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

based on 311 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler marshes in September. 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 44.3% 96.5% 52.1%
2   Great Egret 27.4% 90.4% 63.0%
3   Killdeer 22.7% 90.4% 67.6%
4   Mallard 18.9% 76.2% 57.3%
5   Canada Goose 23.8% 73.6% 49.8%
6   Least Sandpiper 4.9% 72.0% 67.1%
7   American Crow 65.2% 69.1% 4.0%
8   Belted Kingfisher 27.1% 63.3% 36.3%
9   Carolina Wren 77.7% 61.4% 16.2%
10   Fish Crow 20.6% 54.7% 34.0%
11   Pectoral Sandpiper 3.5% 54.7% 51.2%
12   Blue Jay 59.2% 49.8% 9.4%
13   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.8% 46.6% 9.9%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.6% 46.0% 9.6%
15   Northern Cardinal 74.2% 45.7% 28.6%
16   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.9% 43.4% 8.5%
17   Osprey 12.5% 42.4% 29.9%
18   Tufted Titmouse 66.1% 40.8% 25.3%
19   Carolina Chickadee 71.7% 40.5% 31.2%
20   Chimney Swift 23.4% 38.3% 14.9%
21   Semipalmated Plover 2.9% 38.3% 35.4%
22   Bald Eagle 11.9% 36.7% 24.7%
23   Spotted Sandpiper 5.1% 34.1% 29.0%
24   American Goldfinch 47.6% 33.1% 14.4%
25   Lesser Yellowlegs 4.4% 32.2% 27.7%
26   Downy Woodpecker 57.4% 31.8% 25.5%
27   Pine Warbler 40.8% 31.8% 9.0%
28   Little Blue Heron 1.1% 31.5% 30.4%
29   Turkey Vulture 40.2% 30.9% 9.3%
30   Pileated Woodpecker 24.7% 30.2% 5.5%
31   Semipalmated Sandpiper 2.7% 28.6% 25.9%
32   Wood Duck 7.7% 28.0% 20.3%
33   Double-crested Cormorant 14.7% 27.3% 12.6%
34   Roseate Spoonbill 0.2% 25.1% 24.9%
35   Mourning Dove 36.9% 23.8% 13.1%
36   Eastern Bluebird 43.7% 22.8% 20.8%
37   Solitary Sandpiper 6.2% 21.5% 15.3%
38   White-eyed Vireo 35.0% 20.9% 14.1%
39   Stilt Sandpiper 1.6% 20.3% 18.6%
40   Barred Owl 5.1% 19.3% 14.2%
41   Green Heron 11.8% 18.6% 6.8%
42   Tricolored Heron 0.8% 15.8% 15.0%
43   Black Vulture 21.6% 15.1% 6.5%
44   American Avocet 0.7% 14.1% 13.4%
45   Western Sandpiper 0.5% 13.5% 13.1%
46   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.8% 12.9% 23.9%
47   Baird's Sandpiper 0.3% 12.5% 12.2%
48   Common Grackle 4.9% 12.2% 7.3%
49   Greater Yellowlegs 2.5% 12.2% 9.7%
50   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.9% 12.2% 11.3%
51   House Finch 19.1% 11.9% 7.2%
52   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.8% 10.9% 22.9%
53   Northern Flicker 22.8% 10.9% 11.9%
54   Blue-winged Teal 2.7% 10.9% 8.2%
55   American Robin 29.0% 10.6% 18.4%
56   Red-tailed Hawk 9.0% 10.0% 1.0%
57   Graylag Goose 1.2% 9.6% 8.5%
58   Great Crested Flycatcher 11.3% 8.4% 2.9%
59   Barn Swallow 1.5% 8.4% 6.9%
60   Brown Thrasher 31.5% 7.7% 23.8%
61   Eastern Phoebe 39.2% 7.1% 32.2%
62   Cooper's Hawk 5.1% 7.1% 2.0%
63   Wood Stork 1.3% 6.8% 5.5%
64   Northern Parula 25.3% 6.4% 18.9%
65   Hairy Woodpecker 14.4% 6.4% 8.0%
66   Hudsonian Godwit 0% 6.4% 6.4%
67   American Redstart 31.1% 6.1% 25.0%
68   Northern Mockingbird 30.0% 6.1% 23.9%
69   Common Yellowthroat 30.8% 5.5% 25.3%
70   Red-winged Blackbird 1.6% 5.5% 3.9%
71   Red-eyed Vireo 29.3% 5.1% 24.2%
72   White Ibis 0.9% 4.8% 3.9%
73   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 16.2% 3.5% 12.7%
