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

based on 143 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shelley Lake in April. 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 48.5% 88.1% 39.6%
2   Mallard 29.5% 86.0% 56.5%
3   Northern Cardinal 80.4% 83.9% 3.5%
4   Great Blue Heron 44.1% 81.8% 37.8%
5   American Robin 42.1% 74.8% 32.8%
6   Tufted Titmouse 69.6% 72.7% 3.1%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 26.1% 69.9% 43.8%
8   Carolina Wren 70.6% 68.5% 2.1%
9   American Crow 56.5% 67.8% 11.3%
10   Carolina Chickadee 66.2% 65.7% 0.5%
11   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.2% 60.8% 1.4%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.4% 59.4% 1.1%
13   Eastern Towhee 46.2% 53.8% 7.7%
14   White-throated Sparrow 56.9% 50.3% 6.5%
15   Common Grackle 26.9% 50.3% 23.5%
16   Bald Eagle 11.7% 50.3% 38.7%
17   Pine Warbler 43.3% 49.0% 5.7%
18   Chipping Sparrow 43.4% 48.3% 4.9%
19   Killdeer 16.1% 46.9% 30.7%
20   Downy Woodpecker 39.1% 44.8% 5.7%
21   American Goldfinch 45.4% 43.4% 2.0%
22   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.6% 42.7% 11.0%
23   Song Sparrow 22.4% 42.0% 19.6%
24   Fish Crow 35.9% 41.3% 5.4%
25   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 29.5% 41.3% 11.7%
26   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.2% 39.9% 17.6%
27   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.6% 39.2% 6.6%
28   Mourning Dove 46.3% 38.5% 7.8%
29   Yellow-rumped Warbler 46.5% 37.1% 9.5%
30   Belted Kingfisher 18.2% 36.4% 18.1%
31   Blue Jay 50.3% 34.3% 16.0%
32   Eastern Bluebird 48.8% 31.5% 17.3%
33   Turkey Vulture 42.9% 31.5% 11.4%
34   Eastern Kingbird 11.7% 28.0% 16.2%
35   House Finch 25.7% 27.3% 1.5%
36   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 25.9% 8.4%
37   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 23.8% 9.2%
38   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.8% 21.7% 14.2%
39   Spotted Sandpiper 7.2% 21.0% 13.7%
40   Pileated Woodpecker 19.8% 17.5% 2.4%
41   Northern Flicker 13.8% 17.5% 3.7%
42   Brown Thrasher 20.8% 15.4% 5.4%
43   Barn Swallow 19.2% 13.3% 5.9%
44   Chimney Swift 13.6% 12.6% 1.0%
45   Red-tailed Hawk 13.4% 12.6% 0.8%
46   Northern Parula 36.1% 11.9% 24.2%
47   Northern Mockingbird 28.2% 11.9% 16.4%
48   Barred Owl 8.7% 11.9% 3.2%
49   Wood Thrush 8.1% 11.9% 3.8%
50   White-eyed Vireo 37.7% 11.2% 26.6%
51   Red-eyed Vireo 30.0% 11.2% 18.8%
52   Red-winged Blackbird 26.0% 11.2% 14.8%
53   Great Crested Flycatcher 20.0% 11.2% 8.8%
54   Gray Catbird 18.9% 11.2% 7.7%
55   Hermit Thrush 8.1% 11.2% 3.1%
56   Solitary Sandpiper 5.5% 11.2% 5.7%
57   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 11.2% 7.4%
58   Hairy Woodpecker 9.0% 9.8% 0.7%
59   Pine Siskin 3.7% 9.8% 6.0%
60   Tree Swallow 12.2% 9.1% 3.1%
61   Black Vulture 20.1% 8.4% 11.7%
62   Ring-billed Gull 7.2% 8.4% 1.2%
63   Common Yellowthroat 33.2% 7.7% 25.6%
64   Osprey 16.9% 7.7% 9.2%
65   Muscovy Duck 0.9% 7.0% 6.1%
66   Ruddy Duck 2.9% 5.6% 2.7%
67   Pied-billed Grebe 2.4% 5.6% 3.2%
68   European Starling 21.3% 4.9% 16.4%
69   Palm Warbler 8.6% 4.9% 3.7%
70   Orchard Oriole 6.6% 4.9% 1.7%
71   Ovenbird 19.0% 4.2% 14.8%
72   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.2% 4.2% 10.0%
73   Yellow-throated Warbler 19.9% 3.5% 16.4%
74   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.3% 3.5% 6.8%
75   Prairie Warbler 8.0% 3.5% 4.5%
76   Cedar Waxwing 6.2% 3.5% 2.7%
77   Blue-winged Teal 2.2% 3.5% 1.3%
78   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.1% 3.5% 2.4%
79   Black-and-white Warbler 14.2% 2.8% 11.4%
80   House Wren 10.5% 2.8% 7.7%
81   Green Heron 6.9% 2.8% 4.1%
82   Horned Grebe 0.3% 2.8% 2.5%
83   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.8% 2.1% 6.7%
84   Black-throated Blue Warbler 6.3% 2.1% 4.2%
85   Yellow Warbler 2.8% 2.1% 0.7%
86   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 2.1% 1.3%
87   Swamp Sparrow 13.5% 1.4% 12.1%
88   Wood Duck 13.5% 1.4% 12.1%
89   Indigo Bunting 12.5% 1.4% 11.1%
90   Prothonotary Warbler 12.1% 1.4% 10.7%
91   Dark-eyed Junco 4.7% 1.4% 3.3%
92   Blue-headed Vireo 4.3% 1.4% 2.9%
93   Northern Waterthrush 3.5% 1.4% 2.1%
94   Caspian Tern 3.0% 1.4% 1.6%
95   Greater Yellowlegs 0.7% 1.4% 0.7%
96   Green-winged Teal 0.4% 1.4% 1.0%
97   Summer Tanager 14.0% 0.7% 13.3%
98   Hooded Warbler 9.1% 0.7% 8.4%
99   American Redstart 8.8% 0.7% 8.1%
100   Blue Grosbeak 8.6% 0.7% 7.9%
101   Yellow-throated Vireo 5.7% 0.7% 5.0%
102   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 0.7% 4.9%
103   Savannah Sparrow 4.3% 0.7% 3.6%
104   Yellow-breasted Chat 2.8% 0.7% 2.1%
105   House Sparrow 2.3% 0.7% 1.6%
106   Eastern Wood-Pewee 1.5% 0.7% 0.8%
107   Veery 1.4% 0.7% 0.7%
108   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
109   Lesser Scaup 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
110   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
111   Baltimore Oriole 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
112   Ring-necked Duck 0.4% 0.7% 0.3%
113   Vesper Sparrow 0.4% 0.7% 0.3%
114   Common Raven 0.3% 0.7% 0.3%
115   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.3% 0.7% 0.4%
116   American Woodcock 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
117   Snowy Egret 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
118   Warbling Vireo 0.0% 0.7% 0.7%