Bird Finder

Top Birds at Sarah P. Duke Gardens in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 52 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sarah P. Duke Gardens 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 73.3% 82.7% 9.4% 1.1x
2   Carolina Chickadee 71.1% 75.0% 3.9% 1.1x
3   American Robin 29.1% 73.1% 43.9% 2.5x
4   Carolina Wren 76.9% 67.3% 9.6% 0.9x
5   Tufted Titmouse 65.4% 59.6% 5.8% 0.9x
6   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.3% 53.8% 17.6% 1.5x
7   Eastern Towhee 26.2% 53.8% 27.7% 2.1x
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 56.0% 50.0% 6.0% 0.9x
9   Gray Catbird 42.7% 50.0% 7.3% 1.2x
10   Blue Jay 60.5% 46.2% 14.3% 0.8x
11   Mourning Dove 38.3% 42.3% 4.0% 1.1x
12   Brown Thrasher 30.4% 40.4% 9.9% 1.3x
13   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.9% 38.5% 2.5% 1.1x
14   Northern Mockingbird 31.1% 38.5% 7.4% 1.2x
15   Mallard 20.0% 38.5% 18.5% 1.9x
16   American Goldfinch 47.3% 34.6% 12.7% 0.7x
17   Great Blue Heron 44.7% 34.6% 10.1% 0.8x
18   Pine Warbler 40.6% 30.8% 9.8% 0.8x
19   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 32.7% 30.8% 1.9% 0.9x
20   American Crow 65.0% 26.9% 38.1% 0.4x
21   Downy Woodpecker 56.3% 26.9% 29.3% 0.5x
22   Red-eyed Vireo 28.6% 26.9% 1.7% 0.9x
23   House Finch 19.5% 26.9% 7.5% 1.4x
24   Chimney Swift 24.5% 23.1% 1.4% 0.9x
25   Wood Duck 8.4% 21.2% 12.7% 2.5x
26   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.7% 19.2% 17.5% 0.5x
27   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 17.3% 22.3% 0.4x
28   Song Sparrow 9.2% 15.4% 6.2% 1.7x
29   House Sparrow 0.7% 15.4% 14.7% 22.0x
30   Eastern Bluebird 42.3% 11.5% 30.8% 0.3x
31   European Starling 10.9% 11.5% 0.7% 1.1x
32   Eastern Wood-Pewee 27.8% 9.6% 18.2% 0.3x
33   American Redstart 31.0% 7.7% 23.3% 0.2x
34   Northern Flicker 22.6% 7.7% 14.9% 0.3x
35   Summer Tanager 22.4% 7.7% 14.7% 0.3x
36   Green Heron 10.8% 7.7% 3.1% 0.7x
37   Common Yellowthroat 29.9% 5.8% 24.2% 0.2x
38   Fish Crow 22.0% 5.8% 16.3% 0.3x
39   Black Vulture 21.3% 5.8% 15.5% 0.3x
40   House Wren 8.5% 5.8% 2.7% 0.7x
41   Cooper's Hawk 5.2% 5.8% 0.6% 1.1x
42   Muscovy Duck 1.1% 5.8% 4.7% 5.4x
43   Eastern Phoebe 37.2% 3.8% 33.4% 0.1x
44   White-eyed Vireo 33.7% 3.8% 29.8% 0.1x
45   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.5% 3.8% 22.7% 0.1x
46   Canada Goose 24.9% 3.8% 21.1% 0.2x
47   Hairy Woodpecker 14.3% 3.8% 10.4% 0.3x
48   Scarlet Tanager 9.5% 3.8% 5.7% 0.4x
49   Red-tailed Hawk 9.4% 3.8% 5.6% 0.4x
50   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6.8% 3.8% 3.0% 0.6x
51   Common Grackle 5.4% 3.8% 1.6% 0.7x
52   Blue-winged Teal 2.6% 3.8% 1.2% 1.5x
53   duck sp. 0.5% 3.8% 3.3% 7.5x
54   Belted Kingfisher 28.2% 1.9% 26.3% 0.1x
55   Killdeer 24.0% 1.9% 22.1% 0.1x
56   Magnolia Warbler 17.6% 1.9% 15.7% 0.1x
57   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.5% 1.9% 13.6% 0.1x
58   Double-crested Cormorant 15.4% 1.9% 13.5% 0.1x
59   Chipping Sparrow 14.3% 1.9% 12.4% 0.1x
60   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.6% 1.9% 5.7% 0.3x
61   Acadian Flycatcher 6.8% 1.9% 4.9% 0.3x
62   Swainson's Thrush 5.0% 1.9% 3.1% 0.4x
63   Tennessee Warbler 2.9% 1.9% 1.0% 0.7x
64   Empidonax sp. 2.8% 1.9% 0.9% 0.7x
65   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.3% 1.9% 0.4% 0.8x
66   Little Blue Heron 2.0% 1.9% 0.0% 1.0x
67   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.4% 1.9% 0.5% 1.4x
68   Common Nighthawk 1.0% 1.9% 0.9% 1.9x
69   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 1.9% 0.9% 2.0x
70   Downy/Hairy Woodpecker 0.4% 1.9% 1.6% 5.4x
71   Gadwall 0.0% 1.9% 1.9% 69.8x