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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 45.2% 87.5% 42.3%
2   Great Egret 16.3% 80.0% 63.7%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 20.4% 77.5% 57.1%
4   Carolina Chickadee 70.8% 55.0% 15.8%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.0% 45.0% 24.0%
6   Ring-billed Gull 5.0% 45.0% 40.0%
7   Carolina Wren 75.4% 42.5% 32.9%
8   American Crow 68.4% 40.0% 28.4%
9   Tufted Titmouse 65.3% 40.0% 25.3%
10   Bald Eagle 16.6% 40.0% 23.4%
11   Northern Cardinal 72.2% 35.0% 37.2%
12   Blue Jay 70.2% 32.5% 37.7%
13   Turkey Vulture 43.7% 32.5% 11.2%
14   Northern Flicker 55.2% 27.5% 27.7%
15   Downy Woodpecker 57.9% 25.0% 32.9%
16   Belted Kingfisher 30.8% 25.0% 5.8%
17   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.5% 22.5% 7.0%
18   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.0% 17.5% 18.5%
19   Pine Warbler 35.0% 17.5% 17.5%
20   Osprey 8.2% 17.5% 9.3%
21   Killdeer 25.2% 15.0% 10.2%
22   Black Vulture 21.2% 15.0% 6.2%
23   Eastern Phoebe 56.5% 12.5% 44.0%
24   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.8% 12.5% 21.3%
25   Canada Goose 26.2% 12.5% 13.7%
26   Bonaparte's Gull 1.2% 12.5% 11.3%
27   Herring Gull 0.8% 12.5% 11.7%
28   Surf Scoter 0.1% 12.5% 12.4%
29   Eastern Bluebird 54.1% 10.0% 44.1%
30   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.9% 10.0% 24.9%
31   American Robin 34.2% 10.0% 24.2%
32   Chimney Swift 12.3% 10.0% 2.3%
33   Red-tailed Hawk 12.0% 10.0% 2.0%
34   Pied-billed Grebe 7.8% 10.0% 2.2%
35   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 7.5% 30.0%
36   Song Sparrow 35.9% 7.5% 28.4%
37   American Goldfinch 33.7% 7.5% 26.2%
38   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 7.5% 16.5%
39   Northern Parula 22.0% 7.5% 14.5%
40   Palm Warbler 19.1% 7.5% 11.6%
41   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 7.5% 4.2%
42   American Coot 1.8% 7.5% 5.7%
43   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.6% 7.5% 5.9%
44   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.5% 5.0% 30.5%
45   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.8% 5.0% 29.8%
46   Chipping Sparrow 23.4% 5.0% 18.4%
47   Pileated Woodpecker 21.5% 5.0% 16.5%
48   American Redstart 15.8% 5.0% 10.8%
49   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 5.0% 9.9%
50   Hairy Woodpecker 14.6% 5.0% 9.6%
51   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.4% 5.0% 8.4%
52   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.8% 5.0% 2.2%
53   Greater Yellowlegs 2.3% 5.0% 2.7%
54   Least Sandpiper 2.2% 5.0% 2.8%
55   Pine Siskin 2.1% 5.0% 2.9%
56   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.8% 5.0% 3.2%
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 0.6% 5.0% 4.4%
61   Lesser Scaup 0.2% 5.0% 4.8%
62   Northern Mockingbird 41.4% 2.5% 38.9%
63   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 2.5% 29.7%
64   Gray Catbird 29.0% 2.5% 26.5%
65   House Finch 28.6% 2.5% 26.1%
66   Mourning Dove 26.0% 2.5% 23.5%
67   Mallard 22.9% 2.5% 20.4%
68   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 2.5% 15.1%
69   Fish Crow 16.4% 2.5% 13.9%
70   European Starling 13.5% 2.5% 11.0%
71   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.5% 2.5% 11.0%
72   Common Grackle 13.4% 2.5% 10.9%
73   Swamp Sparrow 10.2% 2.5% 7.7%
74   Red-winged Blackbird 7.7% 2.5% 5.2%
75   Cooper's Hawk 7.1% 2.5% 4.6%
76   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 2.5% 3.6%
77   Winter Wren 5.6% 2.5% 3.1%
78   Wood Duck 5.5% 2.5% 3.0%
79   Rock Pigeon 5.1% 2.5% 2.6%
80   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.3% 2.5% 1.8%
81   Hermit Thrush 3.8% 2.5% 1.3%
82   Blue-winged Teal 1.8% 2.5% 0.7%
83   Spotted Sandpiper 1.6% 2.5% 0.9%
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 0.5% 2.5% 2.0%
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%