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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 69.6% 87.8% 18.2%
2   Carolina Wren 75.2% 86.2% 10.9%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.9% 84.0% 15.1%
4   Northern Cardinal 72.2% 82.9% 10.7%
5   Tufted Titmouse 65.3% 82.9% 17.7%
6   Carolina Chickadee 70.9% 82.7% 11.7%
7   Eastern Phoebe 55.3% 78.0% 22.7%
8   Northern Flicker 54.8% 76.7% 21.8%
9   American Crow 68.6% 74.8% 6.2%
10   Downy Woodpecker 58.1% 74.8% 16.7%
11   Eastern Bluebird 54.1% 74.8% 20.7%
12   American Robin 33.9% 59.9% 26.0%
13   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.8% 58.5% 46.7%
14   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.5% 54.7% 19.3%
15   Northern Mockingbird 40.6% 53.9% 13.4%
16   Brown Thrasher 31.5% 53.7% 22.2%
17   Turkey Vulture 43.6% 52.8% 9.3%
18   Song Sparrow 34.6% 50.1% 15.5%
19   American Goldfinch 33.7% 48.5% 14.8%
20   Eastern Towhee 36.8% 48.0% 11.2%
21   White-throated Sparrow 23.3% 46.9% 23.6%
22   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.3% 45.3% 11.0%
23   Gray Catbird 28.9% 43.1% 14.2%
24   Pileated Woodpecker 22.0% 39.6% 17.6%
25   European Starling 12.5% 35.5% 23.0%
26   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.3% 33.1% 1.3%
27   Pine Warbler 36.2% 32.2% 4.0%
28   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.0% 31.7% 4.3%
29   House Finch 29.6% 30.4% 0.8%
30   Common Yellowthroat 17.8% 29.3% 11.5%
31   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.2% 28.7% 10.5%
32   Common Grackle 12.9% 28.7% 15.8%
33   Swamp Sparrow 9.4% 25.5% 16.0%
34   Hairy Woodpecker 15.2% 25.2% 10.0%
35   Northern Parula 22.7% 22.8% 0.0%
36   Black Vulture 21.5% 22.8% 1.2%
37   Palm Warbler 18.6% 21.7% 3.1%
38   American Redstart 16.5% 21.4% 4.9%
39   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.1% 20.9% 12.8%
40   Great Blue Heron 45.1% 20.3% 24.8%
41   Belted Kingfisher 30.5% 19.5% 11.0%
42   Mourning Dove 27.3% 19.2% 8.0%
43   Fish Crow 16.7% 19.2% 2.6%
44   Red-tailed Hawk 11.9% 18.2% 6.2%
45   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.7% 17.1% 1.4%
46   Indigo Bunting 7.9% 16.3% 8.3%
47   Barred Owl 3.8% 16.0% 12.2%
48   Chipping Sparrow 23.6% 14.6% 9.0%
49   Black-and-white Warbler 13.2% 14.4% 1.2%
50   Magnolia Warbler 12.8% 14.4% 1.6%
51   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 14.1% 0.3%
52   House Wren 7.9% 14.1% 6.2%
53   Winter Wren 5.2% 13.0% 7.8%
54   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.7% 12.7% 25.0%
55   Cedar Waxwing 5.8% 12.7% 6.9%
56   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.8% 11.1% 2.7%
57   Red-winged Blackbird 7.4% 10.8% 3.4%
58   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 9.8% 2.3%
59   Scarlet Tanager 6.2% 9.2% 3.0%
60   Field Sparrow 4.5% 9.2% 4.8%
61   Killdeer 25.1% 8.9% 16.1%
62   Chimney Swift 13.2% 8.1% 5.1%
63   Cape May Warbler 15.0% 7.9% 7.2%
64   Canada Goose 26.3% 7.6% 18.8%
65   Hermit Thrush 3.8% 7.3% 3.5%
66   Red-eyed Vireo 7.1% 7.0% 0.1%
67   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 6.2% 0.5%
68   Wood Duck 5.4% 6.2% 0.9%
69   Swainson's Thrush 6.3% 5.1% 1.1%
70   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.6% 4.9% 0.3%
71   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 4.6% 1.2%
72   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.8% 4.3% 1.4%
73   Blue-headed Vireo 3.6% 4.3% 0.7%
74   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.9% 4.3% 1.4%
75   Mallard 22.9% 4.1% 18.9%
76   Double-crested Cormorant 20.8% 4.1% 16.7%
77   Dark-eyed Junco 2.4% 3.3% 0.8%
78   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.3% 3.0% 2.3%
79   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.6% 3.0% 0.6%
80   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 3.0% 0.9%
81   Blackpoll Warbler 6.5% 2.7% 3.8%
82   Brown Creeper 1.9% 2.7% 0.8%
83   Northern Waterthrush 0.8% 2.7% 1.9%
84   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.7% 2.4% 6.3%
85   Bald Eagle 17.0% 2.2% 14.9%
86   Tennessee Warbler 4.0% 2.2% 1.9%
87   Blackburnian Warbler 3.1% 2.2% 0.9%
88   Gray-cheeked Thrush 2.7% 2.2% 0.6%
89   Ovenbird 1.7% 2.2% 0.5%
90   American Kestrel 5.3% 1.9% 3.4%
91   Summer Tanager 2.2% 1.9% 0.3%
92   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 1.9% 0.5%
93   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 1.9% 0.7%
94   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.6% 1.6% 3.0%
95   Hooded Warbler 1.0% 1.6% 0.6%
96   Pied-billed Grebe 7.9% 1.4% 6.5%
97   Eastern Meadowlark 4.4% 1.4% 3.0%
98   Prairie Warbler 0.6% 1.4% 0.7%
99   Baltimore Oriole 0.4% 1.4% 0.9%
100   Least Flycatcher 0.1% 1.4% 1.2%
101   Lark Sparrow 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%
102   Wood Thrush 3.5% 0.8% 2.6%
103   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 0.8% 2.0%
104   House Sparrow 1.0% 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 1.3% 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% 0.3%
116   Golden-winged Warbler 0.1% 0.5% 0.5%
117   Osprey 8.5% 0.3% 8.2%
118   Greater Yellowlegs 2.3% 0.3% 2.1%
119   Pine Siskin 2.2% 0.3% 2.0%
120   Green Heron 1.8% 0.3% 1.5%
121   Tree Swallow 1.7% 0.3% 1.5%
122   Northern Harrier 1.4% 0.3% 1.1%
123   Wilson's Snipe 1.2% 0.3% 1.0%
124   Solitary Sandpiper 1.1% 0.3% 0.8%
125   Veery 0.9% 0.3% 0.6%
126   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 0.3% 0.6%
127   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
128   Philadelphia Vireo 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 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%
135   Kentucky Warbler 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%