Top Birds at Shelley Lake in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 61 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shelley Lake during the month of 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Goose | 25.5% | 83.6% | 58.1% | 3.3x | |||
| 2 | Mallard | 22.5% | 82.0% | 59.4% | 3.6x | |||
| 3 | Great Egret | 33.0% | 73.8% | 40.7% | 2.2x | |||
| 4 | Northern Cardinal | 66.1% | 72.1% | 6.0% | 1.1x | |||
| 5 | Killdeer | 22.4% | 70.5% | 48.1% | 3.1x | |||
| 6 | Great Blue Heron | 46.4% | 68.9% | 22.4% | 1.5x | |||
| 7 | Carolina Wren | 72.4% | 67.2% | 5.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 8 | Carolina Chickadee | 58.3% | 60.7% | 2.4% | 1.0x | |||
| 9 | American Crow | 53.8% | 49.2% | 4.7% | 0.9x | |||
| 10 | Belted Kingfisher | 22.5% | 49.2% | 26.7% | 2.2x | |||
| 11 | Tufted Titmouse | 52.5% | 45.9% | 6.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 12 | American Robin | 28.0% | 42.6% | 14.6% | 1.5x | |||
| 13 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 27.6% | 42.6% | 15.0% | 1.5x | |||
| 14 | Gray Catbird | 27.1% | 42.6% | 15.6% | 1.6x | |||
| 15 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 26.1% | 41.0% | 14.9% | 1.6x | |||
| 16 | American Goldfinch | 59.6% | 39.3% | 20.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 17 | Downy Woodpecker | 40.5% | 39.3% | 1.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 18 | Eastern Bluebird | 39.9% | 34.4% | 5.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 19 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 39.0% | 34.4% | 4.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 20 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 25.3% | 27.9% | 2.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 21 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 40.9% | 26.2% | 14.6% | 0.6x | |||
| 22 | Chimney Swift | 18.5% | 26.2% | 7.7% | 1.4x | |||
| 23 | Mourning Dove | 47.8% | 24.6% | 23.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 24 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 34.0% | 24.6% | 9.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 25 | Eastern Towhee | 25.2% | 24.6% | 0.6% | 1.0x | |||
| 26 | Spotted Sandpiper | 10.6% | 24.6% | 14.0% | 2.3x | |||
| 27 | Eastern Kingbird | 13.9% | 21.3% | 7.4% | 1.5x | |||
| 28 | Fish Crow | 25.9% | 16.4% | 9.5% | 0.6x | |||
| 29 | Osprey | 20.9% | 16.4% | 4.5% | 0.8x | |||
| 30 | Northern Flicker | 8.8% | 14.8% | 6.0% | 1.7x | |||
| 31 | Red-eyed Vireo | 21.7% | 13.1% | 8.6% | 0.6x | |||
| 32 | Green Heron | 18.3% | 13.1% | 5.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 33 | Acadian Flycatcher | 9.5% | 13.1% | 3.6% | 1.4x | |||
| 34 | Turkey Vulture | 31.6% | 11.5% | 20.2% | 0.4x | |||
| 35 | House Finch | 20.2% | 11.5% | 8.7% | 0.6x | |||
| 36 | Pileated Woodpecker | 15.9% | 11.5% | 4.5% | 0.7x | |||
| 37 | Song Sparrow | 9.5% | 11.5% | 2.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 38 | Roseate Spoonbill | 2.5% | 11.5% | 9.0% | 4.7x | |||
| 39 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 18.0% | 9.8% | 8.1% | 0.5x | |||
| 40 | Blue Jay | 36.8% | 8.2% | 28.7% | 0.2x | |||
| 41 | Eastern Phoebe | 20.2% | 8.2% | 12.0% | 0.4x | |||
| 42 | Pine Warbler | 16.2% | 8.2% | 8.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 43 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 15.8% | 8.2% | 7.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 44 | Brown Thrasher | 15.2% | 8.2% | 7.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 45 | Red-tailed Hawk | 10.2% | 8.2% | 2.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 46 | Common Grackle | 10.0% | 8.2% | 1.8% | 0.8x | |||
| 47 | Barred Owl | 4.5% | 8.2% | 3.7% | 1.8x | |||
| 48 | Anhinga | 1.6% | 8.2% | 6.6% | 5.0x | |||
| 49 | Northern Mockingbird | 29.6% | 6.6% | 23.0% | 0.2x | |||
| 50 | Barn Swallow | 11.4% | 6.6% | 4.8% | 0.6x | |||
| 51 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.0% | 6.6% | 1.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 52 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 19.5% | 4.9% | 14.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 53 | Chipping Sparrow | 18.6% | 4.9% | 13.7% | 0.3x | |||
| 54 | Solitary Sandpiper | 7.5% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 0.7x | |||
| 55 | White-eyed Vireo | 20.6% | 3.3% | 17.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 56 | Bald Eagle | 9.0% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 57 | American Redstart | 6.3% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 58 | Greater Yellowlegs | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 59 | House Sparrow | 1.3% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 2.6x | |||
| 60 | Muscovy Duck | 0.9% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 3.6x | |||
| 61 | Common Yellowthroat | 12.2% | 1.6% | 10.5% | 0.1x | |||
| 62 | Black-and-white Warbler | 5.6% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 63 | Wood Thrush | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 64 | crow sp. | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 65 | Blue-winged Teal | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.4x | |||
| 66 | Graylag Goose | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.4x | |||
| 67 | Broad-winged Hawk | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.4x | |||
| 68 | hawk sp. | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 3.4x | |||
| 69 | Tree Swallow | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.2% | 3.6x | |||
| 70 | duck sp. | 0.4% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 4.7x | |||
| 71 | Downy/Hairy Woodpecker | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 4.9x | |||
| 72 | Buteo sp. | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 6.4x | |||
| 73 | American/Fish Crow | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 8.7x |