   Eastern Phoebe 23.6% 82.3% 58.7%
11   Downy Woodpecker 42.7% 81.8% 39.2%
12   Northern Flicker 27.4% 80.4% 53.0%
13   Eastern Bluebird 43.7% 79.4% 35.8%
14   Tufted Titmouse 53.4% 78.9% 25.5%
15   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 41.8% 74.6% 32.8%
16   Turkey Vulture 34.8% 74.6% 39.8%
17   American Goldfinch 28.3% 68.4% 40.1%
18   American Crow 52.6% 66.5% 13.9%
19   Red-shouldered Hawk 25.8% 62.7% 36.9%
20   Great Blue Heron 38.7% 60.3% 21.6%
21   Brown Thrasher 14.5% 58.9% 44.3%
22   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.2% 58.4% 32.2%
23   Black Vulture 15.5% 58.4% 42.9%
24   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 23.9% 57.9% 34.0%
25   Winter Wren 10.5% 57.9% 47.4%
26   Hermit Thrush 17.7% 55.5% 37.8%
27   Field Sparrow 12.6% 55.5% 42.9%
28   Dark-eyed Junco 31.7% 52.2% 20.5%
29   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.2% 48.3% 14.2%
30   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.7% 45.5% 13.7%
31   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.2% 45.5% 35.3%
32   Northern Mockingbird 28.6% 42.6% 14.0%
33   Fox Sparrow 6.2% 40.2% 34.0%
34   Bald Eagle 16.6% 38.8% 22.1%
35   American Robin 34.6% 36.4% 1.8%
36   Ring-billed Gull 29.6% 34.9% 5.3%
37   Mourning Dove 29.9% 33.0% 3.1%
38   Red-winged Blackbird 11.7% 33.0% 21.4%
39   Wood Duck 2.6% 32.1% 29.4%
40   Pileated Woodpecker 12.4% 30.1% 17.8%
41   Belted Kingfisher 19.3% 28.7% 9.4%
42   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.3% 28.2% 2.0%
43   Red-tailed Hawk 14.9% 28.2% 13.4%
44   Evening Grosbeak 0.1% 27.8% 27.7%
45   American Kestrel 5.2% 23.0% 17.8%
46   Hairy Woodpecker 10.2% 22.0% 11.8%
47   Hooded Merganser 20.5% 21.5% 1.0%
48   Brown Creeper 8.5% 20.1% 11.6%
49   Bufflehead 15.3% 16.7% 1.5%
50   Cedar Waxwing 7.3% 16.7% 9.5%
51   Canada Goose 34.8% 15.8% 19.0%
52   Mallard 32.6% 13.9% 18.7%
53   Barred Owl 2.7% 13.4% 10.7%
54   Common Grackle 4.6% 12.9% 8.3%
55   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 12.4% 8.7%
56   Rusty Blackbird 2.8% 12.4% 9.7%
57   Double-crested Cormorant 30.2% 11.5% 18.7%
58   Chipping Sparrow 16.6% 11.5% 5.1%
59   Pine Warbler 21.9% 11.0% 10.9%
60   Purple Finch 3.6% 11.0% 7.4%
61   Northern Harrier 0.4% 10.0% 9.7%
62   Red Crossbill 0.9% 9.6% 8.6%
63   Savannah Sparrow 4.2% 9.1% 4.9%
64   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.3% 8.6% 6.3%
65   Pine Siskin 4.3% 8.1% 3.8%
66   Common Yellowthroat 0.3% 8.1% 7.8%
67   House Wren 1.2% 7.2% 6.0%
68   American Woodcock 1.3% 6.7% 5.4%
69   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.7% 6.2% 4.5%
70   Pied-billed Grebe 16.6% 4.3% 12.3%
71   Ring-necked Duck 9.1% 3.8% 5.2%
72   Herring Gull 5.6% 3.8% 1.7%
73   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.8% 3.8% 0.9%
74   Rock Pigeon 6.5% 3.3% 3.2%
75   Palm Warbler 2.0% 3.3% 1.4%
76   Great Horned Owl 1.2% 3.3% 2.1%
77   House Finch 23.9% 1.9% 22.0%
78   European Starling 16.8% 1.9% 14.9%
79   Killdeer 16.6% 1.9% 14.6%
80   Bonaparte's Gull 9.6% 1.9% 7.6%
81   Wilson's Snipe 2.1% 1.9% 0.2%
82   Blue-headed Vireo 0.8% 1.9% 1.1%
83   Common Raven 0.5% 1.9% 1.4%
84   Virginia Rail 0.3% 1.9% 1.6%
85   American Black Duck 1.7% 1.4% 0.3%
86   Gadwall 5.5% 1.0% 4.6%
87   Black-and-white Warbler 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
88   Common Goldeneye 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
89   White-eyed Vireo 0% 1.0% 1.0%
90   Horned Grebe 4.2% 0.5% 3.7%
91   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 0.5% 3.3%
92   Green-winged Teal 3.5% 0.5% 3.1%
93   American Coot 2.6% 0.5% 2.1%
94   American Pipit 2.4% 0.5% 1.9%
95   White-crowned Sparrow 1.5% 0.5% 1.0%
96   Gray Catbird 0.9% 0.5% 0.4%
97   Merlin 0.4% 0.5% 0.1%
98   Baltimore Oriole 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%