Bird Finder

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

based on 39 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Raleigh 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.

Back to the Top Birds list

Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference Relative
1   Northern Cardinal 73.4% 74.4% 1.0% 1.0x
2   Carolina Chickadee 71.1% 74.4% 3.2% 1.0x
3   Carolina Wren 76.9% 66.7% 10.3% 0.9x
4   American Crow 64.8% 66.7% 1.8% 1.0x
5   Blue Jay 60.4% 66.7% 6.3% 1.1x
6   Belted Kingfisher 27.9% 64.1% 36.2% 2.3x
7   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 61.5% 30.5% 2.0x
8   Gray Catbird 42.7% 51.3% 8.6% 1.2x
9   Great Blue Heron 44.6% 48.7% 4.1% 1.1x
10   Tufted Titmouse 65.4% 43.6% 21.8% 0.7x
11   Mourning Dove 38.3% 41.0% 2.7% 1.1x
12   Brown Thrasher 30.5% 41.0% 10.6% 1.3x
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 56.0% 38.5% 17.5% 0.7x
14   Chimney Swift 24.4% 38.5% 14.1% 1.6x
15   Fish Crow 21.9% 38.5% 16.6% 1.8x
16   American Robin 29.3% 35.9% 6.6% 1.2x
17   American Goldfinch 47.3% 33.3% 13.9% 0.7x
18   Canada Goose 24.8% 30.8% 6.0% 1.2x
19   Mute Swan 0.3% 30.8% 30.5% 119.8x
20   Downy Woodpecker 56.2% 28.2% 28.0% 0.5x
21   Eastern Phoebe 37.1% 28.2% 8.9% 0.8x
22   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.7% 28.2% 8.4% 0.8x
23   Northern Flicker 22.5% 28.2% 5.7% 1.3x
24   Eastern Towhee 26.3% 25.6% 0.7% 1.0x
25   European Starling 10.8% 25.6% 14.8% 2.4x
26   Song Sparrow 9.1% 25.6% 16.5% 2.8x
27   Killdeer 23.9% 23.1% 0.8% 1.0x
28   Mallard 20.0% 23.1% 3.0% 1.2x
29   House Finch 19.5% 23.1% 3.6% 1.2x
30   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.0% 20.5% 15.5% 0.6x
31   Common Yellowthroat 29.9% 20.5% 9.4% 0.7x
32   Osprey 12.9% 20.5% 7.7% 1.6x
33   Wood Duck 8.4% 20.5% 12.1% 2.4x
34   Bald Eagle 12.2% 17.9% 5.7% 1.5x
35   Green Heron 10.7% 17.9% 7.2% 1.7x
36   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 15.4% 24.2% 0.4x
37   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.4% 15.4% 21.0% 0.4x
38   American Redstart 31.0% 15.4% 15.6% 0.5x
39   Great Egret 29.3% 15.4% 13.9% 0.5x
40   Eastern Bluebird 42.3% 10.3% 32.0% 0.2x
41   Pine Warbler 40.6% 10.3% 30.4% 0.3x
42   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.5% 10.3% 16.2% 0.4x
43   Pileated Woodpecker 24.6% 10.3% 14.3% 0.4x
44   Common Nighthawk 1.0% 10.3% 9.3% 10.3x
45   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 32.8% 7.7% 25.1% 0.2x
46   Red-eyed Vireo 28.7% 7.7% 21.0% 0.3x
47   Magnolia Warbler 17.6% 7.7% 9.9% 0.4x
48   Hairy Woodpecker 14.3% 7.7% 6.6% 0.5x
49   Red-tailed Hawk 9.4% 7.7% 1.7% 0.8x
50   Common Grackle 5.4% 7.7% 2.3% 1.4x
51   Rock Pigeon 4.5% 7.7% 3.2% 1.7x
52   Prairie Warbler 4.4% 7.7% 3.2% 1.7x
53   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 5.1% 28.5% 0.2x
54   Black Vulture 21.3% 5.1% 16.2% 0.2x
55   Cooper's Hawk 5.2% 5.1% 0.1% 1.0x
56   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.4% 5.1% 0.7% 1.2x
57   Wood Thrush 3.4% 5.1% 1.8% 1.5x
58   Eastern Wood-Pewee 27.8% 2.6% 25.3% 0.1x
59   Black-and-white Warbler 24.2% 2.6% 21.7% 0.1x
60   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.8% 2.6% 12.2% 0.2x
61   Great Crested Flycatcher 10.6% 2.6% 8.1% 0.2x
62   Scarlet Tanager 9.5% 2.6% 7.0% 0.3x
63   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.6% 2.6% 5.1% 0.3x
64   Cedar Waxwing 7.1% 2.6% 4.6% 0.4x
65   Acadian Flycatcher 6.8% 2.6% 4.3% 0.4x
66   Least Sandpiper 6.2% 2.6% 3.7% 0.4x
67   Barred Owl 5.7% 2.6% 3.1% 0.4x
68   Black-throated Blue Warbler 5.3% 2.6% 2.8% 0.5x
69   Palm Warbler 4.9% 2.6% 2.4% 0.5x
70   Ovenbird 3.5% 2.6% 0.9% 0.7x
71   Tennessee Warbler 2.9% 2.6% 0.3% 0.9x
72   Pied-billed Grebe 1.4% 2.6% 1.2% 1.9x
73   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 2.6% 1.6% 2.6x
74   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 2.6% 1.7% 3.1x
75   House Sparrow 0.8% 2.6% 1.8% 3.4x
76   Yellow-rumped Warbler 0.7% 2.6% 1.9% 3.9x
77   Wilson's Snipe 0.4% 2.6% 2.1% 5.8x