Bird Finder

Top Birds at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 43 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 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   Eastern Bluebird 53.8% 88.4% 34.5%
2   Northern Cardinal 72.0% 86.0% 14.0%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.8% 86.0% 17.2%
4   Carolina Chickadee 70.7% 83.7% 13.0%
5   Blue Jay 70.0% 83.7% 13.7%
6   Carolina Wren 75.3% 81.4% 6.1%
7   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 81.4% 16.2%
8   Northern Flicker 55.0% 72.1% 17.1%
9   American Crow 68.3% 67.4% 0.9%
10   Eastern Phoebe 56.3% 67.4% 11.2%
11   Northern Mockingbird 41.2% 67.4% 26.2%
12   American Robin 34.0% 67.4% 33.4%
13   Brown Thrasher 32.0% 67.4% 35.4%
14   Chipping Sparrow 23.2% 62.8% 39.6%
15   House Finch 28.4% 60.5% 32.1%
16   Downy Woodpecker 57.8% 58.1% 0.3%
17   Palm Warbler 18.9% 58.1% 39.2%
18   American Goldfinch 33.5% 55.8% 22.3%
19   Pileated Woodpecker 21.4% 51.2% 29.8%
20   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.6% 48.8% 14.2%
21   Turkey Vulture 43.6% 46.5% 2.9%
22   Gray Catbird 28.8% 44.2% 15.3%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.7% 41.9% 8.1%
24   Mourning Dove 25.9% 41.9% 16.0%
25   Eastern Towhee 37.4% 39.5% 2.1%
26   Pine Warbler 34.9% 39.5% 4.6%
27   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.4% 37.2% 1.8%
28   White-throated Sparrow 23.9% 37.2% 13.3%
29   Common Yellowthroat 18.3% 34.9% 16.6%
30   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.9% 32.6% 3.4%
31   Song Sparrow 35.8% 32.6% 3.3%
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.6% 32.6% 24.0%
33   Common Grackle 13.4% 30.2% 16.9%
34   Rock Pigeon 5.0% 27.9% 22.9%
35   Red-tailed Hawk 11.9% 25.6% 13.7%
36   Northern Parula 22.0% 23.3% 1.3%
37   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.5% 23.3% 7.7%
38   Chimney Swift 12.3% 23.3% 11.0%
39   Black Vulture 21.2% 20.9% 0.2%
40   Fish Crow 16.4% 20.9% 4.6%
41   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.4% 20.9% 7.5%
42   House Wren 8.1% 18.6% 10.5%
43   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.8% 16.3% 18.6%
44   Canada Goose 26.2% 16.3% 10.0%
45   American Redstart 15.8% 16.3% 0.5%
46   Hairy Woodpecker 14.6% 16.3% 1.7%
47   Black-and-white Warbler 12.4% 16.3% 3.9%
48   Indigo Bunting 8.3% 16.3% 8.0%
49   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.2% 16.3% 8.1%
50   Red-eyed Vireo 6.2% 16.3% 10.1%
51   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 16.3% 14.2%
52   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 14.0% 3.7%
53   Magnolia Warbler 12.6% 14.0% 1.4%
54   Swamp Sparrow 10.1% 14.0% 3.8%
55   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 14.0% 8.3%
56   Winter Wren 5.6% 14.0% 8.4%
57   Eastern Meadowlark 4.3% 14.0% 9.6%
58   Great Blue Heron 45.4% 11.6% 33.8%
59   Belted Kingfisher 30.9% 11.6% 19.2%
60   Great Egret 16.5% 11.6% 4.9%
61   Cooper's Hawk 7.1% 11.6% 4.6%
62   Swainson's Thrush 4.9% 11.6% 6.8%
63   Field Sparrow 4.7% 11.6% 7.0%
64   European Starling 13.5% 9.3% 4.2%
65   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.4% 9.3% 4.1%
66   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 9.3% 3.2%
67   Scarlet Tanager 5.2% 9.3% 4.1%
68   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.1% 9.3% 6.2%
69   Pine Siskin 2.1% 7.0% 4.8%
70   Wood Thrush 2.1% 7.0% 4.9%
71   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 4.7% 10.3%
72   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.5% 4.7% 8.8%
73   Red-winged Blackbird 7.7% 4.7% 3.0%
74   Wood Duck 5.5% 4.7% 0.9%
75   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.3% 4.7% 0.3%
76   Tennessee Warbler 3.9% 4.7% 0.7%
77   Blue-headed Vireo 3.5% 4.7% 1.2%
78   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 4.7% 1.8%
79   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.8% 4.7% 1.8%
80   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2.6% 4.7% 2.1%
81   Northern Harrier 1.3% 4.7% 3.4%
82   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 4.7% 3.8%
83   Anhinga 0.3% 4.7% 4.4%
84   Killdeer 25.2% 2.3% 22.9%
85   Blackpoll Warbler 6.5% 2.3% 4.2%
86   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 2.3% 3.3%
87   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4.5% 2.3% 2.2%
88   Barred Owl 3.6% 2.3% 1.3%
89   Dark-eyed Junco 2.5% 2.3% 0.1%
90   Muscovy Duck 2.3% 2.3% 0.0%
91   Summer Tanager 1.7% 2.3% 0.6%
92   Merlin 1.2% 2.3% 1.1%
93   Horned Lark 1.0% 2.3% 1.3%
94   Prairie Warbler 0.7% 2.3% 1.7%
95   Common Raven 0.6% 2.3% 1.7%
96   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.6% 2.3% 1.7%
97   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.4% 2.3% 1.9%
98   Great Crested Flycatcher 0.1% 2.3% 2.2%