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Top Birds at Mason Farm Biological Reserve in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 369 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Mason Farm Biological Reserve in October. 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   Blue Jay 69.5% 87.8% 18.3%
2   Carolina Wren 75.0% 86.2% 11.2%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.4% 84.0% 15.6%
4   Northern Cardinal 71.7% 82.9% 11.2%
5   Tufted Titmouse 64.7% 82.9% 18.2%
6   Carolina Chickadee 70.4% 82.7% 12.2%
7   Eastern Phoebe 55.7% 78.0% 22.4%
8   Northern Flicker 54.4% 76.7% 22.3%
9   American Crow 68.1% 74.8% 6.7%
10   Downy Woodpecker 57.3% 74.8% 17.5%
11   Eastern Bluebird 53.3% 74.8% 21.5%
12   American Robin 33.4% 59.9% 26.5%
13   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.0% 58.5% 46.6%
14   Red-shouldered Hawk 34.8% 54.7% 19.9%
15   Northern Mockingbird 40.9% 53.9% 13.0%
16   Brown Thrasher 31.5% 53.7% 22.2%
17   Turkey Vulture 43.3% 52.8% 9.5%
18   Song Sparrow 35.4% 50.1% 14.8%
19   American Goldfinch 33.1% 48.5% 15.4%
20   Eastern Towhee 37.1% 48.0% 10.9%
21   White-throated Sparrow 23.2% 46.9% 23.7%
22   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.4% 45.3% 11.9%
23   Gray Catbird 28.5% 43.1% 14.6%
24   Pileated Woodpecker 20.9% 39.6% 18.6%
25   European Starling 12.8% 35.5% 22.7%
26   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.8% 33.1% 1.8%
27   Pine Warbler 35.0% 32.2% 2.8%
28   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.8% 31.7% 3.0%
29   House Finch 28.4% 30.4% 1.9%
30   Common Yellowthroat 18.0% 29.3% 11.2%
31   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.2% 28.7% 11.5%
32   Common Grackle 12.9% 28.7% 15.8%
33   Swamp Sparrow 9.7% 25.5% 15.8%
34   Hairy Woodpecker 14.2% 25.2% 11.0%
35   Northern Parula 22.0% 22.8% 0.8%
36   Black Vulture 21.1% 22.8% 1.7%
37   Palm Warbler 19.0% 21.7% 2.7%
38   American Redstart 15.6% 21.4% 5.8%
39   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 7.9% 20.9% 13.0%
40   Great Blue Heron 46.1% 20.3% 25.7%
41   Belted Kingfisher 31.1% 19.5% 11.6%
42   Mourning Dove 26.1% 19.2% 6.9%
43   Fish Crow 16.3% 19.2% 3.0%
44   Red-tailed Hawk 11.8% 18.2% 6.4%
45   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.5% 17.1% 1.6%
46   Indigo Bunting 8.1% 16.3% 8.2%
47   Barred Owl 3.2% 16.0% 12.8%
48   Chipping Sparrow 23.6% 14.6% 8.9%
49   Magnolia Warbler 12.5% 14.4% 1.8%
50   Black-and-white Warbler 12.3% 14.4% 2.0%
51   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.4% 14.1% 0.7%
52   House Wren 8.0% 14.1% 6.1%
53   Winter Wren 5.4% 13.0% 7.7%
54   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.6% 12.7% 23.9%
55   Cedar Waxwing 5.9% 12.7% 6.8%
56   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.5% 11.1% 2.4%
57   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 10.8% 3.3%
58   Cooper's Hawk 7.0% 9.8% 2.8%
59   Scarlet Tanager 5.0% 9.2% 4.2%
60   Field Sparrow 4.6% 9.2% 4.7%
61   Killdeer 25.6% 8.9% 16.7%
62   Chimney Swift 12.5% 8.1% 4.3%
63   Cape May Warbler 15.1% 7.9% 7.3%
64   Canada Goose 26.8% 7.6% 19.2%
65   Hermit Thrush 3.7% 7.3% 3.6%
66   Red-eyed Vireo 6.2% 7.0% 0.9%
67   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 6.2% 0.5%
68   Wood Duck 5.5% 6.2% 0.8%
69   Swainson's Thrush 4.9% 5.1% 0.3%
70   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.3% 4.9% 0.6%
71   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.1% 4.6% 1.5%
72   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 4.3% 1.3%
73   Blue-headed Vireo 3.5% 4.3% 0.9%
74   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.8% 4.3% 1.6%
75   Mallard 23.4% 4.1% 19.4%
76   Double-crested Cormorant 21.1% 4.1% 17.1%
77   Dark-eyed Junco 2.4% 3.3% 0.8%
78   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4.5% 3.0% 1.6%
79   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.7% 3.0% 0.7%
80   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 3.0% 0.9%
81   Blackpoll Warbler 6.6% 2.7% 3.9%
82   Brown Creeper 1.9% 2.7% 0.8%
83   Northern Waterthrush 0.8% 2.7% 1.9%
84   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.8% 2.4% 6.4%
85   Bald Eagle 17.1% 2.2% 14.9%
86   Tennessee Warbler 4.0% 2.2% 1.8%
87   Blackburnian Warbler 3.1% 2.2% 0.9%
88   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.7% 2.2% 0.5%
89   Ovenbird 1.6% 2.2% 0.5%
90   American Kestrel 5.2% 1.9% 3.3%
91   Summer Tanager 1.7% 1.9% 0.2%
92   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 1.9% 0.5%
93   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 1.9% 0.7%
94   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 1.6% 2.8%
95   Hooded Warbler 1.0% 1.6% 0.6%
96   Pied-billed Grebe 8.0% 1.4% 6.7%
97   Eastern Meadowlark 4.5% 1.4% 3.1%
98   Prairie Warbler 0.6% 1.4% 0.7%
99   Baltimore Oriole 0.3% 1.4% 1.0%
100   Least Flycatcher 0.2% 1.4% 1.2%
101   Lark Sparrow 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%
102   Savannah Sparrow 2.9% 0.8% 2.1%
103   Wood Thrush 2.2% 0.8% 1.3%
104   House Sparrow 1.1% 0.8% 0.2%
105   Nashville Warbler 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
106   Purple Finch 0.7% 0.8% 0.1%
107   Common Raven 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%
108   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 0.8% 0.3%
109   Yellow Warbler 1.4% 0.5% 0.8%
110   Merlin 1.2% 0.5% 0.7%
111   White-crowned Sparrow 0.6% 0.5% 0.0%
112   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.4% 0.5% 0.1%
113   Connecticut Warbler 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
114   Worm-eating Warbler 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
115   Broad-winged Hawk 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%
116   Golden-winged Warbler 0.0% 0.5% 0.5%
117   Osprey 8.5% 0.3% 8.2%
118   Greater Yellowlegs 2.4% 0.3% 2.1%
119   Pine Siskin 2.2% 0.3% 1.9%
120   Green Heron 1.8% 0.3% 1.5%
121   Tree Swallow 1.7% 0.3% 1.5%
122   Northern Harrier 1.3% 0.3% 1.1%
123   Wilson's Snipe 1.3% 0.3% 1.0%
124   Solitary Sandpiper 1.1% 0.3% 0.8%
125   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 0.3% 0.6%
126   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.6% 0.3% 0.4%
127   Philadelphia Vireo 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
128   Veery 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
129   Wild Turkey 0.4% 0.3% 0.2%
130   Bobolink 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
131   Wilson's Warbler 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
132   American Bittern 0.2% 0.3% 0.0%
133   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 0.3% 0.0%
134   Canada Warbler 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
135   Kentucky Warbler 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%