Top Birds at Brier Creek Reservoir in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 13 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Brier Creek Reservoir during the month of 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mallard | 22.9% | 61.5% | 38.6% | 2.7x | |||
| 2 | Great Egret | 33.3% | 53.8% | 20.5% | 1.6x | |||
| 3 | Turkey Vulture | 31.4% | 53.8% | 22.4% | 1.7x | |||
| 4 | Carolina Wren | 72.4% | 46.2% | 26.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 5 | Great Blue Heron | 46.6% | 46.2% | 0.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 6 | Northern Mockingbird | 29.3% | 46.2% | 16.8% | 1.6x | |||
| 7 | Mourning Dove | 47.7% | 38.5% | 9.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 8 | Double-crested Cormorant | 14.8% | 38.5% | 23.6% | 2.6x | |||
| 9 | Northern Cardinal | 66.2% | 30.8% | 35.4% | 0.5x | |||
| 10 | American Goldfinch | 59.5% | 30.8% | 28.7% | 0.5x | |||
| 11 | Black Vulture | 15.8% | 30.8% | 15.0% | 2.0x | |||
| 12 | Carolina Chickadee | 58.4% | 23.1% | 35.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 13 | Tufted Titmouse | 52.5% | 23.1% | 29.4% | 0.4x | |||
| 14 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 40.8% | 23.1% | 17.7% | 0.6x | |||
| 15 | Blue Jay | 36.6% | 23.1% | 13.6% | 0.6x | |||
| 16 | Killdeer | 22.8% | 23.1% | 0.3% | 1.0x | |||
| 17 | Pine Warbler | 16.2% | 23.1% | 6.9% | 1.4x | |||
| 18 | Summer Tanager | 14.7% | 23.1% | 8.4% | 1.6x | |||
| 19 | Bald Eagle | 8.9% | 23.1% | 14.1% | 2.6x | |||
| 20 | American Crow | 53.9% | 15.4% | 38.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 21 | Eastern Bluebird | 39.9% | 15.4% | 24.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 22 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 39.0% | 15.4% | 23.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 23 | Eastern Towhee | 25.2% | 15.4% | 9.9% | 0.6x | |||
| 24 | Downy Woodpecker | 40.5% | 7.7% | 32.8% | 0.2x | |||
| 25 | American Robin | 28.2% | 7.7% | 20.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 26 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 26.3% | 7.7% | 18.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 27 | Fish Crow | 25.9% | 7.7% | 18.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 28 | Red-eyed Vireo | 21.6% | 7.7% | 13.9% | 0.4x | |||
| 29 | Osprey | 20.8% | 7.7% | 13.2% | 0.4x | |||
| 30 | House Finch | 20.1% | 7.7% | 12.4% | 0.4x | |||
| 31 | Eastern Phoebe | 20.1% | 7.7% | 12.4% | 0.4x | |||
| 32 | Green Heron | 18.2% | 7.7% | 10.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 33 | Pileated Woodpecker | 15.9% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 34 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 10.4% | 7.7% | 2.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 35 | Red-tailed Hawk | 10.2% | 7.7% | 2.5% | 0.8x | |||
| 36 | Cooper's Hawk | 4.5% | 7.7% | 3.2% | 1.7x | |||
| 37 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 4.4% | 7.7% | 3.3% | 1.8x | |||
| 38 | Tricolored Heron | 4.0% | 7.7% | 3.7% | 1.9x | |||
| 39 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 3.6% | 7.7% | 4.1% | 2.1x |