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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 65.1% 92.6% 27.5%
2   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.8% 90.7% 21.9%
3   Carolina Wren 75.3% 88.9% 13.6%
4   Northern Cardinal 72.0% 87.0% 15.0%
5   Carolina Chickadee 70.7% 87.0% 16.3%
6   Northern Flicker 55.0% 85.2% 30.2%
7   Downy Woodpecker 57.7% 81.5% 23.8%
8   Blue Jay 70.0% 79.6% 9.6%
9   American Crow 68.3% 75.9% 7.7%
10   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.6% 46.3% 11.7%
11   American Robin 34.1% 44.4% 10.3%
12   American Redstart 15.7% 40.7% 25.1%
13   Pileated Woodpecker 21.4% 38.9% 17.5%
14   Eastern Bluebird 54.0% 37.0% 17.0%
15   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.4% 37.0% 1.6%
16   Common Grackle 13.3% 37.0% 23.7%
17   Swainson's Thrush 4.8% 35.2% 30.4%
18   Gray Catbird 28.9% 27.8% 1.1%
19   House Finch 28.5% 27.8% 0.7%
20   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.4% 25.9% 12.5%
21   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.6% 25.9% 24.3%
22   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4.4% 24.1% 19.7%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.8% 22.2% 11.6%
24   Turkey Vulture 43.7% 20.4% 23.4%
25   Northern Parula 22.0% 20.4% 1.6%
26   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 18.5% 19.0%
27   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 18.5% 13.7%
28   Hairy Woodpecker 14.6% 18.5% 4.0%
29   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.4% 18.5% 5.1%
30   Red-eyed Vireo 6.1% 18.5% 12.4%
31   Belted Kingfisher 30.8% 16.7% 14.2%
32   Black-and-white Warbler 12.4% 14.8% 2.4%
33   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.2% 14.8% 6.6%
34   Winter Wren 5.5% 14.8% 9.3%
35   American Goldfinch 33.7% 13.0% 20.7%
36   Black Vulture 21.2% 13.0% 8.2%
37   Ovenbird 1.6% 13.0% 11.4%
38   Great Blue Heron 45.4% 11.1% 34.3%
39   Fish Crow 16.4% 11.1% 5.3%
40   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.6% 11.1% 4.4%
41   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 11.1% 5.4%
42   Wood Thrush 2.1% 11.1% 9.0%
43   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 9.3% 8.4%
44   Scarlet Tanager 5.2% 9.3% 4.1%
45   Hermit Thrush 3.8% 9.3% 5.5%
46   Veery 0.5% 9.3% 8.8%
47   Eastern Phoebe 56.5% 7.4% 49.1%
48   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.0% 7.4% 28.6%
49   Mourning Dove 26.0% 7.4% 18.6%
50   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 7.4% 16.6%
51   Chimney Swift 12.4% 7.4% 5.0%
52   Hooded Warbler 1.0% 7.4% 6.4%
53   Northern Mockingbird 41.5% 5.6% 35.9%
54   Pine Warbler 35.1% 5.6% 29.5%
55   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.4% 5.6% 7.8%
56   Magnolia Warbler 12.6% 5.6% 7.1%
57   Red-winged Blackbird 7.7% 5.6% 2.1%
58   Cooper's Hawk 7.1% 5.6% 1.5%
59   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.7% 5.6% 1.9%
60   Barred Owl 3.6% 5.6% 2.0%
61   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.9% 3.7% 31.2%
62   Killdeer 25.2% 3.7% 21.5%
63   Common Yellowthroat 18.4% 3.7% 14.7%
64   Bald Eagle 16.7% 3.7% 13.0%
65   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 3.7% 11.2%
66   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 3.7% 2.4%
67   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.1% 3.7% 0.6%
68   Brown Creeper 1.9% 3.7% 1.8%
69   Chipping Sparrow 23.4% 1.9% 21.5%
70   European Starling 13.5% 1.9% 11.7%
71   Red-tailed Hawk 12.0% 1.9% 10.2%
72   Swamp Sparrow 10.2% 1.9% 8.3%
73   Osprey 8.3% 1.9% 6.4%
74   House Wren 8.2% 1.9% 6.3%
75   Wood Duck 5.5% 1.9% 3.7%
76   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.3% 1.9% 2.5%
77   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.8% 1.9% 1.0%
78   Summer Tanager 1.7% 1.9% 0.1%
79   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 1.9% 0.4%
80   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 1.9% 0.6%
81   Northern Waterthrush 0.9% 1.9% 1.0%
82   Acadian Flycatcher 0.5% 1.9% 1.4%
83   Wild Turkey 0.4% 1.9% 1.4%
84   Baltimore Oriole 0.3% 1.9% 1.5%
85   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 1.9% 1.6%