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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 42 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 44.4% 71.4% 27.1% 1.6x
2   Osprey 16.7% 66.7% 49.9% 4.0x
3   Northern Cardinal 80.5% 59.5% 21.0% 0.7x
4   American Robin 42.3% 57.1% 14.9% 1.4x
5   Chipping Sparrow 43.4% 54.8% 11.4% 1.3x
6   Carolina Wren 70.7% 52.4% 18.3% 0.7x
7   American Crow 56.6% 50.0% 6.6% 0.9x
8   Mourning Dove 46.2% 50.0% 3.8% 1.1x
9   Tufted Titmouse 69.7% 47.6% 22.1% 0.7x
10   Blue Jay 50.1% 47.6% 2.5% 0.9x
11   Canada Goose 48.9% 47.6% 1.3% 1.0x
12   Double-crested Cormorant 26.4% 47.6% 21.2% 1.8x
13   Eastern Bluebird 48.6% 45.2% 3.4% 0.9x
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.5% 42.9% 15.6% 0.7x
15   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 42.9% 0.0% 1.0x
16   Cliff Swallow 3.3% 42.9% 39.6% 13.0x
17   Carolina Chickadee 66.3% 40.5% 25.8% 0.6x
18   Barn Swallow 19.1% 40.5% 21.4% 2.1x
19   Mallard 30.0% 38.1% 8.1% 1.3x
20   Rock Pigeon 5.5% 38.1% 32.6% 7.0x
21   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.3% 35.7% 26.6% 0.6x
22   White-throated Sparrow 56.9% 35.7% 21.2% 0.6x
23   Yellow-rumped Warbler 46.5% 35.7% 10.8% 0.8x
24   Eastern Towhee 46.3% 35.7% 10.6% 0.8x
25   Pine Warbler 43.4% 33.3% 10.1% 0.8x
26   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 29.6% 33.3% 3.7% 1.1x
27   Fish Crow 36.0% 28.6% 7.4% 0.8x
28   Northern Mockingbird 28.1% 28.6% 0.5% 1.0x
29   Common Grackle 27.1% 28.6% 1.5% 1.1x
30   Black Vulture 19.9% 28.6% 8.6% 1.4x
31   Tree Swallow 12.2% 28.6% 16.4% 2.3x
32   American Goldfinch 45.4% 26.2% 19.2% 0.6x
33   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.8% 26.2% 9.6% 0.7x
34   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.8% 26.2% 5.6% 0.8x
35   Red-eyed Vireo 29.9% 26.2% 3.7% 0.9x
36   House Finch 25.7% 26.2% 0.5% 1.0x
37   Killdeer 16.4% 26.2% 9.8% 1.6x
38   Ring-billed Gull 7.2% 26.2% 19.0% 3.6x
39   White-eyed Vireo 37.6% 23.8% 13.8% 0.6x
40   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 23.8% 10.4% 0.7x
41   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.4% 23.8% 1.4% 1.1x
42   Brown Thrasher 20.8% 23.8% 3.0% 1.1x
43   Great Crested Flycatcher 19.9% 23.8% 3.9% 1.2x
44   Belted Kingfisher 18.4% 23.8% 5.4% 1.3x
45   Downy Woodpecker 39.2% 21.4% 17.7% 0.5x
46   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.6% 21.4% 11.2% 0.7x
47   Ovenbird 18.9% 21.4% 2.5% 1.1x
48   Hairy Woodpecker 9.0% 21.4% 12.4% 2.4x
49   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 21.4% 15.3% 3.5x
50   Northern Parula 35.9% 19.0% 16.9% 0.5x
51   Common Yellowthroat 33.1% 16.7% 16.4% 0.5x
