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

based on 137 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment in August. 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   Indigo Bunting 29.0% 89.8% 60.8%
2   White-eyed Vireo 19.7% 86.9% 67.2%
3   Carolina Wren 71.1% 86.1% 15.1%
4   Great Egret 33.1% 84.7% 51.6%
5   Northern Cardinal 64.9% 83.9% 19.0%
6   American Goldfinch 59.8% 82.5% 22.6%
7   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 39.7% 76.6% 36.9%
8   Great Blue Heron 47.0% 75.9% 28.9%
9   Mourning Dove 46.4% 72.3% 25.8%
10   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.2% 71.5% 38.3%
11   Blue Grosbeak 22.9% 71.5% 48.6%
12   Gray Catbird 25.7% 70.1% 44.4%
13   Carolina Chickadee 56.2% 69.3% 13.1%
14   Red-eyed Vireo 21.0% 68.6% 47.6%
15   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.9% 68.6% 48.7%
16   Tufted Titmouse 51.1% 67.2% 16.1%
17   Common Yellowthroat 11.4% 67.2% 55.8%
18   Downy Woodpecker 39.0% 59.1% 20.1%
19   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.2% 59.1% 43.9%
20   Eastern Bluebird 39.4% 54.0% 14.6%
21   Wood Duck 11.3% 54.0% 42.7%
22   Summer Tanager 13.9% 51.1% 37.2%
23   Turkey Vulture 32.1% 49.6% 17.6%
24   Eastern Phoebe 20.3% 49.6% 29.3%
25   Wood Stork 1.7% 48.2% 46.5%
26   American Crow 53.8% 46.0% 7.8%
27   Red-shouldered Hawk 24.5% 39.4% 14.9%
28   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.2% 38.0% 20.8%
29   Acadian Flycatcher 9.4% 38.0% 28.5%
30   Barn Swallow 11.5% 33.6% 22.1%
31   Pileated Woodpecker 15.5% 32.8% 17.3%
32   Green Heron 17.2% 29.9% 12.8%
33   Blue Jay 34.3% 28.5% 5.8%
34   Chimney Swift 18.0% 27.7% 9.8%
35   Northern Mockingbird 28.0% 27.0% 1.0%
36   Little Blue Heron 8.5% 27.0% 18.5%
37   Red-tailed Hawk 10.2% 25.5% 15.3%
38   Red-bellied Woodpecker 36.5% 24.8% 11.7%
39   Eastern Towhee 25.6% 24.1% 1.5%
40   Northern Parula 7.0% 24.1% 17.1%
41   Black Vulture 16.6% 23.4% 6.7%
42   Chipping Sparrow 19.5% 19.7% 0.2%
43   Brown Thrasher 14.4% 17.5% 3.1%
44   Pine Warbler 16.0% 16.8% 0.8%
45   Belted Kingfisher 22.2% 14.6% 7.6%
46   Hairy Woodpecker 7.9% 14.6% 6.7%
47   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.4% 13.9% 12.4%
48   American Robin 26.1% 13.1% 12.9%
49   Barred Owl 4.5% 12.4% 7.9%
50   Prothonotary Warbler 2.6% 12.4% 9.8%
51   Osprey 22.4% 8.8% 13.6%
52   Common Grackle 9.5% 8.8% 0.8%
53   Cooper's Hawk 4.5% 8.8% 4.3%
54   House Wren 4.2% 8.8% 4.5%
55   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.2% 8.0% 2.1%
56   White-breasted Nuthatch 26.4% 7.3% 19.1%
57   Eastern Kingbird 14.7% 7.3% 7.4%
58   Cedar Waxwing 1.2% 7.3% 6.1%
59   Fish Crow 25.8% 6.6% 19.3%
60   Mallard 22.5% 6.6% 16.0%
61   Red-winged Blackbird 5.7% 6.6% 0.9%
62   American Redstart 6.1% 5.8% 0.3%
63   Black-and-white Warbler 5.7% 5.8% 0.2%
64   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 5.8% 0.3%
65   Yellow-throated Vireo 3.9% 5.8% 2.0%
66   Snowy Egret 2.7% 5.8% 3.2%
67   Field Sparrow 2.2% 5.8% 3.6%
68   Orchard Oriole 2.2% 5.8% 3.6%
69   Solitary Sandpiper 8.7% 5.1% 3.6%
70   Prairie Warbler 3.1% 5.1% 2.0%
71   Purple Martin 2.7% 5.1% 2.4%
72   Brown-headed Nuthatch 25.4% 4.4% 21.0%
73   Song Sparrow 9.7% 4.4% 5.3%
74   Wild Turkey 0.9% 4.4% 3.5%
75   House Finch 19.4% 3.6% 15.7%
76   Bald Eagle 9.3% 3.6% 5.7%
77   Hooded Warbler 3.2% 3.6% 0.4%
78   Northern Waterthrush 1.2% 3.6% 2.4%
79   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.2% 3.6% 2.5%
80   Double-crested Cormorant 15.0% 2.9% 12.1%
81   Spotted Sandpiper 12.0% 2.9% 9.1%
82   European Starling 9.1% 2.9% 6.2%
83   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 2.9% 2.7%
84   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.7% 2.9% 1.2%
85   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.6% 2.9% 1.3%
86   Scarlet Tanager 1.3% 2.9% 1.6%
87   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.1% 2.9% 1.8%
88   Canada Goose 26.1% 2.2% 23.9%
89   Common Raven 0.2% 2.2% 2.0%
90   American Bittern 0% 2.2% 2.2%
91   Yellow Warbler 2.7% 1.5% 1.3%
92   Eastern Meadowlark 2.2% 1.5% 0.8%
93   Worm-eating Warbler 2.0% 1.5% 0.6%
94   Anhinga 1.6% 1.5% 0.2%
95   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 1.5% 0.6%
96   Killdeer 25.1% 0.7% 24.4%
97   White Ibis 2.9% 0.7% 2.1%
98   American Kestrel 1.9% 0.7% 1.1%
99   Wood Thrush 1.4% 0.7% 0.7%
100   Ovenbird 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%
101   Grasshopper Sparrow 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
102   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 0.7% 0.0%
103   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 0.7% 0.1%
104   Northern Bobwhite 0.4% 0.7% 0.3%
105   Olive-sided Flycatcher 0.3% 0.7% 0.5%
106   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 0.7% 0.6%
107   Least Flycatcher 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
108   Virginia Rail 0% 0.7% 0.7%