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Top Birds at Brier Creek Reservoir in August
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 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
1   Mallard 22.2% 64.3% 42.0%
2   Great Egret 33.8% 57.1% 23.4%
3   Turkey Vulture 32.3% 50.0% 17.7%
4   Northern Mockingbird 28.0% 50.0% 22.0%
5   Carolina Wren 71.3% 42.9% 28.5%
6   Great Blue Heron 47.4% 42.9% 4.6%
7   Mourning Dove 46.8% 42.9% 4.0%
8   Northern Cardinal 65.2% 35.7% 29.5%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 14.8% 35.7% 20.9%
10   American Goldfinch 60.2% 28.6% 31.6%
11   Carolina Chickadee 56.4% 28.6% 27.9%
12   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.3% 28.6% 11.7%
13   Blue Jay 34.2% 28.6% 5.6%
14   Black Vulture 16.7% 28.6% 11.9%
15   Tufted Titmouse 51.4% 21.4% 29.9%
16   Eastern Bluebird 39.6% 21.4% 18.2%
17   Killdeer 24.8% 21.4% 3.4%
18   Pine Warbler 16.0% 21.4% 5.5%
19   Summer Tanager 14.4% 21.4% 7.0%
20   Bald Eagle 9.2% 21.4% 12.2%
21   American Crow 53.7% 14.3% 39.5%
22   Red-bellied Woodpecker 36.3% 14.3% 22.0%
23   Eastern Towhee 25.6% 14.3% 11.3%
24   Osprey 22.2% 14.3% 7.9%
25   House Finch 19.2% 14.3% 4.9%
26   Downy Woodpecker 39.3% 7.1% 32.2%
27   American Robin 25.9% 7.1% 18.8%
28   Canada Goose 25.8% 7.1% 18.6%
29   Fish Crow 25.6% 7.1% 18.4%
30   Brown-headed Nuthatch 25.1% 7.1% 17.9%
31   Belted Kingfisher 22.1% 7.1% 15.0%
32   Red-eyed Vireo 21.8% 7.1% 14.6%
33   Eastern Phoebe 20.7% 7.1% 13.6%
34   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.5% 7.1% 10.3%
35   Green Heron 17.4% 7.1% 10.2%
36   Pileated Woodpecker 15.8% 7.1% 8.6%
37   Red-tailed Hawk 10.4% 7.1% 3.3%
38   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.1% 7.1% 3.0%
39   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.1% 7.1% 1.0%
40   Cooper's Hawk 4.6% 7.1% 2.6%
41   Yellow-throated Vireo 3.9% 7.1% 3.2%
42   Tricolored Heron 3.3% 7.1% 3.9%