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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 13 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Merritt's Pasture during the month of 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 Relative
1   Carolina Wren 75.2% 92.3% 17.1% 1.2x
2   Blue Jay 70.7% 92.3% 21.6% 1.3x
3   Northern Cardinal 72.2% 84.6% 12.4% 1.2x
4   Carolina Chickadee 71.0% 84.6% 13.6% 1.2x
5   Tufted Titmouse 65.3% 84.6% 19.3% 1.3x
6   Northern Mockingbird 42.8% 84.6% 41.8% 2.0x
7   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.9% 76.9% 8.0% 1.1x
8   American Crow 68.3% 69.2% 0.9% 1.0x
9   Eastern Bluebird 53.7% 69.2% 15.5% 1.3x
10   Downy Woodpecker 57.5% 53.8% 3.7% 0.9x
11   Turkey Vulture 43.7% 53.8% 10.1% 1.2x
12   Northern Flicker 54.9% 46.2% 8.7% 0.8x
13   Eastern Phoebe 53.9% 46.2% 7.8% 0.9x
14   American Goldfinch 33.4% 46.2% 12.7% 1.4x
15   Eastern Towhee 37.6% 38.5% 0.8% 1.0x
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 32.8% 38.5% 5.7% 1.2x
17   American Robin 35.8% 30.8% 5.0% 0.9x
18   Brown Thrasher 32.4% 30.8% 1.7% 0.9x
19   European Starling 13.6% 30.8% 17.1% 2.3x
20   Pine Warbler 35.2% 23.1% 12.1% 0.7x
21   Mourning Dove 28.3% 23.1% 5.3% 0.8x
22   Chipping Sparrow 22.7% 23.1% 0.4% 1.0x
23   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.6% 23.1% 9.5% 1.7x
24   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.0% 15.4% 21.6% 0.4x
25   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.5% 15.4% 20.2% 0.4x
26   Song Sparrow 34.8% 15.4% 19.4% 0.4x
27   House Finch 29.1% 15.4% 13.7% 0.5x
28   Gray Catbird 28.6% 15.4% 13.2% 0.5x
29   White-throated Sparrow 23.9% 15.4% 8.6% 0.6x
30   Black Vulture 21.7% 15.4% 6.3% 0.7x
31   Great Blue Heron 42.9% 7.7% 35.2% 0.2x
32   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.4% 7.7% 27.7% 0.2x
33   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.7% 7.7% 25.0% 0.2x
34   Belted Kingfisher 29.9% 7.7% 22.2% 0.3x
35   Mallard 22.3% 7.7% 14.6% 0.3x
36   Pileated Woodpecker 22.1% 7.7% 14.4% 0.3x
37   Northern Parula 21.5% 7.7% 13.8% 0.4x
38   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.6% 7.7% 10.9% 0.4x
39   Common Yellowthroat 18.3% 7.7% 10.6% 0.4x
40   Palm Warbler 17.2% 7.7% 9.5% 0.4x
41   American Redstart 16.2% 7.7% 8.5% 0.5x
42   Hairy Woodpecker 15.1% 7.7% 7.4% 0.5x
43   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.0% 7.7% 7.4% 0.5x
44   Cape May Warbler 13.0% 7.7% 5.3% 0.6x
45   Red-tailed Hawk 12.4% 7.7% 4.7% 0.6x
46   Chimney Swift 12.3% 7.7% 4.6% 0.6x
47   Indigo Bunting 8.3% 7.7% 0.6% 0.9x
48   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.1% 7.7% 0.4% 0.9x
49   Red-winged Blackbird 7.9% 7.7% 0.2% 1.0x
50   Cedar Waxwing 6.7% 7.7% 1.0% 1.2x
51   White-eyed Vireo 5.4% 7.7% 2.3% 1.4x
52   Field Sparrow 5.0% 7.7% 2.7% 1.5x
53   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 7.7% 4.3% 2.3x
54   Dark-eyed Junco 2.3% 7.7% 5.4% 3.4x
55   Blue Grosbeak 2.2% 7.7% 5.5% 3.5x
56   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.1% 7.7% 6.6% 7.2x