Bird Finder

Top Birds at Lake Wheeler in September
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 September. 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   Mallard 20.2% 84.2% 64.0%
2   Great Blue Heron 45.5% 68.4% 22.9%
3   Carolina Chickadee 71.0% 63.2% 7.8%
4   American Crow 65.3% 63.2% 2.1%
5   Carolina Wren 77.3% 57.9% 19.4%
6   Tufted Titmouse 65.5% 57.9% 7.6%
7   Fish Crow 21.4% 57.9% 36.5%
8   Blue Jay 59.0% 47.4% 11.7%
9   Great Egret 28.9% 47.4% 18.5%
10   Downy Woodpecker 56.8% 42.1% 14.7%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.4% 42.1% 13.3%
12   Belted Kingfisher 27.9% 42.1% 14.2%
13   Graylag Goose 1.3% 36.8% 35.5%
14   Canada Goose 25.0% 31.6% 6.6%
15   Osprey 13.2% 31.6% 18.4%
16   Red-shouldered Hawk 37.0% 26.3% 10.7%
17   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.2% 26.3% 9.9%
18   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.2% 26.3% 8.8%
19   Killdeer 24.3% 26.3% 2.0%
20   Northern Cardinal 73.6% 21.1% 52.6%
21   Eastern Bluebird 43.2% 21.1% 22.2%
22   Turkey Vulture 40.0% 21.1% 18.9%
23   Mourning Dove 36.7% 21.1% 15.6%
24   Double-crested Cormorant 15.0% 21.1% 6.1%
25   American Goldfinch 47.3% 15.8% 31.5%
26   Pine Warbler 40.7% 15.8% 24.9%
27   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.3% 15.8% 17.5%
28   Pileated Woodpecker 24.8% 15.8% 9.0%
29   Eastern Phoebe 38.5% 10.5% 28.0%
30   Red-eyed Vireo 28.8% 10.5% 18.2%
31   Northern Parula 24.9% 10.5% 14.4%
32   Chipping Sparrow 14.9% 10.5% 4.3%
33   Green Heron 12.0% 10.5% 1.5%
34   Blue Grosbeak 11.3% 10.5% 0.8%
35   Common Grackle 5.1% 10.5% 5.4%
36   Gray Catbird 43.1% 5.3% 37.8%
37   White-eyed Vireo 34.7% 5.3% 29.5%
38   Brown Thrasher 31.0% 5.3% 25.7%
39   American Redstart 30.6% 5.3% 25.3%
40   Common Yellowthroat 30.2% 5.3% 24.9%
41   Northern Mockingbird 29.5% 5.3% 24.3%
42   American Robin 28.6% 5.3% 23.4%
43   Eastern Wood-Pewee 28.6% 5.3% 23.4%
44   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.9% 5.3% 21.6%
45   Eastern Towhee 26.5% 5.3% 21.2%
46   Chimney Swift 23.7% 5.3% 18.5%
47   Summer Tanager 21.8% 5.3% 16.5%
48   Black Vulture 21.5% 5.3% 16.2%
49   House Finch 19.0% 5.3% 13.7%
50   Bald Eagle 12.5% 5.3% 7.2%
51   Red-tailed Hawk 9.0% 5.3% 3.8%
52   Spotted Sandpiper 5.8% 5.3% 0.5%
53   Palm Warbler 5.2% 5.3% 0.1%
54   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.3% 5.3% 1.0%
55   Rock Pigeon 4.2% 5.3% 1.1%
56   Caspian Tern 1.7% 5.3% 3.6%
57   Muscovy Duck 1.5% 5.3% 3.8%
58   Tricolored Heron 1.1% 5.3% 4.1%
59   Forster's Tern 1.0% 5.3% 4.2%
60   White Ibis 1.0% 5.3% 4.3%
61   Peregrine Falcon 0.5% 5.3% 4.7%
62   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.2% 5.3% 5.0%
63   Sandwich Tern 0.1% 5.3% 5.1%