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Top Birds at Merritt's Pasture in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 15 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Merritt's Pasture 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   Carolina Wren 75.5% 93.3% 17.8%
2   Blue Jay 70.1% 93.3% 23.2%
3   Northern Cardinal 72.5% 86.7% 14.1%
4   Carolina Chickadee 71.2% 86.7% 15.4%
5   Northern Mockingbird 40.9% 86.7% 45.8%
6   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.3% 80.0% 10.7%
7   Tufted Titmouse 65.8% 80.0% 14.2%
8   Eastern Bluebird 54.6% 73.3% 18.7%
9   American Crow 68.8% 60.0% 8.8%
10   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 60.0% 16.2%
11   Downy Woodpecker 58.6% 53.3% 5.2%
12   Eastern Phoebe 56.0% 53.3% 2.7%
13   Northern Flicker 55.5% 53.3% 2.2%
14   American Goldfinch 34.2% 53.3% 19.2%
15   Eastern Towhee 37.1% 40.0% 2.9%
16   American Robin 34.7% 33.3% 1.3%
17   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.3% 33.3% 1.0%
18   Brown Thrasher 32.1% 33.3% 1.2%
19   European Starling 13.1% 33.3% 20.2%
20   Pine Warbler 36.1% 26.7% 9.5%
21   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.9% 26.7% 9.2%
22   Song Sparrow 35.1% 26.7% 8.4%
23   Gray Catbird 29.3% 26.7% 2.6%
24   Mourning Dove 27.0% 26.7% 0.4%
25   Chipping Sparrow 23.3% 26.7% 3.3%
26   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.7% 26.7% 13.0%
27   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.0% 20.0% 17.0%
28   House Finch 29.6% 20.0% 9.6%
29   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 20.0% 4.0%
30   Black Vulture 21.6% 20.0% 1.6%
31   Great Blue Heron 44.4% 13.3% 31.1%
32   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.6% 13.3% 21.3%
33   Northern Parula 22.8% 13.3% 9.4%
34   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 13.3% 5.2%
35   American Redstart 16.6% 13.3% 3.3%
36   Hairy Woodpecker 15.5% 13.3% 2.1%
37   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 13.3% 1.2%
38   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.4% 13.3% 4.9%
39   Indigo Bunting 8.2% 13.3% 5.2%
40   Cedar Waxwing 6.0% 13.3% 7.3%
41   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 13.3% 7.6%
42   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.1% 6.7% 29.4%
43   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 6.7% 23.5%
44   Pileated Woodpecker 22.5% 6.7% 15.8%
45   Mallard 22.4% 6.7% 15.7%
46   Palm Warbler 18.7% 6.7% 12.0%
47   Common Yellowthroat 18.1% 6.7% 11.4%
48   Fish Crow 16.8% 6.7% 10.1%
49   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.7% 6.7% 9.1%
50   Cape May Warbler 14.8% 6.7% 8.1%
51   Chimney Swift 13.1% 6.7% 6.4%
52   House Wren 8.0% 6.7% 1.4%
53   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 6.7% 0.9%
54   Red-eyed Vireo 7.1% 6.7% 0.5%
55   Scarlet Tanager 6.3% 6.7% 0.3%
56   Swainson's Thrush 6.3% 6.7% 0.4%
57   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.2% 6.7% 1.4%
58   Field Sparrow 4.6% 6.7% 2.1%
59   Tennessee Warbler 4.0% 6.7% 2.7%
60   Dark-eyed Junco 2.5% 6.7% 4.2%
61   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 6.7% 4.6%
62   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 6.7% 5.5%