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Top Birds at Harris Lake County Park in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 88 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Harris Lake County Park 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   Carolina Chickadee 70.7% 86.4% 15.7%
2   Tufted Titmouse 65.1% 78.4% 13.3%
3   Blue Jay 70.0% 77.3% 7.3%
4   Carolina Wren 75.3% 76.1% 0.8%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.8% 76.1% 7.3%
6   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.6% 73.9% 38.2%
7   American Crow 68.4% 60.2% 8.1%
8   Northern Flicker 55.1% 60.2% 5.2%
9   Eastern Phoebe 56.3% 56.8% 0.5%
10   Pine Warbler 34.8% 56.8% 22.0%
11   Downy Woodpecker 57.8% 55.7% 2.1%
12   Northern Cardinal 72.2% 54.5% 17.7%
13   Eastern Bluebird 53.9% 54.5% 0.6%
14   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 54.5% 9.3%
15   Turkey Vulture 43.6% 46.6% 3.0%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.7% 44.3% 9.6%
17   Pileated Woodpecker 21.3% 44.3% 23.0%
18   Fish Crow 16.2% 39.8% 23.6%
19   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.6% 38.6% 4.0%
20   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.7% 35.2% 1.5%
21   Belted Kingfisher 30.8% 33.0% 2.2%
22   Chipping Sparrow 23.2% 33.0% 9.7%
23   Bald Eagle 16.5% 31.8% 15.3%
24   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.5% 27.3% 11.8%
25   Song Sparrow 35.9% 26.1% 9.8%
26   American Robin 34.2% 25.0% 9.2%
27   Mourning Dove 26.0% 20.5% 5.5%
28   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.6% 19.3% 16.2%
29   Eastern Towhee 37.6% 18.2% 19.4%
30   Double-crested Cormorant 20.6% 18.2% 2.5%
31   Common Yellowthroat 18.4% 18.2% 0.2%
32   Northern Mockingbird 41.5% 17.0% 24.4%
33   Osprey 8.2% 17.0% 8.9%
34   Hairy Woodpecker 14.6% 14.8% 0.2%
35   American Goldfinch 33.7% 13.6% 20.1%
36   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 13.6% 10.4%
37   Swamp Sparrow 10.1% 13.6% 3.5%
38   Northern Parula 22.1% 12.5% 9.6%
39   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 11.4% 6.3%
40   Chimney Swift 12.3% 11.4% 1.0%
41   Pied-billed Grebe 7.8% 11.4% 3.6%
42   Gray Catbird 29.0% 10.2% 18.8%
43   Black Vulture 21.2% 10.2% 11.0%
44   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.5% 10.2% 3.2%
45   Common Grackle 13.4% 10.2% 3.2%
46   Black-and-white Warbler 12.4% 10.2% 2.2%
47   Red-winged Blackbird 7.6% 9.1% 1.5%
48   Brown Thrasher 32.3% 8.0% 24.4%
49   Palm Warbler 19.1% 8.0% 11.2%
50   American Redstart 15.9% 8.0% 7.9%
51   Great Egret 16.5% 6.8% 9.7%
52   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.5% 6.8% 6.7%
53   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.4% 6.8% 6.6%
54   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.3% 6.8% 2.5%
55   Canada Goose 26.3% 5.7% 20.7%
56   Red-tailed Hawk 12.0% 5.7% 6.3%
57   House Wren 8.2% 5.7% 2.5%
58   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.1% 5.7% 2.6%
59   House Finch 28.7% 3.4% 25.3%
60   Mallard 23.0% 3.4% 19.6%
61   Blackpoll Warbler 6.5% 3.4% 3.1%
62   Wood Duck 5.5% 3.4% 2.1%
63   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.7% 3.4% 0.3%
64   Blue-headed Vireo 3.5% 3.4% 0.1%
65   Dark-eyed Junco 2.4% 3.4% 1.0%
66   Magnolia Warbler 12.7% 2.3% 10.4%
67   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.3% 2.3% 6.0%
68   Winter Wren 5.6% 2.3% 3.3%
69   Ring-billed Gull 5.2% 2.3% 2.9%
70   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 2.3% 2.1%
71   Pine Siskin 2.2% 2.3% 0.1%
72   Brown Creeper 1.9% 2.3% 0.3%
73   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.7% 2.3% 0.6%
74   Ovenbird 1.6% 2.3% 0.6%
75   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 2.3% 1.5%
76   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.7% 1.1% 7.6%
77   Cooper's Hawk 7.1% 1.1% 6.0%
78   Red-eyed Vireo 6.2% 1.1% 5.1%
79   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 1.1% 5.0%
80   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 1.1% 4.6%
81   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 1.1% 4.5%
82   Swainson's Thrush 4.9% 1.1% 3.8%
83   Field Sparrow 4.7% 1.1% 3.6%
84   Eastern Meadowlark 4.4% 1.1% 3.3%
85   Hermit Thrush 3.8% 1.1% 2.7%
86   Barred Owl 3.6% 1.1% 2.5%
87   Ruddy Duck 3.4% 1.1% 2.2%
88   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2.6% 1.1% 1.5%
89   Greater Yellowlegs 2.3% 1.1% 1.2%
90   Wood Thrush 2.1% 1.1% 1.0%
91   Tree Swallow 1.7% 1.1% 0.5%
92   Merlin 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
93   Hooded Warbler 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
94   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
95   Common Raven 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
96   Marsh Wren 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
97   Acadian Flycatcher 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
98   Cliff Swallow 0% 1.1% 1.1%