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Top Birds at Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 17 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 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 Wren 75.6% 88.2% 12.7%
2   Carolina Chickadee 71.2% 88.2% 17.0%
3   Northern Cardinal 72.5% 82.4% 9.8%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.3% 82.4% 13.0%
5   American Crow 68.8% 76.5% 7.7%
6   Eastern Phoebe 56.0% 70.6% 14.6%
7   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 70.6% 26.8%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 20.2% 70.6% 50.4%
9   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 64.7% 50.9%
10   Tufted Titmouse 65.8% 58.8% 7.0%
11   Downy Woodpecker 58.6% 58.8% 0.3%
12   Northern Flicker 55.5% 52.9% 2.6%
13   Great Blue Heron 44.3% 52.9% 8.6%
14   Northern Parula 22.7% 52.9% 30.2%
15   Black Vulture 21.5% 52.9% 31.4%
16   American Redstart 16.6% 52.9% 36.4%
17   Black-and-white Warbler 13.2% 52.9% 39.8%
18   Eastern Bluebird 54.7% 47.1% 7.6%
19   Pine Warbler 36.1% 47.1% 11.0%
20   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 47.1% 16.9%
21   Bald Eagle 16.6% 47.1% 30.5%
22   Cape May Warbler 14.8% 47.1% 32.3%
23   Blue Jay 70.2% 41.2% 29.0%
24   Pileated Woodpecker 22.5% 41.2% 18.7%
25   Common Yellowthroat 18.1% 41.2% 23.1%
26   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.7% 41.2% 27.5%
27   Northern Mockingbird 41.0% 35.3% 5.7%
28   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.1% 29.4% 6.6%
29   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.9% 29.4% 6.5%
30   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.6% 29.4% 5.2%
31   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.3% 29.4% 4.9%
32   Gray Catbird 29.3% 29.4% 0.1%
33   Mourning Dove 27.0% 29.4% 2.4%
34   Killdeer 24.6% 29.4% 4.8%
35   Chimney Swift 13.0% 29.4% 16.4%
36   Osprey 8.2% 29.4% 21.2%
37   Red-eyed Vireo 7.1% 29.4% 22.3%
38   Eastern Towhee 37.1% 23.5% 13.6%
39   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.0% 23.5% 13.5%
40   Chipping Sparrow 23.3% 23.5% 0.2%
41   Great Egret 16.1% 23.5% 7.4%
42   Magnolia Warbler 12.8% 23.5% 10.7%
43   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 23.5% 17.8%
44   Tennessee Warbler 3.9% 23.5% 19.6%
45   Song Sparrow 35.1% 17.6% 17.4%
46   American Robin 34.7% 17.6% 17.1%
47   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 17.6% 14.5%
48   Fish Crow 16.8% 17.6% 0.9%
49   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.7% 17.6% 1.9%
50   Hairy Woodpecker 15.5% 17.6% 2.2%
51   Common Grackle 13.4% 17.6% 4.3%
52   Indigo Bunting 8.1% 17.6% 9.5%
53   Hooded Warbler 1.0% 17.6% 16.6%
54   American Goldfinch 34.2% 11.8% 22.4%
55   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 11.8% 6.7%
56   Blackpoll Warbler 6.4% 11.8% 5.3%
57   Winter Wren 5.5% 11.8% 6.3%
58   Wood Duck 5.4% 11.8% 6.4%
59   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 11.8% 8.3%
60   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.9% 11.8% 8.8%
61   Summer Tanager 2.2% 11.8% 9.6%
62   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 11.8% 10.4%
63   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 11.8% 11.6%
64   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 5.9% 18.2%
65   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 5.9% 6.3%
66   Swamp Sparrow 9.9% 5.9% 4.0%
67   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.4% 5.9% 2.5%
68   Pied-billed Grebe 7.7% 5.9% 1.8%
69   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 5.9% 1.6%
70   Swainson's Thrush 6.3% 5.9% 0.4%
71   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 5.9% 0.2%
72   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.2% 5.9% 0.6%
73   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.6% 5.9% 1.3%
74   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.5% 5.9% 1.4%
75   Barred Owl 4.1% 5.9% 1.8%
76   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 5.9% 2.0%
77   Blue-headed Vireo 3.6% 5.9% 2.2%
78   Wood Thrush 3.4% 5.9% 2.5%
79   Blackburnian Warbler 3.1% 5.9% 2.8%
80   Gray-cheeked Thrush 2.7% 5.9% 3.2%
81   Ovenbird 1.7% 5.9% 4.2%
82   Spotted Sandpiper 1.5% 5.9% 4.3%
83   Gadwall 0.7% 5.9% 5.2%
84   Philadelphia Vireo 0.6% 5.9% 5.3%