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.
| 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 |