Bird Finder

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

based on 18 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 Relative
1   Mallard 20.0% 83.3% 63.4% 4.2x
2   American Crow 64.8% 66.7% 1.8% 1.0x
3   Great Blue Heron 44.6% 66.7% 22.1% 1.5x
4   Carolina Chickadee 71.2% 61.1% 10.1% 0.9x
5   Carolina Wren 76.9% 55.6% 21.4% 0.7x
6   Tufted Titmouse 65.4% 55.6% 9.8% 0.8x
7   Fish Crow 21.9% 55.6% 33.6% 2.5x
8   Blue Jay 60.4% 44.4% 16.0% 0.7x
9   Downy Woodpecker 56.1% 44.4% 11.7% 0.8x
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.9% 44.4% 11.5% 0.8x
11   Great Egret 29.2% 44.4% 15.2% 1.5x
12   Belted Kingfisher 28.0% 44.4% 16.4% 1.6x
13   Graylag Goose 1.1% 38.9% 37.8% 35.7x
14   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.0% 27.8% 8.2% 0.8x
15   Canada Goose 24.8% 27.8% 2.9% 1.1x
16   Killdeer 23.9% 27.8% 3.9% 1.2x
17   Osprey 12.9% 27.8% 14.9% 2.2x
18   Eastern Bluebird 42.2% 22.2% 20.0% 0.5x
19   Mourning Dove 38.3% 22.2% 16.1% 0.6x
20   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.6% 22.2% 14.4% 0.6x
21   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.4% 22.2% 14.1% 0.6x
22   Double-crested Cormorant 15.4% 22.2% 6.9% 1.4x
23   Northern Cardinal 73.5% 16.7% 56.8% 0.2x
24   Pine Warbler 40.6% 16.7% 23.9% 0.4x
25   Turkey Vulture 39.5% 16.7% 22.9% 0.4x
26   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 32.7% 16.7% 16.0% 0.5x
27   Pileated Woodpecker 24.6% 16.7% 7.9% 0.7x
28   American Goldfinch 47.3% 11.1% 36.2% 0.2x
29   Eastern Phoebe 37.1% 11.1% 26.0% 0.3x
30   Northern Parula 25.0% 11.1% 13.9% 0.4x
31   Chipping Sparrow 14.3% 11.1% 3.2% 0.8x
32   Blue Grosbeak 11.4% 11.1% 0.3% 1.0x
33   Green Heron 10.7% 11.1% 0.4% 1.0x
34   Common Grackle 5.4% 11.1% 5.7% 2.1x
35   Gray Catbird 42.8% 5.6% 37.3% 0.1x
36   Northern Mockingbird 31.2% 5.6% 25.6% 0.2x
37   American Redstart 30.9% 5.6% 25.4% 0.2x
38   Brown Thrasher 30.5% 5.6% 25.0% 0.2x
39   Common Yellowthroat 29.9% 5.6% 24.3% 0.2x
40   Red-eyed Vireo 28.6% 5.6% 23.1% 0.2x
41   Eastern Wood-Pewee 27.8% 5.6% 22.2% 0.2x
42   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.5% 5.6% 20.9% 0.2x
43   Eastern Towhee 26.4% 5.6% 20.8% 0.2x
44   Chimney Swift 24.5% 5.6% 18.9% 0.2x
45   Summer Tanager 22.4% 5.6% 16.8% 0.2x
46   Black Vulture 21.3% 5.6% 15.7% 0.3x
47   House Finch 19.5% 5.6% 14.0% 0.3x
48   Bald Eagle 12.3% 5.6% 6.7% 0.5x
49   Red-tailed Hawk 9.4% 5.6% 3.8% 0.6x
50   Palm Warbler 4.9% 5.6% 0.6% 1.1x
51   Rock Pigeon 4.5% 5.6% 1.0% 1.2x
52   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.4% 5.6% 1.1% 1.3x
53   Caspian Tern 1.8% 5.6% 3.7% 3.1x
54   Tricolored Heron 1.3% 5.6% 4.2% 4.2x
55   Forster's Tern 1.2% 5.6% 4.4% 4.7x
56   Muscovy Duck 1.1% 5.6% 4.5% 5.1x
57   White Ibis 0.8% 5.6% 4.8% 7.3x
58   Peregrine Falcon 0.4% 5.6% 5.1% 13.5x
59   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.2% 5.6% 5.3% 22.5x
60   Sandwich Tern 0.1% 5.6% 5.4% 37.9x