Top Birds at North Carolina Museum of Life and Science in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 35 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at North Carolina Museum of Life and Science during the month of May. 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 | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Cardinal | 79.4% | 91.4% | 12.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 2 | Gray Catbird | 31.2% | 91.4% | 60.3% | 2.9x | |||
| 3 | Carolina Wren | 70.0% | 85.7% | 15.7% | 1.2x | |||
| 4 | Eastern Towhee | 37.7% | 85.7% | 48.1% | 2.3x | |||
| 5 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.4% | 82.9% | 22.4% | 1.4x | |||
| 6 | American Robin | 37.9% | 80.0% | 42.1% | 2.1x | |||
| 7 | Pine Warbler | 38.9% | 74.3% | 35.4% | 1.9x | |||
| 8 | American Goldfinch | 43.4% | 71.4% | 28.0% | 1.6x | |||
| 9 | American Crow | 56.6% | 68.6% | 11.9% | 1.2x | |||
| 10 | Blue Jay | 44.4% | 68.6% | 24.2% | 1.5x | |||
| 11 | Common Grackle | 36.8% | 68.6% | 31.7% | 1.9x | |||
| 12 | House Finch | 27.1% | 68.6% | 41.5% | 2.5x | |||
| 13 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.7% | 65.7% | 1.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 14 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.2% | 65.7% | 26.5% | 1.7x | |||
| 15 | Eastern Phoebe | 33.9% | 65.7% | 31.8% | 1.9x | |||
| 16 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 55.1% | 60.0% | 4.9% | 1.1x | |||
| 17 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 30.5% | 57.1% | 26.6% | 1.9x | |||
| 18 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.7% | 54.3% | 18.5% | 1.5x | |||
| 19 | Song Sparrow | 14.0% | 54.3% | 40.2% | 3.9x | |||
| 20 | House Wren | 9.1% | 51.4% | 42.4% | 5.7x | |||
| 21 | Canada Goose | 42.3% | 48.6% | 6.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 22 | Northern Mockingbird | 31.3% | 48.6% | 17.3% | 1.6x | |||
| 23 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.6% | 45.7% | 14.1% | 1.4x | |||
| 24 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 56.5% | 42.9% | 13.6% | 0.8x | |||
| 25 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.7% | 42.9% | 2.1% | 1.1x | |||
| 26 | Cedar Waxwing | 12.9% | 40.0% | 27.1% | 3.1x | |||
| 27 | Green Heron | 10.6% | 40.0% | 29.4% | 3.8x | |||
| 28 | Mourning Dove | 49.3% | 37.1% | 12.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 29 | Chimney Swift | 28.8% | 37.1% | 8.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 30 | European Starling | 22.7% | 37.1% | 14.5% | 1.6x | |||
| 31 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.5% | 31.4% | 18.0% | 0.6x | |||
| 32 | Brown Thrasher | 16.8% | 31.4% | 14.7% | 1.9x | |||
| 33 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.0% | 28.6% | 19.5% | 0.6x | |||
| 34 | Northern Parula | 36.3% | 28.6% | 7.7% | 0.8x | |||
| 35 | American Redstart | 22.5% | 28.6% | 6.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 36 | Wood Thrush | 14.2% | 28.6% | 14.4% | 2.0x | |||
| 37 | Fish Crow | 33.2% | 25.7% | 7.5% | 0.8x | |||
| 38 | Belted Kingfisher | 11.9% | 25.7% | 13.8% | 2.2x | |||
| 39 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.5% | 22.9% | 28.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 40 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 23.7% | 22.9% | 0.8% | 1.0x | |||
| 41 | Turkey Vulture | 39.5% | 20.0% | 19.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 42 | Yellow Warbler | 7.8% | 20.0% | 12.2% | 2.6x | |||
| 43 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 33.3% | 17.1% | 16.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 44 | Magnolia Warbler | 3.6% | 17.1% | 13.5% | 4.7x | |||
| 45 | Great Blue Heron | 48.1% | 14.3% | 33.8% | 0.3x | |||
| 46 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 19.0% | 14.3% | 4.7% | 0.8x | |||
| 47 | Mallard | 30.4% | 11.4% | 19.0% | 0.4x | |||
| 48 | Red-winged Blackbird | 27.2% | 11.4% | 15.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 49 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 14.7% | 11.4% | 3.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 50 | Blackpoll Warbler | 7.5% | 11.4% | 4.0% | 1.5x | |||
| 51 | Black-and-white Warbler | 15.4% | 8.6% | 6.9% | 0.6x | |||
| 52 | Northern Waterthrush | 7.3% | 8.6% | 1.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 53 | House Sparrow | 3.3% | 8.6% | 5.3% | 2.6x | |||
| 54 | Summer Tanager | 37.9% | 5.7% | 32.2% | 0.2x | |||
| 55 | Chipping Sparrow | 37.3% | 5.7% | 31.5% | 0.2x | |||
| 56 | Acadian Flycatcher | 26.8% | 5.7% | 21.1% | 0.2x | |||
| 57 | Tree Swallow | 13.2% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 58 | Swainson's Thrush | 6.5% | 5.7% | 0.8% | 0.9x | |||
| 59 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 2.3% | 5.7% | 3.4% | 2.4x | |||
| 60 | Indigo Bunting | 45.0% | 2.9% | 42.1% | 0.1x | |||
| 61 | White-eyed Vireo | 32.0% | 2.9% | 29.1% | 0.1x | |||
| 62 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 21.7% | 2.9% | 18.9% | 0.1x | |||
| 63 | Black Vulture | 21.2% | 2.9% | 18.3% | 0.1x | |||
| 64 | Pileated Woodpecker | 19.4% | 2.9% | 16.6% | 0.1x | |||
| 65 | Ovenbird | 18.8% | 2.9% | 15.9% | 0.2x | |||
| 66 | Red-tailed Hawk | 14.1% | 2.9% | 11.2% | 0.2x | |||
| 67 | Scarlet Tanager | 12.1% | 2.9% | 9.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 68 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 11.3% | 2.9% | 8.4% | 0.3x | |||
| 69 | Barred Owl | 8.1% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 0.4x | |||
| 70 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 7.3% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 71 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 72 | Merlin | 0.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 16.5x |