Bird Finder

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

based on 19 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler 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 44.3% 73.7% 29.4%
2   Mallard 22.3% 63.2% 40.8%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 20.3% 47.4% 27.1%
4   Carolina Wren 75.6% 42.1% 33.5%
5   Northern Cardinal 72.6% 42.1% 30.5%
6   Blue Jay 70.2% 42.1% 28.1%
7   American Crow 68.8% 42.1% 26.7%
8   Carolina Chickadee 71.3% 26.3% 45.0%
9   Tufted Titmouse 65.9% 26.3% 39.5%
10   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 26.3% 3.9%
11   Graylag Goose 1.7% 26.3% 24.6%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.4% 21.1% 48.3%
13   Canada Goose 25.8% 21.1% 4.7%
14   Wood Duck 5.4% 21.1% 15.7%
15   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.0% 15.8% 21.2%
16   Chimney Swift 13.0% 15.8% 2.7%
17   Downy Woodpecker 58.6% 10.5% 48.1%
18   Eastern Phoebe 56.1% 10.5% 45.6%
19   Turkey Vulture 43.9% 10.5% 33.4%
20   Eastern Towhee 37.1% 10.5% 26.6%
21   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.1% 10.5% 25.6%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.9% 10.5% 25.4%
23   Mourning Dove 27.1% 10.5% 16.5%
24   Black Vulture 21.6% 10.5% 11.1%
25   Great Egret 16.2% 10.5% 5.6%
26   Rock Pigeon 5.0% 10.5% 5.5%
27   Common Tern 0.2% 10.5% 10.3%
28   Northern Flicker 55.6% 5.3% 50.3%
29   Eastern Bluebird 54.7% 5.3% 49.5%
30   Pine Warbler 36.2% 5.3% 30.9%
31   American Robin 34.7% 5.3% 29.5%
32   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.4% 5.3% 29.1%
33   House Finch 29.7% 5.3% 24.4%
34   Killdeer 24.6% 5.3% 19.4%
35   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 5.3% 13.3%
36   Bald Eagle 16.6% 5.3% 11.4%
37   Hairy Woodpecker 15.5% 5.3% 10.2%
38   Common Grackle 13.4% 5.3% 8.1%
39   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.2% 5.3% 8.0%
40   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 5.3% 6.9%
41   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.5% 5.3% 3.3%
42   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.4% 5.3% 3.2%
43   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 5.3% 0.8%
44   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.6% 5.3% 0.7%
45   Muscovy Duck 2.3% 5.3% 3.0%
46   Pine Siskin 2.2% 5.3% 3.1%