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

based on 83 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shelley Lake in July. 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 18.9% 85.5% 66.6%
2   Mallard 19.9% 83.1% 63.3%
3   Northern Cardinal 75.7% 79.5% 3.8%
4   Carolina Wren 71.6% 69.9% 1.7%
5   Great Blue Heron 40.4% 69.9% 29.5%
6   Killdeer 16.7% 60.2% 43.6%
7   American Robin 36.9% 53.0% 16.1%
8   Tufted Titmouse 54.3% 51.8% 2.5%
9   Eastern Kingbird 21.7% 50.6% 28.9%
10   Great Egret 17.1% 49.4% 32.3%
11   American Crow 47.5% 47.0% 0.5%
12   Carolina Chickadee 52.5% 45.8% 6.7%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 41.3% 44.6% 3.3%
14   Eastern Towhee 36.9% 44.6% 7.7%
15   Belted Kingfisher 14.5% 41.0% 26.4%
16   Downy Woodpecker 38.2% 38.6% 0.4%
17   Song Sparrow 15.2% 38.6% 23.4%
18   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 42.3% 37.3% 4.9%
19   White-breasted Nuthatch 25.1% 37.3% 12.2%
20   Fish Crow 31.2% 36.1% 4.9%
21   Brown-headed Nuthatch 23.0% 34.9% 11.9%
22   Eastern Bluebird 44.3% 31.3% 13.0%
23   Chipping Sparrow 33.8% 31.3% 2.5%
24   American Goldfinch 58.0% 30.1% 27.9%
25   Chimney Swift 23.9% 30.1% 6.2%
26   Red-shouldered Hawk 23.6% 28.9% 5.3%
27   Gray Catbird 19.4% 26.5% 7.1%
28   Osprey 19.2% 26.5% 7.3%
29   Little Blue Heron 4.9% 24.1% 19.2%
30   Great Crested Flycatcher 25.3% 22.9% 2.4%
31   Roseate Spoonbill 3.2% 22.9% 19.6%
32   Acadian Flycatcher 22.5% 21.7% 0.9%
33   Common Grackle 19.6% 20.5% 0.9%
34   Anhinga 1.9% 20.5% 18.6%
35   Mourning Dove 48.9% 19.3% 29.7%
36   House Finch 26.5% 19.3% 7.3%
37   Eastern Phoebe 20.8% 19.3% 1.5%
38   Blue Jay 36.4% 18.1% 18.4%
39   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 25.6% 16.9% 8.7%
40   Turkey Vulture 30.3% 15.7% 14.7%
41   Red-eyed Vireo 28.4% 14.5% 14.0%
42   Green Heron 17.0% 13.3% 3.7%
43   Hairy Woodpecker 5.7% 13.3% 7.6%
44   Pileated Woodpecker 11.4% 12.0% 0.7%
45   Barn Swallow 25.4% 9.6% 15.8%
46   Northern Flicker 8.4% 9.6% 1.3%
47   Wood Thrush 8.3% 9.6% 1.3%
48   Barred Owl 4.9% 8.4% 3.5%
49   Brown-headed Cowbird 12.6% 7.2% 5.4%
50   Pine Warbler 11.1% 7.2% 3.9%
51   Spotted Sandpiper 4.6% 7.2% 2.6%
52   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 7.2% 3.5%
53   Northern Mockingbird 34.2% 6.0% 28.2%
54   Brown Thrasher 19.9% 6.0% 13.9%
55   Double-crested Cormorant 9.7% 6.0% 3.7%
56   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 7.0% 6.0% 1.0%
57   House Wren 6.3% 6.0% 0.2%
58   White-eyed Vireo 23.0% 4.8% 18.2%
59   Red-tailed Hawk 10.9% 4.8% 6.0%
60   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.8% 4.8% 6.0%
61   Summer Tanager 24.0% 3.6% 20.4%
62   Eastern Wood-Pewee 15.8% 3.6% 12.1%
63   Orchard Oriole 7.1% 3.6% 3.5%
64   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 21.5% 2.4% 19.0%
65   Louisiana Waterthrush 2.7% 2.4% 0.3%
66   House Sparrow 2.6% 2.4% 0.2%
67   Snowy Egret 1.0% 2.4% 1.4%
68   Kentucky Warbler 0.6% 2.4% 1.8%
69   Red-winged Blackbird 16.2% 1.2% 15.0%
70   Black Vulture 14.1% 1.2% 12.9%
71   Purple Martin 13.2% 1.2% 12.0%
72   European Starling 11.3% 1.2% 10.1%
73   Wood Duck 10.0% 1.2% 8.8%
74   Northern Parula 9.9% 1.2% 8.7%
75   Bald Eagle 7.1% 1.2% 5.9%
76   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 1.2% 3.7%
77   Mississippi Kite 2.1% 1.2% 0.9%
78   Muscovy Duck 1.3% 1.2% 0.1%
79   Common Raven 0.2% 1.2% 1.0%