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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 53.4% 88.4% 35.0%
2   Blue Jay 69.8% 87.0% 17.2%
3   Carolina Wren 75.2% 82.6% 7.4%
4   Carolina Chickadee 70.6% 80.7% 10.1%
5   Northern Cardinal 71.9% 80.2% 8.2%
6   American Crow 68.1% 79.2% 11.1%
7   Eastern Phoebe 55.9% 79.2% 23.3%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.7% 77.8% 9.0%
9   Tufted Titmouse 65.1% 75.8% 10.8%
10   Northern Mockingbird 40.7% 74.4% 33.7%
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.3% 72.5% 37.2%
12   Pine Warbler 34.3% 72.0% 37.7%
13   Downy Woodpecker 57.6% 69.1% 11.5%
14   Northern Flicker 54.8% 69.1% 14.2%
15   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.1% 66.7% 32.6%
16   Chipping Sparrow 22.6% 66.2% 43.6%
17   Mourning Dove 25.2% 65.7% 40.5%
18   Canada Goose 25.5% 65.2% 39.7%
19   Eastern Towhee 37.0% 62.3% 25.3%
20   Killdeer 24.5% 60.4% 35.9%
21   Turkey Vulture 43.4% 59.4% 16.1%
22   House Finch 28.0% 55.6% 27.5%
23   Palm Warbler 18.6% 46.4% 27.8%
24   American Kestrel 4.4% 45.9% 41.5%
25   Song Sparrow 35.7% 44.9% 9.3%
26   Eastern Meadowlark 3.7% 44.9% 41.2%
27   Gray Catbird 28.7% 42.5% 13.8%
28   Rock Pigeon 4.5% 41.5% 37.0%
29   American Robin 34.0% 41.1% 7.0%
30   Brown Thrasher 32.0% 40.6% 8.6%
31   Great Blue Heron 45.4% 39.6% 5.8%
32   Belted Kingfisher 30.7% 37.7% 7.0%
33   Red-tailed Hawk 11.5% 37.2% 25.7%
34   European Starling 13.1% 36.2% 23.2%
35   American Goldfinch 33.5% 35.3% 1.7%
36   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.5% 34.3% 1.2%
37   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.7% 34.3% 0.6%
38   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.2% 34.3% 26.1%
39   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.8% 33.3% 1.5%
40   Common Yellowthroat 18.1% 32.9% 14.7%
41   Mallard 22.7% 31.9% 9.2%
42   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.2% 27.5% 14.3%
43   Chimney Swift 12.1% 27.5% 15.5%
44   White-throated Sparrow 23.9% 27.1% 3.2%
45   Pileated Woodpecker 21.4% 27.1% 5.7%
46   House Wren 7.9% 25.6% 17.7%
47   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.2% 25.1% 12.0%
48   Cooper's Hawk 6.8% 24.2% 17.4%
49   Hairy Woodpecker 14.4% 23.7% 9.3%
50   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.5% 23.2% 5.7%
51   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.4% 21.7% 6.3%
52   American Redstart 15.7% 20.8% 5.1%
53   Fish Crow 16.3% 18.4% 2.0%
54   Northern Parula 22.1% 17.9% 4.2%
55   Magnolia Warbler 12.5% 17.9% 5.4%
56   Double-crested Cormorant 20.7% 13.5% 7.2%
57   Black-and-white Warbler 12.4% 13.5% 1.2%
58   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.4% 13.0% 0.4%
59   White-eyed Vireo 5.6% 12.6% 7.0%
60   Swamp Sparrow 10.1% 12.1% 2.0%
61   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.2% 12.1% 3.9%
62   Common Grackle 13.4% 11.6% 1.8%
63   Field Sparrow 4.6% 11.6% 7.0%
64   Black Vulture 21.3% 10.6% 10.7%
65   Great Egret 16.6% 10.6% 5.9%
66   Red-winged Blackbird 7.6% 10.1% 2.5%
67   Swainson's Thrush 4.8% 10.1% 5.3%
68   Great Horned Owl 0.7% 10.1% 9.5%
69   Indigo Bunting 8.3% 9.2% 0.9%
70   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.0% 8.7% 5.6%
71   Cape May Warbler 15.0% 7.7% 7.3%
72   Red-eyed Vireo 6.2% 7.7% 1.6%
73   Scarlet Tanager 5.1% 7.7% 2.6%
74   Barred Owl 3.5% 7.7% 4.2%
75   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.3% 7.2% 3.0%
76   Spotted Sandpiper 1.5% 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% 5.6%
80   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 6.3% 0.2%
81   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4.5% 6.3% 1.8%
82   Connecticut Warbler 0.2% 6.3% 6.0%
83   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 5.8% 3.0%
84   Bald Eagle 16.8% 5.3% 11.5%
85   Hermit Thrush 3.8% 5.3% 1.6%
86   Ovenbird 1.6% 5.3% 3.7%
87   Winter Wren 5.6% 4.8% 0.8%
88   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.8% 4.8% 2.1%
89   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 4.8% 2.7%
90   Hooded Warbler 1.0% 4.3% 3.4%
91   Osprey 8.3% 3.9% 4.5%
92   Tennessee Warbler 3.9% 3.9% 0.0%
93   Wood Thrush 2.1% 3.9% 1.8%
94   Brown Creeper 1.9% 3.9% 2.0%
95   Philadelphia Vireo 0.5% 3.9% 3.4%
96   Wood Duck 5.5% 3.4% 2.2%
97   Summer Tanager 1.7% 3.4% 1.7%
98   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.7% 3.4% 1.7%
99   Pied-billed Grebe 7.9% 2.9% 5.0%
100   Blackpoll Warbler 6.6% 2.9% 3.7%
101   Merlin 1.2% 2.9% 1.7%
102   Wild Turkey 0.4% 2.9% 2.5%
103   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 2.4% 3.2%
104   Blue-headed Vireo 3.5% 2.4% 1.1%
105   Pine Siskin 2.1% 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 1.8% 1.9% 0.2%
110   Tree Swallow 1.7% 1.9% 0.3%
111   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 1.9% 0.7%
112   Ruddy Duck 3.4% 1.4% 1.9%
113   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2.6% 1.4% 1.2%
114   American Pipit 1.5% 1.4% 0.1%
115   Solitary Sandpiper 1.1% 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 1.8% 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 0.7% 1.0% 0.3%
123   Worm-eating Warbler 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
124   Ring-billed Gull 5.3% 0.5% 4.8%
125   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.7% 0.5% 3.2%
126   Greater Yellowlegs 2.4% 0.5% 1.9%
127   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 0.5% 0.8%
128   Horned Lark 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
129   Northern Waterthrush 0.9% 0.5% 0.4%
130   Gadwall 0.7% 0.5% 0.2%
131   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
132   White-crowned Sparrow 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
133   Veery 0.5% 0.5% 0.1%
134   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
135   Marsh Wren 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
136   Acadian Flycatcher 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%