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Top Birds at Schenck Forest in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 207 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Schenck Forest in October. 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   Eastern Bluebird 54.1% 88.4% 34.3%
2   Blue Jay 69.9% 87.0% 17.1%
3   Carolina Wren 75.4% 82.6% 7.2%
4   Carolina Chickadee 71.1% 80.7% 9.6%
5   Northern Cardinal 72.4% 80.2% 7.8%
6   American Crow 68.6% 79.2% 10.6%
7   Eastern Phoebe 55.6% 79.2% 23.6%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.2% 77.8% 8.6%
9   Tufted Titmouse 65.6% 75.8% 10.2%
10   Northern Mockingbird 40.4% 74.4% 34.0%
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.4% 72.5% 36.1%
12   Pine Warbler 35.5% 72.0% 36.5%
13   Downy Woodpecker 58.4% 69.1% 10.7%
14   Northern Flicker 55.3% 69.1% 13.8%
15   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.4% 66.7% 31.3%
16   Chipping Sparrow 22.6% 66.2% 43.6%
17   Mourning Dove 26.4% 65.7% 39.3%
18   Canada Goose 25.1% 65.2% 40.1%
19   Eastern Towhee 36.7% 62.3% 25.6%
20   Killdeer 24.0% 60.4% 36.4%
21   Turkey Vulture 43.6% 59.4% 15.8%
22   House Finch 29.2% 55.6% 26.4%
23   Palm Warbler 18.2% 46.4% 28.2%
24   American Kestrel 4.5% 45.9% 41.4%
25   Song Sparrow 34.9% 44.9% 10.0%
26   Eastern Meadowlark 3.6% 44.9% 41.3%
27   Gray Catbird 29.1% 42.5% 13.4%
28   Rock Pigeon 4.4% 41.5% 37.1%
29   American Robin 34.6% 41.1% 6.5%
30   Brown Thrasher 32.0% 40.6% 8.6%
31   Great Blue Heron 44.4% 39.6% 4.8%
32   Belted Kingfisher 30.0% 37.7% 7.6%
33   Red-tailed Hawk 11.7% 37.2% 25.5%
34   European Starling 12.8% 36.2% 23.4%
35   American Goldfinch 34.2% 35.3% 1.1%
36   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.1% 34.3% 1.8%
37   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.6% 34.3% 0.3%
38   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.1% 34.3% 26.2%
39   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.3% 33.3% 1.0%
40   Common Yellowthroat 17.8% 32.9% 15.0%
41   Mallard 22.2% 31.9% 9.7%
42   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.5% 27.5% 14.1%
43   Chimney Swift 12.8% 27.5% 14.7%
44   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 27.1% 3.1%
45   Pileated Woodpecker 22.4% 27.1% 4.6%
46   House Wren 7.8% 25.6% 17.9%
47   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.0% 25.1% 12.1%
48   Cooper's Hawk 7.2% 24.2% 16.9%
49   Hairy Woodpecker 15.3% 23.7% 8.3%
50   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.4% 23.2% 4.8%
51   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.6% 21.7% 6.1%
52   American Redstart 16.5% 20.8% 4.2%
53   Fish Crow 16.7% 18.4% 1.6%
54   Northern Parula 22.8% 17.9% 4.9%
55   Magnolia Warbler 12.7% 17.9% 5.1%
56   Double-crested Cormorant 20.4% 13.5% 6.9%
57   Black-and-white Warbler 13.2% 13.5% 0.3%
58   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.9% 13.0% 0.8%
59   White-eyed Vireo 5.6% 12.6% 7.0%
60   Swamp Sparrow 9.9% 12.1% 2.2%
61   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.4% 12.1% 3.7%
62   Common Grackle 13.4% 11.6% 1.8%
63   Field Sparrow 4.5% 11.6% 7.1%
64   Black Vulture 21.8% 10.6% 11.1%
65   Great Egret 16.2% 10.6% 5.6%
66   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 10.1% 2.7%
67   Swainson's Thrush 6.2% 10.1% 4.0%
68   Great Horned Owl 0.7% 10.1% 9.5%
69   Indigo Bunting 8.1% 9.2% 1.0%
70   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.3% 8.7% 5.3%
71   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 7.7% 7.2%
