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Top Birds at Falls Lake--Dam in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 38 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Dam in April. 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   Great Blue Heron 45.5% 68.4% 22.9% 1.5x
2   Osprey 16.6% 63.2% 46.6% 3.8x
3   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 57.9% 22.8% 0.7x
4   Carolina Wren 70.3% 55.3% 15.1% 0.8x
5   American Robin 43.0% 55.3% 12.2% 1.3x
6   American Crow 56.5% 52.6% 3.8% 0.9x
7   Blue Jay 50.3% 50.0% 0.3% 1.0x
8   Mourning Dove 46.4% 50.0% 3.6% 1.1x
9   Chipping Sparrow 42.3% 50.0% 7.7% 1.2x
10   Tufted Titmouse 70.1% 47.4% 22.8% 0.7x
11   Carolina Chickadee 66.9% 44.7% 22.2% 0.7x
12   Canada Goose 49.4% 44.7% 4.7% 0.9x
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.9% 42.1% 16.8% 0.7x
14   Eastern Bluebird 48.1% 42.1% 5.9% 0.9x
15   Double-crested Cormorant 26.6% 42.1% 15.5% 1.6x
16   Cliff Swallow 3.2% 42.1% 39.0% 13.4x
17   Barn Swallow 18.8% 39.5% 20.7% 2.1x
18   Rock Pigeon 5.7% 39.5% 33.8% 7.0x
19   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.2% 36.8% 25.4% 0.6x
20   Eastern Towhee 46.6% 36.8% 9.8% 0.8x
21   Turkey Vulture 43.4% 36.8% 6.6% 0.8x
22   Pine Warbler 42.9% 36.8% 6.0% 0.9x
23   White-throated Sparrow 56.2% 34.2% 22.0% 0.6x
24   Yellow-rumped Warbler 47.6% 34.2% 13.4% 0.7x
25   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.7% 34.2% 3.5% 1.1x
26   Mallard 31.3% 31.6% 0.3% 1.0x
27   Red-eyed Vireo 29.6% 28.9% 0.7% 1.0x
28   Northern Mockingbird 28.7% 28.9% 0.2% 1.0x
29   House Finch 25.3% 28.9% 3.7% 1.1x
30   Tree Swallow 11.7% 28.9% 17.3% 2.5x
31   American Goldfinch 44.2% 26.3% 17.9% 0.6x
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.4% 26.3% 9.1% 0.7x
33   Fish Crow 35.4% 26.3% 9.1% 0.7x
34   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.5% 26.3% 5.2% 0.8x
35   Common Grackle 28.0% 26.3% 1.7% 0.9x
36   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.1% 26.3% 4.3% 1.2x
37   Brown Thrasher 20.9% 26.3% 5.4% 1.3x
38   Downy Woodpecker 39.1% 23.7% 15.4% 0.6x
39   White-eyed Vireo 36.0% 23.7% 12.3% 0.7x
40   Eastern Phoebe 33.2% 23.7% 9.6% 0.7x
41   Black Vulture 19.9% 23.7% 3.8% 1.2x
42   Great Crested Flycatcher 19.5% 23.7% 4.2% 1.2x
43   Belted Kingfisher 19.3% 23.7% 4.4% 1.2x
44   Ovenbird 19.2% 23.7% 4.4% 1.2x
45   Cedar Waxwing 6.7% 23.7% 17.0% 3.5x
46   Northern Parula 36.2% 21.1% 15.1% 0.6x
47   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.6% 21.1% 11.5% 0.6x
48   Killdeer 16.7% 21.1% 4.4% 1.3x
49   Hairy Woodpecker 8.9% 21.1% 12.2% 2.4x
50   Ring-billed Gull 7.5% 21.1% 13.6% 2.8x
