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Top Birds at Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 34 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway in September. 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   Northern Cardinal 73.3% 97.1% 23.8% 1.3x
2   Carolina Wren 76.8% 94.1% 17.3% 1.2x
3   Carolina Chickadee 71.1% 94.1% 23.0% 1.3x
4   American Crow 64.8% 94.1% 29.4% 1.5x
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.8% 91.2% 35.4% 1.6x
6   American Goldfinch 47.1% 88.2% 41.1% 1.9x
7   Tufted Titmouse 65.3% 79.4% 14.1% 1.2x
8   Blue Jay 60.3% 79.4% 19.1% 1.3x
9   Downy Woodpecker 56.0% 79.4% 23.4% 1.4x
10   Gray Catbird 42.6% 79.4% 36.8% 1.9x
11   Eastern Bluebird 42.1% 79.4% 37.4% 1.9x
12   Belted Kingfisher 27.9% 79.4% 51.5% 2.8x
13   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.2% 76.5% 40.2% 2.1x
14   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 32.5% 76.5% 43.9% 2.4x
15   Great Blue Heron 44.5% 73.5% 29.0% 1.7x
16   Eastern Towhee 26.2% 73.5% 47.4% 2.8x
17   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.5% 70.6% 34.1% 1.9x
18   Pine Warbler 40.4% 64.7% 24.3% 1.6x
19   Brown Thrasher 30.4% 61.8% 31.4% 2.0x
20   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 58.8% 27.8% 1.9x
21   Eastern Phoebe 37.0% 55.9% 18.9% 1.5x
22   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.9% 55.9% 20.0% 1.6x
23   Canada Goose 24.7% 55.9% 31.1% 2.3x
24   Mourning Dove 38.3% 52.9% 14.7% 1.4x
25   European Starling 10.7% 52.9% 42.2% 4.9x
26   Song Sparrow 9.1% 50.0% 40.9% 5.5x
27   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.4% 44.1% 17.7% 1.7x
28   Chipping Sparrow 14.2% 41.2% 27.0% 2.9x
29   Common Yellowthroat 29.8% 38.2% 8.4% 1.3x
30   American Robin 29.3% 38.2% 8.9% 1.3x
31   Mallard 20.0% 38.2% 18.2% 1.9x
32   House Finch 19.4% 38.2% 18.8% 2.0x
33   Northern Flicker 22.5% 35.3% 12.8% 1.6x
34   Turkey Vulture 39.5% 29.4% 10.1% 0.7x
35   American Redstart 30.9% 29.4% 1.5% 1.0x
36   Red-eyed Vireo 28.6% 29.4% 0.8% 1.0x
37   Pileated Woodpecker 24.5% 29.4% 4.9% 1.2x
38   Chimney Swift 24.4% 26.5% 2.0% 1.1x
39   Killdeer 23.9% 23.5% 0.4% 1.0x
40   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 20.6% 13.0% 0.6x
41   Northern Parula 25.0% 20.6% 4.4% 0.8x
42   Common Grackle 5.4% 17.6% 12.3% 3.3x
43   Cooper's Hawk 5.2% 17.6% 12.5% 3.4x
44   Fish Crow 22.0% 14.7% 7.3% 0.7x
45   Great Egret 29.3% 11.8% 17.5% 0.4x
46   Black-and-white Warbler 24.2% 11.8% 12.4% 0.5x
47   Eastern Wood-Pewee 27.8% 8.8% 19.0% 0.3x
48   Bald Eagle 12.3% 8.8% 3.4% 0.7x
49   Green Heron 10.7% 8.8% 1.9% 0.8x
50   Acadian Flycatcher 6.8% 8.8% 2.0% 1.3x
51   Barred Owl 5.7% 8.8% 3.1% 1.6x
52   Black-throated Blue Warbler 5.3% 8.8% 3.5% 1.7x
53   Summer Tanager 22.4% 5.9% 16.5% 0.3x
54   Black Vulture 21.3% 5.9% 15.4% 0.3x
55   Magnolia Warbler 17.6% 5.9% 11.7% 0.3x
56   Osprey 12.9% 5.9% 7.0% 0.5x
57   Great Crested Flycatcher 10.6% 5.9% 4.8% 0.6x
58   Wood Duck 8.5% 5.9% 2.6% 0.7x
59   warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 1.6% 5.9% 4.3% 3.6x
60   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.5% 2.9% 12.5% 0.2x
61   Double-crested Cormorant 15.4% 2.9% 12.5% 0.2x
62   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.8% 2.9% 11.9% 0.2x
63   Cape May Warbler 9.9% 2.9% 6.9% 0.3x
64   Scarlet Tanager 9.5% 2.9% 6.6% 0.3x
65   Red-tailed Hawk 9.4% 2.9% 6.5% 0.3x
66   Hooded Warbler 7.0% 2.9% 4.0% 0.4x
67   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6.8% 2.9% 3.9% 0.4x
68   Solitary Sandpiper 5.1% 2.9% 2.1% 0.6x
69   Swainson's Thrush 5.0% 2.9% 2.1% 0.6x
70   Rock Pigeon 4.5% 2.9% 1.6% 0.7x
71   Blue-winged Warbler 4.4% 2.9% 1.5% 0.7x
72   Wood Thrush 3.4% 2.9% 0.4% 0.9x
73   Empidonax sp. 2.8% 2.9% 0.2% 1.1x
74   Pied-billed Grebe 1.4% 2.9% 1.6% 2.2x
75   Nashville Warbler 1.1% 2.9% 1.8% 2.6x
76   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.7% 2.9% 2.3% 4.3x