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

based on 231 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Mason Farm Biological Reserve in 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Carolina Wren 71.0% 84.8% 13.9%
2   Northern Cardinal 64.8% 81.4% 16.6%
3   Carolina Chickadee 55.8% 79.2% 23.4%
4   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 39.4% 74.9% 35.5%
5   Indigo Bunting 28.8% 72.3% 43.5%
6   Tufted Titmouse 50.8% 71.9% 21.1%
7   American Goldfinch 60.0% 68.0% 8.0%
8   American Robin 24.8% 68.0% 43.2%
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.5% 67.5% 32.0%
10   American Crow 53.4% 64.1% 10.6%
11   Downy Woodpecker 38.7% 63.6% 25.0%
12   Eastern Bluebird 39.0% 63.2% 24.2%
13   Northern Mockingbird 27.3% 55.0% 27.7%
14   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.7% 54.5% 34.8%
15   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.3% 52.4% 19.1%
16   White-eyed Vireo 19.9% 50.2% 30.3%
17   Mourning Dove 46.8% 47.2% 0.4%
18   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.1% 47.2% 32.1%
19   Summer Tanager 13.7% 42.4% 28.7%
20   Red-eyed Vireo 21.2% 42.0% 20.8%
21   Blue Jay 34.0% 40.3% 6.2%
22   Turkey Vulture 32.2% 38.5% 6.4%
23   Gray Catbird 26.0% 38.1% 12.1%
24   Common Yellowthroat 11.5% 38.1% 26.6%
25   Red-shouldered Hawk 24.4% 37.7% 13.3%
26   White-breasted Nuthatch 25.8% 36.4% 10.5%
27   Blue Grosbeak 23.3% 35.9% 12.6%
28   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.0% 34.6% 17.6%
29   Pileated Woodpecker 15.5% 28.6% 13.1%
30   Acadian Flycatcher 9.4% 28.6% 19.2%
31   European Starling 8.6% 27.7% 19.2%
32   Fish Crow 25.6% 25.1% 0.5%
33   Chimney Swift 18.0% 24.2% 6.3%
34   Barred Owl 4.2% 20.8% 16.6%
35   Brown Thrasher 14.4% 19.0% 4.7%
36   Eastern Phoebe 20.8% 18.2% 2.6%
37   Eastern Towhee 25.8% 17.3% 8.5%
38   Northern Flicker 7.8% 16.9% 9.1%
39   Northern Parula 7.0% 16.9% 9.9%
40   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.0% 16.5% 6.5%
41   Great Blue Heron 48.2% 16.0% 32.2%
42   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 14.7% 6.9%
43   American Redstart 6.0% 13.4% 7.5%
44   Black-and-white Warbler 5.5% 13.4% 8.0%
45   Black Vulture 16.8% 13.0% 3.8%
46   Red-tailed Hawk 10.4% 11.3% 0.8%
47   Brown-headed Nuthatch 25.4% 10.8% 14.6%
48   Pine Warbler 16.1% 10.8% 5.3%
49   Killdeer 25.2% 10.0% 15.2%
50   Green Heron 17.5% 10.0% 7.6%
51   Eastern Kingbird 14.7% 10.0% 4.7%
52   Belted Kingfisher 22.5% 8.2% 14.2%
53   Prothonotary Warbler 2.6% 8.2% 5.6%
54   House Finch 19.5% 7.4% 12.1%
55   Common Grackle 9.6% 7.4% 2.2%
56   Yellow-throated Vireo 3.8% 7.4% 3.5%
57   Chipping Sparrow 19.8% 6.9% 12.9%
58   House Wren 4.2% 6.9% 2.7%
59   Prairie Warbler 3.0% 5.6% 2.6%
60   Wild Turkey 0.8% 5.6% 4.8%
61   Song Sparrow 9.7% 5.2% 4.5%
62   Orchard Oriole 2.2% 5.2% 3.0%
63   Scarlet Tanager 1.2% 5.2% 4.0%
64   Baltimore Oriole 0.5% 4.8% 4.3%
65   Red-winged Blackbird 5.8% 4.3% 1.4%
66   Hooded Warbler 3.2% 4.3% 1.1%
67   Canada Goose 26.3% 3.9% 22.4%
68   Cooper's Hawk 4.6% 3.5% 1.1%
69   Wood Thrush 1.3% 3.5% 2.1%
70   Wood Duck 12.2% 3.0% 9.1%
71   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.6% 3.0% 1.5%
72   Ovenbird 1.3% 3.0% 1.8%
73   Barn Swallow 12.0% 2.6% 9.4%
74   Yellow Warbler 2.7% 2.6% 0.1%
75   Osprey 22.7% 2.2% 20.5%
76   Northern Waterthrush 1.2% 2.2% 0.9%
77   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.1% 2.2% 1.1%
78   Great Egret 34.6% 1.7% 32.9%
79   Purple Martin 2.7% 1.7% 1.0%
80   Worm-eating Warbler 2.0% 1.7% 0.3%
81   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.8% 1.7% 0.0%
82   Blue-winged Warbler 1.1% 1.7% 0.7%
83   Mallard 22.9% 1.3% 21.6%
84   Bald Eagle 9.5% 1.3% 8.2%
85   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.6% 1.3% 4.3%
86   Cedar Waxwing 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
87   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.2% 1.3% 0.1%
88   Spotted Sandpiper 12.1% 0.9% 11.3%
89   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.6% 0.9% 0.8%
90   Mississippi Kite 1.4% 0.9% 0.6%
91   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 0.9% 0.2%
92   Canada Warbler 0.4% 0.9% 0.5%
93   Common Raven 0.2% 0.9% 0.7%
94   Least Flycatcher 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
95   Blue-headed Vireo 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
96   Double-crested Cormorant 15.2% 0.4% 14.8%
97   Field Sparrow 2.3% 0.4% 1.9%
98   Common Nighthawk 0.7% 0.4% 0.3%
99   Magnolia Warbler 0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
100   Northern Bobwhite 0.5% 0.4% 0.0%
101   Olive-sided Flycatcher 0.3% 0.4% 0.2%
102   Eastern Whip-poor-will 0.3% 0.4% 0.2%
103   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
104   White-throated Sparrow 0% 0.4% 0.4%