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Top Birds at Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 77 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 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 Relative
1   Northern Cardinal 72.1% 93.5% 21.4% 1.3x
2   Blue Jay 70.5% 93.5% 23.0% 1.3x
3   Eastern Phoebe 53.6% 93.5% 39.9% 1.7x
4   American Crow 68.2% 90.9% 22.7% 1.3x
5   Carolina Wren 75.2% 89.6% 14.4% 1.2x
6   Northern Flicker 54.7% 87.0% 32.4% 1.6x
7   American Goldfinch 33.1% 87.0% 53.9% 2.6x
8   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 85.7% 20.5% 1.3x
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.8% 83.1% 14.3% 1.2x
10   Brown Thrasher 32.1% 83.1% 51.1% 2.6x
11   Downy Woodpecker 57.4% 80.5% 23.1% 1.4x
12   Turkey Vulture 43.5% 80.5% 37.1% 1.9x
13   Eastern Bluebird 53.6% 79.2% 25.7% 1.5x
14   Carolina Chickadee 71.0% 77.9% 6.9% 1.1x
15   Song Sparrow 34.5% 77.9% 43.4% 2.3x
16   Gray Catbird 28.2% 75.3% 47.1% 2.7x
17   Eastern Towhee 37.4% 74.0% 36.6% 2.0x
18   Great Blue Heron 42.7% 68.8% 26.1% 1.6x
19   Black Vulture 21.4% 63.6% 42.2% 3.0x
20   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.2% 58.4% 23.2% 1.7x
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 32.6% 57.1% 24.5% 1.8x
22   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.5% 57.1% 24.6% 1.8x
23   Swamp Sparrow 9.5% 55.8% 46.3% 5.8x
24   Common Yellowthroat 18.0% 54.5% 36.5% 3.0x
25   White-throated Sparrow 23.8% 50.6% 26.9% 2.1x
26   Northern Mockingbird 42.8% 46.8% 3.9% 1.1x
27   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.3% 46.8% 33.5% 3.5x
28   Wood Duck 5.6% 46.8% 41.2% 8.4x
29   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 7.8% 44.2% 36.3% 5.6x
30   Belted Kingfisher 29.8% 42.9% 13.1% 1.4x
31   American Robin 35.7% 41.6% 5.8% 1.2x
32   Pileated Woodpecker 22.0% 41.6% 19.6% 1.9x
33   House Wren 7.8% 41.6% 33.8% 5.3x
34   American Kestrel 5.2% 41.6% 36.3% 8.0x
35   Palm Warbler 17.0% 40.3% 23.3% 2.4x
36   Indigo Bunting 8.1% 40.3% 32.2% 5.0x
37   Mourning Dove 28.3% 39.0% 10.7% 1.4x
38   Pine Warbler 35.2% 36.4% 1.2% 1.0x
39   Common Grackle 13.9% 35.1% 21.1% 2.5x
40   Great Egret 15.5% 33.8% 18.2% 2.2x
41   Field Sparrow 4.8% 32.5% 27.7% 6.8x
42   Northern Parula 21.5% 31.2% 9.7% 1.5x
43   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 29.9% 11.4% 1.6x
44   Red-tailed Hawk 12.3% 28.6% 16.3% 2.3x
45   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.0% 27.3% 12.3% 1.8x
46   European Starling 13.6% 27.3% 13.7% 2.0x
47   Red-winged Blackbird 7.7% 27.3% 19.5% 3.5x
48   American Redstart 16.1% 24.7% 8.6% 1.5x
49   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.5% 24.7% 11.1% 1.8x
50   Magnolia Warbler 12.0% 24.7% 12.6% 2.0x
51   Chimney Swift 12.2% 23.4% 11.2% 1.9x
52   House Finch 29.1% 22.1% 7.1% 0.8x
53   Winter Wren 5.0% 22.1% 17.1% 4.4x
54   Hairy Woodpecker 15.1% 20.8% 5.7% 1.4x
55   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.7% 19.5% 16.2% 0.5x
56   Chipping Sparrow 22.7% 19.5% 3.2% 0.9x
57   Pine Siskin 2.4% 19.5% 17.1% 8.1x
58   Bald Eagle 15.2% 18.2% 3.0% 1.2x
59   Black-and-white Warbler 12.7% 18.2% 5.5% 1.4x
60   Cedar Waxwing 6.6% 18.2% 11.6% 2.8x
61   Blue-winged Teal 1.5% 18.2% 16.7% 11.9x
62   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 16.9% 14.8% 8.1x
63   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.2% 15.6% 21.6% 0.4x
64   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.9% 15.6% 6.7% 1.8x
65   White-eyed Vireo 5.3% 15.6% 10.3% 3.0x
66   Fish Crow 17.6% 14.3% 3.4% 0.8x
67   Cape May Warbler 13.0% 14.3% 1.3% 1.1x