74   Chipping Sparrow 15.1% 3.5% 11.6%
75   Blue Grosbeak 11.5% 3.5% 8.0%
76   Bobolink 1.6% 3.2% 1.6%
77   Eastern Towhee 27.0% 2.9% 24.1%
78   Caspian Tern 1.7% 2.9% 1.2%
79   Summer Tanager 22.2% 2.6% 19.7%
80   Cape May Warbler 9.8% 2.6% 7.2%
81   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.2% 2.6% 2.4%
82   Gray Catbird 44.0% 2.3% 41.8%
83   Black-and-white Warbler 24.6% 2.3% 22.4%
84   Magnolia Warbler 18.1% 2.3% 15.8%
85   Palm Warbler 5.3% 2.3% 3.0%
86   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 2.3% 1.2%
87   American Kestrel 3.6% 1.9% 1.7%
88   Snowy Egret 1.0% 1.9% 0.9%
89   European Starling 10.4% 1.6% 8.8%
90   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 1.6% 0.8%
91   Black Tern 0.7% 1.6% 0.9%
92   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 27.5% 1.3% 26.2%
93   Rock Pigeon 4.3% 1.3% 3.0%
94   Prairie Warbler 4.3% 1.3% 3.0%
95   Eastern Kingbird 2.0% 1.3% 0.7%
96   Wilson's Snipe 0.5% 1.3% 0.7%
97   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.7% 1.0% 13.7%
98   Yellow-throated Vireo 8.2% 1.0% 7.3%
99   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
100   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 1.0% 0.7%
101   Green-winged Teal 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
102   Purple Martin 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
103   Wilson's Phalarope 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
104   Chestnut-sided Warbler 9.7% 0.6% 9.1%
105   Acadian Flycatcher 7.9% 0.6% 7.3%
106   Swainson's Thrush 5.0% 0.6% 4.3%
107   Black-throated Blue Warbler 4.8% 0.6% 4.2%
108   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.4% 0.6% 3.7%
109   Tennessee Warbler 2.8% 0.6% 2.1%
110   Pied-billed Grebe 1.3% 0.6% 0.7%
111   Nashville Warbler 1.1% 0.6% 0.5%
112   Common Nighthawk 1.1% 0.6% 0.5%
113   Forster's Tern 1.0% 0.6% 0.4%
114   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 0.6% 0.3%
115   Peregrine Falcon 0.6% 0.6% 0.1%
116   Royal Tern 0.5% 0.6% 0.2%
117   Sandwich Tern 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%
118   Eastern Wood-Pewee 29.3% 0.3% 29.0%
119   Scarlet Tanager 9.4% 0.3% 9.1%
120   Hooded Warbler 6.9% 0.3% 6.6%
121   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6.5% 0.3% 6.2%
122   Yellow-throated Warbler 5.2% 0.3% 4.9%
123   Yellow Warbler 4.0% 0.3% 3.7%
124   Northern Waterthrush 3.9% 0.3% 3.6%
125   Wood Thrush 3.3% 0.3% 3.0%
126   Worm-eating Warbler 3.3% 0.3% 3.0%
127   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.2% 0.3% 0.9%
128   Bay-breasted Warbler 1.2% 0.3% 0.9%
129   Blackpoll Warbler 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
130   Tree Swallow 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
131   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
132   Ring-billed Gull 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
133   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
134   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
135   Ruddy Duck 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
136   Brown Pelican 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%