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 37 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at North Carolina Museum of Life and Science in 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
1   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 91.9% 12.3%
2   Gray Catbird 30.7% 91.9% 61.2%
3   Eastern Towhee 37.4% 86.5% 49.1%
4   Carolina Wren 70.3% 83.8% 13.4%
5   Carolina Chickadee 59.9% 81.1% 21.2%
6   American Robin 38.5% 78.4% 39.9%
7   American Goldfinch 44.3% 70.3% 26.0%
8   Pine Warbler 39.6% 70.3% 30.7%
9   American Crow 56.6% 67.6% 10.9%
10   Common Grackle 35.6% 67.6% 31.9%
11   House Finch 27.4% 67.6% 40.1%
12   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 64.9% 0.4%
13   Blue Jay 42.9% 64.9% 21.9%
14   Downy Woodpecker 39.5% 62.2% 22.6%
15   Eastern Phoebe 34.3% 62.2% 27.8%
16   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.1% 59.5% 29.4%
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 56.8% 2.8%
18   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 54.1% 19.1%
19   Song Sparrow 14.8% 51.4% 36.5%
20   Canada Goose 41.7% 48.6% 7.0%
21   House Wren 9.5% 48.6% 39.1%
22   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 45.9% 15.0%
23   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.0% 43.2% 13.7%
24   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 43.2% 11.8%
25   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 40.5% 0.3%
26   Cedar Waxwing 13.3% 37.8% 24.6%
27   Green Heron 10.5% 37.8% 27.3%
28   Mourning Dove 48.3% 35.1% 13.2%
29   Chimney Swift 28.3% 35.1% 6.9%
30   European Starling 22.3% 35.1% 12.8%
31   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 29.7% 19.7%
32   Brown Thrasher 17.2% 29.7% 12.5%
33   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 27.0% 21.1%
34   Northern Parula 36.4% 27.0% 9.4%
35   Fish Crow 33.3% 27.0% 6.2%
36   American Redstart 22.6% 27.0% 4.4%
37   Wood Thrush 13.7% 27.0% 13.3%
38   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 24.3% 1.0%
39   Belted Kingfisher 11.8% 24.3% 12.5%
40   Red-eyed Vireo 51.5% 21.6% 29.9%
41   Turkey Vulture 39.7% 18.9% 20.8%
42   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 18.9% 0.1%
43   Yellow Warbler 8.0% 18.9% 10.9%
44   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 16.2% 15.9%
45   Magnolia Warbler 3.6% 16.2% 12.6%
46   Great Blue Heron 46.7% 13.5% 33.1%
47   Mallard 29.0% 10.8% 18.2%
48   Red-winged Blackbird 27.5% 10.8% 16.7%
49   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 10.8% 3.0%
50   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 10.8% 3.5%
51   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 8.1% 7.8%
52   Tree Swallow 14.5% 8.1% 6.4%
53   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 8.1% 1.1%
54   House Sparrow 3.7% 8.1% 4.5%
55   Chipping Sparrow 37.9% 5.4% 32.5%
56   Summer Tanager 37.2% 5.4% 31.8%
57   White-eyed Vireo 33.7% 5.4% 28.3%
58   Acadian Flycatcher 26.1% 5.4% 20.7%
59   Swainson's Thrush 6.0% 5.4% 0.6%
60   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.2% 5.4% 3.2%
61   Indigo Bunting 45.6% 2.7% 42.9%
62   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 2.7% 18.7%
63   Black Vulture 21.1% 2.7% 18.4%
64   Pileated Woodpecker 19.2% 2.7% 16.5%
65   Ovenbird 18.7% 2.7% 16.0%
66   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 2.7% 10.6%
67   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 2.7% 9.2%
68   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 2.7% 8.6%
69   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 2.7% 5.7%
70   Barred Owl 7.8% 2.7% 5.1%
71   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 2.7% 4.7%
72   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 2.7% 0.0%
73   Merlin 0.1% 2.7% 2.6%