51   Common Yellowthroat 33.1% 18.4% 14.7% 0.6x
52   Northern Flicker 14.1% 18.4% 4.3% 1.3x
53   Red-tailed Hawk 13.9% 18.4% 4.6% 1.3x
54   Summer Tanager 13.8% 18.4% 4.6% 1.3x
55   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.7% 15.8% 16.9% 0.5x
56   Pileated Woodpecker 20.2% 15.8% 4.4% 0.8x
57   Chimney Swift 13.4% 15.8% 2.4% 1.2x
58   Orchard Oriole 6.4% 15.8% 9.4% 2.5x
59   Purple Martin 6.0% 15.8% 9.8% 2.7x
60   Black-and-white Warbler 14.4% 13.2% 1.2% 0.9x
61   Red-winged Blackbird 25.7% 10.5% 15.2% 0.4x
62   Eastern Kingbird 12.1% 10.5% 1.6% 0.9x
63   Bald Eagle 11.8% 10.5% 1.3% 0.9x
64   Hermit Thrush 8.6% 10.5% 1.9% 1.2x
65   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5% 10.5% 2.0% 1.2x
66   Black-throated Blue Warbler 6.6% 10.5% 3.9% 1.6x
67   Pine Siskin 4.5% 10.5% 6.1% 2.4x
68   European Starling 21.9% 7.9% 14.0% 0.4x
69   Gray Catbird 19.7% 7.9% 11.8% 0.4x
70   Swamp Sparrow 13.4% 7.9% 5.5% 0.6x
71   Indigo Bunting 11.9% 7.9% 4.0% 0.7x
72   Field Sparrow 11.7% 7.9% 3.9% 0.7x
73   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.0% 7.9% 2.1% 0.8x
74   Wood Thrush 8.1% 7.9% 0.2% 1.0x
75   Blue Grosbeak 8.0% 7.9% 0.1% 1.0x
76   Dark-eyed Junco 4.7% 7.9% 3.2% 1.7x
77   Savannah Sparrow 4.0% 7.9% 3.9% 2.0x
78   Common Loon 0.6% 7.9% 7.3% 13.4x
79   Song Sparrow 22.0% 5.3% 16.8% 0.2x
80   Yellow-throated Warbler 18.9% 5.3% 13.6% 0.3x
81   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.1% 5.3% 8.8% 0.4x
82   Wood Duck 13.9% 5.3% 8.6% 0.4x
83   Prothonotary Warbler 11.8% 5.3% 6.6% 0.4x
84   Barred Owl 8.8% 5.3% 3.5% 0.6x
85   Palm Warbler 8.7% 5.3% 3.4% 0.6x
86   Hooded Warbler 8.7% 5.3% 3.4% 0.6x
87   Prairie Warbler 8.3% 5.3% 3.0% 0.6x
88   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 5.3% 1.5% 1.4x
89   Acadian Flycatcher 2.5% 5.3% 2.8% 2.1x
90   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.1% 5.3% 4.2% 4.8x
91   swallow sp. 1.1% 5.3% 4.2% 4.9x
92   House Wren 10.3% 2.6% 7.7% 0.3x
93   Spotted Sandpiper 7.8% 2.6% 5.1% 0.3x
94   Blue-headed Vireo 4.3% 2.6% 1.7% 0.6x
95   Scarlet Tanager 4.3% 2.6% 1.7% 0.6x
96   Northern Waterthrush 3.7% 2.6% 1.0% 0.7x
97   Yellow-breasted Chat 2.6% 2.6% 0.0% 1.0x
98   Pied-billed Grebe 2.6% 2.6% 0.0% 1.0x
99   House Sparrow 2.5% 2.6% 0.1% 1.0x
100   Eastern Wood-Pewee 1.6% 2.6% 1.0% 1.6x
101   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.1% 2.6% 1.5% 2.4x
102   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.9% 2.6% 1.7% 2.9x
103   Bank Swallow 0.4% 2.6% 2.3% 7.3x
104   Vesper Sparrow 0.3% 2.6% 2.3% 8.1x
105   passerine sp. 0.2% 2.6% 2.4% 13.9x
106   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.0% 2.6% 2.6% 62.5x