Bird Finder

Top Birds at Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 294 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 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   Northern Cardinal 72.1% 91.2% 19.1%
2   Blue Jay 69.7% 90.8% 21.2%
3   Northern Mockingbird 39.8% 89.5% 49.7%
4   House Finch 28.2% 87.4% 59.2%
5   Carolina Wren 75.4% 83.3% 8.0%
6   Song Sparrow 34.0% 81.3% 47.3%
7   Carolina Chickadee 71.1% 79.6% 8.5%
8   Mourning Dove 25.9% 75.2% 49.3%
9   Eastern Towhee 36.3% 71.4% 35.2%
10   American Crow 68.8% 70.4% 1.6%
11   Northern Flicker 55.2% 67.3% 12.1%
12   Eastern Bluebird 54.4% 67.3% 13.0%
13   American Robin 33.9% 67.3% 33.5%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.4% 65.3% 4.1%
15   Tufted Titmouse 65.8% 65.3% 0.5%
16   Brown Thrasher 31.4% 63.9% 32.6%
17   Downy Woodpecker 58.5% 62.2% 3.8%
18   Eastern Phoebe 56.0% 56.1% 0.1%
19   Brown-headed Cowbird 7.5% 51.7% 44.2%
20   White-throated Sparrow 23.4% 51.4% 28.0%
21   Gray Catbird 28.8% 50.3% 21.5%
22   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.0% 46.6% 12.6%
23   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 46.3% 2.5%
24   Chipping Sparrow 22.8% 45.6% 22.8%
25   American Goldfinch 33.9% 45.2% 11.3%
26   Palm Warbler 18.0% 44.9% 26.9%
27   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.0% 39.8% 3.8%
28   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.8% 38.8% 3.0%
29   House Wren 7.3% 37.8% 30.4%
30   Common Yellowthroat 17.6% 37.4% 19.8%
31   Swamp Sparrow 9.3% 37.4% 28.2%
32   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.0% 36.7% 0.3%
33   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.5% 36.7% 2.2%
34   Canada Goose 25.6% 31.6% 6.0%
35   European Starling 12.7% 31.3% 18.6%
36   Indigo Bunting 7.7% 29.3% 21.6%
37   Red-winged Blackbird 7.0% 27.6% 20.5%
38   Field Sparrow 4.1% 25.5% 21.4%
39   Pine Warbler 36.4% 24.1% 12.2%
40   Red-tailed Hawk 11.9% 22.8% 10.9%
41   Common Grackle 13.2% 22.4% 9.3%
42   Killdeer 24.7% 21.1% 3.6%
43   Cedar Waxwing 5.7% 19.7% 14.0%
44   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 19.0% 0.6%
45   Cooper's Hawk 7.3% 17.7% 10.4%
46   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.7% 16.3% 0.6%
47   Chimney Swift 13.0% 13.6% 0.6%
48   Fish Crow 16.9% 12.6% 4.3%
49   Rock Pigeon 4.8% 12.2% 7.4%
50   American Redstart 16.7% 11.2% 5.5%
51   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.8% 10.5% 3.2%
52   Savannah Sparrow 2.6% 9.2% 6.6%
53   Winter Wren 5.4% 8.8% 3.5%
54   Magnolia Warbler 13.0% 6.1% 6.9%
55   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 6.1% 2.8%
56   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 6.1% 5.7%
57   Black Vulture 21.9% 5.8% 16.2%
58   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 5.8% 0.1%
59   Blue Grosbeak 2.0% 5.8% 3.7%
60   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 5.4% 1.6%
61   Pine Siskin 2.1% 5.4% 3.4%
62   American Bittern 0.1% 5.4% 5.3%
63   Great Blue Heron 45.3% 5.1% 40.2%
64   Mallard 22.8% 5.1% 17.7%
65   American Kestrel 5.2% 5.1% 0.1%
66   Eastern Meadowlark 4.3% 5.1% 0.8%
67   Dark-eyed Junco 2.4% 4.4% 2.0%
68   Black-and-white Warbler 13.4% 3.7% 9.7%
69   Red-eyed Vireo 7.2% 3.7% 3.5%
70   Belted Kingfisher 30.8% 3.4% 27.4%
71   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.3% 3.4% 1.9%
72   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.5% 3.4% 2.9%
73   Double-crested Cormorant 20.7% 3.1% 17.7%
74   Hairy Woodpecker 15.8% 3.1% 12.7%
75   Black-throated Blue Warbler 14.1% 3.1% 11.0%
76   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.6% 3.1% 5.5%
77   Marsh Wren 0.4% 3.1% 2.6%
78   Northern Parula 23.2% 2.7% 20.5%
79   Bald Eagle 16.9% 2.7% 14.2%
80   Bobolink 0.2% 2.7% 2.5%
81   Swainson's Thrush 6.4% 2.4% 4.0%
82   Northern Waterthrush 0.8% 2.4% 1.5%
83   Wood Duck 5.5% 2.0% 3.4%
84   Purple Finch 0.7% 2.0% 1.3%
85   Scarlet Tanager 6.4% 1.7% 4.7%
86   Tennessee Warbler 4.0% 1.7% 2.3%
87   Blue-headed Vireo 3.7% 1.7% 2.0%
88   Northern Harrier 1.3% 1.7% 0.4%
89   Prairie Warbler 0.6% 1.7% 1.1%
90   Common Raven 0.6% 1.7% 1.1%
91   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.7% 1.4% 3.3%
92   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.5% 1.4% 2.1%
93   Brown Creeper 1.9% 1.4% 0.6%
94   Green Heron 1.7% 1.4% 0.4%
95   Ovenbird 1.7% 1.4% 0.3%
96   American Pipit 1.5% 1.4% 0.2%
97   Merlin 1.2% 1.4% 0.1%
98   Loggerhead Shrike 0.4% 1.4% 0.9%
99   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.4% 1.4% 1.0%
100   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.5% 1.0% 12.5%
101   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.9% 1.0% 4.8%
102   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.6% 1.0% 2.6%
103   Wood Thrush 3.4% 1.0% 2.4%
104   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
105   Sedge Wren 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
106   Cape May Warbler 15.1% 0.7% 14.5%
107   Osprey 8.4% 0.7% 7.7%
108   Barred Owl 4.2% 0.7% 3.5%
109   Gray-cheeked Thrush 2.8% 0.7% 2.1%
110   Summer Tanager 2.3% 0.7% 1.6%
111   Wilson's Snipe 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
112   Peregrine Falcon 0.9% 0.7% 0.3%
113   Nashville Warbler 0.8% 0.7% 0.2%
114   Wilson's Warbler 0.2% 0.7% 0.4%
115   Dickcissel 0.2% 0.7% 0.5%
116   Painted Bunting 0% 0.7% 0.7%
117   Pileated Woodpecker 23.0% 0.3% 22.7%
118   Blackpoll Warbler 6.6% 0.3% 6.2%
119   Chestnut-sided Warbler 3.0% 0.3% 2.7%
120   Greater Yellowlegs 2.3% 0.3% 2.0%
121   Hooded Warbler 1.1% 0.3% 0.7%
122   Philadelphia Vireo 0.6% 0.3% 0.2%
123   Baltimore Oriole 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
124   Wild Turkey 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
125   Least Flycatcher 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
126   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
127   Grasshopper Sparrow 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%