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

based on 58 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shelley Lake during the month of September. 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   Mallard 19.7% 91.4% 71.7% 4.6x
2   Canada Goose 24.5% 87.9% 63.4% 3.6x
3   Killdeer 23.6% 86.2% 62.6% 3.7x
4   Carolina Wren 76.9% 82.8% 5.9% 1.1x
5   Northern Cardinal 73.4% 74.1% 0.7% 1.0x
6   American Crow 64.8% 74.1% 9.3% 1.1x
7   Great Egret 29.0% 74.1% 45.1% 2.6x
8   Great Blue Heron 44.5% 70.7% 26.2% 1.6x
9   Belted Kingfisher 27.9% 69.0% 41.1% 2.5x
10   Carolina Chickadee 71.2% 65.5% 5.7% 0.9x
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.9% 63.8% 7.9% 1.1x
12   Tufted Titmouse 65.4% 62.1% 3.3% 0.9x
13   Downy Woodpecker 56.2% 55.2% 1.0% 1.0x
14   Gray Catbird 42.7% 55.2% 12.5% 1.3x
15   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.9% 55.2% 19.3% 1.5x
16   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.3% 53.4% 17.2% 1.5x
17   Chimney Swift 24.3% 48.3% 23.9% 2.0x
18   Blue Jay 60.5% 43.1% 17.4% 0.7x
19   American Robin 29.3% 43.1% 13.8% 1.5x
20   Eastern Bluebird 42.2% 41.4% 0.8% 1.0x
21   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.6% 41.4% 4.8% 1.1x
22   Eastern Towhee 26.2% 39.7% 13.4% 1.5x
23   Pine Warbler 40.6% 31.0% 9.6% 0.8x
24   American Goldfinch 47.3% 29.3% 18.0% 0.6x
25   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 32.7% 29.3% 3.4% 0.9x
26   Northern Flicker 22.5% 29.3% 6.8% 1.3x
27   Brown Thrasher 30.5% 27.6% 2.9% 0.9x
28   Fish Crow 21.9% 24.1% 2.2% 1.1x
29   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 22.4% 17.2% 0.6x
30   Mourning Dove 38.4% 20.7% 17.7% 0.5x
31   Pileated Woodpecker 24.6% 20.7% 3.9% 0.8x
32   Red-eyed Vireo 28.7% 19.0% 9.7% 0.7x
33   House Finch 19.5% 19.0% 0.5% 1.0x
34   Bald Eagle 12.2% 17.2% 5.0% 1.4x
35   Eastern Phoebe 37.2% 15.5% 21.7% 0.4x
36   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 15.5% 18.1% 0.5x
37   Northern Mockingbird 31.2% 15.5% 15.7% 0.5x
38   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.5% 15.5% 11.0% 0.6x
39   Spotted Sandpiper 5.7% 15.5% 9.9% 2.7x
40   Barred Owl 5.7% 15.5% 9.9% 2.7x
41   Eastern Kingbird 1.5% 15.5% 14.0% 10.0x
42   American Redstart 31.0% 10.3% 20.7% 0.3x
43   Eastern Wood-Pewee 27.9% 10.3% 17.5% 0.4x
44   Osprey 12.9% 10.3% 2.6% 0.8x
45   Acadian Flycatcher 6.8% 10.3% 3.5% 1.5x
46   American Avocet 0.7% 10.3% 9.6% 14.1x
47   Black-and-white Warbler 24.2% 6.9% 17.3% 0.3x
48   Hairy Woodpecker 14.3% 6.9% 7.4% 0.5x
49   Green Heron 10.8% 6.9% 3.9% 0.6x
50   Great Crested Flycatcher 10.6% 6.9% 3.7% 0.6x
51   Red-tailed Hawk 9.4% 6.9% 2.5% 0.7x
52   Common Grackle 5.4% 6.9% 1.5% 1.3x
53   Solitary Sandpiper 5.1% 6.9% 1.8% 1.4x
54   Muscovy Duck 1.1% 6.9% 5.8% 6.4x
55   Common Yellowthroat 30.0% 5.2% 24.8% 0.2x
56   Magnolia Warbler 17.6% 5.2% 12.4% 0.3x
57   Chipping Sparrow 14.3% 5.2% 9.2% 0.4x
58   Scarlet Tanager 9.5% 5.2% 4.4% 0.5x
59   Song Sparrow 9.2% 5.2% 4.1% 0.6x
60   Cooper's Hawk 5.2% 5.2% 0.0% 1.0x
61   Northern Parula 25.1% 3.4% 21.7% 0.1x
62   Summer Tanager 22.4% 3.4% 19.0% 0.2x
63   Black Vulture 21.3% 3.4% 17.9% 0.2x
64   Double-crested Cormorant 15.4% 3.4% 12.0% 0.2x
65   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.8% 3.4% 11.4% 0.2x
66   Hooded Warbler 7.0% 3.4% 3.5% 0.5x
67   Swainson's Thrush 5.0% 3.4% 1.6% 0.7x
68   Snowy Egret 0.9% 3.4% 2.6% 4.0x
69   Indigo Bunting 17.5% 1.7% 15.8% 0.1x
70   European Starling 10.9% 1.7% 9.2% 0.2x
71   House Wren 8.5% 1.7% 6.8% 0.2x
72   Cedar Waxwing 7.1% 1.7% 5.4% 0.2x
73   Yellow Warbler 3.7% 1.7% 2.0% 0.5x
74   Northern Waterthrush 3.6% 1.7% 1.8% 0.5x
75   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.0% 1.7% 1.3% 0.6x
76   Baltimore Oriole 2.8% 1.7% 1.1% 0.6x
77   Empidonax sp. 2.8% 1.7% 1.0% 0.6x
78   Blue-winged Teal 2.6% 1.7% 0.9% 0.7x
79   Barn Swallow 1.7% 1.7% 0.0% 1.0x
80   warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 1.6% 1.7% 0.1% 1.0x
81   peep sp. 1.6% 1.7% 0.1% 1.0x
82   Canada Warbler 1.2% 1.7% 0.6% 1.5x
83   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 1.7% 0.7% 1.8x
84   Blue-headed Vireo 0.8% 1.7% 0.9% 2.0x
85   Common Raven 0.5% 1.7% 1.2% 3.2x
86   Merlin 0.5% 1.7% 1.2% 3.3x
87   Northern Harrier 0.5% 1.7% 1.3% 3.8x
88   Green-winged Teal 0.2% 1.7% 1.5% 8.5x
89   Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk 0.1% 1.7% 1.6% 13.4x
90   woodpecker sp. 0.1% 1.7% 1.6% 17.1x
91   Bank Swallow 0.1% 1.7% 1.6% 20.8x