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Top Birds at Lake Crabtree Dam in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 201 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Crabtree Dam 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   Great Blue Heron 43.9% 69.7% 25.7%
2   Eastern Phoebe 55.8% 67.2% 11.3%
3   Mallard 21.7% 65.7% 44.0%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 19.6% 65.7% 46.1%
5   Carolina Wren 75.8% 63.7% 12.1%
6   Northern Cardinal 72.7% 62.7% 10.0%
7   Blue Jay 70.3% 62.7% 7.6%
8   Belted Kingfisher 29.7% 59.2% 29.5%
9   Carolina Chickadee 71.5% 56.7% 14.8%
10   Tufted Titmouse 66.0% 52.2% 13.8%
11   American Crow 69.1% 50.7% 18.3%
12   Northern Mockingbird 40.8% 48.8% 7.9%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.7% 47.3% 22.4%
14   Downy Woodpecker 58.8% 45.3% 13.5%
15   Killdeer 24.3% 44.8% 20.5%
16   Turkey Vulture 43.9% 42.8% 1.1%
17   Great Egret 15.8% 39.3% 23.5%
18   Pied-billed Grebe 7.2% 37.3% 30.1%
19   Song Sparrow 35.1% 34.3% 0.7%
20   Eastern Towhee 37.2% 33.8% 3.3%
21   House Finch 29.5% 33.8% 4.3%
22   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.1% 33.3% 2.8%
23   Gray Catbird 29.3% 32.8% 3.6%
24   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.1% 32.3% 4.7%
25   Eastern Bluebird 55.0% 31.8% 23.2%
26   Canada Goose 25.7% 31.8% 6.2%
27   Northern Flicker 55.9% 31.3% 24.5%
28   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.4% 30.3% 4.0%
29   Bald Eagle 16.4% 29.9% 13.5%
30   Black Vulture 21.5% 27.4% 5.9%
31   Mourning Dove 27.0% 26.9% 0.2%
32   Brown Thrasher 32.3% 24.9% 7.4%
33   Pine Warbler 36.3% 23.4% 12.9%
34   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.8% 23.4% 11.4%
35   Northern Parula 22.8% 21.4% 1.4%
36   American Redstart 16.5% 21.4% 4.9%
37   American Goldfinch 34.4% 20.4% 14.0%
38   White-throated Sparrow 24.1% 17.9% 6.2%
39   Common Yellowthroat 18.1% 16.9% 1.2%
40   American Robin 35.0% 14.9% 20.1%
41   Magnolia Warbler 12.8% 14.4% 1.6%
42   Spotted Sandpiper 1.3% 13.9% 12.6%
43   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 12.9% 0.8%
44   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.3% 11.9% 24.3%
45   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.9% 11.4% 2.4%
46   Osprey 8.2% 9.0% 0.7%
47   Chipping Sparrow 23.6% 8.0% 15.6%
48   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 7.5% 7.5%
49   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.8% 7.0% 6.9%
50   Common Grackle 13.5% 6.5% 7.0%
51   Chimney Swift 13.2% 6.5% 6.7%
52   Red-eyed Vireo 7.1% 6.5% 0.7%
53   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 6.5% 4.4%
54   Swamp Sparrow 10.0% 6.0% 4.0%
55   Cooper's Hawk 7.6% 6.0% 1.6%
56   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.9% 5.5% 10.4%
57   Black-and-white Warbler 13.3% 5.5% 7.9%
58   House Wren 8.1% 5.0% 3.1%
59   Tree Swallow 1.6% 5.0% 3.3%
60   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.7% 4.0% 14.8%
61   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.5% 4.0% 4.5%
62   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.4% 4.0% 0.5%
63   Indigo Bunting 8.2% 3.5% 4.8%
64   Yellow Warbler 1.3% 3.5% 2.2%
65   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 3.5% 2.7%
66   Eastern Meadowlark 4.3% 3.0% 1.3%
67   American Coot 1.7% 3.0% 1.3%
68   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 3.0% 2.2%
69   Palm Warbler 18.9% 2.5% 16.4%
70   Fish Crow 17.0% 2.5% 14.5%
71   Ring-billed Gull 5.1% 2.5% 2.6%
72   Greater Yellowlegs 2.3% 2.5% 0.2%
73   Ring-necked Duck 0.9% 2.5% 1.6%
74   Scarlet Tanager 6.4% 2.0% 4.4%
75   Swainson's Thrush 6.3% 2.0% 4.3%
76   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 2.0% 1.3%
77   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 2.0% 0.7%
78   Horned Grebe 0.7% 2.0% 1.3%
79   Barn Swallow 0.3% 2.0% 1.7%
80   Black Skimmer 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%
81   Pileated Woodpecker 22.8% 1.5% 21.3%
82   Hairy Woodpecker 15.7% 1.5% 14.2%
83   European Starling 13.4% 1.5% 11.9%
84   Blackpoll Warbler 6.5% 1.5% 5.0%
85   Wood Duck 5.4% 1.5% 4.0%
86   Tennessee Warbler 4.0% 1.5% 2.5%
87   Blue-headed Vireo 3.7% 1.5% 2.2%
88   Blue-winged Teal 1.8% 1.5% 0.3%
89   Forster's Tern 0.5% 1.5% 0.9%
90   Red-winged Blackbird 7.6% 1.0% 6.6%
91   Rock Pigeon 5.1% 1.0% 4.1%
92   Hermit Thrush 4.0% 1.0% 3.0%
93   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.6% 1.0% 2.6%
94   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 1.0% 1.8%
95   Summer Tanager 2.2% 1.0% 1.2%
96   Pine Siskin 2.2% 1.0% 1.2%
97   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 1.0% 0.4%
98   Northern Harrier 1.3% 1.0% 0.3%
99   Solitary Sandpiper 1.1% 1.0% 0.1%
100   Peregrine Falcon 0.9% 1.0% 0.1%
101   Prairie Warbler 0.6% 1.0% 0.3%
102   Caspian Tern 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
103   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
104   Black Scoter 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
105   Fork-tailed Flycatcher 0% 1.0% 1.0%
106   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.7% 0.5% 8.2%
107   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 0.5% 5.6%
108   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.8% 0.5% 5.3%
109   Winter Wren 5.5% 0.5% 5.0%
110   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.3% 0.5% 4.8%
111   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.7% 0.5% 4.2%
112   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.6% 0.5% 4.1%
113   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.5% 0.5% 3.0%
114   Dark-eyed Junco 2.5% 0.5% 2.0%
115   Least Sandpiper 2.2% 0.5% 1.7%
116   Nashville Warbler 0.8% 0.5% 0.3%
117   Laughing Gull 0.7% 0.5% 0.2%
118   Gadwall 0.7% 0.5% 0.2%
119   Common Raven 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
120   Hooded Merganser 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
121   Common Nighthawk 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%