Bird Finder

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.

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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