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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.

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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