Bird Finder

Top Birds at William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 77 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 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 Relative
1   Northern Cardinal 73.2% 96.1% 22.9% 1.3x
2   Carolina Wren 76.8% 89.6% 12.8% 1.2x
3   Carolina Chickadee 71.1% 83.1% 12.0% 1.2x
4   Blue Jay 60.3% 77.9% 17.7% 1.3x
5   Tufted Titmouse 65.3% 76.6% 11.4% 1.2x
6   American Goldfinch 47.0% 74.0% 27.0% 1.6x
7   Pine Warbler 40.3% 70.1% 29.8% 1.7x
8   Great Blue Heron 44.5% 68.8% 24.4% 1.5x
9   American Robin 29.1% 67.5% 38.5% 2.3x
10   White-eyed Vireo 33.3% 63.6% 30.3% 1.9x
11   Downy Woodpecker 56.1% 62.3% 6.3% 1.1x
12   Eastern Phoebe 36.9% 59.7% 22.8% 1.6x
13   American Redstart 30.7% 58.4% 27.7% 1.9x
14   American Crow 64.9% 57.1% 7.8% 0.9x
15   Common Yellowthroat 29.6% 57.1% 27.5% 1.9x
16   Gray Catbird 42.7% 54.5% 11.9% 1.3x
17   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.2% 54.5% 18.3% 1.5x
18   Belted Kingfisher 27.9% 54.5% 26.7% 2.0x
19   Mourning Dove 38.2% 53.2% 15.0% 1.4x
20   Red-bellied Woodpecker 56.0% 51.9% 4.0% 0.9x
21   Black-and-white Warbler 23.9% 51.9% 28.0% 2.2x
22   Eastern Bluebird 42.1% 48.1% 5.9% 1.1x
23   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.9% 45.5% 9.6% 1.3x
24   Hooded Warbler 6.7% 45.5% 38.8% 6.8x
25   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 32.6% 40.3% 7.6% 1.2x
26   Brown Thrasher 30.4% 39.0% 8.5% 1.3x
27   Eastern Wood-Pewee 27.7% 39.0% 11.3% 1.4x
28   Summer Tanager 22.2% 39.0% 16.7% 1.8x
29   Turkey Vulture 39.5% 37.7% 1.9% 1.0x
30   Red-eyed Vireo 28.5% 37.7% 9.1% 1.3x
31   Pileated Woodpecker 24.5% 37.7% 13.2% 1.5x
32   Green Heron 10.6% 36.4% 25.8% 3.4x
33   Northern Parula 25.0% 32.5% 7.5% 1.3x
34   Northern Flicker 22.5% 29.9% 7.4% 1.3x
35   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.4% 26.0% 0.5% 1.0x
36   Northern Waterthrush 3.4% 26.0% 22.6% 7.6x
37   Hairy Woodpecker 14.2% 22.1% 7.9% 1.6x
38   Mallard 20.1% 19.5% 0.6% 1.0x
39   Chimney Swift 24.5% 16.9% 7.6% 0.7x
40   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.8% 14.3% 22.5% 0.4x
41   Acadian Flycatcher 6.8% 14.3% 7.5% 2.1x
42   Veery 4.0% 14.3% 10.3% 3.6x
43   Magnolia Warbler 17.6% 13.0% 4.6% 0.7x
44   Chestnut-sided Warbler 9.5% 13.0% 3.5% 1.4x
45   Great Egret 29.4% 11.7% 17.7% 0.4x
46   Killdeer 24.0% 11.7% 12.3% 0.5x
47   Song Sparrow 9.2% 11.7% 2.5% 1.3x
48   Swainson's Thrush 5.0% 11.7% 6.7% 2.3x
49   House Wren 8.5% 10.4% 1.9% 1.2x
50   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6.8% 10.4% 3.6% 1.5x
51   Canada Goose 24.9% 9.1% 15.9% 0.4x
52   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.5% 9.1% 6.4% 0.6x
53   Osprey 12.9% 9.1% 3.8% 0.7x
54   Double-crested Cormorant 15.4% 7.8% 7.6% 0.5x
