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

based on 120 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler marshes in April. 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   Great Blue Heron 44.1% 90.8% 46.7% 2.1x
2   Canada Goose 48.6% 87.5% 38.9% 1.8x
3   Mallard 29.6% 85.0% 55.4% 2.9x
4   Northern Cardinal 80.5% 77.5% 3.0% 1.0x
5   Double-crested Cormorant 26.2% 74.2% 48.0% 2.8x
6   Carolina Wren 70.7% 64.2% 6.5% 0.9x
7   Fish Crow 35.8% 57.5% 21.7% 1.6x
8   American Crow 56.6% 55.8% 0.7% 1.0x
9   Tufted Titmouse 69.8% 52.5% 17.3% 0.8x
10   Killdeer 16.2% 50.8% 34.7% 3.1x
11   Tree Swallow 12.0% 45.0% 33.0% 3.8x
12   Bald Eagle 11.8% 44.2% 32.4% 3.7x
13   Carolina Chickadee 66.4% 43.3% 23.1% 0.7x
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.5% 41.7% 16.9% 0.7x
15   Pine Warbler 43.4% 41.7% 1.7% 1.0x
16   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.4% 39.2% 23.2% 0.6x
17   Red-winged Blackbird 25.8% 39.2% 13.3% 1.5x
18   Eastern Bluebird 48.7% 37.5% 11.2% 0.8x
19   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.7% 36.7% 4.9% 1.2x
20   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.6% 35.0% 2.4% 1.1x
21   Wood Duck 13.2% 34.2% 20.9% 2.6x
22   Yellow-rumped Warbler 46.6% 31.7% 14.9% 0.7x
23   Belted Kingfisher 18.3% 30.0% 11.7% 1.6x
24   Cliff Swallow 3.2% 30.0% 26.8% 9.4x
25   Spotted Sandpiper 7.2% 29.2% 21.9% 4.0x
26   Barn Swallow 19.1% 27.5% 8.4% 1.4x
27   Osprey 16.8% 27.5% 10.7% 1.6x
28   Blue Jay 50.3% 26.7% 23.6% 0.5x
29   Common Yellowthroat 33.1% 26.7% 6.4% 0.8x
30   American Goldfinch 45.5% 25.0% 20.5% 0.5x
31   Turkey Vulture 43.0% 22.5% 20.5% 0.5x
32   Barred Owl 8.6% 22.5% 13.9% 2.6x
33   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 29.7% 20.8% 8.9% 0.7x
34   Mourning Dove 46.4% 20.0% 26.4% 0.4x
35   Common Grackle 27.1% 20.0% 7.1% 0.7x
36   Pileated Woodpecker 19.9% 19.2% 0.7% 1.0x
37   Great Egret 2.4% 17.5% 15.1% 7.2x
38   Least Sandpiper 0.9% 15.8% 14.9% 16.9x
39   Solitary Sandpiper 5.5% 15.0% 9.5% 2.7x
40   Great Crested Flycatcher 20.0% 14.2% 5.8% 0.7x
41   Caspian Tern 2.9% 14.2% 11.3% 4.9x
42   Blue-winged Teal 2.2% 14.2% 12.0% 6.5x
43   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 13.3% 21.0% 0.4x
44   Brown Thrasher 20.8% 13.3% 7.5% 0.6x
45   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.3% 13.3% 12.1% 10.7x
46   White-throated Sparrow 57.2% 12.5% 44.7% 0.2x
47   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.1% 12.5% 20.6% 0.4x
48   Chimney Swift 13.6% 12.5% 1.1% 0.9x
49   Eastern Kingbird 11.9% 11.7% 0.2% 1.0x
50   Purple Martin 6.2% 11.7% 5.5% 1.9x
51   Hooded Merganser 2.2% 11.7% 9.5% 5.4x
52   White-eyed Vireo 37.8% 10.8% 26.9% 0.3x
53   Yellow-throated Warbler 19.8% 10.8% 8.9% 0.5x
54   Ring-billed Gull 7.2% 10.8% 3.6% 1.5x
55   Greater Yellowlegs 0.6% 10.8% 10.2% 17.1x
56   Chipping Sparrow 43.7% 9.2% 34.5% 0.2x
57   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 9.2% 1.0% 1.1x
