Bird Finder

Top Birds at J.C. Raulston Arboretum in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 15 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at J.C. Raulston Arboretum 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   Northern Mockingbird 40.9% 93.3% 52.5%
2   Northern Cardinal 72.5% 86.7% 14.1%
3   Blue Jay 70.2% 80.0% 9.8%
4   Carolina Chickadee 71.3% 73.3% 2.1%
5   Carolina Wren 75.6% 66.7% 8.9%
6   Eastern Towhee 37.1% 60.0% 22.9%
7   Brown Thrasher 32.1% 60.0% 27.9%
8   American Crow 68.8% 53.3% 15.5%
9   Eastern Phoebe 56.0% 53.3% 2.7%
10   Turkey Vulture 43.9% 53.3% 9.5%
11   House Finch 29.6% 53.3% 23.7%
12   Mourning Dove 27.0% 53.3% 26.3%
13   Tufted Titmouse 65.8% 46.7% 19.1%
14   Eastern Bluebird 54.7% 46.7% 8.0%
15   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.0% 46.7% 10.6%
16   Song Sparrow 35.0% 46.7% 11.6%
17   American Robin 34.7% 40.0% 5.3%
18   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.6% 40.0% 5.4%
19   Gray Catbird 29.3% 40.0% 10.7%
20   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 40.0% 16.0%
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.3% 33.3% 1.0%
22   Killdeer 24.6% 33.3% 8.8%
23   Palm Warbler 18.6% 33.3% 14.7%
24   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.4% 26.7% 42.7%
25   Black Vulture 21.6% 20.0% 1.6%
26   European Starling 13.2% 20.0% 6.8%
27   Rock Pigeon 5.0% 20.0% 15.0%
28   Northern Flicker 55.5% 13.3% 42.2%
29   Chipping Sparrow 23.4% 13.3% 10.0%
30   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 13.3% 5.2%
31   Common Yellowthroat 18.1% 13.3% 4.8%
32   Fish Crow 16.8% 13.3% 3.4%
33   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.7% 13.3% 2.4%
34   Cape May Warbler 14.8% 13.3% 1.5%
35   Common Grackle 13.4% 13.3% 0.1%
36   Chimney Swift 13.1% 13.3% 0.3%
37   House Wren 8.0% 13.3% 5.3%
38   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.0% 6.7% 30.4%
39   Pine Warbler 36.1% 6.7% 29.5%
40   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.9% 6.7% 29.3%
41   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 6.7% 23.5%
42   Canada Goose 25.8% 6.7% 19.1%
43   American Redstart 16.6% 6.7% 10.0%
44   Magnolia Warbler 12.8% 6.7% 6.2%
45   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 6.7% 5.5%
46   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.5% 6.7% 1.9%
47   Indigo Bunting 8.2% 6.7% 1.5%
48   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 6.7% 0.9%
49   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 6.7% 0.9%
50   Red-eyed Vireo 7.1% 6.7% 0.5%
51   Winter Wren 5.5% 6.7% 1.2%
52   American Kestrel 5.2% 6.7% 1.5%
53   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 6.7% 2.8%
54   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.6% 6.7% 3.1%