Top Birds at Lake Wheeler in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 34 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler during the month of 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% | 67.6% | 21.1% | 1.5x | |||
| 2 | Mallard | 22.8% | 64.7% | 41.9% | 2.8x | |||
| 3 | Northern Cardinal | 66.2% | 55.9% | 10.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 4 | Brown Pelican | 0.6% | 50.0% | 49.4% | 90.8x | |||
| 5 | Carolina Wren | 72.5% | 44.1% | 28.4% | 0.6x | |||
| 6 | Belted Kingfisher | 22.6% | 41.2% | 18.5% | 1.8x | |||
| 7 | Osprey | 20.7% | 41.2% | 20.4% | 2.0x | |||
| 8 | Double-crested Cormorant | 14.8% | 41.2% | 26.4% | 2.8x | |||
| 9 | Great Egret | 33.3% | 38.2% | 4.9% | 1.1x | |||
| 10 | Canada Goose | 25.9% | 38.2% | 12.3% | 1.5x | |||
| 11 | American Goldfinch | 59.5% | 35.3% | 24.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 12 | Carolina Chickadee | 58.4% | 35.3% | 23.1% | 0.6x | |||
| 13 | American Crow | 53.9% | 32.4% | 21.5% | 0.6x | |||
| 14 | Mourning Dove | 47.7% | 32.4% | 15.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 15 | Fish Crow | 25.8% | 32.4% | 6.5% | 1.3x | |||
| 16 | Graylag Goose | 1.0% | 32.4% | 31.3% | 32.1x | |||
| 17 | Turkey Vulture | 31.5% | 29.4% | 2.1% | 0.9x | |||
| 18 | Tufted Titmouse | 52.5% | 26.5% | 26.1% | 0.5x | |||
| 19 | Downy Woodpecker | 40.5% | 26.5% | 14.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 20 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 27.7% | 23.5% | 4.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 21 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 26.2% | 23.5% | 2.7% | 0.9x | |||
| 22 | Spotted Sandpiper | 10.7% | 23.5% | 12.8% | 2.2x | |||
| 23 | Eastern Bluebird | 39.9% | 17.6% | 22.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 24 | Blue Jay | 36.7% | 17.6% | 19.1% | 0.5x | |||
| 25 | Pine Warbler | 16.2% | 17.6% | 1.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 26 | Pileated Woodpecker | 15.9% | 17.6% | 1.7% | 1.1x | |||
| 27 | Bald Eagle | 8.9% | 17.6% | 8.7% | 2.0x | |||
| 28 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 40.9% | 14.7% | 26.2% | 0.4x | |||
| 29 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 39.1% | 14.7% | 24.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 30 | Killdeer | 22.9% | 14.7% | 8.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 31 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 25.4% | 11.8% | 13.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 32 | Red-tailed Hawk | 10.2% | 11.8% | 1.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 33 | Muscovy Duck | 0.9% | 11.8% | 10.9% | 13.5x | |||
| 34 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 34.1% | 8.8% | 25.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 35 | Chimney Swift | 18.6% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 0.5x | |||
| 36 | Black Vulture | 15.8% | 8.8% | 7.0% | 0.6x | |||
| 37 | Least Sandpiper | 8.6% | 8.8% | 0.2% | 1.0x | |||
| 38 | American Robin | 28.3% | 5.9% | 22.4% | 0.2x | |||
| 39 | Eastern Phoebe | 20.1% | 5.9% | 14.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 40 | Chipping Sparrow | 18.6% | 5.9% | 12.7% | 0.3x | |||
| 41 | Common Grackle | 10.0% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 0.6x | |||
| 42 | Black-and-white Warbler | 5.6% | 5.9% | 0.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 43 | Indigo Bunting | 28.2% | 2.9% | 25.2% | 0.1x | |||
| 44 | Eastern Towhee | 25.3% | 2.9% | 22.4% | 0.1x | |||
| 45 | Red-eyed Vireo | 21.7% | 2.9% | 18.8% | 0.1x | |||
| 46 | House Finch | 20.2% | 2.9% | 17.2% | 0.1x | |||
| 47 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 19.4% | 2.9% | 16.5% | 0.2x | |||
| 48 | Green Heron | 18.3% | 2.9% | 15.4% | 0.2x | |||
| 49 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 18.0% | 2.9% | 15.0% | 0.2x | |||
| 50 | Summer Tanager | 14.7% | 2.9% | 11.8% | 0.2x | |||
| 51 | Eastern Kingbird | 14.0% | 2.9% | 11.0% | 0.2x | |||
| 52 | Barn Swallow | 11.4% | 2.9% | 8.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 53 | Wood Duck | 11.0% | 2.9% | 8.1% | 0.3x | |||
| 54 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.0% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 0.4x | |||
| 55 | Little Blue Heron | 7.2% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 56 | Pectoral Sandpiper | 5.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.5x | |||
| 57 | Snowy Egret | 2.2% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 1.3x | |||
| 58 | Caspian Tern | 2.0% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 1.5x | |||
| 59 | swallow sp. | 0.7% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 4.1x | |||
| 60 | duck sp. | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 8.4x | |||
| 61 | Royal Tern | 0.1% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 36.5x |