Top Birds at University Lake, Chapel Hill in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 20 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at University Lake, Chapel Hill during the month of 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Jay | 70.7% | 95.0% | 24.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 2 | Northern Cardinal | 72.2% | 85.0% | 12.8% | 1.2x | |||
| 3 | Carolina Wren | 75.3% | 80.0% | 4.7% | 1.1x | |||
| 4 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 68.9% | 75.0% | 6.1% | 1.1x | |||
| 5 | Tufted Titmouse | 65.3% | 75.0% | 9.7% | 1.1x | |||
| 6 | Carolina Chickadee | 71.0% | 70.0% | 1.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 7 | Northern Flicker | 54.8% | 70.0% | 15.2% | 1.3x | |||
| 8 | Great Blue Heron | 42.8% | 70.0% | 27.2% | 1.6x | |||
| 9 | American Crow | 68.3% | 65.0% | 3.3% | 1.0x | |||
| 10 | Eastern Bluebird | 53.7% | 65.0% | 11.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 11 | Northern Mockingbird | 42.8% | 65.0% | 22.2% | 1.5x | |||
| 12 | Downy Woodpecker | 57.5% | 60.0% | 2.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 13 | Eastern Phoebe | 53.9% | 60.0% | 6.1% | 1.1x | |||
| 14 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 36.9% | 45.0% | 8.1% | 1.2x | |||
| 15 | American Robin | 35.7% | 45.0% | 9.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 16 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 35.5% | 45.0% | 9.5% | 1.3x | |||
| 17 | Pine Warbler | 35.2% | 45.0% | 9.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 18 | Belted Kingfisher | 29.8% | 45.0% | 15.2% | 1.5x | |||
| 19 | Eastern Towhee | 37.6% | 40.0% | 2.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 20 | Chipping Sparrow | 22.7% | 40.0% | 17.3% | 1.8x | |||
| 21 | American Goldfinch | 33.5% | 35.0% | 1.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 22 | Canada Goose | 25.9% | 35.0% | 9.1% | 1.4x | |||
| 23 | Pileated Woodpecker | 22.1% | 35.0% | 12.9% | 1.6x | |||
| 24 | Double-crested Cormorant | 20.3% | 35.0% | 14.7% | 1.7x | |||
| 25 | Turkey Vulture | 43.8% | 30.0% | 13.8% | 0.7x | |||
| 26 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 32.6% | 30.0% | 2.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 27 | Mourning Dove | 28.3% | 30.0% | 1.7% | 1.1x | |||
| 28 | Song Sparrow | 34.8% | 25.0% | 9.8% | 0.7x | |||
| 29 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 32.8% | 25.0% | 7.8% | 0.8x | |||
| 30 | Brown Thrasher | 32.4% | 25.0% | 7.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 31 | House Finch | 29.1% | 25.0% | 4.1% | 0.9x | |||
| 32 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 35.4% | 20.0% | 15.4% | 0.6x | |||
| 33 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 18.6% | 20.0% | 1.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 34 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 13.6% | 20.0% | 6.4% | 1.5x | |||
| 35 | Red-tailed Hawk | 12.4% | 20.0% | 7.6% | 1.6x | |||
| 36 | Gray Catbird | 28.6% | 15.0% | 13.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 37 | White-throated Sparrow | 23.9% | 15.0% | 8.9% | 0.6x | |||
| 38 | Killdeer | 23.4% | 15.0% | 8.4% | 0.6x | |||
| 39 | Great Egret | 15.7% | 15.0% | 0.7% | 1.0x | |||
| 40 | Chimney Swift | 12.3% | 15.0% | 2.7% | 1.2x | |||
| 41 | Wood Duck | 5.9% | 15.0% | 9.1% | 2.6x | |||
| 42 | crow sp. | 1.0% | 15.0% | 14.0% | 15.4x | |||
| 43 | Black Vulture | 21.7% | 10.0% | 11.7% | 0.5x | |||
| 44 | Northern Parula | 21.5% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 45 | Bald Eagle | 15.2% | 10.0% | 5.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 46 | Hairy Woodpecker | 15.1% | 10.0% | 5.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 47 | Common Grackle | 14.1% | 10.0% | 4.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 48 | Cape May Warbler | 13.0% | 10.0% | 3.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 49 | Mallard | 22.3% | 5.0% | 17.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 50 | Fish Crow | 17.6% | 5.0% | 12.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 51 | American Redstart | 16.2% | 5.0% | 11.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 52 | European Starling | 13.7% | 5.0% | 8.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 53 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 13.2% | 5.0% | 8.2% | 0.4x | |||
| 54 | Indigo Bunting | 8.3% | 5.0% | 3.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 55 | House Wren | 8.1% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 0.6x | |||
| 56 | Scarlet Tanager | 6.5% | 5.0% | 1.5% | 0.8x | |||
| 57 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 5.6% | 5.0% | 0.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 58 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 5.4% | 5.0% | 0.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 59 | Blue-headed Vireo | 3.5% | 5.0% | 1.5% | 1.4x | |||
| 60 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 2.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 2.0x | |||
| 61 | Summer Tanager | 2.4% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 2.1x | |||
| 62 | House Sparrow | 1.1% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 4.6x |