68   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.3% 14.3% 11.0% 4.3x
69   Canada Goose 26.1% 13.0% 13.1% 0.5x
70   Barred Owl 4.1% 13.0% 8.9% 3.2x
71   Cooper's Hawk 7.7% 11.7% 4.0% 1.5x
72   Red-breasted Nuthatch 5.4% 11.7% 6.3% 2.2x
73   Hermit Thrush 3.8% 10.4% 6.6% 2.7x
74   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.6% 9.1% 3.5% 1.6x
75   Blue-headed Vireo 3.5% 9.1% 5.6% 2.6x
76   Ring-necked Duck 0.8% 9.1% 8.3% 11.2x
77   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.2% 7.8% 5.4% 0.6x
78   Red-eyed Vireo 7.5% 7.8% 0.3% 1.0x
79   Pied-billed Grebe 7.4% 7.8% 0.4% 1.0x
80   Scarlet Tanager 6.5% 7.8% 1.3% 1.2x
81   Swainson's Thrush 5.9% 7.8% 1.9% 1.3x
82   Mallard 22.4% 6.5% 15.9% 0.3x
83   Eastern Meadowlark 4.4% 6.5% 2.1% 1.5x
84   Chestnut-sided Warbler 3.0% 6.5% 3.5% 2.1x
85   Northern Harrier 1.2% 6.5% 5.3% 5.4x
86   Solitary Sandpiper 1.2% 6.5% 5.3% 5.4x
87   Purple Finch 0.8% 6.5% 5.7% 8.0x
88   Wilson's Warbler 0.2% 6.5% 6.3% 27.9x
89   Double-crested Cormorant 20.4% 5.2% 15.2% 0.3x
90   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.3% 5.2% 0.1% 1.0x
91   Dark-eyed Junco 2.2% 5.2% 3.0% 2.3x
92   Green-winged Teal 1.0% 5.2% 4.2% 5.1x
93   Northern Waterthrush 1.0% 5.2% 4.2% 5.4x
94   duck sp. 0.7% 5.2% 4.5% 7.1x
95   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 5.2% 4.7% 9.9x
96   Killdeer 23.6% 3.9% 19.7% 0.2x
97   Summer Tanager 2.4% 3.9% 1.5% 1.6x
98   Veery 0.9% 3.9% 3.0% 4.3x
99   Marsh Wren 0.5% 3.9% 3.4% 7.6x
100   Buteo sp. 0.2% 3.9% 3.7% 22.3x
101   Osprey 7.4% 2.6% 4.8% 0.3x
102   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 2.6% 0.8% 0.8x
103   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 2.6% 1.3% 1.9x
104   Wilson's Snipe 0.9% 2.6% 1.7% 2.9x
105   Gadwall 0.6% 2.6% 1.9% 4.0x
106   Prairie Warbler 0.6% 2.6% 1.9% 4.0x
107   Acadian Flycatcher 0.6% 2.6% 2.0% 4.1x
108   Common Raven 0.6% 2.6% 2.0% 4.4x
109   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 2.6% 2.4% 10.7x
110   new world vulture sp. 0.1% 2.6% 2.5% 17.9x
111   Blackpoll Warbler 6.1% 1.3% 4.8% 0.2x
112   Rock Pigeon 5.5% 1.3% 4.2% 0.2x
113   Blackburnian Warbler 2.8% 1.3% 1.5% 0.5x
114   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 1.3% 1.5% 0.5x
115   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2.5% 1.3% 1.2% 0.5x
116   Brown Creeper 2.0% 1.3% 0.7% 0.7x
117   Ovenbird 1.8% 1.3% 0.5% 0.7x
118   American Coot 1.7% 1.3% 0.4% 0.8x
119   Tree Swallow 1.5% 1.3% 0.2% 0.8x
120   warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 1.5% 1.3% 0.2% 0.9x
121   American Pipit 1.3% 1.3% 0.0% 1.0x
122   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.2% 1.3% 0.1% 1.1x
123   Hooded Warbler 1.1% 1.3% 0.2% 1.2x
124   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.1% 1.3% 0.2% 1.2x
125   Merlin 1.1% 1.3% 0.2% 1.2x
126   Green Heron 1.0% 1.3% 0.3% 1.2x
127   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 1.3% 0.5% 1.7x
128   hawk sp. 0.7% 1.3% 0.6% 2.0x
129   new world sparrow sp. 0.6% 1.3% 0.7% 2.1x
130   Empidonax sp. 0.5% 1.3% 0.8% 2.4x
131   Vesper Sparrow 0.5% 1.3% 0.8% 2.8x
132   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.4% 1.3% 0.9% 2.9x
133   Downy/Hairy Woodpecker 0.4% 1.3% 0.9% 3.0x
134   Wild Turkey 0.4% 1.3% 0.9% 3.0x
135   blackbird sp. 0.4% 1.3% 0.9% 3.6x
136   swallow sp. 0.3% 1.3% 1.0% 5.2x
137   Virginia Rail 0.3% 1.3% 1.0% 5.2x
138   Great Crested Flycatcher 0.1% 1.3% 1.2% 11.2x
139   Wood Stork 0.1% 1.3% 1.2% 12.2x
140   Greater/Lesser Scaup 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% 33.5x
141   wren sp. 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% 134.0x
142   Mississippi Kite 0% 1.3% 1.3%