Top Birds at Sandy Creek Park in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 287 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Creek Park 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Cardinal | 65.0% | 72.1% | 7.1% | |||
| 2 | Carolina Wren | 71.3% | 71.8% | 0.5% | |||
| 3 | American Goldfinch | 59.8% | 71.4% | 11.6% | |||
| 4 | Carolina Chickadee | 56.2% | 63.8% | 7.6% | |||
| 5 | Great Blue Heron | 46.9% | 63.8% | 16.9% | |||
| 6 | American Crow | 53.7% | 53.7% | 0.0% | |||
| 7 | Downy Woodpecker | 38.9% | 49.8% | 10.9% | |||
| 8 | Tufted Titmouse | 51.4% | 47.4% | 4.1% | |||
| 9 | Eastern Bluebird | 39.4% | 47.4% | 8.0% | |||
| 10 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 33.4% | 46.0% | 12.6% | |||
| 11 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 40.1% | 45.6% | 5.6% | |||
| 12 | Eastern Phoebe | 20.0% | 43.2% | 23.2% | |||
| 13 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 36.1% | 41.8% | 5.7% | |||
| 14 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 24.3% | 37.6% | 13.3% | |||
| 15 | Mourning Dove | 47.1% | 36.6% | 10.6% | |||
| 16 | Gray Catbird | 26.2% | 31.4% | 5.2% | |||
| 17 | Northern Mockingbird | 27.9% | 31.0% | 3.1% | |||
| 18 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 25.9% | 30.3% | 4.4% | |||
| 19 | Belted Kingfisher | 21.9% | 29.6% | 7.8% | |||
| 20 | House Finch | 18.9% | 26.5% | 7.6% | |||
| 21 | Turkey Vulture | 32.5% | 25.8% | 6.8% | |||
| 22 | Great Egret | 34.1% | 24.0% | 10.1% | |||
| 23 | Blue Jay | 34.5% | 23.7% | 10.8% | |||
| 24 | Green Heron | 17.2% | 23.3% | 6.2% | |||
| 25 | Wood Duck | 11.6% | 23.0% | 11.4% | |||
| 26 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 25.1% | 22.3% | 2.8% | |||
| 27 | Mallard | 22.4% | 20.6% | 1.8% | |||
| 28 | Eastern Towhee | 25.8% | 20.2% | 5.5% | |||
| 29 | Brown Thrasher | 14.3% | 19.9% | 5.5% | |||
| 30 | Canada Goose | 26.0% | 19.2% | 6.8% | |||
| 31 | Song Sparrow | 9.3% | 19.2% | 9.8% | |||
| 32 | White-eyed Vireo | 20.8% | 17.8% | 3.0% | |||
| 33 | Chimney Swift | 18.1% | 17.8% | 0.4% | |||
| 34 | Black Vulture | 16.7% | 17.4% | 0.7% | |||
| 35 | American Robin | 26.1% | 17.1% | 9.1% | |||
| 36 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 9.9% | 17.1% | 7.2% | |||
| 37 | Red-eyed Vireo | 22.0% | 13.9% | 8.0% | |||
| 38 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 17.6% | 13.2% | 4.4% | |||
| 39 | Indigo Bunting | 30.4% | 12.5% | 17.9% | |||
| 40 | Pileated Woodpecker | 15.9% | 12.5% | 3.3% | |||
| 41 | Common Grackle | 9.4% | 12.2% | 2.8% | |||
| 42 | Tricolored Heron | 3.0% | 11.5% | 8.5% | |||
| 43 | Hairy Woodpecker | 7.9% | 10.8% | 2.9% | |||
| 44 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 16.1% | 7.0% | 9.2% | |||
| 45 | Red-tailed Hawk | 10.6% | 6.6% | 3.9% | |||
| 46 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 21.1% | 6.3% | 14.8% | |||
| 47 | European Starling | 9.1% | 6.3% | 2.8% | |||
| 48 | Northern Flicker | 8.1% | 6.3% | 1.8% | |||
| 49 | Pine Warbler | 16.3% | 5.9% | 10.4% | |||
| 50 | Eastern Kingbird | 14.8% | 5.9% | 8.9% | |||
| 51 | Acadian Flycatcher | 10.0% | 5.9% | 4.1% | |||
| 52 | Fish Crow | 26.2% | 5.6% | 20.6% | |||
| 53 | Killdeer | 25.4% | 5.2% | 20.2% | |||
| 54 | Solitary Sandpiper | 8.8% | 4.9% | 3.9% | |||
| 55 | Chipping Sparrow | 20.0% | 4.2% | 15.8% | |||
| 56 | Common Yellowthroat | 12.4% | 4.2% | 8.3% | |||
| 57 | Barred Owl | 4.7% | 3.8% | 0.8% | |||
| 58 | American Redstart | 6.2% | 3.5% | 2.7% | |||
| 59 | Blue Grosbeak | 24.3% | 3.1% | 21.2% | |||
| 60 | Red-winged Blackbird | 5.8% | 3.1% | 2.7% | |||
| 61 | Prothonotary Warbler | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.4% | |||
| 62 | Osprey | 22.8% | 2.8% | 20.0% | |||
| 63 | Summer Tanager | 14.8% | 2.4% | 12.4% | |||
| 64 | Black-and-white Warbler | 5.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | |||
| 65 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.6% | 2.4% | 3.2% | |||
| 66 | Cooper's Hawk | 4.6% | 2.4% | 2.2% | |||
| 67 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.3% | |||
| 68 | Spotted Sandpiper | 12.2% | 2.1% | 10.1% | |||
| 69 | Snowy Egret | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | |||
| 70 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.7% | |||
| 71 | Northern Parula | 7.4% | 1.4% | 6.1% | |||
| 72 | Northern Waterthrush | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | |||
| 73 | Prairie Warbler | 3.2% | 1.0% | 2.1% | |||
| 74 | Yellow Warbler | 2.8% | 1.0% | 1.7% | |||
| 75 | House Wren | 4.4% | 0.7% | 3.7% | |||
| 76 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 4.0% | 0.7% | 3.3% | |||
| 77 | Hooded Warbler | 3.3% | 0.7% | 2.6% | |||
| 78 | Purple Martin | 2.8% | 0.7% | 2.1% | |||
| 79 | Field Sparrow | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | |||
| 80 | Yellow-throated Warbler | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | |||
| 81 | Cedar Waxwing | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |||
| 82 | House Sparrow | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | |||
| 83 | Double-crested Cormorant | 15.3% | 0.3% | 14.9% | |||
| 84 | Blue-winged Teal | 2.6% | 0.3% | 2.3% | |||
| 85 | Great Horned Owl | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | |||
| 86 | Blue-winged Warbler | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | |||
| 87 | Common Nighthawk | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | |||
| 88 | Baltimore Oriole | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |||
| 89 | Pied-billed Grebe | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | |||
| 90 | Blue-headed Vireo | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% |