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Top Birds at Duke University--Reclamation Pond in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 54 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Duke University--Reclamation Pond 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   Song Sparrow 35.6% 90.7% 55.2%
2   Northern Mockingbird 41.1% 81.5% 40.3%
3   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.7% 77.8% 42.1%
4   Carolina Wren 75.3% 75.9% 0.6%
5   Northern Cardinal 72.1% 75.9% 3.9%
6   Eastern Phoebe 56.3% 68.5% 12.2%
7   American Goldfinch 33.4% 68.5% 35.1%
8   Eastern Towhee 37.3% 66.7% 29.4%
9   Blue Jay 70.1% 63.0% 7.1%
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.9% 59.3% 9.7%
11   Mallard 22.7% 53.7% 31.0%
12   Great Blue Heron 45.3% 51.9% 6.6%
13   Carolina Chickadee 70.9% 50.0% 20.9%
14   American Crow 68.4% 35.2% 33.3%
15   Downy Woodpecker 57.9% 33.3% 24.6%
16   Eastern Bluebird 54.0% 31.5% 22.6%
17   Pine Warbler 35.0% 31.5% 3.5%
18   Common Yellowthroat 18.3% 31.5% 13.2%
19   Northern Flicker 55.2% 27.8% 27.4%
20   Tufted Titmouse 65.4% 25.9% 39.5%
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.8% 25.9% 8.9%
22   American Robin 34.2% 25.9% 8.3%
23   White-throated Sparrow 23.9% 25.9% 2.0%
24   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 24.1% 8.1%
25   Belted Kingfisher 30.8% 24.1% 6.7%
26   Mourning Dove 25.9% 24.1% 1.9%
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.7% 22.2% 12.5%
28   Gray Catbird 28.9% 22.2% 6.7%
29   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.8% 20.4% 13.4%
30   Palm Warbler 19.0% 20.4% 1.3%
31   House Finch 28.5% 18.5% 10.0%
32   Pied-billed Grebe 7.8% 18.5% 10.7%
33   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 16.7% 27.1%
34   Northern Parula 22.0% 13.0% 9.1%
35   Red-tailed Hawk 12.0% 13.0% 1.0%
36   Killdeer 25.2% 11.1% 14.1%
37   Chipping Sparrow 23.4% 9.3% 14.1%
38   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 9.3% 5.7%
39   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.6% 7.4% 28.2%
40   Chimney Swift 12.4% 7.4% 5.0%
41   Green Heron 1.7% 7.4% 5.7%
42   Nashville Warbler 0.8% 7.4% 6.6%
43   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 5.6% 12.1%
44   Double-crested Cormorant 20.7% 3.7% 17.0%
45   Fish Crow 16.4% 3.7% 12.7%
46   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.6% 3.7% 11.9%
47   Hairy Woodpecker 14.6% 3.7% 10.9%
48   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.5% 3.7% 9.8%
49   Indigo Bunting 8.4% 3.7% 4.7%
50   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 3.7% 1.6%
51   Tree Swallow 1.7% 3.7% 2.0%
52   Canada Goose 26.3% 1.9% 24.5%
53   Pileated Woodpecker 21.6% 1.9% 19.7%
54   Black Vulture 21.2% 1.9% 19.4%
55   Great Egret 16.5% 1.9% 14.7%
56   American Redstart 15.9% 1.9% 14.0%
57   Common Grackle 13.5% 1.9% 11.6%
58   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.7% 1.9% 6.8%
59   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.3% 1.9% 6.4%
60   House Wren 8.2% 1.9% 6.3%
61   Cooper's Hawk 7.1% 1.9% 5.2%
62   Blackpoll Warbler 6.5% 1.9% 4.7%
63   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 1.9% 3.7%
64   Wood Duck 5.5% 1.9% 3.7%
65   Ring-billed Gull 5.2% 1.9% 3.3%
66   Rock Pigeon 5.1% 1.9% 3.3%
67   Tennessee Warbler 3.9% 1.9% 2.1%
68   American Coot 1.8% 1.9% 0.1%
69   House Sparrow 1.0% 1.9% 0.8%
70   Herring Gull 0.9% 1.9% 1.0%
71   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 1.9% 1.0%