Bird Finder

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

based on 248 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 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   Northern Cardinal 73.2% 91.1% 17.9%
2   Blue Jay 58.5% 85.1% 26.6%
3   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 85.1% 56.7%
4   Carolina Wren 77.1% 83.9% 6.7%
5   Mourning Dove 35.7% 83.5% 47.7%
6   Carolina Chickadee 70.7% 81.9% 11.1%
7   Gray Catbird 42.4% 78.2% 35.9%
8   Eastern Towhee 25.5% 76.6% 51.1%
9   House Finch 17.8% 76.6% 58.8%
10   American Crow 65.1% 72.2% 7.1%
11   Tufted Titmouse 65.5% 66.1% 0.6%
12   Brown Thrasher 30.2% 66.1% 35.9%
13   Indigo Bunting 17.3% 61.3% 44.0%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.3% 58.5% 3.1%
15   Song Sparrow 8.7% 58.1% 49.3%
16   Common Yellowthroat 29.7% 57.3% 27.6%
17   Eastern Bluebird 42.9% 56.0% 13.1%
18   American Goldfinch 47.1% 55.6% 8.6%
19   American Robin 28.2% 50.8% 22.6%
20   Downy Woodpecker 56.9% 50.0% 6.9%
21   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.9% 44.0% 7.1%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.1% 42.3% 6.2%
23   Canada Goose 24.7% 42.3% 17.6%
24   Chimney Swift 23.4% 41.9% 18.6%
25   European Starling 9.6% 41.5% 31.9%
26   House Wren 7.9% 40.7% 32.9%
27   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.2% 38.7% 5.5%
28   Blue Grosbeak 10.9% 33.1% 22.1%
29   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.2% 31.5% 3.8%
30   Eastern Phoebe 38.7% 29.4% 9.2%
31   American Redstart 30.5% 29.0% 1.5%
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 3.8% 27.0% 23.2%
33   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.9% 26.6% 0.3%
34   White-eyed Vireo 34.9% 25.8% 9.1%
35   Red-tailed Hawk 8.7% 25.8% 17.1%
36   Northern Flicker 22.5% 25.4% 2.9%
37   Red-eyed Vireo 28.8% 25.0% 3.8%
38   Turkey Vulture 40.3% 24.6% 15.7%
39   Killdeer 24.3% 24.6% 0.3%
40   Bobolink 1.2% 22.2% 21.0%
41   Fish Crow 21.4% 21.4% 0.1%
42   Pine Warbler 41.1% 16.9% 24.1%
43   Chipping Sparrow 14.8% 16.9% 2.1%
44   Eastern Wood-Pewee 28.8% 15.3% 13.5%
45   Rock Pigeon 4.0% 14.5% 10.5%
46   Cooper's Hawk 5.0% 13.7% 8.7%
47   Common Grackle 4.9% 13.7% 8.8%
48   Prairie Warbler 4.0% 13.3% 9.3%
49   Palm Warbler 5.1% 12.5% 7.4%
50   Mallard 20.4% 11.7% 8.7%
51   Green Heron 12.0% 11.3% 0.7%
52   Wood Duck 8.1% 10.5% 2.4%
53   Northern Parula 25.2% 10.1% 15.1%
54   Summer Tanager 22.0% 7.7% 14.4%
55   Magnolia Warbler 17.9% 7.7% 10.2%
56   Red-winged Blackbird 1.5% 7.7% 6.1%
57   Northern Waterthrush 3.8% 7.3% 3.5%
58   American Kestrel 3.5% 7.3% 3.7%
59   Swainson's Thrush 4.8% 6.5% 1.6%
60   Black Vulture 21.7% 6.0% 15.7%
61   Great Blue Heron 46.3% 5.6% 40.7%
62   Black-and-white Warbler 24.5% 5.2% 19.2%
63   Great Crested Flycatcher 11.3% 5.2% 6.1%
64   Cedar Waxwing 6.4% 5.2% 1.2%
65   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6.4% 5.2% 1.1%
66   Hairy Woodpecker 14.4% 4.0% 10.4%
67   Yellow Warbler 3.9% 3.6% 0.3%
68   Field Sparrow 1.5% 3.6% 2.2%
69   Belted Kingfisher 28.4% 3.2% 25.2%
70   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 16.2% 3.2% 12.9%
71   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.6% 2.8% 11.8%
72   Scarlet Tanager 9.3% 2.8% 6.5%
73   Osprey 13.5% 2.0% 11.5%
74   Acadian Flycatcher 7.9% 2.0% 5.9%
75   Blue-winged Warbler 4.2% 2.0% 2.2%
76   Common Nighthawk 1.1% 2.0% 0.9%
77   Eastern Meadowlark 1.0% 2.0% 1.0%
78   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.7% 2.0% 1.3%
79   Marsh Wren 0.4% 2.0% 1.7%
80   Hooded Warbler 6.9% 1.6% 5.3%
81   Veery 4.3% 1.6% 2.7%
82   Wild Turkey 1.1% 1.6% 0.5%
83   Connecticut Warbler 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
84   Chestnut-sided Warbler 9.6% 1.2% 8.4%
85   Yellow-throated Vireo 8.2% 1.2% 7.0%
86   Black-throated Blue Warbler 4.8% 1.2% 3.6%
87   Tennessee Warbler 2.8% 1.2% 1.5%
88   Baltimore Oriole 2.7% 1.2% 1.5%
89   Eastern Kingbird 2.0% 1.2% 0.8%
90   Barn Swallow 1.7% 1.2% 0.5%
91   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.7% 1.2% 0.5%
92   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 1.2% 0.4%
93   Bald Eagle 12.7% 0.8% 11.9%
94   Yellow-throated Warbler 5.2% 0.8% 4.4%
95   Nashville Warbler 1.1% 0.8% 0.3%
96   Peregrine Falcon 0.6% 0.8% 0.3%
97   Sedge Wren 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%
98   Great Egret 29.4% 0.4% 29.0%
99   Double-crested Cormorant 15.3% 0.4% 14.9%
100   Cape May Warbler 9.8% 0.4% 9.4%
101   Worm-eating Warbler 3.3% 0.4% 2.9%
102   Blackburnian Warbler 2.4% 0.4% 2.0%
103   Black-throated Green Warbler 2.3% 0.4% 1.9%
104   Bay-breasted Warbler 1.2% 0.4% 0.8%
105   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 0.4% 0.6%
106   Least Flycatcher 1.0% 0.4% 0.6%
107   American Golden-Plover 0.9% 0.4% 0.5%
108   Blue-headed Vireo 0.7% 0.4% 0.3%
109   House Sparrow 0.7% 0.4% 0.3%
110   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.7% 0.4% 0.2%
111   Northern Harrier 0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
112   Wilson's Warbler 0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
113   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
114   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
115   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
116   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
117   Swamp Sparrow 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
118   Virginia Rail 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
119   American Bittern 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%