Bird Finder

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 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 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 31.5% 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% 0.4% 1.0x
6   Northern Mockingbird 29.3% 46.2% 16.8% 1.6x
7   Mourning Dove 47.6% 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 59.4% 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% 9.8% 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 26.2% 7.7% 18.5% 0.3x
27   Fish Crow 25.9% 7.7% 18.2% 0.3x
28   Red-eyed Vireo 21.6% 7.7% 14.0% 0.4x
29   Osprey 20.8% 7.7% 13.1% 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% 10.5% 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% 2.6% 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