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Top Birds at Shelley Lake in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 95 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
1   Canada Goose 24.0% 87.4% 63.4%
2   Mallard 21.1% 86.3% 65.2%
3   Northern Cardinal 66.3% 77.9% 11.6%
4   Killdeer 22.3% 76.8% 54.5%
5   Carolina Wren 71.2% 75.8% 4.6%
6   Great Blue Heron 45.1% 72.6% 27.5%
7   American Crow 53.4% 64.2% 10.8%
8   Carolina Chickadee 56.7% 62.1% 5.4%
9   Great Egret 32.3% 61.1% 28.7%
10   Tufted Titmouse 52.3% 55.8% 3.5%
11   Gray Catbird 24.7% 52.6% 27.9%
12   Belted Kingfisher 21.3% 52.6% 31.3%
13   American Goldfinch 60.5% 50.5% 10.0%
14   Downy Woodpecker 40.2% 47.4% 7.2%
15   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.0% 47.4% 20.3%
16   Eastern Bluebird 39.8% 45.3% 5.5%
17   Brown-headed Nuthatch 26.8% 45.3% 18.5%
18   Red-bellied Woodpecker 36.3% 42.1% 5.8%
19   American Robin 24.6% 41.1% 16.4%
20   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.7% 35.8% 4.9%
21   Red-shouldered Hawk 25.3% 33.7% 8.4%
22   Chimney Swift 16.8% 32.6% 15.9%
23   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.8% 30.5% 3.2%
24   Eastern Kingbird 13.0% 24.2% 11.2%
25   Mourning Dove 46.2% 23.2% 23.0%
26   Acadian Flycatcher 9.6% 22.1% 12.5%
27   Fish Crow 25.2% 21.1% 4.2%
28   Osprey 23.1% 21.1% 2.1%
29   Spotted Sandpiper 10.5% 20.0% 9.5%
30   Red-eyed Vireo 21.5% 18.9% 2.6%
31   Eastern Towhee 24.7% 17.9% 6.9%
32   Song Sparrow 9.6% 16.8% 7.2%
33   Northern Flicker 7.4% 16.8% 9.4%
34   Blue Jay 35.0% 13.7% 21.3%
35   Eastern Phoebe 21.1% 13.7% 7.4%
36   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.7% 13.7% 4.0%
37   Turkey Vulture 32.6% 12.6% 19.9%
38   Chipping Sparrow 20.7% 12.6% 8.1%
39   House Finch 20.4% 12.6% 7.8%
40   Pileated Woodpecker 16.3% 11.6% 4.7%
41   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 10.5% 16.2%
42   Green Heron 15.5% 10.5% 4.9%
43   Bald Eagle 10.0% 10.5% 0.5%
44   Hairy Woodpecker 9.0% 10.5% 1.6%
45   Barred Owl 4.7% 8.4% 3.7%
46   Pine Warbler 16.4% 7.4% 9.0%
47   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 14.5% 7.4% 7.2%
48   Brown Thrasher 14.5% 7.4% 7.1%
49   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.3% 7.4% 2.9%
50   Red-tailed Hawk 9.7% 7.4% 2.4%
51   Common Grackle 9.3% 7.4% 2.0%
52   Roseate Spoonbill 1.8% 6.3% 4.6%
53   Barn Swallow 11.6% 5.3% 6.3%
54   Anhinga 1.9% 5.3% 3.4%
55   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.7% 4.2% 16.4%
56   American Redstart 6.0% 4.2% 1.8%
57   White-eyed Vireo 21.4% 3.2% 18.2%
58   European Starling 8.4% 3.2% 5.3%
59   Solitary Sandpiper 7.5% 3.2% 4.3%
60   Greater Yellowlegs 3.2% 2.1% 1.1%
61   House Sparrow 1.2% 2.1% 0.9%
62   Muscovy Duck 0.8% 2.1% 1.3%
63   Tree Swallow 0.5% 2.1% 1.6%
64   Black Vulture 17.0% 1.1% 15.9%
65   Common Yellowthroat 11.5% 1.1% 10.5%
66   Black-and-white Warbler 5.7% 1.1% 4.7%
67   Cooper's Hawk 4.3% 1.1% 3.3%
68   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.6% 1.1% 2.6%
69   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 1.1% 1.0%
70   Wood Thrush 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
71   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 1.1% 0.0%
72   Graylag Goose 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
73   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%
74   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.2% 1.1% 0.9%