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

based on 84 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Schenck Forest 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   Carolina Wren 71.2% 81.0% 9.7%
2   Carolina Chickadee 56.2% 77.4% 21.2%
3   Mourning Dove 46.5% 77.4% 30.9%
4   Eastern Bluebird 39.3% 77.4% 38.1%
5   Northern Cardinal 65.1% 76.2% 11.1%
6   Northern Mockingbird 27.6% 69.0% 41.4%
7   American Goldfinch 60.1% 67.9% 7.8%
8   Tufted Titmouse 51.2% 67.9% 16.7%
9   Canada Goose 25.4% 63.1% 37.7%
10   Brown-headed Nuthatch 24.7% 63.1% 38.4%
11   Chipping Sparrow 19.1% 63.1% 44.0%
12   White-breasted Nuthatch 25.8% 57.1% 31.3%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 36.1% 56.0% 19.8%
14   Blue Jay 34.0% 56.0% 22.0%
15   Downy Woodpecker 39.1% 54.8% 15.6%
16   Blue Grosbeak 23.3% 54.8% 31.4%
17   American Robin 25.6% 53.6% 28.0%
18   Pine Warbler 15.6% 53.6% 37.9%
19   Killdeer 24.5% 52.4% 27.8%
20   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.2% 51.2% 11.0%
21   Eastern Towhee 25.4% 51.2% 25.8%
22   American Crow 53.7% 50.0% 3.7%
23   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.3% 50.0% 29.7%
24   Rock Pigeon 5.2% 47.6% 42.4%
25   European Starling 8.7% 46.4% 37.7%
26   Great Blue Heron 47.5% 42.9% 4.6%
27   Fish Crow 25.4% 42.9% 17.5%
28   Mallard 22.1% 41.7% 19.5%
29   House Finch 18.9% 41.7% 22.7%
30   Chimney Swift 17.9% 41.7% 23.8%
31   Red-headed Woodpecker 9.8% 40.5% 30.6%
32   Red-tailed Hawk 10.2% 39.3% 29.1%
33   Red-eyed Vireo 21.6% 38.1% 16.5%
34   Indigo Bunting 29.8% 36.9% 7.1%
35   Eastern Phoebe 20.6% 36.9% 16.3%
36   Great Egret 33.8% 35.7% 1.9%
37   Gray Catbird 26.3% 34.5% 8.3%
38   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.3% 34.5% 17.2%
39   Summer Tanager 14.3% 34.5% 20.3%
40   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.8% 33.3% 0.4%
41   Belted Kingfisher 22.0% 31.0% 8.9%
42   Eastern Meadowlark 2.0% 31.0% 29.0%
43   Brown Thrasher 14.4% 29.8% 15.4%
44   Northern Flicker 7.8% 29.8% 21.9%
45   American Kestrel 1.6% 29.8% 28.2%
46   Red-shouldered Hawk 24.7% 27.4% 2.7%
47   Eastern Kingbird 14.4% 27.4% 13.0%
48   Pileated Woodpecker 15.7% 26.2% 10.5%
49   Turkey Vulture 32.4% 23.8% 8.6%
50   Green Heron 17.3% 22.6% 5.3%
51   Barn Swallow 11.7% 20.2% 8.5%
52   Spotted Sandpiper 11.8% 19.0% 7.3%
53   House Wren 4.2% 17.9% 13.7%
54   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 17.9% 16.9%
55   Common Grackle 9.5% 16.7% 7.2%
56   Loggerhead Shrike 0.1% 16.7% 16.6%
57   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.9% 14.3% 1.6%
58   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.4% 14.3% 8.8%
59   Cooper's Hawk 4.5% 14.3% 9.8%
60   White-eyed Vireo 20.8% 13.1% 7.7%
61   Wood Thrush 1.3% 13.1% 11.8%
62   Prairie Warbler 3.0% 11.9% 8.9%
63   Red-winged Blackbird 5.7% 10.7% 5.0%
64   Purple Martin 2.7% 9.5% 6.9%
65   Hairy Woodpecker 8.0% 8.3% 0.4%
66   Song Sparrow 9.6% 7.1% 2.5%
67   Solitary Sandpiper 8.7% 7.1% 1.5%
68   Northern Parula 7.3% 7.1% 0.1%
69   Orchard Oriole 2.2% 7.1% 4.9%
70   Worm-eating Warbler 2.0% 7.1% 5.2%
71   Osprey 22.3% 6.0% 16.4%
72   Common Yellowthroat 12.2% 6.0% 6.3%
73   Black-and-white Warbler 5.7% 6.0% 0.3%
74   Field Sparrow 2.2% 6.0% 3.7%
75   Least Sandpiper 11.1% 4.8% 6.3%
76   Acadian Flycatcher 9.9% 4.8% 5.1%
77   Barred Owl 4.6% 4.8% 0.1%
78   Hooded Warbler 3.2% 4.8% 1.5%
79   Sanderling 0.6% 4.8% 4.2%
80   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.5% 3.6% 1.0%
81   Yellow Warbler 2.7% 3.6% 0.9%
82   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.6% 3.6% 2.0%
83   Cedar Waxwing 1.3% 3.6% 2.3%
84   Yellow-throated Vireo 3.9% 2.4% 1.5%
85   Prothonotary Warbler 2.8% 2.4% 0.4%
86   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.6% 2.4% 0.8%
87   Ovenbird 1.3% 2.4% 1.1%
88   Wild Turkey 0.9% 2.4% 1.4%
89   Baltimore Oriole 0.6% 2.4% 1.8%
90   Black Vulture 16.9% 1.2% 15.7%
91   Little Blue Heron 8.9% 1.2% 7.7%
92   American Redstart 6.2% 1.2% 5.0%
93   Semipalmated Plover 5.6% 1.2% 4.4%
94   Blue-winged Teal 2.6% 1.2% 1.4%
95   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.8% 1.2% 0.6%
96   Northern Waterthrush 1.3% 1.2% 0.1%
97   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.1% 1.2% 0.1%
98   Blue-winged Warbler 1.1% 1.2% 0.1%
99   Common Nighthawk 0.7% 1.2% 0.5%
100   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 1.2% 0.5%
101   Bobolink 0.5% 1.2% 0.7%
102   Veery 0.2% 1.2% 1.0%
103   Black-throated Blue Warbler 0.2% 1.2% 1.0%
104   Northern Harrier 0.1% 1.2% 1.1%
105   American Black Duck 0.1% 1.2% 1.1%
106   Blue-headed Vireo 0.1% 1.2% 1.1%
107   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 1.2% 1.1%
108   Sora 0.0% 1.2% 1.2%