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

based on 70 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
1   Northern Cardinal 73.5% 84.3% 10.8%
2   Carolina Chickadee 70.9% 74.3% 3.3%
3   Carolina Wren 77.3% 72.9% 4.4%
4   American Robin 28.4% 65.7% 37.3%
5   Tufted Titmouse 65.6% 60.0% 5.6%
6   Eastern Towhee 26.3% 55.7% 29.4%
7   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.1% 50.0% 13.9%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.4% 47.1% 8.3%
9   Blue Jay 59.1% 44.3% 14.8%
10   Gray Catbird 43.0% 44.3% 1.2%
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.1% 42.9% 7.8%
12   Mallard 20.2% 38.6% 18.4%
13   American Goldfinch 47.3% 37.1% 10.1%
14   Northern Mockingbird 29.4% 37.1% 7.7%
15   Great Blue Heron 45.6% 34.3% 11.3%
16   Brown Thrasher 30.9% 34.3% 3.4%
17   Pine Warbler 40.7% 32.9% 7.8%
18   Mourning Dove 36.7% 32.9% 3.8%
19   House Finch 18.9% 31.4% 12.6%
20   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.3% 30.0% 3.3%
21   American Crow 65.5% 28.6% 36.9%
22   Downy Woodpecker 56.9% 28.6% 28.4%
23   Red-eyed Vireo 28.7% 27.1% 1.6%
24   Wood Duck 8.1% 22.9% 14.8%
25   Turkey Vulture 40.1% 17.1% 22.9%
26   Chimney Swift 23.8% 17.1% 6.6%
27   Eastern Bluebird 43.3% 15.7% 27.6%
28   Song Sparrow 9.6% 15.7% 6.1%
29   Red-shouldered Hawk 37.1% 14.3% 22.8%
30   American Redstart 30.6% 12.9% 17.8%
31   House Sparrow 0.6% 11.4% 10.8%
32   Common Yellowthroat 30.3% 10.0% 20.3%
33   Fish Crow 21.5% 10.0% 11.5%
34   Eastern Wood-Pewee 28.7% 8.6% 20.1%
35   European Starling 10.2% 8.6% 1.7%
36   Summer Tanager 21.9% 7.1% 14.7%
37   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 27.0% 5.7% 21.3%
38   Northern Flicker 22.7% 5.7% 16.9%
39   Hairy Woodpecker 14.3% 5.7% 8.5%
40   Green Heron 12.0% 5.7% 6.3%
41   Black Vulture 21.5% 4.3% 17.2%
42   Magnolia Warbler 17.8% 4.3% 13.5%
43   House Wren 8.5% 4.3% 4.2%
44   Cooper's Hawk 5.1% 4.3% 0.9%
45   Muscovy Duck 1.4% 4.3% 2.8%
46   Eastern Phoebe 38.7% 2.9% 35.8%
47   White-eyed Vireo 34.9% 2.9% 32.0%
48   Canada Goose 25.1% 2.9% 22.3%
49   Indigo Bunting 18.2% 2.9% 15.4%
50   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 16.0% 2.9% 13.1%
51   Scarlet Tanager 9.2% 2.9% 6.3%
52   Red-tailed Hawk 9.1% 2.9% 6.2%
53   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6.4% 2.9% 3.5%
54   Common Grackle 5.1% 2.9% 2.3%
55   Blue-winged Teal 2.9% 2.9% 0.0%
56   Belted Kingfisher 28.1% 1.4% 26.7%
57   Killdeer 24.5% 1.4% 23.0%
58   Black-and-white Warbler 24.2% 1.4% 22.8%
59   Double-crested Cormorant 15.1% 1.4% 13.7%
60   Chipping Sparrow 14.9% 1.4% 13.5%
61   Yellow-throated Vireo 8.1% 1.4% 6.6%
62   Acadian Flycatcher 7.8% 1.4% 6.4%
63   Swainson's Thrush 4.9% 1.4% 3.5%
64   Black-throated Blue Warbler 4.8% 1.4% 3.3%
65   Tennessee Warbler 2.7% 1.4% 1.3%
66   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 1.4% 0.7%
67   Little Blue Heron 1.8% 1.4% 0.4%
68   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.2% 1.4% 0.2%
69   Common Nighthawk 1.1% 1.4% 0.3%
70   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 1.4% 0.5%
71   Gadwall 0.0% 1.4% 1.4%