72   Red-eyed Vireo 7.1% 7.7% 0.6%
73   Scarlet Tanager 6.3% 7.7% 1.4%
74   Barred Owl 4.1% 7.7% 3.7%
75   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.5% 7.2% 2.7%
76   Spotted Sandpiper 1.4% 7.2% 5.8%
77   Loggerhead Shrike 0.3% 7.2% 6.9%
78   Dark-eyed Junco 2.4% 6.8% 4.4%
79   Northern Harrier 1.2% 6.8% 5.5%
80   Cedar Waxwing 6.0% 6.3% 0.2%
81   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.2% 6.3% 1.1%
82   Connecticut Warbler 0.2% 6.3% 6.0%
83   Savannah Sparrow 2.7% 5.8% 3.1%
84   Bald Eagle 16.8% 5.3% 11.5%
85   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 5.3% 1.4%
86   Ovenbird 1.6% 5.3% 3.7%
87   Winter Wren 5.5% 4.8% 0.6%
88   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.9% 4.8% 1.9%
89   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 4.8% 2.8%
90   Hooded Warbler 1.0% 4.3% 3.4%
91   Osprey 8.3% 3.9% 4.5%
92   Tennessee Warbler 4.0% 3.9% 0.1%
93   Wood Thrush 3.4% 3.9% 0.5%
94   Brown Creeper 1.9% 3.9% 2.0%
95   Philadelphia Vireo 0.5% 3.9% 3.4%
96   Wood Duck 5.4% 3.4% 2.0%
97   Gray-cheeked Thrush 2.7% 3.4% 0.7%
98   Summer Tanager 2.2% 3.4% 1.2%
99   Pied-billed Grebe 7.8% 2.9% 4.9%
100   Blackpoll Warbler 6.5% 2.9% 3.6%
101   Merlin 1.2% 2.9% 1.7%
102   Wild Turkey 0.4% 2.9% 2.5%
103   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.8% 2.4% 3.4%
104   Blue-headed Vireo 3.7% 2.4% 1.2%
105   Pine Siskin 2.2% 2.4% 0.3%
106   Common Raven 0.6% 2.4% 1.8%
107   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 2.4% 2.2%
108   Bobolink 0.2% 2.4% 2.2%
109   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 1.9% 0.2%
110   Tree Swallow 1.7% 1.9% 0.3%
111   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 1.9% 0.8%
112   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.5% 1.4% 2.0%
113   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 1.4% 1.9%
114   American Pipit 1.5% 1.4% 0.1%
115   Solitary Sandpiper 1.0% 1.4% 0.4%
116   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.4% 1.4% 1.0%
117   Vesper Sparrow 0.4% 1.4% 1.1%
118   American Wigeon 0.4% 1.4% 1.1%
119   Green Heron 1.7% 1.0% 0.8%
120   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 1.0% 0.5%
121   Green-winged Teal 1.1% 1.0% 0.2%
122   Prairie Warbler 0.6% 1.0% 0.3%
123   Worm-eating Warbler 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
124   Ring-billed Gull 5.2% 0.5% 4.7%
125   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.6% 0.5% 3.1%
126   Greater Yellowlegs 2.3% 0.5% 1.8%
127   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 0.5% 0.8%
128   Horned Lark 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
129   Veery 0.9% 0.5% 0.4%
130   Northern Waterthrush 0.9% 0.5% 0.4%
131   Gadwall 0.7% 0.5% 0.2%
132   Acadian Flycatcher 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
133   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
134   White-crowned Sparrow 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
135   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
136   Marsh Wren 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
137   Barn Swallow 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
138   Broad-winged Hawk 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
139   Cattle Egret 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
140   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.1% 0.5% 0.3%
141   Snowy Egret 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
142   Lark Sparrow 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
143   American Woodcock 0.0% 0.5% 0.5%