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Top Birds at Lake Benson in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 63 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Benson 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 79.5% 85.7% 6.2%
2   Carolina Wren 70.8% 74.6% 3.8%
3   American Crow 56.1% 69.8% 13.7%
4   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 68.3% 3.1%
5   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.5% 66.7% 9.2%
6   Eastern Bluebird 49.6% 61.9% 12.3%
7   Chipping Sparrow 38.3% 60.3% 22.0%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.3% 58.7% 4.4%
9   Pine Warbler 41.6% 58.7% 17.1%
10   Canada Goose 41.1% 55.6% 14.4%
11   Carolina Chickadee 59.2% 54.0% 5.3%
12   American Goldfinch 45.0% 50.8% 5.8%
13   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.0% 49.2% 0.2%
14   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 49.2% 4.0%
15   American Robin 38.0% 49.2% 11.2%
16   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.7% 47.6% 16.9%
17   Fish Crow 34.0% 44.4% 10.5%
18   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.9% 39.7% 7.8%
19   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 38.1% 13.9%
20   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 38.1% 3.3%
21   Downy Woodpecker 40.3% 36.5% 3.8%
22   House Finch 29.3% 34.9% 5.6%
23   Acadian Flycatcher 25.7% 34.9% 9.2%
24   Yellow-throated Warbler 16.2% 34.9% 18.7%
25   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 33.3% 3.4%
26   Summer Tanager 37.8% 31.7% 6.0%
27   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 31.7% 4.7%
28   Turkey Vulture 38.4% 30.2% 8.2%
29   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 30.2% 7.0%
30   Mallard 28.2% 30.2% 2.0%
31   Barn Swallow 30.1% 27.0% 3.1%
32   Mute Swan 0.2% 27.0% 26.8%
33   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 25.4% 8.8%
34   Chimney Swift 27.5% 25.4% 2.1%
35   Mourning Dove 47.9% 23.8% 24.1%
36   Killdeer 19.5% 23.8% 4.3%
37   Cliff Swallow 5.0% 23.8% 18.8%
38   Common Grackle 33.9% 22.2% 11.7%
39   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 22.2% 6.1%
40   Blue Jay 41.9% 20.6% 21.3%
41   European Starling 20.4% 20.6% 0.2%
42   Pileated Woodpecker 19.0% 20.6% 1.6%
43   Common Yellowthroat 40.4% 19.0% 21.4%
44   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 19.0% 8.3%
45   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 19.0% 4.1%
46   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.8% 19.0% 1.8%
47   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 19.0% 2.2%
48   Eastern Towhee 36.6% 17.5% 19.1%
49   Wood Duck 12.5% 17.5% 5.0%
50   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.2% 15.9% 2.3%
51   Northern Parula 35.4% 14.3% 21.1%
52   American Redstart 22.2% 14.3% 7.9%
53   Osprey 16.4% 14.3% 2.1%
54   Bald Eagle 10.5% 14.3% 3.8%
55   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 12.7% 2.9%
56   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 12.7% 0.6%
57   Tree Swallow 15.2% 11.1% 4.1%
58   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.1% 9.5% 20.6%
59   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.6% 9.5% 2.1%
60   Least Sandpiper 4.9% 9.5% 4.6%
61   Indigo Bunting 45.7% 7.9% 37.8%
62   Blue Grosbeak 23.9% 7.9% 15.9%
63   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 7.9% 6.1%
64   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 7.9% 4.2%
65   House Wren 8.5% 7.9% 0.6%
66   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 6.3% 8.8%
67   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 6.3% 1.5%
68   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 6.3% 1.3%
69   Swainson's Thrush 7.0% 6.3% 0.7%
70   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 6.3% 5.0%
71   Gray Catbird 28.2% 4.8% 23.4%
72   Prothonotary Warbler 15.9% 4.8% 11.2%
73   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 4.8% 10.8%
74   House Sparrow 3.3% 4.8% 1.5%
75   Black Vulture 20.5% 3.2% 17.3%
76   Ovenbird 17.7% 3.2% 14.5%
77   Song Sparrow 15.8% 3.2% 12.6%
78   Wood Thrush 13.0% 3.2% 9.9%
79   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 3.2% 8.9%
80   Scarlet Tanager 11.6% 3.2% 8.5%
81   Hooded Warbler 10.5% 3.2% 7.3%
82   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.4% 3.2% 7.2%
83   Hairy Woodpecker 8.8% 3.2% 5.7%
84   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 3.2% 4.7%
85   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 3.2% 4.4%
86   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.0% 3.2% 3.8%
87   Semipalmated Plover 1.9% 3.2% 1.2%
88   Greater Yellowlegs 1.0% 3.2% 2.2%
89   Purple Martin 10.5% 1.6% 8.9%
90   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 1.6% 8.3%
91   Green Heron 9.8% 1.6% 8.3%
92   Northern Flicker 8.5% 1.6% 6.9%
93   Eastern Meadowlark 8.2% 1.6% 6.6%
94   Northern Waterthrush 6.8% 1.6% 5.2%
95   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 1.6% 1.7%
96   Field Sparrow 3.0% 1.6% 1.4%
97   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 1.6% 1.2%
98   Great Egret 2.5% 1.6% 0.9%
99   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 1.6% 0.4%
100   Bank Swallow 1.2% 1.6% 0.4%
101   Broad-winged Hawk 0.8% 1.6% 0.8%
102   Loggerhead Shrike 0.4% 1.6% 1.2%
103   Common Loon 0.3% 1.6% 1.3%
104   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.2% 1.6% 1.4%
105   Laughing Gull 0.2% 1.6% 1.4%
106   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%