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Top Birds at Swift Creek Bluffs in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 54 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Swift Creek Bluffs in October. 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   Tufted Titmouse 65.7% 92.6% 26.9%
2   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.2% 90.7% 21.5%
3   Carolina Wren 75.5% 88.9% 13.4%
4   Northern Cardinal 72.5% 87.0% 14.6%
5   Carolina Chickadee 71.2% 87.0% 15.8%
6   Northern Flicker 55.4% 85.2% 29.8%
7   Downy Woodpecker 58.5% 81.5% 23.0%
8   Blue Jay 70.1% 79.6% 9.5%
9   American Crow 68.8% 75.9% 7.2%
10   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.8% 46.3% 10.5%
11   American Robin 34.6% 44.4% 9.8%
12   American Redstart 16.5% 40.7% 24.2%
13   Pileated Woodpecker 22.4% 38.9% 16.5%
14   Eastern Bluebird 54.7% 37.0% 17.7%
15   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.0% 37.0% 1.0%
16   Common Grackle 13.3% 37.0% 23.7%
17   Swainson's Thrush 6.1% 35.2% 29.1%
18   House Finch 29.6% 27.8% 1.8%
19   Gray Catbird 29.3% 27.8% 1.5%
20   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 25.9% 12.1%
21   Gray-cheeked Thrush 2.6% 25.9% 23.3%
22   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.2% 24.1% 18.9%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.7% 22.2% 12.4%
24   Turkey Vulture 44.0% 20.4% 23.6%
25   Northern Parula 22.8% 20.4% 2.4%
26   Eastern Towhee 37.2% 18.5% 18.7%
27   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 18.5% 13.7%
28   Hairy Woodpecker 15.4% 18.5% 3.1%
29   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.7% 18.5% 4.8%
30   Red-eyed Vireo 7.1% 18.5% 11.4%
31   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 16.7% 13.6%
32   Black-and-white Warbler 13.2% 14.8% 1.6%
33   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.4% 14.8% 6.4%
34   Winter Wren 5.4% 14.8% 9.4%
35   American Goldfinch 34.3% 13.0% 21.3%
36   Black Vulture 21.6% 13.0% 8.6%
37   Ovenbird 1.6% 13.0% 11.3%
38   Great Blue Heron 44.5% 11.1% 33.4%
39   Fish Crow 16.8% 11.1% 5.7%
40   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.7% 11.1% 4.6%
41   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 11.1% 5.4%
42   Wood Thrush 3.3% 11.1% 7.8%
43   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 9.3% 9.3%
44   Scarlet Tanager 6.3% 9.3% 2.9%
45   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 9.3% 5.4%
46   Veery 0.9% 9.3% 8.4%
47   Eastern Phoebe 56.2% 7.4% 48.8%
48   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.1% 7.4% 29.7%
49   Mourning Dove 27.1% 7.4% 19.7%
50   White-throated Sparrow 24.1% 7.4% 16.7%
51   Chimney Swift 13.1% 7.4% 5.7%
52   Hooded Warbler 1.0% 7.4% 6.4%
53   Northern Mockingbird 41.1% 5.6% 35.5%
54   Pine Warbler 36.2% 5.6% 30.7%
55   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.2% 5.6% 7.7%
56   Magnolia Warbler 12.9% 5.6% 7.3%
57   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 5.6% 2.0%
58   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 5.6% 2.0%
59   Barred Owl 4.1% 5.6% 1.4%
60   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.6% 5.6% 2.0%
61   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.4% 3.7% 30.7%
62   Killdeer 24.7% 3.7% 21.0%
63   Common Yellowthroat 18.2% 3.7% 14.5%
64   Bald Eagle 16.7% 3.7% 13.0%
65   Cape May Warbler 14.8% 3.7% 11.1%
66   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 3.7% 2.4%
67   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 3.7% 0.3%
68   Brown Creeper 1.9% 3.7% 1.8%
69   Chipping Sparrow 23.4% 1.9% 21.6%
70   European Starling 13.2% 1.9% 11.4%
71   Red-tailed Hawk 12.2% 1.9% 10.3%
72   Swamp Sparrow 9.9% 1.9% 8.1%
73   Osprey 8.3% 1.9% 6.4%
74   House Wren 8.1% 1.9% 6.2%
75   Wood Duck 5.4% 1.9% 3.5%
76   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.6% 1.9% 2.7%
77   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.9% 1.9% 1.1%
78   Summer Tanager 2.2% 1.9% 0.4%
79   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 1.9% 0.4%
80   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 1.9% 0.7%
81   Northern Waterthrush 0.9% 1.9% 1.0%
82   Acadian Flycatcher 0.6% 1.9% 1.2%
83   Baltimore Oriole 0.4% 1.9% 1.4%
84   Wild Turkey 0.4% 1.9% 1.4%
85   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 1.9% 1.6%