Bird Finder

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

based on 35 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler in August. 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   Great Blue Heron 46.5% 68.6% 22.1% 1.5x
2   Mallard 22.8% 65.7% 42.9% 2.9x
3   Northern Cardinal 66.2% 54.3% 11.9% 0.8x
4   Brown Pelican 0.6% 48.6% 48.0% 88.2x
5   Carolina Wren 72.5% 42.9% 29.7% 0.6x
6   Osprey 20.7% 42.9% 22.1% 2.1x
7   Double-crested Cormorant 14.7% 42.9% 28.1% 2.9x
8   Belted Kingfisher 22.6% 40.0% 17.4% 1.8x
9   Great Egret 33.3% 37.1% 3.8% 1.1x
10   Canada Goose 25.8% 37.1% 11.3% 1.4x
11   American Goldfinch 59.5% 34.3% 25.2% 0.6x
12   Carolina Chickadee 58.4% 34.3% 24.1% 0.6x
13   Fish Crow 25.8% 34.3% 8.5% 1.3x
14   American Crow 53.9% 31.4% 22.5% 0.6x
15   Mourning Dove 47.7% 31.4% 16.3% 0.7x
16   Turkey Vulture 31.5% 31.4% 0.1% 1.0x
17   Graylag Goose 1.0% 31.4% 30.4% 31.2x
18   Tufted Titmouse 52.5% 25.7% 26.8% 0.5x
19   Downy Woodpecker 40.5% 25.7% 14.8% 0.6x
20   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.7% 22.9% 4.9% 0.8x
21   Brown-headed Nuthatch 26.2% 22.9% 3.4% 0.9x
22   Spotted Sandpiper 10.7% 22.9% 12.2% 2.1x
23   Pileated Woodpecker 15.9% 20.0% 4.1% 1.3x
24   Eastern Bluebird 39.9% 17.1% 22.8% 0.4x
25   Blue Jay 36.7% 17.1% 19.6% 0.5x
26   Pine Warbler 16.2% 17.1% 1.0% 1.1x
27   Bald Eagle 8.9% 17.1% 8.2% 1.9x
28   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.9% 14.3% 26.6% 0.3x
29   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.1% 14.3% 24.8% 0.4x
30   Killdeer 22.9% 14.3% 8.6% 0.6x
31   Red-tailed Hawk 10.2% 14.3% 4.1% 1.4x
32   Red-shouldered Hawk 25.4% 11.4% 14.0% 0.4x
33   Muscovy Duck 0.9% 11.4% 10.6% 13.1x
34   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 34.1% 8.6% 25.5% 0.3x
35   Chimney Swift 18.6% 8.6% 10.0% 0.5x
36   Black Vulture 15.8% 8.6% 7.3% 0.5x
37   Least Sandpiper 8.6% 8.6% 0.1% 1.0x
38   American Robin 28.3% 5.7% 22.5% 0.2x
39   Eastern Phoebe 20.1% 5.7% 14.4% 0.3x
40   Chipping Sparrow 18.6% 5.7% 12.9% 0.3x
41   Common Grackle 10.0% 5.7% 4.3% 0.6x
42   Black-and-white Warbler 5.6% 5.7% 0.1% 1.0x
43   Indigo Bunting 28.2% 2.9% 25.3% 0.1x
44   Eastern Towhee 25.3% 2.9% 22.5% 0.1x
45   Red-eyed Vireo 21.7% 2.9% 18.9% 0.1x
46   House Finch 20.2% 2.9% 17.3% 0.1x
47   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.4% 2.9% 16.5% 0.1x
48   Green Heron 18.3% 2.9% 15.4% 0.2x
49   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.0% 2.9% 15.1% 0.2x
50   Summer Tanager 14.7% 2.9% 11.9% 0.2x
51   Eastern Kingbird 14.0% 2.9% 11.1% 0.2x
52   Barn Swallow 11.4% 2.9% 8.5% 0.3x
53   Wood Duck 11.0% 2.9% 8.2% 0.3x
54   Hairy Woodpecker 8.0% 2.9% 5.1% 0.4x
55   Little Blue Heron 7.2% 2.9% 4.4% 0.4x
56   Pectoral Sandpiper 5.9% 2.9% 3.0% 0.5x
57   Snowy Egret 2.2% 2.9% 0.6% 1.3x
58   Caspian Tern 2.0% 2.9% 0.9% 1.5x
59   swallow sp. 0.7% 2.9% 2.1% 3.9x
60   duck sp. 0.3% 2.9% 2.5% 8.2x
61   Royal Tern 0.1% 2.9% 2.8% 35.4x