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

based on 411 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Mason Farm Biological Reserve 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   Carolina Wren 77.1% 83.7% 6.6%
2   Northern Cardinal 73.3% 81.3% 7.9%
3   Carolina Chickadee 70.6% 80.5% 9.9%
4   Tufted Titmouse 65.1% 79.6% 14.5%
5   American Crow 64.8% 78.1% 13.3%
6   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.8% 74.0% 19.2%
7   Downy Woodpecker 56.3% 70.1% 13.7%
8   Blue Jay 58.7% 68.1% 9.4%
9   White-eyed Vireo 33.9% 57.9% 24.0%
10   Gray Catbird 42.7% 52.8% 10.1%
11   Eastern Bluebird 42.9% 50.9% 7.9%
12   American Redstart 29.9% 48.4% 18.5%
13   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.6% 48.2% 11.5%
14   American Robin 28.0% 48.2% 20.2%
15   Common Yellowthroat 29.6% 47.7% 18.1%
16   American Goldfinch 47.2% 46.2% 1.0%
17   Northern Mockingbird 28.9% 46.2% 17.3%
18   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.4% 45.5% 32.1%
19   Eastern Phoebe 38.3% 43.1% 4.7%
20   Pileated Woodpecker 24.2% 43.1% 18.8%
21   Black-and-white Warbler 23.5% 42.3% 18.8%
22   Turkey Vulture 39.9% 41.6% 1.7%
23   Brown Thrasher 30.6% 41.4% 10.8%
24   Summer Tanager 21.2% 39.4% 18.2%
25   Eastern Wood-Pewee 28.3% 38.7% 10.4%
26   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.5% 38.7% 12.2%
27   Indigo Bunting 17.5% 38.4% 21.0%
28   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.1% 38.2% 5.1%
29   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.2% 37.2% 22.0%
30   Northern Parula 24.6% 33.3% 8.7%
31   Northern Flicker 22.2% 32.8% 10.6%
32   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.4% 31.4% 5.0%
33   Pine Warbler 40.9% 30.9% 10.0%
34   Red-eyed Vireo 28.7% 30.9% 2.2%
35   European Starling 9.6% 30.7% 21.1%
36   Mourning Dove 36.9% 27.3% 9.7%
37   Magnolia Warbler 17.5% 23.8% 6.4%
38   Eastern Towhee 26.6% 21.4% 5.2%
39   Chimney Swift 23.8% 21.4% 2.4%
40   Great Crested Flycatcher 10.9% 21.4% 10.6%
41   Barred Owl 5.0% 20.2% 15.2%
42   Blue Grosbeak 11.1% 19.0% 7.9%
43   Great Blue Heron 46.5% 17.5% 29.0%
44   Fish Crow 21.6% 17.5% 4.0%
45   Chestnut-sided Warbler 9.3% 16.3% 7.0%
46   Black Vulture 21.6% 15.8% 5.8%
47   Hairy Woodpecker 14.2% 15.3% 1.2%
48   Belted Kingfisher 28.4% 13.6% 14.8%
49   Scarlet Tanager 9.0% 13.6% 4.6%
50   House Wren 8.3% 13.6% 5.3%
51   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.9% 12.7% 4.8%
52   Acadian Flycatcher 7.6% 11.7% 4.0%
53   Red-tailed Hawk 9.0% 11.2% 2.2%
54   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.9% 10.9% 25.0%
55   Killdeer 24.8% 10.7% 14.1%
56   Common Grackle 5.0% 9.2% 4.3%
57   Baltimore Oriole 2.5% 9.0% 6.5%
58   Cedar Waxwing 6.4% 7.5% 1.2%
59   Black-throated Blue Warbler 4.7% 7.5% 2.9%
60   Northern Waterthrush 3.7% 7.3% 3.6%
61   Swainson's Thrush 4.8% 6.8% 2.0%
62   Hooded Warbler 6.8% 6.6% 0.2%
63   House Finch 19.4% 5.8% 13.5%
64   Palm Warbler 5.2% 5.8% 0.7%
65   Green Heron 12.2% 5.6% 6.6%
66   Cape May Warbler 9.8% 4.6% 5.2%
67   Wood Duck 8.2% 4.6% 3.6%
68   Veery 4.2% 4.6% 0.4%
69   Song Sparrow 9.8% 4.4% 5.5%
70   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6.4% 4.4% 2.0%
71   Prairie Warbler 4.2% 4.4% 0.2%
72   Ovenbird 3.4% 4.4% 1.0%
73   Chipping Sparrow 15.2% 4.1% 11.1%
