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

based on 125 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shelley Lake in March. 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   Canada Goose 49.9% 88.8% 38.9%
2   Mallard 36.7% 84.0% 47.3%
3   Northern Cardinal 75.1% 83.2% 8.1%
4   American Robin 53.0% 81.6% 28.6%
5   Tufted Titmouse 66.1% 79.2% 13.1%
6   Great Blue Heron 43.9% 77.6% 33.7%
7   Carolina Chickadee 68.4% 76.8% 8.4%
8   Carolina Wren 67.4% 75.2% 7.8%
9   American Crow 58.4% 73.6% 15.2%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 71.2% 37.2%
11   Bald Eagle 15.2% 70.4% 55.2%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.5% 63.2% 7.7%
13   Pine Warbler 50.9% 60.8% 9.9%
14   Downy Woodpecker 46.7% 59.2% 12.5%
15   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.7% 59.2% 24.5%
16   White-throated Sparrow 54.5% 56.0% 1.5%
17   White-breasted Nuthatch 25.0% 55.2% 30.2%
18   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.1% 53.6% 9.5%
19   Eastern Towhee 43.1% 53.6% 10.5%
20   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.2% 52.8% 10.6%
21   Song Sparrow 50.1% 52.0% 1.9%
22   Common Grackle 17.4% 51.2% 33.8%
23   Red-shouldered Hawk 34.5% 50.4% 15.9%
24   Mourning Dove 40.7% 48.8% 8.1%
25   Fish Crow 36.0% 47.2% 11.2%
26   Eastern Phoebe 41.3% 43.2% 1.9%
27   Chipping Sparrow 32.6% 42.4% 9.8%
28   American Goldfinch 32.7% 41.6% 8.9%
29   Belted Kingfisher 21.6% 40.0% 18.4%
30   Eastern Bluebird 50.9% 39.2% 11.7%
31   Turkey Vulture 45.2% 35.2% 10.0%
32   Blue Jay 45.6% 33.6% 12.0%
33   Killdeer 16.9% 33.6% 16.7%
34   Ring-billed Gull 16.9% 32.0% 15.1%
35   Pileated Woodpecker 16.9% 29.6% 12.7%
36   House Finch 25.5% 28.0% 2.5%
37   Northern Flicker 28.0% 26.4% 1.6%
38   Golden-crowned Kinglet 18.6% 26.4% 7.8%
39   Hairy Woodpecker 9.7% 20.8% 11.1%
40   Hermit Thrush 15.7% 18.4% 2.7%
41   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 18.4% 6.4%
42   Dark-eyed Junco 26.2% 17.6% 8.6%
43   Brown Thrasher 20.8% 15.2% 5.6%
44   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 14.4% 15.2% 0.8%
45   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.6% 13.6% 1.0%
46   Pied-billed Grebe 13.7% 13.6% 0.1%
47   Brown Creeper 6.3% 13.6% 7.3%
48   Northern Mockingbird 29.5% 12.8% 16.7%
49   Pine Siskin 4.6% 12.8% 8.2%
50   Osprey 15.3% 11.2% 4.1%
51   Hooded Merganser 9.2% 11.2% 2.0%
52   Ruddy Duck 13.1% 9.6% 3.5%
53   Red-winged Blackbird 22.1% 8.8% 13.3%
54   Tree Swallow 7.6% 8.0% 0.4%
55   European Starling 19.2% 7.2% 12.0%
56   Black Vulture 17.9% 7.2% 10.7%
57   Brown-headed Cowbird 16.3% 6.4% 9.9%
58   Red-tailed Hawk 15.3% 6.4% 8.9%
59   Barred Owl 7.3% 6.4% 0.9%
60   Muscovy Duck 0.9% 6.4% 5.5%
61   Gray Catbird 0.7% 4.8% 4.1%
62   Ring-necked Duck 5.0% 4.0% 1.0%
63   Fox Sparrow 2.5% 4.0% 1.5%
64   Field Sparrow 16.3% 3.2% 13.1%
65   Cooper's Hawk 4.8% 3.2% 1.6%
66   Lesser Scaup 4.0% 3.2% 0.8%
67   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.8% 3.2% 1.4%
68   Swamp Sparrow 17.0% 2.4% 14.6%
69   Yellow-throated Warbler 7.8% 2.4% 5.4%
70   Rock Pigeon 4.6% 2.4% 2.2%
71   Horned Grebe 2.9% 2.4% 0.5%
72   Barn Swallow 1.6% 2.4% 0.8%
73   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.6% 2.4% 0.8%
74   Black-and-white Warbler 2.6% 1.6% 1.0%
75   Winter Wren 8.4% 0.8% 7.6%
76   Common Yellowthroat 6.2% 0.8% 5.4%
77   American Coot 4.1% 0.8% 3.3%
78   White-eyed Vireo 3.8% 0.8% 3.0%
79   Purple Finch 2.6% 0.8% 1.8%
80   Palm Warbler 2.4% 0.8% 1.6%
81   Gadwall 2.2% 0.8% 1.4%
82   Blue-headed Vireo 1.7% 0.8% 0.9%
83   Blue-winged Teal 1.5% 0.8% 0.7%
84   Common Loon 1.4% 0.8% 0.6%
85   House Wren 1.3% 0.8% 0.5%
86   American Wigeon 0.7% 0.8% 0.1%
87   Merlin 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%