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

based on 212 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment in December. 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 61.5% 93.4% 31.9%
2   Song Sparrow 54.4% 92.0% 37.6%
3   Northern Cardinal 62.4% 89.6% 27.2%
4   Blue Jay 44.8% 88.7% 43.9%
5   Carolina Wren 68.0% 88.2% 20.2%
6   Red-bellied Woodpecker 56.8% 87.7% 30.9%
7   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.0% 86.3% 36.4%
8   Eastern Phoebe 29.4% 85.8% 56.5%
9   Carolina Chickadee 64.0% 84.9% 20.9%
10   Northern Flicker 38.1% 84.9% 46.8%
11   Eastern Towhee 37.3% 84.0% 46.6%
12   Swamp Sparrow 16.5% 82.5% 66.1%
13   Tufted Titmouse 58.1% 80.7% 22.6%
14   Downy Woodpecker 48.9% 80.7% 31.8%
15   American Goldfinch 41.0% 76.9% 35.9%
16   American Crow 58.3% 75.9% 17.6%
17   Eastern Bluebird 49.3% 74.5% 25.2%
18   Turkey Vulture 35.3% 70.3% 35.0%
19   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 30.6% 64.6% 34.1%
20   Yellow-rumped Warbler 37.6% 64.2% 26.5%
21   Brown Thrasher 17.9% 63.2% 45.3%
22   Field Sparrow 16.4% 59.4% 43.1%
23   Golden-crowned Kinglet 32.6% 59.0% 26.4%
24   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.5% 56.6% 28.1%
25   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 56.1% 32.5%
26   Dark-eyed Junco 36.8% 55.7% 18.8%
27   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.3% 55.7% 44.4%
28   Great Blue Heron 42.8% 53.3% 10.5%
29   Winter Wren 15.1% 51.4% 36.3%
30   Black Vulture 16.4% 50.0% 33.6%
31   Red-winged Blackbird 14.7% 46.7% 32.0%
32   Northern Mockingbird 31.8% 46.2% 14.4%
33   Cedar Waxwing 12.9% 43.4% 30.5%
34   American Robin 37.8% 42.5% 4.7%
35   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.8% 38.7% 3.8%
36   Pileated Woodpecker 15.2% 37.3% 22.0%
37   Wood Duck 2.8% 37.3% 34.4%
38   Fox Sparrow 6.6% 36.3% 29.7%
39   Bald Eagle 16.7% 35.8% 19.2%
40   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.4% 35.4% 1.0%
41   Ring-billed Gull 29.1% 32.5% 3.5%
42   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 32.5% 8.4%
43   Pine Siskin 7.9% 27.4% 19.5%
44   Hairy Woodpecker 12.6% 23.6% 11.0%
45   American Kestrel 5.8% 23.1% 17.3%
46   Red Crossbill 0.3% 23.1% 22.8%
47   Chipping Sparrow 21.0% 22.6% 1.6%
48   Red-tailed Hawk 15.8% 22.6% 6.8%
49   Common Grackle 5.3% 22.2% 16.9%
50   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 18.4% 15.5%
51   Mourning Dove 24.2% 16.0% 8.2%
52   Brown Creeper 10.6% 16.0% 5.4%
53   Hooded Merganser 18.9% 15.1% 3.8%
54   Barred Owl 2.8% 14.6% 11.8%
55   Double-crested Cormorant 30.6% 13.7% 16.9%
56   Pied-billed Grebe 20.6% 13.2% 7.3%
57   Savannah Sparrow 5.1% 12.3% 7.2%
58   House Finch 24.7% 11.8% 12.9%
59   Purple Finch 4.6% 11.8% 7.2%
60   Evening Grosbeak 0.1% 11.8% 11.7%
61   Canada Goose 32.4% 11.3% 21.1%
62   Cooper's Hawk 4.5% 11.3% 6.8%
63   Pine Warbler 18.3% 10.4% 7.9%
64   House Wren 2.5% 9.4% 6.9%
65   Common Yellowthroat 0.3% 9.4% 9.1%
66   American Woodcock 0.8% 8.5% 7.7%
67   Ring-necked Duck 8.0% 8.0% 0.1%
68   Northern Harrier 0.8% 8.0% 7.2%
69   Virginia Rail 0.1% 8.0% 7.9%
70   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 7.5% 5.2%
71   Great Horned Owl 1.2% 7.5% 6.3%
72   Mallard 30.6% 7.1% 23.5%
73   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.4% 6.1% 2.7%
74   Bufflehead 14.4% 5.7% 8.8%
75   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.7% 5.7% 0.0%
76   European Starling 15.6% 4.7% 10.9%
77   Herring Gull 5.4% 4.2% 1.1%
78   Common Raven 0.8% 3.8% 3.0%
79   White-crowned Sparrow 0.8% 3.3% 2.5%
80   Killdeer 18.5% 2.8% 15.7%
81   Rock Pigeon 6.1% 2.8% 3.3%
82   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 2.8% 1.6%
83   White-eyed Vireo 0.0% 2.8% 2.8%
84   Bonaparte's Gull 13.0% 2.4% 10.6%
85   Black-and-white Warbler 1.0% 2.4% 1.4%
86   Western Tanager 0% 2.4% 2.4%
87   American Coot 3.2% 1.9% 1.4%
88   Gray Catbird 1.8% 1.9% 0.1%
89   Wilson's Snipe 2.0% 1.4% 0.6%
90   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 1.4% 0.5%
91   Merlin 0.5% 1.4% 0.9%
92   Palm Warbler 3.0% 0.9% 2.1%
93   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
94   Osprey 0.2% 0.9% 0.8%
95   Marsh Wren 0% 0.9% 0.9%
96   Horned Grebe 6.0% 0.5% 5.6%
97   Eastern Meadowlark 4.1% 0.5% 3.6%
98   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 0.5% 3.2%
99   Fish Crow 1.9% 0.5% 1.4%
100   American Black Duck 1.8% 0.5% 1.3%
101   Peregrine Falcon 0.9% 0.5% 0.4%
102   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
103   Common Merganser 0.2% 0.5% 0.2%
104   Blue-winged Teal 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
105   Sandhill Crane 0% 0.5% 0.5%