74   Cooper's Hawk 5.2% 3.9% 1.3%
75   Yellow-throated Warbler 5.1% 3.9% 1.2%
76   Canada Goose 25.7% 3.6% 22.1%
77   Osprey 13.6% 3.6% 9.9%
78   Wood Thrush 3.3% 3.6% 0.4%
79   Wild Turkey 1.0% 3.4% 2.4%
80   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.6% 3.2% 1.6%
81   Tennessee Warbler 2.7% 2.9% 0.2%
82   Blackburnian Warbler 2.4% 2.7% 0.3%
83   Red-winged Blackbird 1.6% 2.4% 0.8%
84   Blue-winged Warbler 4.2% 2.2% 2.0%
85   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 2.2% 0.1%
86   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.4% 1.9% 2.4%
87   Blue-headed Vireo 0.7% 1.9% 1.3%
88   Yellow Warbler 4.0% 1.7% 2.3%
89   Worm-eating Warbler 3.3% 1.7% 1.6%
90   Eastern Kingbird 2.0% 1.7% 0.3%
91   Prothonotary Warbler 0.6% 1.7% 1.1%
92   Great Egret 29.8% 1.5% 28.3%
93   Rock Pigeon 4.3% 1.2% 3.1%
94   Yellow-rumped Warbler 0.6% 1.2% 0.6%
95   American Kestrel 3.7% 1.0% 2.7%
96   Black-throated Green Warbler 2.3% 1.0% 1.3%
97   Canada Warbler 1.2% 1.0% 0.2%
98   Least Flycatcher 0.9% 1.0% 0.0%
99   Marsh Wren 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
100   Double-crested Cormorant 15.5% 0.7% 14.7%
101   Bald Eagle 12.9% 0.7% 12.1%
102   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
103   Nashville Warbler 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%
104   Common Nighthawk 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%
105   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
106   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
107   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.6% 0.7% 0.1%
108   Golden-winged Warbler 0.6% 0.7% 0.1%
109   Tree Swallow 0.5% 0.7% 0.2%
110   Mallard 20.9% 0.5% 20.4%
111   Field Sparrow 1.5% 0.5% 1.0%
112   Bay-breasted Warbler 1.2% 0.5% 0.7%
113   Philadelphia Vireo 1.2% 0.5% 0.7%
114   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
115   Common Raven 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
116   Merlin 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
117   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
118   Willow Flycatcher 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
119   Orchard Oriole 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
120   Little Blue Heron 1.9% 0.2% 1.6%
121   Barn Swallow 1.7% 0.2% 1.5%
122   Bobolink 1.7% 0.2% 1.4%
123   Muscovy Duck 1.5% 0.2% 1.3%
124   Pied-billed Grebe 1.3% 0.2% 1.1%
125   Wilson's Snipe 0.6% 0.2% 0.3%
126   Peregrine Falcon 0.6% 0.2% 0.3%
127   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
128   Lark Sparrow 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
129   Kentucky Warbler 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
130   Connecticut Warbler 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
131   Warbling Vireo 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
132   Winter Wren 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
133   Northern Bobwhite 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
134   Swamp Sparrow 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%
135   Sedge Wren 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%
136   Pine Siskin 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%
137   Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid) 0% 0.2% 0.2%
138   Hermit Thrush 0% 0.2% 0.2%