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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 75.3% 93.3% 18.0%
2   Blue Jay 70.0% 93.3% 23.3%
3   Northern Cardinal 72.1% 86.7% 14.6%
4   Carolina Chickadee 70.8% 86.7% 15.9%
5   Northern Mockingbird 41.3% 86.7% 45.4%
6   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.9% 80.0% 11.1%
7   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 80.0% 14.8%
8   Eastern Bluebird 53.9% 73.3% 19.4%
9   American Crow 68.3% 60.0% 8.3%
10   Turkey Vulture 43.6% 60.0% 16.4%
11   Downy Woodpecker 57.8% 53.3% 4.5%
12   Eastern Phoebe 56.3% 53.3% 3.0%
13   Northern Flicker 55.1% 53.3% 1.8%
14   American Goldfinch 33.5% 53.3% 19.8%
15   Eastern Towhee 37.4% 40.0% 2.6%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.8% 33.3% 1.4%
17   American Robin 34.1% 33.3% 0.8%
18   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 33.3% 1.2%
19   European Starling 13.4% 33.3% 19.9%
20   Song Sparrow 35.8% 26.7% 9.2%
21   Pine Warbler 35.0% 26.7% 8.3%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.7% 26.7% 8.0%
23   Gray Catbird 28.9% 26.7% 2.2%
24   Mourning Dove 25.9% 26.7% 0.7%
25   Chipping Sparrow 23.3% 26.7% 3.4%
26   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.4% 26.7% 13.2%
27   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.9% 20.0% 15.9%
28   House Finch 28.5% 20.0% 8.5%
29   White-throated Sparrow 23.9% 20.0% 3.9%
30   Black Vulture 21.2% 20.0% 1.2%
31   Great Blue Heron 45.3% 13.3% 32.0%
32   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.8% 13.3% 20.4%
33   Northern Parula 22.0% 13.3% 8.7%
34   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 13.3% 4.3%
35   American Redstart 15.8% 13.3% 2.5%
36   Hairy Woodpecker 14.6% 13.3% 1.2%
37   Red-tailed Hawk 12.0% 13.3% 1.4%
38   Indigo Bunting 8.3% 13.3% 5.0%
39   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.2% 13.3% 5.1%
40   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 13.3% 7.2%
41   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 13.3% 7.6%
42   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.5% 6.7% 28.8%
43   Belted Kingfisher 30.8% 6.7% 24.1%
44   Mallard 22.9% 6.7% 16.2%
45   Pileated Woodpecker 21.5% 6.7% 14.8%
46   Palm Warbler 19.1% 6.7% 12.4%
47   Common Yellowthroat 18.4% 6.7% 11.7%
48   Fish Crow 16.4% 6.7% 9.7%
49   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.5% 6.7% 8.9%
50   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 6.7% 8.2%
51   Chimney Swift 12.3% 6.7% 5.7%
52   House Wren 8.2% 6.7% 1.5%
53   Red-winged Blackbird 7.6% 6.7% 1.0%
54   Red-eyed Vireo 6.2% 6.7% 0.5%
55   Scarlet Tanager 5.2% 6.7% 1.5%
56   Swainson's Thrush 4.9% 6.7% 1.8%
57   Field Sparrow 4.7% 6.7% 2.0%
58   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4.5% 6.7% 2.2%
59   Tennessee Warbler 3.9% 6.7% 2.8%
60   Dark-eyed Junco 2.4% 6.7% 4.2%
61   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 6.7% 4.5%
62   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 6.7% 5.5%