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

based on 64 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp in September. 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 Egret 28.6% 89.1% 60.5%
2   Great Blue Heron 45.4% 78.1% 32.7%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 14.7% 73.4% 58.7%
4   Carolina Wren 77.5% 37.5% 40.0%
5   Osprey 13.1% 35.9% 22.8%
6   American Crow 65.4% 34.4% 31.0%
7   Carolina Chickadee 71.1% 31.2% 39.9%
8   Killdeer 24.3% 31.2% 7.0%
9   Tufted Titmouse 65.7% 29.7% 36.0%
10   Bald Eagle 12.4% 29.7% 17.3%
11   Caspian Tern 1.5% 29.7% 28.1%
12   Pine Warbler 40.7% 26.6% 14.1%
13   Turkey Vulture 40.0% 25.0% 15.0%
14   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.2% 25.0% 10.2%
15   Downy Woodpecker 56.9% 23.4% 33.5%
16   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.6% 23.4% 32.1%
17   Northern Cardinal 73.8% 20.3% 53.5%
18   Belted Kingfisher 28.0% 18.8% 9.2%
19   Canada Goose 25.1% 17.2% 7.9%
20   Spotted Sandpiper 5.7% 17.2% 11.5%
21   Chimney Swift 23.8% 14.1% 9.7%
22   Summer Tanager 21.8% 14.1% 7.7%
23   Fish Crow 21.5% 14.1% 7.4%
24   Pectoral Sandpiper 4.7% 14.1% 9.4%
25   Ring-billed Gull 0.3% 14.1% 13.7%
26   Eastern Bluebird 43.3% 12.5% 30.8%
27   Northern Parula 24.9% 12.5% 12.4%
28   American Redstart 30.6% 10.9% 19.7%
29   Eastern Wood-Pewee 28.7% 10.9% 17.7%
30   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 27.0% 10.9% 16.0%
31   Mallard 20.3% 10.9% 9.4%
32   Semipalmated Plover 3.7% 10.9% 7.2%
33   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.3% 10.9% 7.6%
34   Sanderling 1.0% 10.9% 9.9%
35   Eastern Phoebe 38.6% 9.4% 29.2%
36   Mourning Dove 36.8% 9.4% 27.4%
37   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 9.4% 25.4%
38   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.4% 9.4% 24.0%
39   Eastern Towhee 26.5% 9.4% 17.2%
40   Northern Flicker 22.6% 9.4% 13.3%
41   Lesser Yellowlegs 5.1% 9.4% 4.3%
42   Tricolored Heron 1.1% 9.4% 8.3%
43   Blue Jay 59.3% 7.8% 51.5%
44   Forster's Tern 1.0% 7.8% 6.8%
45   American Goldfinch 47.4% 6.2% 41.2%
46   Red-shouldered Hawk 37.1% 6.2% 30.9%
47   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.4% 6.2% 30.1%
48   Red-eyed Vireo 28.8% 6.2% 22.6%
49   Black-and-white Warbler 24.2% 6.2% 18.0%
50   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.4% 6.2% 8.2%
51   Hairy Woodpecker 14.2% 6.2% 8.0%
52   Hooded Warbler 6.8% 6.2% 0.5%
53   Least Sandpiper 6.5% 6.2% 0.2%
54   Barn Swallow 1.6% 6.2% 4.6%
55   Snowy Egret 1.0% 6.2% 5.3%
56   Black Tern 0.7% 6.2% 5.6%
57   Baird's Sandpiper 0.6% 6.2% 5.7%
58   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.6% 6.2% 5.7%
59   Parasitic Jaeger 0.0% 6.2% 6.2%
60   Brown Thrasher 31.1% 4.7% 26.4%
61   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 16.0% 4.7% 11.3%
62   Red-tailed Hawk 9.1% 4.7% 4.4%
63   Solitary Sandpiper 6.6% 4.7% 1.9%
64   Yellow Warbler 3.9% 4.7% 0.8%
65   Little Blue Heron 1.8% 4.7% 2.9%
66   Common Tern 0.6% 4.7% 4.1%
67   American Oystercatcher 0% 4.7% 4.7%
68   Gray Catbird 43.2% 3.1% 40.1%
69   American Robin 28.7% 3.1% 25.6%
70   Black Vulture 21.5% 3.1% 18.4%
71   Indigo Bunting 18.2% 3.1% 15.1%
72   Magnolia Warbler 17.8% 3.1% 14.6%
73   Chipping Sparrow 14.9% 3.1% 11.8%
74   Scarlet Tanager 9.2% 3.1% 6.1%
75   Black-throated Blue Warbler 4.7% 3.1% 1.6%
76   Rock Pigeon 4.2% 3.1% 1.1%
77   Greater Yellowlegs 2.8% 3.1% 0.4%
78   Wood Stork 1.4% 3.1% 1.7%
79   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
80   Laughing Gull 0.3% 3.1% 2.8%
81   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.1% 3.1% 3.1%
82   Common Yellowthroat 30.3% 1.6% 28.8%
83   Northern Mockingbird 29.6% 1.6% 28.1%
84   Pileated Woodpecker 24.9% 1.6% 23.4%
85   House Finch 19.0% 1.6% 17.5%
86   European Starling 10.3% 1.6% 8.7%
87   Wood Duck 8.2% 1.6% 6.6%
88   Yellow-throated Vireo 8.1% 1.6% 6.5%
89   Acadian Flycatcher 7.8% 1.6% 6.2%
90   Cooper's Hawk 5.2% 1.6% 3.6%
91   Yellow-throated Warbler 5.1% 1.6% 3.6%
92   Ovenbird 3.4% 1.6% 1.8%
93   Blue-winged Teal 2.9% 1.6% 1.3%
94   Tennessee Warbler 2.7% 1.6% 1.2%
95   Baltimore Oriole 2.7% 1.6% 1.1%
96   Blackburnian Warbler 2.4% 1.6% 0.8%
97   Stilt Sandpiper 2.1% 1.6% 0.5%
98   Eastern Kingbird 2.0% 1.6% 0.4%
99   Bobolink 1.6% 1.6% 0.1%
100   Bay-breasted Warbler 1.2% 1.6% 0.4%
101   Philadelphia Vireo 1.1% 1.6% 0.4%
102   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 1.6% 0.5%
103   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.8% 1.6% 0.8%
104   Roseate Spoonbill 0.7% 1.6% 0.8%
105   Blue-headed Vireo 0.7% 1.6% 0.8%
106   Golden-winged Warbler 0.6% 1.6% 1.0%
107   Blackpoll Warbler 0.6% 1.6% 1.0%
108   Tree Swallow 0.5% 1.6% 1.0%
109   Royal Tern 0.5% 1.6% 1.1%
110   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.4% 1.6% 1.1%
111   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 1.6% 1.3%
112   Purple Martin 0.2% 1.6% 1.4%
113   Herring Gull 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
114   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
115   Glossy Ibis 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
116   Marbled Godwit 0.0% 1.6% 1.5%
117   Cliff Swallow 0.0% 1.6% 1.5%