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Top Birds at Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 175 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 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   Great Egret 15.1% 86.9% 71.7%
2   Great Blue Heron 43.8% 81.1% 37.3%
3   Northern Flicker 55.2% 78.3% 23.1%
4   American Crow 68.7% 77.1% 8.5%
5   Carolina Wren 75.6% 74.3% 1.3%
6   Killdeer 23.9% 74.3% 50.4%
7   Blue Jay 70.1% 71.4% 1.3%
8   Carolina Chickadee 71.3% 70.9% 0.4%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 19.6% 68.0% 48.4%
10   Northern Cardinal 72.6% 66.9% 5.8%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.4% 64.6% 4.8%
12   Eastern Bluebird 54.5% 64.6% 10.1%
13   Tufted Titmouse 65.8% 63.4% 2.4%
14   Eastern Phoebe 55.9% 60.6% 4.6%
15   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.0% 57.7% 56.8%
16   Downy Woodpecker 58.6% 54.9% 3.7%
17   Belted Kingfisher 29.9% 50.9% 21.0%
18   Palm Warbler 18.2% 49.7% 31.5%
19   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.4% 48.6% 14.2%
20   Northern Mockingbird 40.9% 46.9% 6.0%
21   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.9% 46.3% 10.4%
22   Turkey Vulture 43.9% 44.6% 0.7%
23   Song Sparrow 35.0% 42.9% 7.9%
24   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.2% 42.9% 8.7%
25   Fish Crow 16.4% 42.3% 25.9%
26   Brown Thrasher 32.0% 41.1% 9.1%
27   Least Sandpiper 1.6% 40.0% 38.4%
28   Pileated Woodpecker 22.3% 37.7% 15.4%
29   Greater Yellowlegs 1.8% 37.7% 35.9%
30   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.1% 37.7% 36.7%
31   Pine Warbler 36.1% 37.1% 1.1%
32   American Goldfinch 34.1% 36.6% 2.4%
33   Eastern Towhee 37.1% 36.0% 1.1%
34   Ring-billed Gull 4.7% 32.6% 27.9%
35   Bald Eagle 16.4% 31.4% 15.0%
36   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.1% 28.6% 8.5%
37   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.0% 28.0% 15.0%
38   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.6% 26.9% 11.3%
39   Gray Catbird 29.4% 25.1% 4.2%
40   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.1% 24.0% 12.1%
41   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 24.0% 0.0%
42   Glossy Ibis 0% 22.3% 22.3%
43   Mourning Dove 27.1% 20.0% 7.1%
44   Black Vulture 21.6% 18.9% 2.8%
45   Blue-winged Teal 1.5% 18.3% 16.8%
46   Swamp Sparrow 9.8% 16.6% 6.8%
47   Dunlin 0.2% 16.6% 16.3%
48   American Robin 34.9% 16.0% 18.9%
49   Common Yellowthroat 18.1% 14.3% 3.9%
50   House Finch 29.8% 13.7% 16.1%
51   Connecticut Warbler 0.2% 13.7% 13.6%
52   American Pipit 1.3% 13.1% 11.8%
53   Hairy Woodpecker 15.5% 12.6% 2.9%
54   Canada Goose 26.0% 12.0% 14.0%
55   Chimney Swift 13.1% 12.0% 1.1%
56   Common Grackle 13.4% 11.4% 2.0%
57   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 11.4% 0.7%
58   Osprey 8.2% 11.4% 3.2%
59   Tree Swallow 1.6% 10.3% 8.7%
60   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0.3% 10.3% 10.0%
61   American Avocet 0.2% 10.3% 10.1%
62   American Redstart 16.7% 9.1% 7.6%
63   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 9.1% 3.5%
64   Northern Parula 22.9% 8.6% 14.4%
65   Indigo Bunting 8.2% 8.6% 0.4%
66   Wood Duck 5.3% 8.6% 3.2%
67   White Ibis 0.1% 8.6% 8.5%
68   Black Swan 0% 8.6% 8.6%
69   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.6% 8.0% 10.6%
70   Savannah Sparrow 2.7% 8.0% 5.3%
71   Red-breasted Merganser 0.0% 8.0% 8.0%
72   Magnolia Warbler 12.9% 7.4% 5.5%
73   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.7% 7.4% 1.7%
74   Spotted Sandpiper 1.5% 7.4% 6.0%
75   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.1% 7.4% 7.3%
76   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.8% 6.9% 6.9%
77   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.5% 6.9% 1.6%
78   House Wren 8.1% 6.9% 1.2%
79   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 6.9% 0.7%
80   American Kestrel 5.2% 6.9% 1.7%
