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 83 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
1   Northern Cardinal 73.4% 94.0% 20.5%
2   Carolina Wren 77.2% 86.7% 9.5%
3   Carolina Chickadee 70.9% 81.9% 11.0%
4   Tufted Titmouse 65.5% 75.9% 10.4%
5   Blue Jay 58.9% 75.9% 17.0%
6   American Goldfinch 47.0% 73.5% 26.4%
7   Pine Warbler 40.4% 71.1% 30.7%
8   Great Blue Heron 45.4% 68.7% 23.2%
9   American Robin 28.4% 65.1% 36.7%
10   White-eyed Vireo 34.5% 63.9% 29.3%
11   Downy Woodpecker 56.7% 61.4% 4.7%
12   Eastern Phoebe 38.3% 61.4% 23.1%
13   American Crow 65.3% 57.8% 7.5%
14   American Redstart 30.4% 56.6% 26.3%
15   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.1% 54.2% 18.1%
16   Common Yellowthroat 30.0% 54.2% 24.2%
17   Belted Kingfisher 27.8% 53.0% 25.2%
18   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.4% 51.8% 3.6%
19   Gray Catbird 43.0% 51.8% 8.8%
20   Mourning Dove 36.5% 51.8% 15.3%
21   Eastern Bluebird 43.1% 48.2% 5.1%
22   Black-and-white Warbler 24.0% 48.2% 24.2%
23   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.1% 45.8% 10.7%
24   Hooded Warbler 6.5% 43.4% 36.8%
25   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.2% 39.8% 6.5%
26   Pileated Woodpecker 24.7% 39.8% 15.0%
27   Brown Thrasher 30.9% 38.6% 7.7%
28   Turkey Vulture 40.0% 37.3% 2.6%
29   Red-eyed Vireo 28.7% 37.3% 8.7%
30   Eastern Wood-Pewee 28.5% 37.3% 8.8%
31   Summer Tanager 21.7% 37.3% 15.7%
32   Green Heron 11.8% 34.9% 23.1%
33   Northern Parula 24.8% 31.3% 6.5%
34   Northern Flicker 22.5% 30.1% 7.6%
35   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.9% 25.3% 1.6%
36   Northern Waterthrush 3.7% 24.1% 20.4%
37   Hairy Woodpecker 14.2% 22.9% 8.7%
38   Mallard 20.3% 20.5% 0.2%
39   Chimney Swift 23.8% 16.9% 6.9%
40   Veery 4.2% 14.5% 10.3%
41   Red-shouldered Hawk 37.1% 13.3% 23.9%
42   Song Sparrow 9.6% 13.3% 3.6%
43   Chestnut-sided Warbler 9.5% 13.3% 3.8%
44   Acadian Flycatcher 7.7% 13.3% 5.5%
45   Magnolia Warbler 17.7% 12.0% 5.7%
46   Great Egret 29.0% 10.8% 18.2%
47   Killdeer 24.4% 10.8% 13.6%
48   Swainson's Thrush 4.8% 10.8% 6.0%
49   Canada Goose 25.1% 9.6% 15.5%
50   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 16.0% 9.6% 6.3%
51   House Wren 8.5% 9.6% 1.2%
52   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6.3% 9.6% 3.3%
53   Double-crested Cormorant 15.1% 8.4% 6.6%
54   Osprey 13.3% 8.4% 4.8%
55   Blue Grosbeak 11.4% 8.4% 2.9%
56   Great Crested Flycatcher 11.2% 8.4% 2.8%
57   Chipping Sparrow 14.9% 7.2% 7.7%
58   Black-throated Blue Warbler 4.7% 7.2% 2.5%
59   Wood Thrush 3.3% 7.2% 4.0%
60   Eastern Towhee 26.6% 6.0% 20.6%
61   Blue-winged Warbler 4.1% 6.0% 1.9%
62   Fish Crow 21.5% 4.8% 16.7%
63   Bald Eagle 12.5% 4.8% 7.7%
64   Scarlet Tanager 9.2% 4.8% 4.4%
65   Wood Duck 8.2% 4.8% 3.3%
66   Pied-billed Grebe 1.3% 4.8% 3.5%
67   Northern Mockingbird 29.6% 3.6% 26.0%
68   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.5% 3.6% 10.8%
69   Yellow-throated Vireo 8.1% 3.6% 4.5%
70   Ovenbird 3.4% 3.6% 0.2%
71   Worm-eating Warbler 3.2% 3.6% 0.4%
72   House Finch 19.1% 2.4% 16.6%
73   Indigo Bunting 18.2% 2.4% 15.8%
74   Cape May Warbler 9.7% 2.4% 7.3%
75   Red-tailed Hawk 9.1% 2.4% 6.7%
76   Spotted Sandpiper 5.8% 2.4% 3.4%
77   Palm Warbler 5.2% 2.4% 2.8%
78   Cooper's Hawk 5.2% 2.4% 2.7%
79   Yellow-throated Warbler 5.1% 2.4% 2.7%
80   Lesser Yellowlegs 5.1% 2.4% 2.7%
81   Prairie Warbler 4.2% 2.4% 1.8%
82   Yellow Warbler 3.9% 2.4% 1.5%
83   Blue-winged Teal 2.9% 2.4% 0.5%
84   Blackburnian Warbler 2.4% 2.4% 0.0%
85   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 2.4% 0.3%
86   Canada Warbler 1.2% 2.4% 1.2%
87   Philadelphia Vireo 1.1% 2.4% 1.3%
88   Nashville Warbler 1.1% 2.4% 1.3%
89   Blue-headed Vireo 0.7% 2.4% 1.7%
90   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.6% 2.4% 1.8%
91   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 0.3% 2.4% 2.1%
92   Solitary Sandpiper 6.6% 1.2% 5.4%
93   Least Sandpiper 6.5% 1.2% 5.3%
94   Cedar Waxwing 6.5% 1.2% 5.3%
95   Common Grackle 5.1% 1.2% 3.9%
96   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.3% 1.2% 3.1%
97   Tennessee Warbler 2.7% 1.2% 1.5%
98   Baltimore Oriole 2.7% 1.2% 1.5%
99   Little Blue Heron 1.8% 1.2% 0.6%
100   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.7% 1.2% 0.5%
101   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.2% 1.2% 0.0%
102   Common Nighthawk 1.1% 1.2% 0.1%
103   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 1.2% 0.2%
104   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.7% 1.2% 0.5%
105   Wilson's Warbler 0.4% 1.2% 0.8%
106   Green-winged Teal 0.2% 1.2% 1.0%
107   Mourning Warbler 0.0% 1.2% 1.2%