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Top Birds at Duke University--Reclamation Pond in August
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 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 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
1   Carolina Wren 71.3% 67.6% 3.7%
2   Great Blue Heron 47.4% 61.8% 14.4%
3   Song Sparrow 9.4% 61.8% 52.3%
4   American Goldfinch 60.2% 55.9% 4.3%
5   Northern Mockingbird 27.9% 55.9% 28.0%
6   Eastern Towhee 25.5% 52.9% 27.5%
7   Northern Cardinal 65.3% 44.1% 21.2%
8   Green Heron 17.3% 41.2% 23.9%
9   Mallard 22.3% 38.2% 16.0%
10   Mourning Dove 46.9% 35.3% 11.6%
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 25.0% 35.3% 10.3%
12   Gray Catbird 26.3% 32.4% 6.0%
13   Carolina Chickadee 56.5% 29.4% 27.1%
14   Blue Grosbeak 23.6% 26.5% 2.8%
15   Downy Woodpecker 39.3% 20.6% 18.8%
16   Blue Jay 34.2% 20.6% 13.6%
17   American Crow 53.8% 17.6% 36.2%
18   Tufted Titmouse 51.4% 17.6% 33.8%
19   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.4% 11.8% 28.6%
20   Eastern Bluebird 39.7% 11.8% 28.0%
21   Chimney Swift 18.1% 11.8% 6.4%
22   Red-bellied Woodpecker 36.4% 8.8% 27.6%
23   Turkey Vulture 32.4% 8.8% 23.6%
24   American Robin 25.9% 8.8% 17.1%
25   Eastern Phoebe 20.8% 8.8% 11.9%
26   Chipping Sparrow 19.5% 8.8% 10.7%
27   House Finch 19.2% 8.8% 10.4%
28   Brown Thrasher 14.5% 8.8% 5.7%
29   Red-tailed Hawk 10.4% 8.8% 1.6%
30   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.9% 5.9% 28.0%
31   White-breasted Nuthatch 26.2% 5.9% 20.3%
32   Red-shouldered Hawk 24.8% 5.9% 18.9%
33   Belted Kingfisher 22.2% 5.9% 16.3%
34   White-eyed Vireo 20.7% 5.9% 14.9%
35   Summer Tanager 14.5% 5.9% 8.6%
36   Barn Swallow 11.8% 5.9% 5.9%
37   Canada Goose 25.8% 2.9% 22.9%
38   Killdeer 24.9% 2.9% 21.9%
39   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.7% 2.9% 17.7%
40   Pine Warbler 16.0% 2.9% 13.1%
41   Eastern Kingbird 14.6% 2.9% 11.6%
42   Common Yellowthroat 12.2% 2.9% 9.3%
43   Spotted Sandpiper 11.9% 2.9% 9.0%
44   Common Grackle 9.6% 2.9% 6.6%
45   European Starling 9.1% 2.9% 6.1%
46   Northern Flicker 8.1% 2.9% 5.1%
47   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 2.9% 2.7%
48   Common Nighthawk 0.7% 2.9% 2.2%