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Top Birds at Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 76 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 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   Great Blue Heron 46.3% 94.7% 48.4%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 88.2% 70.3%
3   Osprey 15.6% 84.2% 68.6%
4   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.8% 82.9% 26.1%
5   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 80.3% 0.7%
6   White-eyed Vireo 33.4% 80.3% 46.9%
7   Great Egret 1.9% 75.0% 73.1%
8   Indigo Bunting 45.3% 72.4% 27.1%
9   Carolina Wren 70.4% 69.7% 0.6%
10   Fish Crow 33.1% 69.7% 36.7%
11   Prothonotary Warbler 16.0% 69.7% 53.8%
12   Carolina Chickadee 59.9% 68.4% 8.5%
13   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 67.1% 2.7%
14   Tree Swallow 14.2% 65.8% 51.6%
15   American Goldfinch 44.3% 63.2% 18.9%
16   Northern Parula 36.3% 63.2% 26.9%
17   American Crow 56.6% 61.8% 5.2%
18   Summer Tanager 37.0% 60.5% 23.5%
19   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 57.9% 6.5%
20   Killdeer 19.8% 57.9% 38.1%
21   Eastern Kingbird 26.4% 56.6% 30.1%
22   Pine Warbler 39.6% 55.3% 15.7%
23   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 53.9% 5.9%
24   Barn Swallow 30.4% 53.9% 23.5%
25   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.4% 53.9% 38.6%
26   Brown-headed Cowbird 34.9% 51.3% 16.4%
27   Orchard Oriole 15.1% 51.3% 36.2%
28   Mourning Dove 48.3% 50.0% 1.7%
29   Canada Goose 41.7% 50.0% 8.3%
30   Spotted Sandpiper 16.2% 47.4% 31.1%
31   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 46.1% 3.3%
32   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.2% 44.7% 34.5%
33   Bald Eagle 10.2% 44.7% 34.6%
34   Least Sandpiper 5.4% 43.4% 38.1%
35   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 42.1% 1.3%
36   Chimney Swift 28.2% 42.1% 13.9%
37   Common Grackle 35.7% 40.8% 5.1%
38   Semipalmated Plover 2.2% 40.8% 38.6%
39   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.1% 39.5% 9.4%
40   Black Vulture 20.9% 39.5% 18.5%
41   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 38.2% 1.5%
42   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 38.2% 0.7%
43   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.0% 36.8% 4.8%
44   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 35.5% 4.1%
45   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.0% 35.5% 32.5%
46   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.1% 34.2% 19.9%
47   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 28.9% 2.1%
48   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 26.3% 5.2%
49   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.7% 26.3% 7.6%
50   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 26.3% 15.3%
51   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.0% 26.3% 26.3%
52   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 25.0% 9.4%
53   Ovenbird 18.7% 22.4% 3.7%
54   Wood Duck 13.0% 22.4% 9.4%
55   Chipping Sparrow 37.9% 21.1% 16.8%
56   Mallard 29.0% 21.1% 8.0%
57   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 21.1% 1.9%
58   Yellow Warbler 8.0% 19.7% 11.7%
59   Gray Catbird 30.9% 18.4% 12.5%
60   House Finch 27.6% 17.1% 10.5%
61   Red-winged Blackbird 27.5% 17.1% 10.4%
62   Barred Owl 7.8% 17.1% 9.3%
63   Blue Jay 43.1% 15.8% 27.3%
64   Acadian Flycatcher 26.1% 15.8% 10.3%
65   Brown Thrasher 17.3% 15.8% 1.5%
66   Cliff Swallow 5.3% 14.5% 9.2%
67   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 13.2% 8.3%
68   Belted Kingfisher 11.8% 13.2% 1.3%
69   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 13.2% 1.9%
70   Ring-billed Gull 1.6% 13.2% 11.6%
71   Caspian Tern 0.8% 13.2% 12.4%
72   European Starling 22.4% 11.8% 10.6%
73   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 11.8% 10.5%
74   Solitary Sandpiper 8.1% 10.5% 2.4%
75   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 10.5% 3.3%
76   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 10.5% 3.8%
77   Blue Grosbeak 23.6% 9.2% 14.4%
78   Northern Flicker 8.8% 9.2% 0.4%
79   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 9.2% 0.8%
80   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 9.2% 1.6%
81   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 7.9% 15.5%
82   American Redstart 22.7% 7.9% 14.8%
83   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 7.9% 4.0%
84   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.8% 7.9% 2.9%
85   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 6.6% 9.3%
86   Cedar Waxwing 13.4% 6.6% 6.8%
87   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 6.6% 0.8%
88   Wild Turkey 1.5% 6.6% 5.1%
89   Bank Swallow 1.4% 6.6% 5.2%
90   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.7% 6.6% 5.9%
91   Wood Thrush 13.8% 5.3% 8.5%
92   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 5.3% 8.1%
93   Hooded Warbler 11.5% 5.3% 6.2%
94   Purple Martin 10.4% 5.3% 5.1%
95   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 5.3% 5.1%
96   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 3.9% 9.9%
97   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 3.9% 4.5%
98   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 3.9% 3.1%
99   Swainson's Thrush 6.0% 3.9% 2.0%
100   Magnolia Warbler 3.6% 3.9% 0.4%
101   American Robin 38.8% 2.6% 36.2%
102   Song Sparrow 15.0% 2.6% 12.3%
103   Green Heron 10.6% 2.6% 8.0%
104   House Wren 9.7% 2.6% 7.0%
105   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 2.6% 3.6%
106   Field Sparrow 3.6% 2.6% 1.0%
107   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 2.6% 0.1%
108   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.2% 2.6% 0.5%
109   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.6% 2.6% 1.1%
110   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 2.6% 1.4%
111   Greater Yellowlegs 1.2% 2.6% 1.4%
112   Dunlin 0.6% 2.6% 2.0%
113   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 2.6% 2.5%
114   Herring Gull 0.1% 2.6% 2.5%
115   Northern Shoveler 0.1% 2.6% 2.6%
116   Least Tern 0.1% 2.6% 2.6%
117   Eastern Meadowlark 8.7% 1.3% 7.4%
118   Bobolink 3.2% 1.3% 1.9%
119   Red-necked Phalarope 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
120   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 1.3% 0.1%
121   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.0% 1.3% 0.3%
122   Palm Warbler 0.9% 1.3% 0.5%
123   Blue-winged Teal 0.4% 1.3% 0.9%
124   Snowy Egret 0.3% 1.3% 1.0%
125   Common Raven 0.2% 1.3% 1.1%
126   Gadwall 0.0% 1.3% 1.3%
127   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.0% 1.3% 1.3%