Top Birds at Falls Lake in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 28 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 1.7% | 21.4% | 19.8% | |||
| 2 | Baird's Sandpiper | 1.4% | 21.4% | 20.0% | |||
| 3 | Black Tern | 1.2% | 17.9% | 16.7% | |||
| 4 | Caspian Tern | 1.8% | 14.3% | 12.5% | |||
| 5 | Wilson's Phalarope | 1.3% | 14.3% | 12.9% | |||
| 6 | Black-bellied Plover | 0.3% | 14.3% | 14.0% | |||
| 7 | Piping Plover | 0.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% | |||
| 8 | Pectoral Sandpiper | 7.3% | 10.7% | 3.5% | |||
| 9 | Semipalmated Plover | 5.5% | 10.7% | 5.2% | |||
| 10 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4.5% | 10.7% | 6.2% | |||
| 11 | Stilt Sandpiper | 1.5% | 10.7% | 9.2% | |||
| 12 | Sanderling | 0.6% | 10.7% | 10.1% | |||
| 13 | White-rumped Sandpiper | 0.6% | 10.7% | 10.2% | |||
| 14 | Forster's Tern | 0.5% | 10.7% | 10.2% | |||
| 15 | Carolina Wren | 71.5% | 7.1% | 64.4% | |||
| 16 | Northern Cardinal | 65.4% | 7.1% | 58.2% | |||
| 17 | Carolina Chickadee | 56.5% | 7.1% | 49.4% | |||
| 18 | American Crow | 53.8% | 7.1% | 46.7% | |||
| 19 | Tufted Titmouse | 51.4% | 7.1% | 44.3% | |||
| 20 | Great Blue Heron | 47.5% | 7.1% | 40.4% | |||
| 21 | Mourning Dove | 46.9% | 7.1% | 39.8% | |||
| 22 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 40.4% | 7.1% | 33.2% | |||
| 23 | Eastern Bluebird | 39.7% | 7.1% | 32.6% | |||
| 24 | Great Egret | 33.9% | 7.1% | 26.8% | |||
| 25 | Indigo Bunting | 29.9% | 7.1% | 22.8% | |||
| 26 | Canada Goose | 25.8% | 7.1% | 18.7% | |||
| 27 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 25.1% | 7.1% | 18.0% | |||
| 28 | Killdeer | 24.8% | 7.1% | 17.7% | |||
| 29 | Osprey | 22.2% | 7.1% | 15.1% | |||
| 30 | Eastern Phoebe | 20.8% | 7.1% | 13.6% | |||
| 31 | White-eyed Vireo | 20.7% | 7.1% | 13.6% | |||
| 32 | Pine Warbler | 16.0% | 7.1% | 8.9% | |||
| 33 | Double-crested Cormorant | 14.9% | 7.1% | 7.7% | |||
| 34 | Eastern Kingbird | 14.6% | 7.1% | 7.4% | |||
| 35 | Wood Duck | 12.0% | 7.1% | 4.8% | |||
| 36 | Spotted Sandpiper | 11.9% | 7.1% | 4.7% | |||
| 37 | Least Sandpiper | 11.1% | 7.1% | 3.9% | |||
| 38 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 10.1% | 7.1% | 3.0% | |||
| 39 | European Starling | 9.0% | 7.1% | 1.9% | |||
| 40 | Solitary Sandpiper | 8.6% | 7.1% | 1.5% | |||
| 41 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 6.1% | 7.1% | 1.0% | |||
| 42 | Greater Yellowlegs | 4.0% | 7.1% | 3.2% | |||
| 43 | Prothonotary Warbler | 2.8% | 7.1% | 4.4% | |||
| 44 | Western Sandpiper | 1.0% | 7.1% | 6.2% | |||
| 45 | Ruddy Turnstone | 0.2% | 7.1% | 7.0% | |||
| 46 | Laughing Gull | 0.2% | 7.1% | 7.0% | |||
| 47 | Willet | 0.2% | 7.1% | 7.0% | |||
| 48 | Marbled Godwit | 0.0% | 7.1% | 7.1% | |||
| 49 | American Goldfinch | 60.3% | 3.6% | 56.8% | |||
| 50 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.4% | 3.6% | 35.8% | |||
| 51 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 36.4% | 3.6% | 32.8% | |||
| 52 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 33.8% | 3.6% | 30.3% | |||
| 53 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.1% | 3.6% | 24.5% | |||
| 54 | Gray Catbird | 26.4% | 3.6% | 22.8% | |||
| 55 | Eastern Towhee | 25.7% | 3.6% | 22.1% | |||
| 56 | Blue Grosbeak | 23.7% | 3.6% | 20.1% | |||
| 57 | Belted Kingfisher | 22.2% | 3.6% | 18.6% | |||
| 58 | Red-eyed Vireo | 21.8% | 3.6% | 18.2% | |||
| 59 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 20.7% | 3.6% | 17.1% | |||
| 60 | Chimney Swift | 18.2% | 3.6% | 14.6% | |||
| 61 | Black Vulture | 16.7% | 3.6% | 13.2% | |||
| 62 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 15.9% | 3.6% | 12.3% | |||
| 63 | Pileated Woodpecker | 15.8% | 3.6% | 12.2% | |||
| 64 | Bald Eagle | 9.3% | 3.6% | 5.7% | |||
| 65 | Little Blue Heron | 8.8% | 3.6% | 5.2% | |||
| 66 | Northern Flicker | 8.1% | 3.6% | 4.5% | |||
| 67 | Red-winged Blackbird | 5.7% | 3.6% | 2.2% | |||
| 68 | Rock Pigeon | 5.6% | 3.6% | 2.0% | |||
| 69 | Prairie Warbler | 3.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% | |||
| 70 | Snowy Egret | 2.7% | 3.6% | 0.9% | |||
| 71 | Orchard Oriole | 2.3% | 3.6% | 1.3% | |||
| 72 | Yellow-throated Warbler | 1.8% | 3.6% | 1.8% | |||
| 73 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 1.1% | 3.6% | 2.5% | |||
| 74 | Wild Turkey | 1.0% | 3.6% | 2.6% | |||
| 75 | Cliff Swallow | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2.7% | |||
| 76 | Northern Harrier | 0.1% | 3.6% | 3.5% | |||
| 77 | Red Knot | 0.1% | 3.6% | 3.5% | |||
| 78 | Glossy Ibis | 0.0% | 3.6% | 3.5% | |||
| 79 | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | 0.0% | 3.6% | 3.5% |