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Top Birds at Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 71 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 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   Carolina Wren 60.4% 78.9% 18.5%
2   Carolina Chickadee 58.6% 77.5% 18.9%
3   White-throated Sparrow 53.4% 77.5% 24.1%
4   Northern Cardinal 58.9% 73.2% 14.3%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.3% 73.2% 21.9%
6   Tufted Titmouse 53.7% 70.4% 16.7%
7   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.2% 62.0% 19.7%
8   Song Sparrow 50.6% 60.6% 9.9%
9   Downy Woodpecker 43.2% 60.6% 17.4%
10   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.2% 56.3% 32.1%
11   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.1% 47.9% 17.7%
12   Blue Jay 38.8% 46.5% 7.7%
13   House Finch 23.5% 43.7% 20.2%
14   Hermit Thrush 18.1% 43.7% 25.5%
15   Eastern Bluebird 44.2% 42.3% 1.9%
16   American Goldfinch 28.8% 42.3% 13.4%
17   Great Blue Heron 39.0% 40.8% 1.8%
18   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.3% 40.8% 14.6%
19   American Robin 34.6% 38.0% 3.4%
20   Northern Flicker 28.1% 36.6% 8.5%
21   Winter Wren 11.0% 36.6% 25.6%
22   American Crow 52.9% 33.8% 19.1%
23   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.4% 33.8% 0.6%
24   Eastern Towhee 32.6% 33.8% 1.2%
25   Mallard 32.3% 33.8% 1.5%
26   Dark-eyed Junco 32.0% 33.8% 1.8%
27   Swamp Sparrow 15.4% 32.4% 17.0%
28   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.6% 31.0% 4.4%
29   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.9% 29.6% 2.4%
30   Mourning Dove 30.0% 28.2% 1.8%
31   Eastern Phoebe 24.4% 25.4% 0.9%
32   Hooded Merganser 20.5% 22.5% 2.0%
33   Hairy Woodpecker 10.3% 22.5% 12.3%
34   Canada Goose 34.6% 21.1% 13.5%
35   Northern Mockingbird 28.8% 19.7% 9.1%
36   Red-winged Blackbird 11.9% 18.3% 6.4%
37   Purple Finch 3.6% 16.9% 13.3%
38   Turkey Vulture 35.5% 15.5% 20.0%
39   Pine Warbler 21.8% 15.5% 6.3%
40   Brown Thrasher 15.2% 14.1% 1.1%
41   Pileated Woodpecker 12.7% 14.1% 1.4%
42   Pine Siskin 4.3% 11.3% 6.9%
43   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.3% 11.3% 8.9%
44   Cedar Waxwing 7.4% 9.9% 2.5%
45   Field Sparrow 13.3% 8.5% 4.8%
46   Red-tailed Hawk 15.1% 5.6% 9.5%
47   Ring-billed Gull 29.8% 4.2% 25.6%
48   Black Vulture 16.2% 4.2% 12.0%
49   Brown Creeper 8.7% 4.2% 4.4%
50   Belted Kingfisher 19.5% 2.8% 16.7%
51   Chipping Sparrow 16.6% 2.8% 13.8%
52   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 2.8% 1.0%
53   Bald Eagle 17.0% 1.4% 15.6%
54   European Starling 16.7% 1.4% 15.2%
55   Killdeer 16.4% 1.4% 15.0%
56   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 1.4% 9.3%
57   Savannah Sparrow 4.3% 1.4% 2.9%
58   Wood Duck 3.1% 1.4% 1.7%
59   Barred Owl 2.9% 1.4% 1.5%
60   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.8% 1.4% 0.4%
61   House Sparrow 1.6% 1.4% 0.2%