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Top Birds at Brier Creek Reservoir in March
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 56 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Brier Creek Reservoir in March. 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   Great Blue Heron 44.1% 66.1% 21.9%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 34.3% 64.3% 30.0%
3   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 62.5% 58.8%
4   Mallard 37.1% 58.9% 21.9%
5   Ring-billed Gull 16.9% 44.6% 27.7%
6   Northern Cardinal 75.3% 41.1% 34.2%
7   American Crow 58.6% 41.1% 17.6%
8   Bald Eagle 15.6% 41.1% 25.5%
9   Canada Goose 50.4% 39.3% 11.1%
10   Mourning Dove 40.8% 39.3% 1.5%
11   Carolina Wren 67.6% 37.5% 30.1%
12   Song Sparrow 50.2% 37.5% 12.7%
13   Ruddy Duck 13.0% 37.5% 24.5%
14   Hooded Merganser 9.1% 37.5% 28.4%
15   Ring-necked Duck 4.8% 37.5% 32.7%
16   American Robin 53.4% 35.7% 17.7%
17   Blue Jay 45.5% 35.7% 9.8%
18   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.2% 35.7% 8.5%
19   Northern Mockingbird 29.3% 33.9% 4.7%
20   Greater Scaup 0.9% 33.9% 33.0%
21   Carolina Chickadee 68.7% 30.4% 38.3%
22   Bufflehead 11.4% 30.4% 19.0%
23   Green-winged Teal 2.7% 30.4% 27.7%
24   Tufted Titmouse 66.4% 28.6% 37.8%
25   Turkey Vulture 45.2% 28.6% 16.6%
26   Eastern Towhee 43.3% 28.6% 14.7%
27   Belted Kingfisher 21.8% 28.6% 6.8%
28   Killdeer 17.1% 28.6% 11.5%
29   White-throated Sparrow 54.6% 26.8% 27.8%
30   Pine Warbler 51.1% 23.2% 27.9%
31   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.4% 23.2% 19.2%
32   Red-winged Blackbird 21.9% 23.2% 1.3%
33   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 23.2% 11.2%
34   Eastern Phoebe 41.4% 21.4% 20.0%
35   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.0% 19.6% 15.4%
36   Northern Flicker 28.0% 19.6% 8.4%
37   Red-tailed Hawk 15.2% 19.6% 4.5%
38   Eastern Bluebird 50.9% 17.9% 33.0%
39   Red-shouldered Hawk 34.7% 17.9% 16.9%
40   European Starling 19.1% 17.9% 1.2%
41   Fish Crow 36.2% 16.1% 20.1%
42   American Goldfinch 32.9% 16.1% 16.8%
43   Dark-eyed Junco 26.1% 14.3% 11.8%
44   Pied-billed Grebe 13.7% 14.3% 0.6%
45   Gadwall 2.1% 14.3% 12.2%
46   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.8% 12.5% 43.3%
47   Common Grackle 17.8% 12.5% 5.3%
48   Osprey 15.3% 12.5% 2.8%
49   Downy Woodpecker 47.0% 10.7% 36.3%
50   Chipping Sparrow 32.8% 10.7% 22.1%
51   House Finch 25.6% 10.7% 14.9%
52   Black Vulture 17.8% 10.7% 7.1%
53   Tree Swallow 7.6% 10.7% 3.1%
54   Rock Pigeon 4.6% 10.7% 6.1%
55   White-breasted Nuthatch 25.4% 8.9% 16.4%
56   Eastern Meadowlark 4.8% 8.9% 4.2%
57   Brown Thrasher 20.8% 7.1% 13.6%
58   Golden-crowned Kinglet 18.7% 7.1% 11.6%
59   Field Sparrow 16.2% 7.1% 9.0%
60   Wood Duck 14.8% 7.1% 7.6%
61   Northern Shoveler 2.3% 7.1% 4.8%
62   House Sparrow 1.9% 5.4% 3.5%
63   Swamp Sparrow 16.9% 3.6% 13.3%
64   Brown-headed Cowbird 16.2% 3.6% 12.7%
65   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 14.4% 3.6% 10.8%
66   Cooper's Hawk 4.8% 3.6% 1.2%
67   Wilson's Snipe 3.2% 3.6% 0.3%
68   Purple Martin 3.0% 3.6% 0.6%
69   Blue-winged Teal 1.5% 3.6% 2.1%
70   Canvasback 0.2% 3.6% 3.3%
71   Lesser Yellowlegs 0.0% 3.6% 3.5%
72   Pileated Woodpecker 17.1% 1.8% 15.3%
73   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.6% 1.8% 12.8%
74   Hairy Woodpecker 9.9% 1.8% 8.1%
75   Bonaparte's Gull 7.3% 1.8% 5.5%
76   Pine Siskin 4.7% 1.8% 2.9%
77   American Coot 4.1% 1.8% 2.3%
78   Cedar Waxwing 3.5% 1.8% 1.7%
79   Rusty Blackbird 3.4% 1.8% 1.7%
80   Horned Grebe 2.9% 1.8% 1.1%
81   Fox Sparrow 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%
82   Great Egret 2.0% 1.8% 0.3%
83   Blue-headed Vireo 1.7% 1.8% 0.1%
84   Barn Swallow 1.6% 1.8% 0.2%
85   Mute Swan 0.9% 1.8% 0.9%
86   American Wigeon 0.7% 1.8% 1.1%
87   Northern Harrier 0.7% 1.8% 1.1%
88   Greater Yellowlegs 0.3% 1.8% 1.5%