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Top Birds at Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 43 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 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 72.2% 88.4% 16.2% 1.2x
2   Carolina Chickadee 71.0% 86.0% 15.1% 1.2x
3   Carolina Wren 75.3% 83.7% 8.5% 1.1x
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.9% 83.7% 14.8% 1.2x
5   Blue Jay 70.7% 76.7% 6.1% 1.1x
6   Tufted Titmouse 65.3% 74.4% 9.1% 1.1x
7   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.4% 69.8% 34.4% 2.0x
8   Downy Woodpecker 57.5% 67.4% 9.9% 1.2x
9   American Goldfinch 33.4% 62.8% 29.4% 1.9x
10   Song Sparrow 34.7% 60.5% 25.7% 1.7x
11   Eastern Phoebe 53.9% 53.5% 0.4% 1.0x
12   Northern Flicker 54.9% 51.2% 3.7% 0.9x
13   Eastern Towhee 37.6% 51.2% 13.6% 1.4x
14   White-throated Sparrow 23.9% 46.5% 22.6% 1.9x
15   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.6% 44.2% 11.6% 1.4x
16   Eastern Bluebird 53.8% 41.9% 11.9% 0.8x
17   Northern Mockingbird 42.9% 41.9% 1.0% 1.0x
18   Great Blue Heron 42.9% 39.5% 3.4% 0.9x
19   Brown Thrasher 32.4% 39.5% 7.1% 1.2x
20   American Robin 35.8% 37.2% 1.4% 1.0x
21   Belted Kingfisher 29.8% 32.6% 2.7% 1.1x
22   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.0% 30.2% 6.8% 0.8x
23   House Finch 29.1% 30.2% 1.1% 1.0x
24   Swamp Sparrow 9.8% 27.9% 18.1% 2.8x
25   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 25.6% 18.2% 0.6x
26   American Bittern 0.2% 25.6% 25.4% 155.8x
27   American Crow 68.5% 23.3% 45.3% 0.3x
28   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.5% 23.3% 12.2% 0.7x
29   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.6% 23.3% 4.7% 1.3x
30   Common Yellowthroat 18.2% 23.3% 5.0% 1.3x
31   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.0% 23.3% 8.2% 1.5x
32   Red-winged Blackbird 7.8% 23.3% 15.5% 3.0x
33   Pine Warbler 35.3% 20.9% 14.3% 0.6x
34   Yellow-rumped Warbler 32.9% 20.9% 11.9% 0.6x
35   Mallard 22.3% 20.9% 1.4% 0.9x
36   Pileated Woodpecker 22.1% 20.9% 1.2% 0.9x
37   Gray Catbird 28.6% 18.6% 10.0% 0.7x
38   Hairy Woodpecker 15.1% 16.3% 1.2% 1.1x
39   Mourning Dove 28.4% 14.0% 14.4% 0.5x
40   Northern Parula 21.6% 14.0% 7.6% 0.6x
41   Blue-headed Vireo 3.5% 14.0% 10.5% 4.0x
42   Fish Crow 17.7% 9.3% 8.4% 0.5x
43   Common Grackle 14.1% 9.3% 4.8% 0.7x
44   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.5% 9.3% 4.2% 0.7x
45   Red-breasted Nuthatch 5.4% 9.3% 3.9% 1.7x
46   Winter Wren 5.1% 9.3% 4.2% 1.8x
47   Killdeer 23.5% 7.0% 16.5% 0.3x
48   American Redstart 16.2% 7.0% 9.2% 0.4x
49   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.7% 7.0% 6.7% 0.5x
50   Chimney Swift 12.3% 7.0% 5.3% 0.6x
51   Magnolia Warbler 12.2% 7.0% 5.2% 0.6x
52   Indigo Bunting 8.3% 7.0% 1.4% 0.8x
53   Cooper's Hawk 7.7% 7.0% 0.8% 0.9x
54   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5.6% 7.0% 1.3% 1.2x
55   Nashville Warbler 0.7% 7.0% 6.3% 9.6x
56   Black Vulture 21.8% 4.7% 17.2% 0.2x
57   Cape May Warbler 13.0% 4.7% 8.4% 0.4x
58   Black-and-white Warbler 12.7% 4.7% 8.1% 0.4x
59   Red-tailed Hawk 12.4% 4.7% 7.8% 0.4x
60   Pied-billed Grebe 7.4% 4.7% 2.8% 0.6x
61   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 4.7% 0.8% 1.2x
62   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 4.7% 1.3% 1.4x
63   Green Heron 1.0% 4.7% 3.6% 4.5x
64   Empidonax sp. 0.5% 4.7% 4.1% 8.8x
65   Canada Goose 26.1% 2.3% 23.7% 0.1x
66   Palm Warbler 17.2% 2.3% 14.9% 0.1x
67   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.1% 2.3% 5.8% 0.3x
68   House Wren 8.1% 2.3% 5.7% 0.3x
69   Red-eyed Vireo 7.6% 2.3% 5.2% 0.3x
70   Swainson's Thrush 5.9% 2.3% 3.6% 0.4x
71   Rock Pigeon 5.5% 2.3% 3.2% 0.4x
72   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.3% 2.3% 2.9% 0.4x
73   Barred Owl 4.2% 2.3% 1.8% 0.6x
74   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.0% 2.3% 0.7% 0.8x
75   Blackburnian Warbler 2.8% 2.3% 0.5% 0.8x
76   Pine Siskin 2.5% 2.3% 0.2% 0.9x
77   Brown Creeper 2.0% 2.3% 0.4% 1.2x
78   Ovenbird 1.8% 2.3% 0.6% 1.3x
79   Northern Waterthrush 1.0% 2.3% 1.3% 2.3x
80   Purple Finch 0.9% 2.3% 1.5% 2.7x
81   new world vulture sp. 0.2% 2.3% 2.2% 15.0x
82   Common Nighthawk 0.1% 2.3% 2.2% 30.1x