55   Blue Grosbeak 11.4% 7.8% 3.6% 0.7x
56   Great Crested Flycatcher 10.6% 7.8% 2.8% 0.7x
57   Black-throated Blue Warbler 5.3% 7.8% 2.5% 1.5x
58   Wood Thrush 3.3% 7.8% 4.5% 2.3x
59   Blue-winged Warbler 4.4% 6.5% 2.1% 1.5x
60   Eastern Towhee 26.5% 5.2% 21.3% 0.2x
61   Fish Crow 22.1% 5.2% 16.9% 0.2x
62   Chipping Sparrow 14.4% 5.2% 9.2% 0.4x
63   Bald Eagle 12.3% 5.2% 7.1% 0.4x
64   Scarlet Tanager 9.5% 5.2% 4.3% 0.5x
65   Wood Duck 8.5% 5.2% 3.3% 0.6x
66   Pied-billed Grebe 1.3% 5.2% 3.9% 3.9x
67   Northern Mockingbird 31.3% 3.9% 27.4% 0.1x
68   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.8% 3.9% 10.9% 0.3x
69   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.6% 3.9% 3.8% 0.5x
70   Ovenbird 3.5% 3.9% 0.4% 1.1x
71   Worm-eating Warbler 3.3% 3.9% 0.6% 1.2x
72   House Finch 19.6% 2.6% 17.0% 0.1x
73   Indigo Bunting 17.5% 2.6% 14.9% 0.1x
74   Red-tailed Hawk 9.4% 2.6% 6.8% 0.3x
75   Spotted Sandpiper 5.7% 2.6% 3.1% 0.5x
76   Cooper's Hawk 5.2% 2.6% 2.6% 0.5x
77   Palm Warbler 4.9% 2.6% 2.3% 0.5x
78   Yellow-throated Warbler 4.8% 2.6% 2.2% 0.5x
79   Lesser Yellowlegs 4.5% 2.6% 1.9% 0.6x
80   Prairie Warbler 4.5% 2.6% 1.9% 0.6x
81   Yellow Warbler 3.7% 2.6% 1.1% 0.7x
82   Empidonax sp. 2.8% 2.6% 0.2% 0.9x
83   Blue-winged Teal 2.6% 2.6% 0.0% 1.0x
84   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.3% 2.6% 0.3% 1.1x
85   Blackburnian Warbler 2.2% 2.6% 0.4% 1.2x
86   Philadelphia Vireo 1.2% 2.6% 1.4% 2.1x
87   Canada Warbler 1.2% 2.6% 1.4% 2.2x
88   Nashville Warbler 1.1% 2.6% 1.5% 2.3x
89   Blue-headed Vireo 0.8% 2.6% 1.8% 3.1x
90   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.6% 2.6% 2.0% 4.2x
91   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 0.3% 2.6% 2.3% 8.8x
92   Cape May Warbler 9.9% 1.3% 8.6% 0.1x
93   Cedar Waxwing 7.2% 1.3% 5.9% 0.2x
94   Least Sandpiper 6.2% 1.3% 4.9% 0.2x
95   Common Grackle 5.4% 1.3% 4.1% 0.2x
96   Solitary Sandpiper 5.1% 1.3% 3.8% 0.3x
97   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.4% 1.3% 3.1% 0.3x
98   Tennessee Warbler 2.9% 1.3% 1.6% 0.5x
99   Baltimore Oriole 2.8% 1.3% 1.5% 0.5x
100   Little Blue Heron 2.0% 1.3% 0.7% 0.7x
101   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.7% 1.3% 0.4% 0.8x
102   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.4% 1.3% 0.1% 0.9x
103   Common Nighthawk 1.0% 1.3% 0.3% 1.3x
104   Northern Shoveler 0.7% 1.3% 0.6% 1.9x
105   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.7% 1.3% 0.6% 1.9x
106   duck sp. 0.5% 1.3% 0.8% 2.5x
107   Wilson's Warbler 0.4% 1.3% 0.9% 2.9x
108   Buteo sp. 0.2% 1.3% 1.1% 6.1x
109   Green-winged Teal 0.2% 1.3% 1.1% 6.4x
110   Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) 0.1% 1.3% 1.2% 12.8x
111   Mourning Warbler 0.1% 1.3% 1.2% 23.5x