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

based on 59 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shelley Lake in August. 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 Relative
1   Canada Goose 25.4% 83.1% 57.6% 3.3x
2   Mallard 22.5% 81.4% 58.8% 3.6x
3   Great Egret 33.0% 72.9% 39.9% 2.2x
4   Northern Cardinal 66.1% 71.2% 5.1% 1.1x
5   Killdeer 22.4% 71.2% 48.8% 3.2x
6   Carolina Wren 72.4% 67.8% 4.6% 0.9x
7   Great Blue Heron 46.4% 67.8% 21.4% 1.5x
8   Carolina Chickadee 58.3% 61.0% 2.7% 1.0x
9   American Crow 53.8% 50.8% 3.0% 0.9x
10   Tufted Titmouse 52.5% 47.5% 5.0% 0.9x
11   Belted Kingfisher 22.5% 47.5% 25.0% 2.1x
12   American Robin 28.0% 44.1% 16.0% 1.6x
13   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.6% 44.1% 16.5% 1.6x
14   Gray Catbird 27.0% 42.4% 15.3% 1.6x
15   Downy Woodpecker 40.5% 40.7% 0.2% 1.0x
16   Brown-headed Nuthatch 26.1% 40.7% 14.6% 1.6x
17   American Goldfinch 59.6% 37.3% 22.3% 0.6x
18   Eastern Bluebird 39.9% 35.6% 4.3% 0.9x
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.0% 35.6% 3.4% 0.9x
20   Red-shouldered Hawk 25.3% 28.8% 3.5% 1.1x
21   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.9% 27.1% 13.8% 0.7x
22   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 34.0% 25.4% 8.6% 0.7x
23   Eastern Towhee 25.2% 25.4% 0.2% 1.0x
24   Chimney Swift 18.5% 25.4% 6.9% 1.4x
25   Spotted Sandpiper 10.6% 25.4% 14.8% 2.4x
26   Mourning Dove 47.8% 23.7% 24.1% 0.5x
27   Eastern Kingbird 13.9% 22.0% 8.2% 1.6x
28   Fish Crow 25.9% 16.9% 9.0% 0.7x
29   Osprey 20.8% 16.9% 3.9% 0.8x
30   Northern Flicker 8.8% 15.3% 6.5% 1.7x
31   Red-eyed Vireo 21.7% 13.6% 8.1% 0.6x
32   Acadian Flycatcher 9.6% 13.6% 4.0% 1.4x
33   Turkey Vulture 31.7% 11.9% 19.8% 0.4x
34   House Finch 20.2% 11.9% 8.3% 0.6x
35   Green Heron 18.3% 11.9% 6.4% 0.6x
36   Pileated Woodpecker 16.0% 11.9% 4.1% 0.7x
37   Song Sparrow 9.5% 11.9% 2.4% 1.3x
38   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.0% 10.2% 7.8% 0.6x
39   Roseate Spoonbill 2.4% 10.2% 7.7% 4.2x
40   Blue Jay 36.8% 8.5% 28.4% 0.2x
41   Eastern Phoebe 20.1% 8.5% 11.7% 0.4x
42   Pine Warbler 16.2% 8.5% 7.8% 0.5x
43   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.8% 8.5% 7.3% 0.5x
44   Brown Thrasher 15.2% 8.5% 6.7% 0.6x
45   Red-tailed Hawk 10.3% 8.5% 1.8% 0.8x
46   Common Grackle 10.0% 8.5% 1.5% 0.8x
47   Anhinga 1.6% 8.5% 6.8% 5.2x
48   Northern Mockingbird 29.5% 6.8% 22.8% 0.2x
49   Barn Swallow 11.4% 6.8% 4.6% 0.6x
50   Hairy Woodpecker 8.0% 6.8% 1.2% 0.9x
51   Barred Owl 4.5% 6.8% 2.2% 1.5x
52   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.4% 5.1% 14.3% 0.3x
53   Chipping Sparrow 18.7% 5.1% 13.6% 0.3x
54   Solitary Sandpiper 7.5% 5.1% 2.4% 0.7x
55   White-eyed Vireo 20.6% 3.4% 17.2% 0.2x
56   Bald Eagle 9.0% 3.4% 5.6% 0.4x
57   American Redstart 6.3% 3.4% 2.9% 0.5x
58   Greater Yellowlegs 3.2% 3.4% 0.2% 1.1x
59   House Sparrow 1.3% 3.4% 2.1% 2.7x
60   Muscovy Duck 0.9% 3.4% 2.5% 3.8x
61   Common Yellowthroat 12.2% 1.7% 10.5% 0.1x
62   Black-and-white Warbler 5.6% 1.7% 3.9% 0.3x
63   Wood Thrush 1.4% 1.7% 0.3% 1.2x
64   crow sp. 1.4% 1.7% 0.3% 1.2x
65   Blue-winged Teal 1.2% 1.7% 0.5% 1.4x
66   Graylag Goose 1.1% 1.7% 0.5% 1.5x
67   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 1.7% 1.0% 2.5x
68   hawk sp. 0.5% 1.7% 1.2% 3.5x
69   Tree Swallow 0.5% 1.7% 1.2% 3.7x
70   duck sp. 0.4% 1.7% 1.3% 4.8x
71   Downy/Hairy Woodpecker 0.3% 1.7% 1.4% 5.0x
72   Buteo sp. 0.3% 1.7% 1.4% 6.6x
73   American/Fish Crow 0.2% 1.7% 1.5% 9.0x