58   Pied-billed Grebe 2.4% 9.2% 6.8% 3.9x
59   Downy Woodpecker 39.3% 8.3% 31.0% 0.2x
60   Northern Parula 36.1% 8.3% 27.8% 0.2x
61   Prairie Warbler 7.9% 8.3% 0.4% 1.0x
62   Summer Tanager 13.9% 7.5% 6.4% 0.5x
63   Mute Swan 0.5% 7.5% 7.0% 16.7x
64   Black Vulture 20.1% 6.7% 13.4% 0.3x
65   Northern Flicker 13.9% 6.7% 7.3% 0.5x
66   Red-eyed Vireo 30.0% 5.8% 24.2% 0.2x
67   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.5% 5.8% 16.7% 0.3x
68   Blue Grosbeak 8.6% 5.8% 2.8% 0.7x
69   Palm Warbler 8.6% 5.8% 2.7% 0.7x
70   Wilson's Snipe 1.0% 5.8% 4.8% 5.9x
71   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.9% 5.0% 30.9% 0.1x
72   Ring-necked Duck 0.4% 5.0% 4.6% 12.4x
73   Black-and-white Warbler 14.2% 4.2% 10.1% 0.3x
74   Red-tailed Hawk 13.5% 4.2% 9.3% 0.3x
75   Prothonotary Warbler 12.1% 4.2% 7.9% 0.3x
76   crow sp. 1.3% 4.2% 2.8% 3.1x
77   Green-winged Teal 0.4% 4.2% 3.8% 11.0x
78   Gray Catbird 18.9% 3.3% 15.6% 0.2x
79   Hairy Woodpecker 9.1% 3.3% 5.8% 0.4x
80   Orchard Oriole 6.6% 3.3% 3.3% 0.5x
81   American Coot 1.0% 3.3% 2.3% 3.4x
82   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 3.3% 2.7% 5.0x
83   Eastern Towhee 46.6% 2.5% 44.1% 0.1x
84   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 2.5% 25.8% 0.1x
85   House Finch 25.9% 2.5% 23.4% 0.1x
86   Song Sparrow 22.7% 2.5% 20.2% 0.1x
87   Indigo Bunting 12.5% 2.5% 10.0% 0.2x
88   Northern Shoveler 0.2% 2.5% 2.3% 13.6x
89   American Robin 42.6% 1.7% 40.9% 0.0x
90   Ovenbird 19.0% 1.7% 17.4% 0.1x
91   Wood Thrush 8.1% 1.7% 6.5% 0.2x
92   Northern Waterthrush 3.5% 1.7% 1.8% 0.5x
93   Yellow Warbler 2.8% 1.7% 1.1% 0.6x
94   peep sp. 0.2% 1.7% 1.5% 9.4x
95   Semipalmated Plover 0.2% 1.7% 1.5% 10.8x
96   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.3% 0.8% 13.4% 0.1x
97   Swamp Sparrow 13.5% 0.8% 12.6% 0.1x
98   Field Sparrow 11.8% 0.8% 11.0% 0.1x
99   House Wren 10.5% 0.8% 9.7% 0.1x
100   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.8% 0.8% 7.9% 0.1x
101   Green Heron 6.9% 0.8% 6.1% 0.1x
102   Black-throated Blue Warbler 6.3% 0.8% 5.4% 0.1x
103   Cedar Waxwing 6.2% 0.8% 5.4% 0.1x
104   Bonaparte's Gull 3.8% 0.8% 3.0% 0.2x
105   Wild Turkey 1.8% 0.8% 1.0% 0.5x
106   Grasshopper Sparrow 1.6% 0.8% 0.8% 0.5x
107   Bobolink 1.6% 0.8% 0.7% 0.5x
108   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.0% 0.8% 0.2% 0.8x
109   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 0.8% 0.1% 0.9x
110   Great Horned Owl 0.9% 0.8% 0.0% 1.0x
111   gull sp. 0.4% 0.8% 0.4% 1.9x
112   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.3% 0.8% 0.5% 2.5x
113   Bank Swallow 0.3% 0.8% 0.5% 2.6x
114   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.2% 0.8% 0.6% 4.3x
115   Marsh Wren 0.2% 0.8% 0.6% 4.5x
116   Cattle Egret 0.1% 0.8% 0.7% 5.9x
117   American Black Duck 0.1% 0.8% 0.7% 7.4x
118   Snowy Egret 0.1% 0.8% 0.7% 7.8x
119   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0.1% 0.8% 0.8% 11.7x
120   Northern Pintail 0.0% 0.8% 0.8% 70.3x