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Top Birds at Shelley Lake in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 90 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shelley Lake 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   Mallard 22.4% 90.0% 67.6%
2   Canada Goose 25.7% 88.9% 63.2%
3   Carolina Wren 75.3% 81.1% 5.8%
4   Northern Cardinal 72.1% 76.7% 4.6%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.8% 76.7% 7.8%
6   Killdeer 24.7% 76.7% 51.9%
7   Carolina Chickadee 70.7% 75.6% 4.8%
8   American Crow 68.3% 71.1% 2.8%
9   Great Blue Heron 45.1% 68.9% 23.8%
10   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 67.8% 2.6%
11   Downy Woodpecker 57.7% 66.7% 8.9%
12   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.5% 55.6% 21.0%
13   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.8% 54.4% 18.7%
14   Belted Kingfisher 30.6% 54.4% 23.8%
15   Eastern Bluebird 54.0% 52.2% 1.7%
16   Northern Flicker 55.1% 50.0% 5.1%
17   American Robin 34.0% 50.0% 16.0%
18   Blue Jay 70.2% 47.8% 22.5%
19   Eastern Phoebe 56.4% 42.2% 14.2%
20   Eastern Towhee 37.4% 41.1% 3.7%
21   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.4% 37.8% 2.4%
22   Gray Catbird 28.8% 36.7% 7.8%
23   Song Sparrow 35.8% 34.4% 1.4%
24   Double-crested Cormorant 20.5% 33.3% 12.8%
25   Pine Warbler 35.0% 32.2% 2.8%
26   Bald Eagle 16.5% 32.2% 15.7%
27   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 26.7% 17.1%
28   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.8% 26.7% 7.1%
29   Pileated Woodpecker 21.4% 25.6% 4.1%
30   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.9% 24.4% 10.4%
31   House Finch 28.5% 23.3% 5.2%
32   White-throated Sparrow 23.9% 22.2% 1.7%
33   Great Egret 16.5% 18.9% 2.4%
34   American Goldfinch 33.7% 16.7% 17.0%
35   Brown Thrasher 32.3% 16.7% 15.6%
36   Northern Parula 22.0% 15.6% 6.5%
37   Hairy Woodpecker 14.6% 13.3% 1.2%
38   Common Grackle 13.4% 13.3% 0.1%
39   Mourning Dove 26.0% 12.2% 13.8%
40   Red-tailed Hawk 12.0% 11.1% 0.9%
41   Northern Mockingbird 41.5% 10.0% 31.5%
42   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.6% 10.0% 5.6%
43   Barred Owl 3.6% 10.0% 6.4%
44   Magnolia Warbler 12.6% 8.9% 3.7%
45   Chimney Swift 12.4% 8.9% 3.5%
46   Cooper's Hawk 7.1% 8.9% 1.8%
47   Common Yellowthroat 18.5% 7.8% 10.7%
48   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.7% 7.8% 9.9%
49   Fish Crow 16.4% 6.7% 9.8%
50   Chipping Sparrow 23.4% 5.6% 17.9%
51   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.3% 5.6% 2.7%
52   Pied-billed Grebe 7.9% 5.6% 2.3%
53   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.3% 5.6% 1.2%
54   Black Vulture 21.3% 4.4% 16.8%
55   American Redstart 15.9% 4.4% 11.4%
56   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.5% 4.4% 9.1%
57   European Starling 13.5% 3.3% 10.2%
58   Black-and-white Warbler 12.4% 3.3% 9.1%
59   Osprey 8.3% 3.3% 5.0%
60   Red-winged Blackbird 7.7% 3.3% 4.3%
61   Muscovy Duck 2.3% 3.3% 1.0%
62   Brown Creeper 1.9% 3.3% 1.4%
63   Palm Warbler 19.2% 2.2% 17.0%
64   Cape May Warbler 15.0% 2.2% 12.8%
65   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.5% 2.2% 11.3%
66   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4.5% 2.2% 2.3%
67   Hermit Thrush 3.8% 2.2% 1.6%
68   Blue-headed Vireo 3.5% 2.2% 1.3%
69   Ruddy Duck 3.4% 2.2% 1.1%
70   American Coot 1.8% 2.2% 0.4%
71   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.8% 2.2% 0.4%
72   Blue-winged Teal 1.8% 2.2% 0.4%
73   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 2.2% 1.0%
74   House Sparrow 1.0% 2.2% 1.2%
75   Dunlin 0.5% 2.2% 1.8%
76   Swamp Sparrow 10.2% 1.1% 9.1%
77   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.7% 1.1% 7.6%
78   Indigo Bunting 8.4% 1.1% 7.3%
79   House Wren 8.2% 1.1% 7.1%
80   Red-eyed Vireo 6.2% 1.1% 5.1%
81   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 1.1% 5.0%
82   Winter Wren 5.6% 1.1% 4.5%
83   Wood Duck 5.5% 1.1% 4.4%
84   Scarlet Tanager 5.2% 1.1% 4.1%
85   Swainson's Thrush 4.9% 1.1% 3.8%
86   Tennessee Warbler 3.9% 1.1% 2.8%
87   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.7% 1.1% 2.6%
88   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.8% 1.1% 1.7%
89   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2.6% 1.1% 1.5%
90   Greater Yellowlegs 2.3% 1.1% 1.2%
91   Least Sandpiper 2.2% 1.1% 1.1%
92   Wood Thrush 2.1% 1.1% 1.0%
93   Green Heron 1.8% 1.1% 0.7%
94   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 1.1% 0.2%
95   Northern Harrier 1.3% 1.1% 0.2%
96   Solitary Sandpiper 1.1% 1.1% 0.0%
97   Nashville Warbler 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
98   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
99   Purple Finch 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%
100   Common Raven 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
101   Veery 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
102   Acadian Flycatcher 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
103   Broad-winged Hawk 0.2% 1.1% 0.9%