Top Birds at Brier Creek Reservoir in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 14 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Brier Creek Reservoir during the month of 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Mockingbird | 42.8% | 50.0% | 7.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 2 | Double-crested Cormorant | 20.3% | 50.0% | 29.7% | 2.5x | |||
| 3 | Northern Cardinal | 72.3% | 42.9% | 29.4% | 0.6x | |||
| 4 | Great Blue Heron | 42.9% | 42.9% | 0.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 5 | American Avocet | 0.1% | 42.9% | 42.7% | 342.2x | |||
| 6 | Carolina Wren | 75.3% | 35.7% | 39.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 7 | Blue Jay | 70.8% | 35.7% | 35.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 8 | American Crow | 68.4% | 35.7% | 32.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 9 | American Robin | 35.8% | 35.7% | 0.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 10 | Ruddy Duck | 3.3% | 35.7% | 32.4% | 10.7x | |||
| 11 | Tufted Titmouse | 65.4% | 28.6% | 36.8% | 0.4x | |||
| 12 | Downy Woodpecker | 57.6% | 28.6% | 29.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 13 | Eastern Towhee | 37.6% | 28.6% | 9.1% | 0.8x | |||
| 14 | Canada Goose | 25.9% | 28.6% | 2.6% | 1.1x | |||
| 15 | Killdeer | 23.4% | 28.6% | 5.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 16 | Mallard | 22.3% | 28.6% | 6.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 17 | Carolina Chickadee | 71.1% | 21.4% | 49.7% | 0.3x | |||
| 18 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 69.0% | 21.4% | 47.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 19 | Eastern Phoebe | 53.9% | 21.4% | 32.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 20 | Turkey Vulture | 43.8% | 21.4% | 22.3% | 0.5x | |||
| 21 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 37.0% | 21.4% | 15.6% | 0.6x | |||
| 22 | Pine Warbler | 35.2% | 21.4% | 13.8% | 0.6x | |||
| 23 | American Goldfinch | 33.5% | 21.4% | 12.0% | 0.6x | |||
| 24 | Brown Thrasher | 32.4% | 21.4% | 11.0% | 0.7x | |||
| 25 | Belted Kingfisher | 29.8% | 21.4% | 8.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 26 | Mourning Dove | 28.3% | 21.4% | 6.9% | 0.8x | |||
| 27 | Bald Eagle | 15.2% | 21.4% | 6.2% | 1.4x | |||
| 28 | Red-tailed Hawk | 12.4% | 21.4% | 9.0% | 1.7x | |||
| 29 | Northern Flicker | 54.9% | 14.3% | 40.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 30 | Eastern Bluebird | 53.8% | 14.3% | 39.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 31 | Song Sparrow | 34.8% | 14.3% | 20.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 32 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 32.8% | 14.3% | 18.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 33 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 32.7% | 14.3% | 18.4% | 0.4x | |||
| 34 | House Finch | 29.1% | 14.3% | 14.8% | 0.5x | |||
| 35 | White-throated Sparrow | 23.9% | 14.3% | 9.7% | 0.6x | |||
| 36 | Black Vulture | 21.7% | 14.3% | 7.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 37 | Palm Warbler | 17.1% | 14.3% | 2.9% | 0.8x | |||
| 38 | Osprey | 7.4% | 14.3% | 6.9% | 1.9x | |||
| 39 | White-eyed Vireo | 5.3% | 14.3% | 8.9% | 2.7x | |||
| 40 | Spotted Sandpiper | 1.6% | 14.3% | 12.6% | 8.7x | |||
| 41 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 35.4% | 7.1% | 28.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 42 | Gray Catbird | 28.6% | 7.1% | 21.4% | 0.3x | |||
| 43 | Chipping Sparrow | 22.7% | 7.1% | 15.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 44 | Pileated Woodpecker | 22.1% | 7.1% | 15.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 45 | Northern Parula | 21.5% | 7.1% | 14.4% | 0.3x | |||
| 46 | Common Yellowthroat | 18.3% | 7.1% | 11.1% | 0.4x | |||
| 47 | Fish Crow | 17.6% | 7.1% | 10.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 48 | American Redstart | 16.2% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 0.4x | |||
| 49 | Great Egret | 15.7% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 50 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 15.0% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 0.5x | |||
| 51 | Common Grackle | 14.1% | 7.1% | 7.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 52 | European Starling | 13.7% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 53 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 13.6% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 54 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 13.5% | 7.1% | 6.4% | 0.5x | |||
| 55 | Cape May Warbler | 13.0% | 7.1% | 5.8% | 0.6x | |||
| 56 | Chimney Swift | 12.3% | 7.1% | 5.1% | 0.6x | |||
| 57 | Red-winged Blackbird | 7.9% | 7.1% | 0.7% | 0.9x | |||
| 58 | Scarlet Tanager | 6.5% | 7.1% | 0.6% | 1.1x | |||
| 59 | Blackpoll Warbler | 6.1% | 7.1% | 1.1% | 1.2x | |||
| 60 | Wood Duck | 5.9% | 7.1% | 1.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 61 | Barred Owl | 4.1% | 7.1% | 3.0% | 1.7x | |||
| 62 | Tennessee Warbler | 3.4% | 7.1% | 3.8% | 2.1x | |||
| 63 | Blackburnian Warbler | 2.8% | 7.1% | 4.3% | 2.6x | |||
| 64 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 2.5% | 7.1% | 4.7% | 2.9x | |||
| 65 | Least Sandpiper | 1.9% | 7.1% | 5.2% | 3.7x | |||
| 66 | Tree Swallow | 1.5% | 7.1% | 5.6% | 4.7x | |||
| 67 | Green-winged Teal | 1.0% | 7.1% | 6.1% | 6.9x | |||
| 68 | Ring-necked Duck | 0.9% | 7.1% | 6.3% | 8.2x | |||
| 69 | Semipalmated Plover | 0.2% | 7.1% | 6.9% | 32.2x | |||
| 70 | Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher | 0.0% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 370.7x |