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Top Birds at Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 40 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp in October. 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   Great Blue Heron 44.2% 87.5% 43.3%
2   Great Egret 15.9% 80.0% 64.1%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 20.1% 77.5% 57.4%
4   Carolina Chickadee 71.3% 55.0% 16.3%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.4% 45.0% 24.4%
6   Ring-billed Gull 5.0% 45.0% 40.0%
7   Carolina Wren 75.7% 42.5% 33.2%
8   American Crow 68.9% 40.0% 28.9%
9   Tufted Titmouse 65.9% 40.0% 25.9%
10   Bald Eagle 16.5% 40.0% 23.5%
11   Northern Cardinal 72.7% 35.0% 37.7%
12   Blue Jay 70.3% 32.5% 37.8%
13   Turkey Vulture 43.9% 32.5% 11.4%
14   Northern Flicker 55.6% 27.5% 28.1%
15   Downy Woodpecker 58.7% 25.0% 33.7%
16   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 25.0% 5.2%
17   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.7% 22.5% 6.8%
18   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.1% 17.5% 19.6%
19   Pine Warbler 36.2% 17.5% 18.7%
20   Osprey 8.2% 17.5% 9.3%
21   Killdeer 24.6% 15.0% 9.6%
22   Black Vulture 21.6% 15.0% 6.6%
23   Eastern Phoebe 56.1% 12.5% 43.6%
24   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.7% 12.5% 22.2%
25   Canada Goose 25.8% 12.5% 13.3%
26   Bonaparte's Gull 1.1% 12.5% 11.4%
27   Herring Gull 0.8% 12.5% 11.7%
28   Surf Scoter 0.1% 12.5% 12.4%
29   Eastern Bluebird 54.8% 10.0% 44.8%
30   American Robin 34.8% 10.0% 24.8%
31   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.4% 10.0% 24.4%
32   Chimney Swift 13.1% 10.0% 3.1%
33   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 10.0% 2.1%
34   Pied-billed Grebe 7.7% 10.0% 2.3%
35   Eastern Towhee 37.2% 7.5% 29.7%
36   Song Sparrow 35.1% 7.5% 27.6%
37   American Goldfinch 34.3% 7.5% 26.8%
38   White-throated Sparrow 24.1% 7.5% 16.6%
39   Northern Parula 22.8% 7.5% 15.3%
40   Palm Warbler 18.7% 7.5% 11.2%
41   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 7.5% 4.2%
42   American Coot 1.7% 7.5% 5.8%
43   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.5% 7.5% 6.0%
44   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.1% 5.0% 31.1%
45   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.0% 5.0% 31.0%
46   Chipping Sparrow 23.4% 5.0% 18.4%
47   Pileated Woodpecker 22.6% 5.0% 17.6%
48   American Redstart 16.6% 5.0% 11.6%
49   Hairy Woodpecker 15.5% 5.0% 10.5%
50   Cape May Warbler 14.8% 5.0% 9.8%
51   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.2% 5.0% 8.2%
52   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.9% 5.0% 2.1%
53   Greater Yellowlegs 2.3% 5.0% 2.7%
54   Pine Siskin 2.2% 5.0% 2.8%
55   Least Sandpiper 2.1% 5.0% 2.9%
56   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.7% 5.0% 3.3%
57   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 5.0% 3.7%
58   Ring-necked Duck 0.9% 5.0% 4.1%
59   Caspian Tern 0.6% 5.0% 4.4%
60   Forster's Tern 0.5% 5.0% 4.5%
61   Lesser Scaup 0.2% 5.0% 4.8%
62   Northern Mockingbird 41.1% 2.5% 38.6%
63   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 2.5% 29.7%
64   House Finch 29.7% 2.5% 27.2%
65   Gray Catbird 29.4% 2.5% 26.9%
66   Mourning Dove 27.1% 2.5% 24.6%
67   Mallard 22.4% 2.5% 19.9%
68   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.6% 2.5% 16.1%
69   Fish Crow 16.8% 2.5% 14.3%
70   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.9% 2.5% 11.4%
71   Common Grackle 13.4% 2.5% 10.9%
72   European Starling 13.2% 2.5% 10.7%
73   Swamp Sparrow 9.9% 2.5% 7.4%
74   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 2.5% 5.0%
75   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 2.5% 5.0%
76   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 2.5% 3.6%
77   Winter Wren 5.5% 2.5% 3.0%
78   Wood Duck 5.4% 2.5% 2.9%
79   Rock Pigeon 5.0% 2.5% 2.5%
80   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.6% 2.5% 2.1%
81   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 2.5% 1.4%
82   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 2.5% 0.8%
83   Spotted Sandpiper 1.5% 2.5% 1.0%
84   Wilson's Snipe 1.2% 2.5% 1.3%
85   Green-winged Teal 1.1% 2.5% 1.4%
86   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 2.5% 1.7%
87   Laughing Gull 0.7% 2.5% 1.8%
88   Common Loon 0.7% 2.5% 1.8%
89   Horned Grebe 0.7% 2.5% 1.8%
90   Dunlin 0.4% 2.5% 2.1%
91   Vesper Sparrow 0.4% 2.5% 2.1%
92   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0.4% 2.5% 2.1%
93   Black-bellied Plover 0.3% 2.5% 2.2%
94   Semipalmated Plover 0.2% 2.5% 2.3%
95   Stilt Sandpiper 0.2% 2.5% 2.3%
96   American White Pelican 0.1% 2.5% 2.4%