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Top Birds at Falls Lake--Sandling Beach in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 17 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference Relative
1   Carolina Wren 72.4% 70.6% 1.8% 1.0x
2   Great Egret 33.3% 52.9% 19.6% 1.6x
3   Turkey Vulture 31.4% 52.9% 21.5% 1.7x
4   American Crow 53.8% 47.1% 6.8% 0.9x
5   Tufted Titmouse 52.4% 47.1% 5.4% 0.9x
6   Osprey 20.8% 47.1% 26.3% 2.3x
7   Pine Warbler 16.1% 47.1% 30.9% 2.9x
8   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 41.2% 5.5% 0.9x
9   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.3% 41.2% 21.9% 2.1x
10   Pileated Woodpecker 15.9% 41.2% 25.3% 2.6x
11   Black Tern 1.4% 41.2% 39.8% 29.0x
12   Carolina Chickadee 58.4% 35.3% 23.1% 0.6x
13   Brown-headed Nuthatch 26.2% 35.3% 9.1% 1.3x
14   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.8% 29.4% 11.4% 0.7x
15   Double-crested Cormorant 14.8% 29.4% 14.6% 2.0x
16   Summer Tanager 14.6% 29.4% 14.8% 2.0x
17   Northern Cardinal 66.3% 23.5% 42.7% 0.4x
18   Downy Woodpecker 40.5% 23.5% 17.0% 0.6x
19   Fish Crow 25.8% 23.5% 2.3% 0.9x
20   Yellow-throated Vireo 3.6% 23.5% 20.0% 6.6x
21   Mourning Dove 47.7% 17.6% 30.1% 0.4x
22   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.0% 17.6% 21.3% 0.5x
23   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.7% 17.6% 10.1% 0.6x
24   Red-eyed Vireo 21.6% 17.6% 4.0% 0.8x
25   Black Vulture 15.8% 17.6% 1.9% 1.1x
26   Bald Eagle 8.9% 17.6% 8.7% 2.0x
27   Caspian Tern 1.9% 17.6% 15.7% 9.1x
28   Common Tern 0.2% 17.6% 17.4% 77.4x
29   American Goldfinch 59.5% 11.8% 47.7% 0.2x
30   Eastern Bluebird 39.9% 11.8% 28.1% 0.3x
31   Blue Jay 36.7% 11.8% 24.9% 0.3x
32   American Robin 28.2% 11.8% 16.4% 0.4x
33   Barn Swallow 11.4% 11.8% 0.4% 1.0x
34   Forster's Tern 0.4% 11.8% 11.3% 27.4x
35   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 34.0% 5.9% 28.1% 0.2x
36   Northern Mockingbird 29.4% 5.9% 23.5% 0.2x
37   Gray Catbird 27.2% 5.9% 21.4% 0.2x
38   Red-shouldered Hawk 25.4% 5.9% 19.5% 0.2x
39   Belted Kingfisher 22.8% 5.9% 16.9% 0.3x
40   Chimney Swift 18.6% 5.9% 12.7% 0.3x
41   Chipping Sparrow 18.6% 5.9% 12.7% 0.3x
42   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.9% 5.9% 12.1% 0.3x
43   Spotted Sandpiper 10.8% 5.9% 4.9% 0.5x
44   European Starling 10.0% 5.9% 4.1% 0.6x
45   Northern Flicker 8.8% 5.9% 3.0% 0.7x
46   Northern Parula 7.4% 5.9% 1.5% 0.8x
47   Barred Owl 4.6% 5.9% 1.3% 1.3x
48   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.7% 5.9% 4.2% 3.4x
49   swallow sp. 0.7% 5.9% 5.2% 8.1x
50   Magnolia Warbler 0.6% 5.9% 5.3% 10.2x
51   Ring-billed Gull 0.3% 5.9% 5.6% 23.1x
52   Herring Gull 0.1% 5.9% 5.8% 73.1x
53   gull sp. 0.1% 5.9% 5.8% 73.1x
54   Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk 0.1% 5.9% 5.8% 87.8x