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 during the month of 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.
| 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 | 66.4% | 7.4% | 59.0% | 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 | 46.8% | 7.4% | 39.4% | 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 | 33.5% | 7.4% | 26.1% | 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% | 6.6% | 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% | 78.8x | |||
| 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 | 27.3% | 3.7% | 23.6% | 0.1x | |||
| 54 | Eastern Towhee | 25.3% | 3.7% | 21.6% | 0.1x | |||
| 55 | Belted Kingfisher | 22.8% | 3.7% | 19.1% | 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 |