Top Birds at University Lake, Chapel Hill in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 21 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at University Lake, Chapel Hill 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Blue Heron | 44.6% | 81.0% | 36.4% | 1.8x | |||
| 2 | Carolina Chickadee | 71.2% | 61.9% | 9.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 3 | Blue Jay | 60.4% | 61.9% | 1.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 4 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 55.9% | 57.1% | 1.2% | 1.0x | |||
| 5 | Carolina Wren | 76.9% | 52.4% | 24.6% | 0.7x | |||
| 6 | Tufted Titmouse | 65.4% | 52.4% | 13.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 7 | Northern Cardinal | 73.4% | 47.6% | 25.8% | 0.6x | |||
| 8 | Northern Mockingbird | 31.1% | 47.6% | 16.5% | 1.5x | |||
| 9 | Great Egret | 29.2% | 42.9% | 13.6% | 1.5x | |||
| 10 | Killdeer | 23.9% | 42.9% | 19.0% | 1.8x | |||
| 11 | American Crow | 64.9% | 38.1% | 26.8% | 0.6x | |||
| 12 | Pine Warbler | 40.5% | 38.1% | 2.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 13 | Mourning Dove | 38.3% | 38.1% | 0.2% | 1.0x | |||
| 14 | Eastern Phoebe | 37.1% | 38.1% | 1.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 15 | Belted Kingfisher | 28.0% | 38.1% | 10.1% | 1.4x | |||
| 16 | Downy Woodpecker | 56.2% | 33.3% | 22.8% | 0.6x | |||
| 17 | Eastern Bluebird | 42.2% | 33.3% | 8.9% | 0.8x | |||
| 18 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 36.0% | 33.3% | 2.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 19 | American Robin | 29.3% | 33.3% | 4.0% | 1.1x | |||
| 20 | Canada Goose | 24.8% | 33.3% | 8.5% | 1.3x | |||
| 21 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 36.4% | 28.6% | 7.8% | 0.8x | |||
| 22 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 32.7% | 28.6% | 4.1% | 0.9x | |||
| 23 | House Finch | 19.5% | 28.6% | 9.1% | 1.5x | |||
| 24 | Bald Eagle | 12.2% | 28.6% | 16.4% | 2.3x | |||
| 25 | American Goldfinch | 47.3% | 23.8% | 23.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 26 | Pileated Woodpecker | 24.6% | 23.8% | 0.7% | 1.0x | |||
| 27 | Chipping Sparrow | 14.3% | 23.8% | 9.5% | 1.7x | |||
| 28 | Turkey Vulture | 39.5% | 19.0% | 20.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 29 | Eastern Towhee | 26.3% | 19.0% | 7.3% | 0.7x | |||
| 30 | Summer Tanager | 22.4% | 19.0% | 3.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 31 | White-eyed Vireo | 33.6% | 14.3% | 19.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 32 | Chimney Swift | 24.5% | 14.3% | 10.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 33 | Northern Flicker | 22.5% | 14.3% | 8.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 34 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 15.4% | 14.3% | 1.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 35 | Green Heron | 10.7% | 14.3% | 3.6% | 1.3x | |||
| 36 | Spotted Sandpiper | 5.7% | 14.3% | 8.6% | 2.5x | |||
| 37 | Gray Catbird | 42.8% | 9.5% | 33.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 38 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 36.7% | 9.5% | 27.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 39 | Brown Thrasher | 30.5% | 9.5% | 21.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 40 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 27.8% | 9.5% | 18.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 41 | Double-crested Cormorant | 15.4% | 9.5% | 5.9% | 0.6x | |||
| 42 | Hairy Woodpecker | 14.2% | 9.5% | 4.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 43 | Osprey | 12.9% | 9.5% | 3.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 44 | Solitary Sandpiper | 5.1% | 9.5% | 4.5% | 1.9x | |||
| 45 | Northern Waterthrush | 3.5% | 9.5% | 6.0% | 2.7x | |||
| 46 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 26.5% | 4.8% | 21.7% | 0.2x | |||
| 47 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 14.8% | 4.8% | 10.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 48 | Blue Grosbeak | 11.4% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 49 | European Starling | 10.9% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 0.4x | |||
| 50 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 10.6% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 0.4x | |||
| 51 | Cape May Warbler | 9.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 0.5x | |||
| 52 | Red-tailed Hawk | 9.4% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 53 | Wood Duck | 8.5% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 0.6x | |||
| 54 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 4.5% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 55 | Wood Thrush | 3.4% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1.4x | |||
| 56 | Eastern Kingbird | 1.6% | 4.8% | 3.2% | 3.0x | |||
| 57 | crow sp. | 1.1% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 4.2x | |||
| 58 | Common Nighthawk | 1.0% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 4.6x | |||
| 59 | Downy/Hairy Woodpecker | 0.4% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 13.3x | |||
| 60 | swallow sp. | 0.3% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 16.3x | |||
| 61 | Anhinga | 0.2% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 20.0x |