Bird Finder

Top Birds at North Carolina Museum of Life and Science in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 39 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at North Carolina Museum of Life and Science in September. 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   Northern Cardinal 73.5% 89.7% 16.2%
2   Carolina Chickadee 70.9% 89.7% 18.8%
3   Blue Jay 58.9% 89.7% 30.8%
4   Carolina Wren 77.2% 87.2% 9.9%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.3% 84.6% 29.3%
6   Tufted Titmouse 65.5% 82.1% 16.6%
7   Downy Woodpecker 56.7% 82.1% 25.4%
8   American Goldfinch 47.1% 82.1% 34.9%
9   Gray Catbird 42.9% 82.1% 39.1%
10   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.0% 82.1% 47.0%
11   Mourning Dove 36.5% 76.9% 40.4%
12   Pine Warbler 40.5% 71.8% 31.3%
13   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.1% 61.5% 25.4%
14   American Crow 65.3% 56.4% 8.9%
15   Eastern Towhee 26.4% 56.4% 30.0%
16   White-eyed Vireo 34.6% 53.8% 19.2%
17   Eastern Phoebe 38.4% 48.7% 10.3%
18   Northern Mockingbird 29.4% 48.7% 19.3%
19   American Robin 28.5% 48.7% 20.2%
20   Belted Kingfisher 27.9% 48.7% 20.8%
21   Great Blue Heron 45.6% 46.2% 0.6%
22   Brown Thrasher 30.9% 43.6% 12.7%
23   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.2% 41.0% 7.8%
24   American Redstart 30.5% 38.5% 8.0%
25   Green Heron 11.9% 38.5% 26.6%
26   Eastern Wood-Pewee 28.6% 33.3% 4.8%
27   Northern Flicker 22.5% 33.3% 10.8%
28   House Finch 18.9% 33.3% 14.4%
29   European Starling 10.2% 33.3% 23.2%
30   Red-eyed Vireo 28.7% 30.8% 2.0%
31   Song Sparrow 9.6% 28.2% 18.6%
32   Chimney Swift 23.7% 25.6% 1.9%
33   Summer Tanager 21.8% 25.6% 3.9%
34   Red-shouldered Hawk 37.0% 23.1% 14.0%
35   Common Yellowthroat 30.2% 23.1% 7.1%
36   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.9% 23.1% 3.8%
37   Magnolia Warbler 17.7% 20.5% 2.8%
38   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6.3% 20.5% 14.2%
39   Black-and-white Warbler 24.1% 15.4% 8.8%
40   Eastern Bluebird 43.3% 12.8% 30.4%
41   Turkey Vulture 40.0% 12.8% 27.2%
42   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.9% 12.8% 3.1%
43   House Wren 8.5% 12.8% 4.3%
44   Wood Thrush 3.2% 12.8% 9.6%
45   House Sparrow 0.7% 12.8% 12.2%
46   Northern Parula 24.9% 10.3% 14.7%
47   Fish Crow 21.5% 10.3% 11.2%
48   Great Crested Flycatcher 11.2% 10.3% 0.9%
49   Cape May Warbler 9.6% 10.3% 0.6%
50   Scarlet Tanager 9.2% 10.3% 1.1%
51   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 10.3% 8.2%
52   Mallard 20.3% 7.7% 12.6%
53   Chestnut-sided Warbler 9.5% 7.7% 1.8%
54   Indigo Bunting 18.2% 5.1% 13.1%
55   Yellow-throated Vireo 8.1% 5.1% 2.9%
56   Common Grackle 5.1% 5.1% 0.0%
57   Swainson's Thrush 4.9% 5.1% 0.3%
58   Ovenbird 3.4% 5.1% 1.7%
59   Blackburnian Warbler 2.4% 5.1% 2.8%
60   Great Egret 29.0% 2.6% 26.4%
61   Canada Goose 25.1% 2.6% 22.5%
62   Hairy Woodpecker 14.2% 2.6% 11.7%
63   Red-tailed Hawk 9.1% 2.6% 6.5%
64   Acadian Flycatcher 7.8% 2.6% 5.2%
65   Solitary Sandpiper 6.6% 2.6% 4.0%
66   Cedar Waxwing 6.4% 2.6% 3.9%
67   Barred Owl 5.5% 2.6% 2.9%
68   Cooper's Hawk 5.1% 2.6% 2.6%
69   Black-throated Blue Warbler 4.7% 2.6% 2.2%
70   Blue-winged Warbler 4.2% 2.6% 1.6%
71   Northern Waterthrush 3.8% 2.6% 1.3%
72   Worm-eating Warbler 3.2% 2.6% 0.7%
73   Tennessee Warbler 2.7% 2.6% 0.2%
74   Baltimore Oriole 2.7% 2.6% 0.1%
75   Black-throated Green Warbler 2.3% 2.6% 0.3%
76   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.7% 2.6% 0.9%
77   Pied-billed Grebe 1.3% 2.6% 1.3%
78   Blue-headed Vireo 0.7% 2.6% 1.8%
79   Marsh Wren 0.4% 2.6% 2.2%
80   Warbling Vireo 0.1% 2.6% 2.5%