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 54.5% 88.4% 33.8%
2   Northern Cardinal 72.5% 86.0% 13.6%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.3% 86.0% 16.8%
4   Carolina Chickadee 71.2% 83.7% 12.5%
5   Blue Jay 70.1% 83.7% 13.6%
6   Carolina Wren 75.5% 81.4% 5.8%
7   Tufted Titmouse 65.7% 81.4% 15.7%
8   Northern Flicker 55.4% 72.1% 16.7%
9   American Crow 68.8% 67.4% 1.4%
10   Eastern Phoebe 56.0% 67.4% 11.5%
11   Northern Mockingbird 40.9% 67.4% 26.6%
12   American Robin 34.6% 67.4% 32.9%
13   Brown Thrasher 32.0% 67.4% 35.4%
14   Chipping Sparrow 23.2% 62.8% 39.6%
15   House Finch 29.5% 60.5% 31.0%
16   Downy Woodpecker 58.6% 58.1% 0.4%
17   Palm Warbler 18.5% 58.1% 39.6%
18   American Goldfinch 34.1% 55.8% 21.7%
19   Pileated Woodpecker 22.4% 51.2% 28.8%
20   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.8% 48.8% 13.0%
21   Turkey Vulture 43.9% 46.5% 2.7%
22   Gray Catbird 29.3% 44.2% 14.9%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.6% 41.9% 7.3%
24   Mourning Dove 27.0% 41.9% 14.9%
25   Eastern Towhee 37.1% 39.5% 2.4%
26   Pine Warbler 36.1% 39.5% 3.4%
27   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.0% 37.2% 1.2%
28   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 37.2% 13.2%
29   Common Yellowthroat 18.0% 34.9% 16.8%
30   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.0% 32.6% 4.4%
31   Song Sparrow 35.1% 32.6% 2.5%
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.5% 32.6% 24.1%
33   Common Grackle 13.3% 30.2% 16.9%
34   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 27.9% 23.0%
35   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 25.6% 13.5%
36   Northern Parula 22.7% 23.3% 0.5%
37   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.7% 23.3% 7.6%
38   Chimney Swift 13.0% 23.3% 10.2%
39   Black Vulture 21.6% 20.9% 0.6%
40   Fish Crow 16.7% 20.9% 4.2%
41   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.7% 20.9% 7.2%
42   House Wren 8.0% 18.6% 10.6%
43   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.4% 16.3% 18.1%
44   Canada Goose 25.8% 16.3% 9.5%
45   American Redstart 16.6% 16.3% 0.3%
46   Hairy Woodpecker 15.5% 16.3% 0.8%
47   Black-and-white Warbler 13.2% 16.3% 3.1%
48   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.4% 16.3% 7.9%
49   Indigo Bunting 8.1% 16.3% 8.1%
50   Red-eyed Vireo 7.1% 16.3% 9.2%
51   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 16.3% 14.2%
52   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 14.0% 4.6%
53   Magnolia Warbler 12.8% 14.0% 1.1%
54   Swamp Sparrow 9.9% 14.0% 4.1%
55   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 14.0% 8.3%
56   Winter Wren 5.4% 14.0% 8.5%
57   Eastern Meadowlark 4.3% 14.0% 9.7%
58   Great Blue Heron 44.5% 11.6% 32.8%
59   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 11.6% 18.6%
60   Great Egret 16.2% 11.6% 4.5%
61   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 11.6% 4.1%
62   Swainson's Thrush 6.2% 11.6% 5.4%
63   Field Sparrow 4.6% 11.6% 7.1%
64   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.2% 9.3% 3.9%
65   European Starling 13.2% 9.3% 3.9%
66   Scarlet Tanager 6.3% 9.3% 3.0%
67   Cedar Waxwing 6.0% 9.3% 3.3%
68   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 9.3% 5.9%
69   Wood Thrush 3.4% 7.0% 3.6%
70   Pine Siskin 2.2% 7.0% 4.8%
71   Cape May Warbler 14.8% 4.7% 10.2%
72   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.9% 4.7% 9.2%
73   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 4.7% 2.9%
74   Wood Duck 5.4% 4.7% 0.7%
75   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.6% 4.7% 0.1%
76   Tennessee Warbler 4.0% 4.7% 0.7%
77   Blue-headed Vireo 3.6% 4.7% 1.0%
78   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.4% 4.7% 1.2%
79   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.9% 4.7% 1.7%
80   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 4.7% 1.9%
81   Northern Harrier 1.3% 4.7% 3.3%
82   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 4.7% 3.9%
83   Anhinga 0.3% 4.7% 4.4%
84   Killdeer 24.7% 2.3% 22.3%
85   Blackpoll Warbler 6.4% 2.3% 4.1%
86   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.8% 2.3% 3.4%
87   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.3% 2.3% 2.9%
88   Barred Owl 4.1% 2.3% 1.8%
89   Dark-eyed Junco 2.5% 2.3% 0.1%
90   Muscovy Duck 2.3% 2.3% 0.1%
91   Summer Tanager 2.2% 2.3% 0.1%
92   Merlin 1.2% 2.3% 1.1%
93   Horned Lark 1.0% 2.3% 1.4%
94   Prairie Warbler 0.6% 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%