Bird Finder

Top Birds at Lake Benson in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 24 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Benson in August. 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   Great Blue Heron 46.5% 70.8% 24.3% 1.5x
2   Great Egret 33.2% 70.8% 37.6% 2.1x
3   Carolina Wren 72.4% 66.7% 5.7% 0.9x
4   Tufted Titmouse 52.4% 66.7% 14.3% 1.3x
5   Mallard 22.9% 62.5% 39.6% 2.7x
6   Carolina Chickadee 58.3% 58.3% 0.0% 1.0x
7   American Crow 53.8% 54.2% 0.4% 1.0x
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.9% 54.2% 15.3% 1.4x
9   Killdeer 22.7% 54.2% 31.5% 2.4x
10   Northern Cardinal 66.2% 50.0% 16.2% 0.8x
11   American Goldfinch 59.4% 45.8% 13.6% 0.8x
12   Canada Goose 25.8% 45.8% 20.0% 1.8x
13   Downy Woodpecker 40.5% 41.7% 1.2% 1.0x
14   Eastern Bluebird 39.8% 41.7% 1.9% 1.0x
15   American Robin 28.1% 37.5% 9.4% 1.3x
16   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.7% 37.5% 9.8% 1.4x
17   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.8% 33.3% 7.5% 0.8x
18   Fish Crow 25.8% 33.3% 7.5% 1.3x
19   Belted Kingfisher 22.6% 33.3% 10.7% 1.5x
20   Chipping Sparrow 18.5% 33.3% 14.8% 1.8x
21   Brown-headed Nuthatch 26.2% 29.2% 3.0% 1.1x
22   Mute Swan 0.2% 29.2% 28.9% 127.9x
23   Mourning Dove 47.7% 25.0% 22.7% 0.5x
24   White Ibis 2.2% 25.0% 22.8% 11.2x
25   Northern Mockingbird 29.4% 20.8% 8.6% 0.7x
26   Red-shouldered Hawk 25.4% 20.8% 4.5% 0.8x
27   Blue Jay 36.7% 16.7% 20.0% 0.5x
28   Red-eyed Vireo 21.6% 16.7% 5.0% 0.8x
29   Osprey 20.8% 16.7% 4.2% 0.8x
30   House Finch 20.1% 16.7% 3.4% 0.8x
31   Chimney Swift 18.5% 16.7% 1.9% 0.9x
32   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.9% 16.7% 1.3% 0.9x
33   Pine Warbler 16.2% 16.7% 0.5% 1.0x
34   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.7% 16.7% 1.0% 1.1x
35   Acadian Flycatcher 9.6% 16.7% 7.1% 1.7x
36   Hairy Woodpecker 7.9% 16.7% 8.7% 2.1x
37   Solitary Sandpiper 7.4% 16.7% 9.2% 2.2x
38   Little Blue Heron 7.2% 16.7% 9.5% 2.3x
39   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 34.0% 12.5% 21.5% 0.4x
40   Turkey Vulture 31.6% 12.5% 19.1% 0.4x
41   Blue Grosbeak 22.2% 12.5% 9.7% 0.6x
42   Green Heron 18.2% 12.5% 5.7% 0.7x
43   Pileated Woodpecker 15.9% 12.5% 3.4% 0.8x
44   Eastern Kingbird 13.9% 12.5% 1.4% 0.9x
45   Wood Duck 11.0% 12.5% 1.5% 1.1x
46   Least Sandpiper 8.6% 12.5% 3.9% 1.4x
47   Gray Catbird 27.2% 8.3% 18.9% 0.3x
48   Eastern Phoebe 20.1% 8.3% 11.8% 0.4x
49   Black Vulture 15.8% 8.3% 7.5% 0.5x
50   Double-crested Cormorant 14.9% 8.3% 6.6% 0.6x
51   Red-tailed Hawk 10.2% 8.3% 1.9% 0.8x
52   Common Grackle 10.0% 8.3% 1.6% 0.8x
53   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.7% 8.3% 2.7% 1.5x
54   White-eyed Vireo 20.5% 4.2% 16.4% 0.2x
55   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.4% 4.2% 15.2% 0.2x
56   Barn Swallow 11.4% 4.2% 7.2% 0.4x
57   European Starling 10.0% 4.2% 5.8% 0.4x
58   Bald Eagle 9.0% 4.2% 4.8% 0.5x
59   House Wren 4.6% 4.2% 0.4% 0.9x
60   Barred Owl 4.6% 4.2% 0.4% 0.9x
61   Purple Martin 2.3% 4.2% 1.8% 1.8x
62   Anhinga 1.7% 4.2% 2.5% 2.5x
63   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.5% 4.2% 2.7% 2.7x
64   crow sp. 1.4% 4.2% 2.8% 3.1x
65   Mississippi Kite 0.8% 4.2% 3.3% 4.9x
66   shorebird sp. 0.1% 4.2% 4.0% 28.2x