81   Barred Owl 4.1% 6.9% 2.8%
82   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 6.3% 1.3%
83   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 6.3% 6.1%
84   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 5.7% 9.2%
85   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 5.7% 0.3%
86   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 5.7% 2.3%
87   Black-and-white Warbler 13.3% 5.1% 8.2%
88   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 5.1% 1.2%
89   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.0% 5.1% 5.1%
90   Chipping Sparrow 23.6% 4.6% 19.0%
91   Red-eyed Vireo 7.2% 4.6% 2.6%
92   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.6% 4.6% 1.0%
93   Northern Harrier 1.3% 4.6% 3.3%
94   Northern Shoveler 1.2% 4.6% 3.3%
95   Wilson's Snipe 1.2% 4.6% 3.4%
96   European Starling 13.3% 4.0% 9.3%
97   Winter Wren 5.5% 4.0% 1.5%
98   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.3% 4.0% 1.3%
99   Semipalmated Plover 0.2% 4.0% 3.8%
100   Roseate Spoonbill 0.0% 4.0% 4.0%
101   Short-billed Dowitcher 0% 4.0% 4.0%
102   Swainson's Thrush 6.3% 3.4% 2.9%
103   Merlin 1.2% 3.4% 2.2%
104   Green-winged Teal 1.1% 3.4% 2.3%
105   Ruddy Turnstone 0.0% 3.4% 3.4%
106   Mallard 22.7% 2.9% 19.8%
107   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.6% 2.9% 5.8%
108   Scarlet Tanager 6.4% 2.9% 3.5%
109   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 2.9% 0.7%
110   Laughing Gull 0.7% 2.9% 2.2%
111   American Golden-Plover 0.3% 2.9% 2.5%
112   Black-throated Blue Warbler 14.0% 2.3% 11.7%
113   Pied-billed Grebe 7.7% 2.3% 5.5%
114   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.6% 2.3% 2.3%
115   Blue-headed Vireo 3.7% 2.3% 1.4%
116   Solitary Sandpiper 1.0% 2.3% 1.3%
117   Peregrine Falcon 0.9% 2.3% 1.4%
118   Herring Gull 0.8% 2.3% 1.4%
119   Prairie Warbler 0.6% 2.3% 1.7%
120   Marsh Wren 0.5% 2.3% 1.8%
121   Vesper Sparrow 0.4% 2.3% 1.9%
122   Northern Pintail 0.4% 2.3% 1.9%
123   Wood Stork 0.1% 2.3% 2.2%
124   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 2.3% 2.2%
125   Field Sparrow 4.6% 1.7% 2.9%
126   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.5% 1.7% 2.8%
127   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.5% 1.7% 1.8%
128   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 1.7% 1.6%
129   Chestnut-sided Warbler 3.0% 1.7% 1.2%
130   Dark-eyed Junco 2.5% 1.7% 0.8%
131   Summer Tanager 2.2% 1.7% 0.5%
132   Pine Siskin 2.2% 1.7% 0.5%
133   Brown Creeper 1.9% 1.7% 0.2%
134   Yellow Warbler 1.3% 1.7% 0.4%
135   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 1.7% 0.9%
136   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 1.7% 1.2%
137   Wild Turkey 0.4% 1.7% 1.3%
138   Barn Swallow 0.3% 1.7% 1.5%
139   Stilt Sandpiper 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%
140   Red-necked Phalarope 0.0% 1.7% 1.7%
141   Eastern Meadowlark 4.3% 1.1% 3.2%
142   Wood Thrush 3.4% 1.1% 2.3%
143   Gray-cheeked Thrush 2.7% 1.1% 1.6%
144   American Coot 1.8% 1.1% 0.6%
145   Green Heron 1.7% 1.1% 0.6%
146   Bonaparte's Gull 1.2% 1.1% 0.0%
147   Common Raven 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
148   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
149   Rock Pigeon 5.1% 0.6% 4.5%
150   Blackburnian Warbler 3.1% 0.6% 2.6%
151   Muscovy Duck 2.3% 0.6% 1.7%
152   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 0.6% 0.9%
153   Veery 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
154   Ring-necked Duck 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
155   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 0.6% 0.2%
156   Purple Finch 0.7% 0.6% 0.2%
157   Forster's Tern 0.6% 0.6% 0.0%
158   Hooded Merganser 0.2% 0.6% 0.3%
159   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 0.6% 0.4%
160   Snowy Egret 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%