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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 71.2% 86.4% 15.2%
2   Tufted Titmouse 65.7% 78.4% 12.7%
3   Blue Jay 70.1% 77.3% 7.2%
4   Carolina Wren 75.6% 76.1% 0.6%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.3% 76.1% 6.9%
6   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.7% 73.9% 37.1%
7   American Crow 68.9% 60.2% 8.6%
8   Northern Flicker 55.5% 60.2% 4.8%
9   Eastern Phoebe 56.0% 56.8% 0.8%
10   Pine Warbler 36.0% 56.8% 20.9%
11   Downy Woodpecker 58.6% 55.7% 2.9%
12   Northern Cardinal 72.7% 54.5% 18.1%
13   Eastern Bluebird 54.7% 54.5% 0.1%
14   Great Blue Heron 44.3% 54.5% 10.3%
15   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 46.6% 2.7%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.2% 44.3% 10.1%
17   Pileated Woodpecker 22.3% 44.3% 22.0%
18   Fish Crow 16.6% 39.8% 23.2%
19   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.9% 38.6% 2.8%
20   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.6% 35.2% 0.6%
21   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 33.0% 2.8%
22   Chipping Sparrow 23.3% 33.0% 9.7%
23   Bald Eagle 16.5% 31.8% 15.3%
24   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.6% 27.3% 11.6%
25   Song Sparrow 35.1% 26.1% 9.0%
26   American Robin 34.7% 25.0% 9.7%
27   Mourning Dove 27.1% 20.5% 6.6%
28   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.2% 19.3% 16.8%
29   Eastern Towhee 37.2% 18.2% 19.1%
30   Double-crested Cormorant 20.3% 18.2% 2.1%
31   Common Yellowthroat 18.1% 18.2% 0.1%
32   Northern Mockingbird 41.1% 17.0% 24.1%
33   Osprey 8.2% 17.0% 8.9%
34   Hairy Woodpecker 15.5% 14.8% 0.7%
35   American Goldfinch 34.3% 13.6% 20.7%
36   White-throated Sparrow 24.1% 13.6% 10.5%
37   Swamp Sparrow 9.9% 13.6% 3.8%
38   Northern Parula 22.8% 12.5% 10.3%
39   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 11.4% 7.2%
40   Chimney Swift 13.1% 11.4% 1.7%
41   Pied-billed Grebe 7.6% 11.4% 3.7%
42   Gray Catbird 29.4% 10.2% 19.2%
43   Black Vulture 21.6% 10.2% 11.4%
44   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.7% 10.2% 3.5%
45   Common Grackle 13.4% 10.2% 3.2%
46   Black-and-white Warbler 13.2% 10.2% 3.0%
47   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 9.1% 1.6%
48   Brown Thrasher 32.3% 8.0% 24.4%
49   Palm Warbler 18.7% 8.0% 10.8%
50   American Redstart 16.7% 8.0% 8.7%
51   Great Egret 16.2% 6.8% 9.4%
52   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.9% 6.8% 7.1%
53   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.3% 6.8% 6.4%
54   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.6% 6.8% 2.2%
55   Canada Goose 25.9% 5.7% 20.2%
56   Red-tailed Hawk 12.2% 5.7% 6.5%
57   House Wren 8.1% 5.7% 2.4%
58   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 5.7% 2.3%
59   House Finch 29.8% 3.4% 26.4%
60   Mallard 22.5% 3.4% 19.1%
61   Blackpoll Warbler 6.5% 3.4% 3.0%
62   Wood Duck 5.4% 3.4% 2.0%
63   Blue-headed Vireo 3.6% 3.4% 0.2%
64   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.6% 3.4% 0.2%
65   Dark-eyed Junco 2.5% 3.4% 1.0%
66   Magnolia Warbler 12.9% 2.3% 10.6%
67   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.5% 2.3% 6.2%
68   Winter Wren 5.5% 2.3% 3.2%
69   Ring-billed Gull 5.1% 2.3% 2.8%
70   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.5% 2.3% 2.2%
71   Gray-cheeked Thrush 2.7% 2.3% 0.5%
72   Pine Siskin 2.2% 2.3% 0.1%
73   Brown Creeper 1.9% 2.3% 0.4%
74   Ovenbird 1.7% 2.3% 0.6%
75   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 2.3% 1.5%
76   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.6% 1.1% 7.5%
77   Cooper's Hawk 7.6% 1.1% 6.4%
78   Red-eyed Vireo 7.2% 1.1% 6.0%
79   Swainson's Thrush 6.3% 1.1% 5.2%
80   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 1.1% 5.0%
81   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.8% 1.1% 4.6%
82   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 1.1% 4.6%
83   Field Sparrow 4.6% 1.1% 3.5%
84   Eastern Meadowlark 4.3% 1.1% 3.2%
85   Barred Owl 4.2% 1.1% 3.0%
86   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 1.1% 2.8%
87   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.5% 1.1% 2.3%
88   Wood Thrush 3.4% 1.1% 2.3%
89   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 1.1% 2.2%
90   Greater Yellowlegs 2.3% 1.1% 1.2%
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   Acadian Flycatcher 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
97   Marsh Wren 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
98   Cliff Swallow 0% 1.1% 1.1%