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Top Birds at Lake Raleigh in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 99 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Raleigh in October. 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 73.6% 71.7% 1.8%
2   Carolina Wren 76.1% 66.7% 9.5%
3   Blue Jay 70.7% 61.6% 9.1%
4   Carolina Chickadee 71.7% 56.6% 15.2%
5   Northern Mockingbird 41.1% 54.5% 13.5%
6   American Crow 69.1% 53.5% 15.6%
7   Northern Flicker 56.0% 50.5% 5.5%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 70.0% 48.5% 21.6%
9   Tufted Titmouse 66.9% 47.5% 19.4%
10   Canada Goose 26.0% 46.5% 20.4%
11   Mallard 23.3% 45.5% 22.1%
12   Great Blue Heron 44.5% 44.4% 0.1%
13   Eastern Towhee 36.8% 44.4% 7.6%
14   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 44.4% 14.3%
15   Eastern Phoebe 57.6% 41.4% 16.2%
16   Song Sparrow 36.5% 39.4% 2.9%
17   Downy Woodpecker 59.9% 38.4% 21.5%
18   American Robin 36.0% 37.4% 1.4%
19   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.0% 35.4% 0.6%
20   Brown Thrasher 32.4% 33.3% 1.0%
21   House Finch 30.3% 30.3% 0.0%
22   American Goldfinch 34.6% 28.3% 6.3%
23   White-throated Sparrow 26.5% 28.3% 1.8%
24   Mourning Dove 26.5% 27.3% 0.8%
25   Double-crested Cormorant 20.2% 25.3% 5.1%
26   Gray Catbird 29.7% 24.2% 5.4%
27   Pied-billed Grebe 7.4% 23.2% 15.8%
28   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.5% 22.2% 14.3%
29   Brown-headed Nuthatch 38.8% 21.2% 17.6%
30   White-breasted Nuthatch 37.1% 21.2% 15.9%
31   Fish Crow 16.5% 21.2% 4.7%
32   Wood Duck 5.3% 21.2% 15.9%
33   Mute Swan 0.2% 21.2% 21.0%
34   Eastern Bluebird 56.4% 19.2% 37.2%
35   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 37.4% 19.2% 18.2%
36   Turkey Vulture 44.1% 16.2% 28.0%
37   Chimney Swift 12.6% 16.2% 3.6%
38   Golden-crowned Kinglet 18.7% 14.1% 4.5%
39   Bald Eagle 16.9% 14.1% 2.8%
40   Pine Warbler 36.9% 13.1% 23.8%
41   Killdeer 25.9% 12.1% 13.8%
42   Pileated Woodpecker 22.5% 12.1% 10.4%
43   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.9% 11.1% 7.8%
44   European Starling 12.7% 10.1% 2.6%
45   Red-tailed Hawk 11.7% 9.1% 2.6%
46   Ruddy Duck 3.8% 9.1% 5.3%
47   Northern Parula 23.7% 8.1% 15.6%
48   Common Yellowthroat 18.5% 8.1% 10.4%
49   Great Egret 15.5% 8.1% 7.4%
50   Common Grackle 12.7% 8.1% 4.7%
51   Rock Pigeon 4.7% 8.1% 3.4%
52   Hairy Woodpecker 16.3% 7.1% 9.3%
53   Gadwall 0.6% 7.1% 6.4%
54   Chipping Sparrow 24.6% 5.1% 19.6%
55   American Redstart 16.6% 5.1% 11.5%
56   Black-throated Blue Warbler 14.7% 5.1% 9.6%
57   Black-and-white Warbler 13.5% 5.1% 8.4%
58   Magnolia Warbler 12.8% 5.1% 7.8%
59   Cooper's Hawk 7.6% 5.1% 2.6%
60   Dark-eyed Junco 3.5% 5.1% 1.6%
61   Brown Creeper 2.6% 5.1% 2.4%
62   Ring-necked Duck 0.9% 5.1% 4.1%
63   Swamp Sparrow 10.8% 4.0% 6.8%
64   Red-winged Blackbird 7.9% 4.0% 3.9%
65   House Wren 7.8% 4.0% 3.8%
66   Winter Wren 6.7% 4.0% 2.6%
67   Northern Shoveler 1.2% 4.0% 2.9%
68   Black Vulture 21.6% 3.0% 18.6%
69   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.3% 3.0% 10.3%
70   Brown-headed Cowbird 9.0% 3.0% 6.0%
71   Hermit Thrush 4.9% 3.0% 1.9%
72   Blue-headed Vireo 3.9% 3.0% 0.9%
73   American Coot 1.9% 3.0% 1.2%
74   Wilson's Snipe 1.3% 3.0% 1.8%
75   House Sparrow 1.0% 3.0% 2.0%
76   Palm Warbler 18.8% 2.0% 16.8%
77   Cape May Warbler 15.9% 2.0% 13.9%
78   Osprey 8.3% 2.0% 6.3%
79   Indigo Bunting 7.9% 2.0% 5.9%
80   Black-throated Green Warbler 6.3% 2.0% 4.3%
81   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 2.0% 1.3%
82   Blue-winged Teal 1.5% 2.0% 0.5%
83   Green-winged Teal 1.1% 2.0% 0.9%
84   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.8% 1.0% 11.7%
85   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.4% 1.0% 7.4%
86   Bay-breasted Warbler 7.6% 1.0% 6.6%
87   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 7.0% 1.0% 6.0%
88   Blackpoll Warbler 6.7% 1.0% 5.6%
89   Cedar Waxwing 6.4% 1.0% 5.4%
90   White-eyed Vireo 5.8% 1.0% 4.8%
91   Ring-billed Gull 5.5% 1.0% 4.5%
92   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.7% 1.0% 3.7%
93   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.3% 1.0% 3.3%
94   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.6% 1.0% 2.6%
95   Gray-cheeked Thrush 2.9% 1.0% 1.9%
96   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 1.0% 1.7%
97   Nashville Warbler 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
98   Great Horned Owl 0.9% 1.0% 0.1%
99   Horned Grebe 0.7% 1.0% 0.3%
100   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.7% 1.0% 0.4%
101   American Wigeon 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
102   Hooded Merganser 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%