52   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 16.7% 16.3% 0.5x
53   Summer Tanager 13.9% 16.7% 2.8% 1.2x
54   Northern Flicker 13.9% 16.7% 2.8% 1.2x
55   Chimney Swift 13.6% 16.7% 3.1% 1.2x
56   Red-tailed Hawk 13.4% 16.7% 3.3% 1.2x
57   Pileated Woodpecker 19.9% 14.3% 5.6% 0.7x
58   Orchard Oriole 6.6% 14.3% 7.7% 2.2x
59   Purple Martin 6.2% 14.3% 8.1% 2.3x
60   Black-and-white Warbler 14.2% 11.9% 2.3% 0.8x
61   Red-winged Blackbird 26.0% 9.5% 16.4% 0.4x
62   European Starling 21.2% 9.5% 11.7% 0.4x
63   Bald Eagle 12.0% 9.5% 2.5% 0.8x
64   Eastern Kingbird 11.9% 9.5% 2.4% 0.8x
65   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.7% 9.5% 0.8% 1.1x
66   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 9.5% 1.4% 1.2x
67   Black-throated Blue Warbler 6.2% 9.5% 3.3% 1.5x
68   Pine Siskin 3.8% 9.5% 5.7% 2.5x
69   Gray Catbird 18.8% 7.1% 11.7% 0.4x
70   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.2% 7.1% 7.0% 0.5x
71   Swamp Sparrow 13.4% 7.1% 6.3% 0.5x
72   Indigo Bunting 12.5% 7.1% 5.3% 0.6x
73   Field Sparrow 11.7% 7.1% 4.6% 0.6x
74   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.3% 7.1% 3.1% 0.7x
75   Blue Grosbeak 8.6% 7.1% 1.4% 0.8x
76   Palm Warbler 8.6% 7.1% 1.4% 0.8x
77   Wood Thrush 8.1% 7.1% 1.0% 0.9x
78   Dark-eyed Junco 4.7% 7.1% 2.5% 1.5x
79   Savannah Sparrow 4.3% 7.1% 2.8% 1.7x
80   Common Loon 0.6% 7.1% 6.6% 12.5x
81   Song Sparrow 22.6% 4.8% 17.8% 0.2x
82   Yellow-throated Warbler 19.7% 4.8% 15.0% 0.2x
83   Wood Duck 13.4% 4.8% 8.7% 0.4x
84   Prothonotary Warbler 12.0% 4.8% 7.3% 0.4x
85   Hooded Warbler 9.1% 4.8% 4.3% 0.5x
86   Barred Owl 8.8% 4.8% 4.0% 0.5x
87   Prairie Warbler 8.0% 4.8% 3.2% 0.6x
88   Cooper's Hawk 3.9% 4.8% 0.9% 1.2x
89   Acadian Flycatcher 2.3% 4.8% 2.5% 2.1x
90   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.1% 4.8% 3.7% 4.3x
91   swallow sp. 1.0% 4.8% 3.7% 4.6x
92   House Wren 10.4% 2.4% 8.1% 0.2x
93   Spotted Sandpiper 7.4% 2.4% 5.0% 0.3x
94   Scarlet Tanager 4.4% 2.4% 2.0% 0.5x
95   Blue-headed Vireo 4.3% 2.4% 1.9% 0.6x
96   Northern Waterthrush 3.5% 2.4% 1.1% 0.7x
97   Yellow-breasted Chat 2.7% 2.4% 0.4% 0.9x
98   Pied-billed Grebe 2.4% 2.4% 0.0% 1.0x
99   House Sparrow 2.3% 2.4% 0.1% 1.0x
100   Eastern Wood-Pewee 1.5% 2.4% 0.9% 1.6x
101   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.0% 2.4% 1.3% 2.3x
102   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 2.4% 1.6% 2.9x
103   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 2.4% 1.7% 3.5x
104   Vesper Sparrow 0.3% 2.4% 2.0% 6.8x
105   Bank Swallow 0.3% 2.4% 2.1% 7.5x
106   passerine sp. 0.2% 2.4% 2.2% 14.4x
107   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.0% 2.4% 2.3% 67.3x