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Top Birds at Falls Lake in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 27 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake in August. 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 Relative
1   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.9% 22.2% 20.3% 11.8x
2   Baird's Sandpiper 0.4% 22.2% 21.8% 57.1x
3   Black Tern 1.4% 18.5% 17.1% 12.8x
4   Caspian Tern 1.9% 14.8% 12.9% 7.7x
5   Wilson's Phalarope 0.4% 14.8% 14.4% 35.6x
6   Piping Plover 0.1% 14.8% 14.7% 157.7x
7   Black-bellied Plover 0.1% 14.8% 14.7% 157.7x
8   Pectoral Sandpiper 5.9% 11.1% 5.3% 1.9x
9   Semipalmated Plover 4.0% 11.1% 7.2% 2.8x
10   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.5% 11.1% 7.6% 3.1x
11   Stilt Sandpiper 1.2% 11.1% 9.9% 8.9x
12   Sanderling 0.5% 11.1% 10.6% 22.4x
13   Forster's Tern 0.4% 11.1% 10.7% 26.7x
14   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.2% 11.1% 10.9% 46.0x
15   Carolina Wren 72.6% 7.4% 65.2% 0.1x
16   Northern Cardinal 66.3% 7.4% 58.9% 0.1x
17   Carolina Chickadee 58.5% 7.4% 51.1% 0.1x
18   American Crow 54.0% 7.4% 46.6% 0.1x
19   Tufted Titmouse 52.6% 7.4% 45.2% 0.1x
20   Mourning Dove 47.8% 7.4% 40.4% 0.2x
21   Great Blue Heron 46.7% 7.4% 39.3% 0.2x
22   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.9% 7.4% 33.5% 0.2x
23   Eastern Bluebird 39.9% 7.4% 32.5% 0.2x
24   Great Egret 33.4% 7.4% 26.0% 0.2x
25   Indigo Bunting 28.1% 7.4% 20.7% 0.3x
26   Brown-headed Nuthatch 26.3% 7.4% 18.9% 0.3x
27   Canada Goose 26.0% 7.4% 18.6% 0.3x
28   Killdeer 22.9% 7.4% 15.5% 0.3x
29   White-eyed Vireo 20.5% 7.4% 13.1% 0.4x
30   Eastern Phoebe 20.1% 7.4% 12.7% 0.4x
31   Pine Warbler 16.2% 7.4% 8.8% 0.5x
32   Double-crested Cormorant 14.9% 7.4% 7.5% 0.5x
33   Eastern Kingbird 14.0% 7.4% 6.5% 0.5x
34   Wood Duck 11.0% 7.4% 3.6% 0.7x
35   Spotted Sandpiper 10.8% 7.4% 3.4% 0.7x
36   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.4% 7.4% 3.0% 0.7x
37   European Starling 10.0% 7.4% 2.6% 0.7x
38   Least Sandpiper 8.6% 7.4% 1.2% 0.9x
39   Solitary Sandpiper 7.5% 7.4% 0.1% 1.0x
40   Lesser Yellowlegs 4.3% 7.4% 3.1% 1.7x
41   Greater Yellowlegs 3.2% 7.4% 4.2% 2.3x
42   Prothonotary Warbler 2.5% 7.4% 4.9% 3.0x
43   Western Sandpiper 0.6% 7.4% 6.8% 12.3x
44   Laughing Gull 0.2% 7.4% 7.2% 36.8x
45   Willet 0.2% 7.4% 7.2% 39.4x
46   Ruddy Turnstone 0.1% 7.4% 7.3% 78.9x
47   Marbled Godwit 0.1% 7.4% 7.4% 138.0x
48   American Goldfinch 59.6% 3.7% 55.9% 0.1x
49   Downy Woodpecker 40.6% 3.7% 36.9% 0.1x
50   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.1% 3.7% 35.4% 0.1x
51   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 34.1% 3.7% 30.4% 0.1x
52   Northern Mockingbird 29.5% 3.7% 25.8% 0.1x
53   Gray Catbird 27.2% 3.7% 23.5% 0.1x
54   Eastern Towhee 25.3% 3.7% 21.6% 0.1x
55   Belted Kingfisher 22.7% 3.7% 19.0% 0.2x
56   Blue Grosbeak 22.2% 3.7% 18.5% 0.2x
57   Red-eyed Vireo 21.7% 3.7% 18.0% 0.2x
58   Osprey 20.9% 3.7% 17.2% 0.2x
59   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.4% 3.7% 15.7% 0.2x
60   Chimney Swift 18.6% 3.7% 14.9% 0.2x
61   Pileated Woodpecker 16.0% 3.7% 12.3% 0.2x
62   Black Vulture 15.8% 3.7% 12.1% 0.2x
63   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.8% 3.7% 12.1% 0.2x
64   Northern Flicker 8.8% 3.7% 5.1% 0.4x
65   Little Blue Heron 7.2% 3.7% 3.5% 0.5x
66   Red-winged Blackbird 6.0% 3.7% 2.3% 0.6x
67   Rock Pigeon 5.7% 3.7% 2.0% 0.6x
68   Prairie Warbler 2.9% 3.7% 0.8% 1.3x
69   Snowy Egret 2.2% 3.7% 1.5% 1.7x
70   Orchard Oriole 1.9% 3.7% 1.8% 1.9x
71   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.8% 3.7% 1.9% 2.1x
72   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.1% 3.7% 2.6% 3.4x
73   Wild Turkey 1.0% 3.7% 2.7% 3.7x
74   Downy/Hairy Woodpecker 0.3% 3.7% 3.4% 11.0x
75   Northern Harrier 0.1% 3.7% 3.6% 30.7x
76   Red Knot 0.1% 3.7% 3.6% 34.5x
77   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 3.7% 3.7% 92.0x
78   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.0% 3.7% 3.7% 92.0x