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Top Birds at Lake Wheeler marshes in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 152 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler marshes 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   Great Blue Heron 44.6% 96.7% 52.1%
2   Mallard 22.1% 84.9% 62.8%
3   American Crow 68.2% 75.7% 7.5%
4   Canada Goose 25.6% 73.0% 47.4%
5   Killdeer 24.5% 72.4% 47.8%
6   Carolina Wren 75.4% 70.4% 5.0%
7   Great Egret 15.8% 70.4% 54.6%
8   Belted Kingfisher 30.3% 69.1% 38.8%
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.9% 67.8% 1.1%
10   Blue Jay 70.2% 61.2% 9.0%
11   Northern Cardinal 72.3% 53.9% 18.4%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 20.2% 53.9% 33.7%
13   Carolina Chickadee 71.0% 52.6% 18.4%
14   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.7% 49.3% 13.6%
15   Northern Flicker 55.2% 46.7% 8.5%
16   Tufted Titmouse 65.5% 46.1% 19.4%
17   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.3% 46.1% 10.7%
18   Downy Woodpecker 57.9% 45.4% 12.6%
19   Bald Eagle 16.3% 44.1% 27.8%
20   Wood Duck 5.0% 42.1% 37.1%
21   Eastern Bluebird 54.1% 38.8% 15.3%
22   Fish Crow 16.1% 38.2% 22.1%
23   Eastern Phoebe 56.6% 37.5% 19.1%
24   Pileated Woodpecker 21.3% 35.5% 14.2%
25   Brown Thrasher 32.1% 33.6% 1.4%
26   Pine Warbler 35.1% 27.6% 7.4%
27   Common Grackle 13.3% 25.0% 11.7%
28   Least Sandpiper 1.9% 25.0% 23.1%
29   Turkey Vulture 43.9% 21.7% 22.2%
30   Blue-winged Teal 1.5% 21.7% 20.2%
31   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.8% 19.7% 15.1%
32   Chimney Swift 12.3% 19.1% 6.8%
33   Barred Owl 3.4% 17.8% 14.3%
34   Northern Mockingbird 41.6% 17.1% 24.5%
35   American Goldfinch 33.8% 17.1% 16.7%
36   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 17.1% 9.6%
37   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.4% 17.1% 15.7%
38   Green-winged Teal 0.9% 17.1% 16.2%
39   House Finch 28.7% 15.1% 13.5%
40   Northern Parula 22.1% 15.1% 7.0%
41   Spotted Sandpiper 1.4% 15.1% 13.7%
42   Wilson's Snipe 1.1% 15.1% 14.1%
43   Yellow-rumped Warbler 35.0% 14.5% 20.6%
44   Pied-billed Grebe 7.8% 13.8% 6.1%
45   Greater Yellowlegs 2.2% 13.8% 11.6%
46   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.0% 13.2% 20.8%
47   Osprey 8.2% 11.8% 3.6%
48   Mourning Dove 26.1% 11.2% 14.9%
49   American Redstart 15.9% 11.2% 4.7%
50   Graylag Goose 1.7% 11.2% 9.5%
51   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 10.5% 4.4%
52   Palm Warbler 19.2% 9.9% 9.3%
53   American Robin 34.5% 9.2% 25.3%
54   Black-and-white Warbler 12.4% 9.2% 3.2%
55   Black Vulture 21.3% 8.6% 12.8%
56   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.7% 8.6% 9.2%
57   American Coot 1.7% 8.6% 6.8%
58   Cooper's Hawk 7.1% 7.9% 0.8%
59   Northern Shoveler 1.2% 7.9% 6.7%
60   American Black Duck 0.2% 7.9% 7.7%
61   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.6% 7.2% 8.4%
62   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.5% 7.2% 6.3%
63   Red-tailed Hawk 12.0% 7.2% 4.8%
64   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.7% 7.2% 1.4%
65   Ring-necked Duck 0.8% 7.2% 6.4%
66   Tricolored Heron 0% 7.2% 7.2%
67   American Wigeon 0.3% 6.6% 6.2%
68   Magnolia Warbler 12.7% 5.9% 6.8%
69   Gadwall 0.6% 5.9% 5.3%
70   Common Yellowthroat 18.5% 5.3% 13.3%
71   Hairy Woodpecker 14.7% 5.3% 9.4%
72   European Starling 13.6% 5.3% 8.3%
73   Eastern Towhee 37.9% 4.6% 33.2%
74   Song Sparrow 36.2% 4.6% 31.6%
75   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.8% 4.6% 2.8%
76   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.3% 3.9% 4.4%
77   Northern Pintail 0.3% 3.9% 3.6%
78   Semipalmated Plover 0.2% 3.3% 3.1%
79   Roseate Spoonbill 0.1% 3.3% 3.2%
80   Swainson's Thrush 4.9% 2.6% 2.3%
81   Tree Swallow 1.7% 2.6% 1.0%
82   Red-eyed Vireo 6.3% 2.0% 4.3%
83   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 2.0% 3.6%
84   Ring-billed Gull 5.2% 2.0% 3.2%
85   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4.5% 2.0% 2.6%
86   Ruddy Duck 3.4% 2.0% 1.4%
87   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 2.0% 1.2%
88   Blackburnian Warbler 3.1% 2.0% 1.1%
89   Green Heron 1.8% 2.0% 0.2%
90   Merlin 1.2% 2.0% 0.8%
91   White-throated Sparrow 24.2% 1.3% 22.9%
92   Swamp Sparrow 10.2% 1.3% 8.9%
93   House Wren 8.3% 1.3% 6.9%
94   Hermit Thrush 3.8% 1.3% 2.5%
95   American Pipit 1.5% 1.3% 0.2%
96   Northern Harrier 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
97   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
98   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
99   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0.4% 1.3% 0.9%
100   Lesser Scaup 0.2% 1.3% 1.1%
101   Chipping Sparrow 23.6% 0.7% 22.9%
102   Blackpoll Warbler 6.6% 0.7% 5.9%
103   Rock Pigeon 5.2% 0.7% 4.5%
104   Tennessee Warbler 4.0% 0.7% 3.3%
105   Blue-headed Vireo 3.5% 0.7% 2.9%
106   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.8% 0.7% 2.2%
107   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2.6% 0.7% 1.9%
108   Brown Creeper 2.0% 0.7% 1.3%
109   Summer Tanager 1.8% 0.7% 1.1%
110   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.7% 0.7% 1.0%
111   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 0.7% 0.6%
112   Laughing Gull 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
113   Veery 0.5% 0.7% 0.1%
114   Dunlin 0.5% 0.7% 0.2%
115   Sora 0.4% 0.7% 0.2%
116   Barn Swallow 0.3% 0.7% 0.4%
117   Cattle Egret 0.2% 0.7% 0.5%
118   Marbled Godwit 0% 0.7% 0.7%