Bird Finder

Top Birds at William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 48 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 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 Relative
1   Northern Cardinal 79.8% 72.9% 6.9% 0.9x
2   Great Blue Heron 46.4% 60.4% 14.1% 1.3x
3   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.8% 56.2% 0.5% 1.0x
4   Mourning Dove 48.5% 56.2% 7.8% 1.2x
5   Summer Tanager 37.3% 56.2% 19.0% 1.5x
6   Tufted Titmouse 64.7% 52.1% 12.6% 0.8x
7   Carolina Chickadee 60.2% 52.1% 8.2% 0.9x
8   American Goldfinch 44.5% 52.1% 7.6% 1.2x
9   Carolina Wren 70.6% 50.0% 20.6% 0.7x
10   Pine Warbler 40.0% 50.0% 10.0% 1.3x
11   American Crow 56.9% 47.9% 9.0% 0.8x
12   Blue Jay 43.3% 47.9% 4.6% 1.1x
13   American Robin 38.5% 47.9% 9.5% 1.2x
14   Fish Crow 33.2% 47.9% 14.7% 1.4x
15   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.3% 45.8% 2.5% 0.9x
16   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 31.9% 45.8% 13.9% 1.4x
17   Red-eyed Vireo 51.5% 43.8% 7.7% 0.8x
18   Indigo Bunting 45.3% 43.8% 1.6% 1.0x
19   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.3% 43.8% 8.5% 1.2x
20   Eastern Phoebe 34.3% 41.7% 7.3% 1.2x
21   Northern Parula 36.4% 37.5% 1.1% 1.0x
22   Canada Goose 41.6% 35.4% 6.2% 0.9x
23   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.4% 35.4% 5.0% 1.2x
24   Mallard 28.9% 33.3% 4.4% 1.2x
25   Blue Grosbeak 23.4% 33.3% 9.9% 1.4x
26   Ovenbird 18.6% 33.3% 14.7% 1.8x
27   Chipping Sparrow 38.1% 31.2% 6.9% 0.8x
28   American Redstart 22.6% 31.2% 8.6% 1.4x
29   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.3% 29.2% 25.2% 0.5x
30   Eastern Bluebird 49.7% 29.2% 20.5% 0.6x
31   Acadian Flycatcher 25.9% 29.2% 3.2% 1.1x
32   Double-crested Cormorant 18.2% 29.2% 11.0% 1.6x
33   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.7% 27.1% 3.4% 1.1x
34   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 19.1% 27.1% 8.0% 1.4x
35   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.5% 27.1% 11.6% 1.7x
36   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 25.0% 15.8% 0.6x
37   Turkey Vulture 39.8% 25.0% 14.8% 0.6x
38   White-eyed Vireo 33.5% 25.0% 8.5% 0.7x
39   Wood Thrush 13.6% 22.9% 9.3% 1.7x
40   Osprey 15.9% 18.8% 2.8% 1.2x
41   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.3% 18.8% 11.4% 2.6x
42   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 16.7% 23.4% 0.4x
43   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 16.7% 6.3% 1.6x
44   Pileated Woodpecker 19.2% 14.6% 4.6% 0.8x
45   Gray Catbird 30.9% 12.5% 18.4% 0.4x
46   Chimney Swift 28.7% 12.5% 16.2% 0.4x
47   Killdeer 20.0% 12.5% 7.5% 0.6x
48   Spotted Sandpiper 16.4% 12.5% 3.9% 0.8x
49   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 12.5% 0.6% 1.1x
50   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 10.4% 5.4% 0.7x
51   Belted Kingfisher 11.8% 10.4% 1.4% 0.9x
52   Hairy Woodpecker 8.6% 10.4% 1.8% 1.2x
53   House Finch 27.9% 8.3% 19.6% 0.3x
54   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.3% 8.3% 13.0% 0.4x
55   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 8.3% 7.9% 0.5x
56   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 8.3% 5.0% 0.6x
57   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 8.3% 3.0% 0.7x
58   Green Heron 10.5% 8.3% 2.2% 0.8x
59   Bald Eagle 10.3% 8.3% 2.0% 0.8x
60   Yellow Warbler 8.0% 8.3% 0.3% 1.0x
61   Red-winged Blackbird 27.4% 6.2% 21.2% 0.2x
62   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 6.2% 7.6% 0.5x
63   Wood Duck 13.0% 6.2% 6.8% 0.5x
64   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 6.2% 1.0% 0.9x
65   Common Raven 0.2% 6.2% 6.1% 34.3x
66   Eastern Towhee 37.6% 4.2% 33.4% 0.1x
67   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.7% 4.2% 27.5% 0.1x
68   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 4.2% 26.8% 0.1x
69   Barn Swallow 30.6% 4.2% 26.4% 0.1x
70   Eastern Kingbird 26.6% 4.2% 22.4% 0.2x
71   Tree Swallow 14.5% 4.2% 10.3% 0.3x
72   Northern Flicker 8.8% 4.2% 4.6% 0.5x
73   Swainson's Thrush 6.1% 4.2% 1.9% 0.7x
74   swallow sp. 1.1% 4.2% 3.1% 3.8x
75   Common Grackle 35.7% 2.1% 33.6% 0.1x
76   Black Vulture 21.2% 2.1% 19.1% 0.1x
77   Song Sparrow 14.9% 2.1% 12.8% 0.1x
78   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 2.1% 9.3% 0.2x
79   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 2.1% 8.7% 0.2x
80   Solitary Sandpiper 8.1% 2.1% 6.0% 0.3x
81   Barred Owl 7.8% 2.1% 5.7% 0.3x
82   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 2.1% 4.9% 0.3x
83   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 2.1% 4.6% 0.3x
84   Least Sandpiper 5.5% 2.1% 3.4% 0.4x
85   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.1% 2.1% 1.1% 0.7x
86   Semipalmated Plover 2.4% 2.1% 0.3% 0.9x
87   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.3% 2.1% 0.2% 0.9x
88   Kentucky Warbler 2.3% 2.1% 0.2% 0.9x
89   Swamp Sparrow 2.1% 2.1% 0.0% 1.0x
90   Hooded Merganser 1.8% 2.1% 0.3% 1.2x
91   crow sp. 1.5% 2.1% 0.6% 1.4x
92   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 2.1% 0.7% 1.5x
93   Worm-eating Warbler 1.2% 2.1% 0.9% 1.8x
94   peep sp. 0.8% 2.1% 1.2% 2.5x
95   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 2.1% 1.5% 3.7x
96   hawk sp. 0.5% 2.1% 1.6% 4.5x
97   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 2.1% 1.8% 8.4x