Top Birds at Lake Benson in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 17 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Cardinal | 79.4% | 70.6% | 8.9% | 0.9x | |||
| 2 | Canada Goose | 42.3% | 70.6% | 28.3% | 1.7x | |||
| 3 | American Crow | 56.7% | 64.7% | 8.0% | 1.1x | |||
| 4 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.7% | 58.8% | 5.9% | 0.9x | |||
| 5 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.4% | 58.8% | 9.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 6 | American Robin | 38.0% | 58.8% | 20.8% | 1.5x | |||
| 7 | Carolina Wren | 70.1% | 52.9% | 17.1% | 0.8x | |||
| 8 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 55.2% | 52.9% | 2.2% | 1.0x | |||
| 9 | Great Blue Heron | 48.0% | 52.9% | 5.0% | 1.1x | |||
| 10 | Chipping Sparrow | 37.2% | 52.9% | 15.8% | 1.4x | |||
| 11 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 56.4% | 47.1% | 9.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 12 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.0% | 47.1% | 0.9% | 1.0x | |||
| 13 | American Goldfinch | 43.5% | 47.1% | 3.6% | 1.1x | |||
| 14 | Fish Crow | 33.2% | 47.1% | 13.9% | 1.4x | |||
| 15 | Acadian Flycatcher | 26.7% | 47.1% | 20.3% | 1.8x | |||
| 16 | Pine Warbler | 39.0% | 41.2% | 2.2% | 1.1x | |||
| 17 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.5% | 35.3% | 25.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 18 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.4% | 35.3% | 16.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 19 | Blue Jay | 44.5% | 35.3% | 9.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 20 | Summer Tanager | 37.8% | 35.3% | 2.5% | 0.9x | |||
| 21 | Northern Mockingbird | 31.3% | 35.3% | 4.0% | 1.1x | |||
| 22 | Barn Swallow | 31.3% | 35.3% | 4.0% | 1.1x | |||
| 23 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 30.6% | 35.3% | 4.7% | 1.2x | |||
| 24 | Double-crested Cormorant | 19.0% | 35.3% | 16.3% | 1.9x | |||
| 25 | Yellow-throated Warbler | 14.8% | 35.3% | 20.5% | 2.4x | |||
| 26 | Mourning Dove | 49.3% | 29.4% | 19.9% | 0.6x | |||
| 27 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.3% | 29.4% | 9.9% | 0.7x | |||
| 28 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.8% | 29.4% | 6.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 29 | Eastern Phoebe | 34.0% | 29.4% | 4.5% | 0.9x | |||
| 30 | Brown Thrasher | 16.8% | 29.4% | 12.6% | 1.8x | |||
| 31 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.7% | 23.5% | 17.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 32 | Turkey Vulture | 39.4% | 23.5% | 15.9% | 0.6x | |||
| 33 | Northern Parula | 36.3% | 23.5% | 12.8% | 0.6x | |||
| 34 | White-eyed Vireo | 31.9% | 23.5% | 8.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 35 | Chimney Swift | 28.8% | 23.5% | 5.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 36 | House Finch | 27.2% | 23.5% | 3.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 37 | Eastern Kingbird | 26.4% | 23.5% | 2.9% | 0.9x | |||
| 38 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 23.6% | 23.5% | 0.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 39 | European Starling | 22.7% | 23.5% | 0.8% | 1.0x | |||
| 40 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 21.7% | 23.5% | 1.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 41 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 14.7% | 23.5% | 8.9% | 1.6x | |||
| 42 | Mute Swan | 0.3% | 23.5% | 23.2% | 69.5x | |||
| 43 | Common Grackle | 36.9% | 17.6% | 19.3% | 0.5x | |||
| 44 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.6% | 17.6% | 14.0% | 0.6x | |||
| 45 | Mallard | 30.4% | 17.6% | 12.7% | 0.6x | |||
| 46 | Pileated Woodpecker | 19.4% | 17.6% | 1.7% | 0.9x | |||
| 47 | Spotted Sandpiper | 16.2% | 17.6% | 1.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 48 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.0% | 17.6% | 4.7% | 1.4x | |||
| 49 | Wood Duck | 12.7% | 17.6% | 4.9% | 1.4x | |||
| 50 | House Sparrow | 3.3% | 17.6% | 14.4% | 5.4x | |||
| 51 | Eastern Towhee | 37.8% | 11.8% | 26.1% | 0.3x | |||
| 52 | Gray Catbird | 31.3% | 11.8% | 19.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 53 | Red-winged Blackbird | 27.2% | 11.8% | 15.4% | 0.4x | |||
| 54 | Blue Grosbeak | 23.4% | 11.8% | 11.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 55 | American Redstart | 22.6% | 11.8% | 10.8% | 0.5x | |||
| 56 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 19.0% | 11.8% | 7.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 57 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 12.1% | 11.8% | 0.3% | 1.0x | |||
| 58 | Bald Eagle | 10.4% | 11.8% | 1.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 59 | House Wren | 9.2% | 11.8% | 2.6% | 1.3x | |||
| 60 | Blackpoll Warbler | 7.5% | 11.8% | 4.3% | 1.6x | |||
| 61 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 6.4% | 11.8% | 5.4% | 1.8x | |||
| 62 | Cliff Swallow | 5.5% | 11.8% | 6.2% | 2.1x | |||
| 63 | Indigo Bunting | 44.9% | 5.9% | 39.0% | 0.1x | |||
| 64 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 33.3% | 5.9% | 27.4% | 0.2x | |||
| 65 | Killdeer | 20.0% | 5.9% | 14.1% | 0.3x | |||
| 66 | Ovenbird | 18.8% | 5.9% | 12.9% | 0.3x | |||
| 67 | Prothonotary Warbler | 16.5% | 5.9% | 10.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 68 | Osprey | 15.5% | 5.9% | 9.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 69 | Black-and-white Warbler | 15.4% | 5.9% | 9.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 70 | Orchard Oriole | 15.3% | 5.9% | 9.4% | 0.4x | |||
| 71 | Song Sparrow | 14.2% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 72 | Red-tailed Hawk | 14.1% | 5.9% | 8.2% | 0.4x | |||
| 73 | Tree Swallow | 13.2% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 74 | Scarlet Tanager | 12.1% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 75 | Belted Kingfisher | 12.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 0.5x | |||
| 76 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 11.2% | 5.9% | 5.3% | 0.5x | |||
| 77 | Green Heron | 10.7% | 5.9% | 4.8% | 0.5x | |||
| 78 | Eastern Meadowlark | 8.3% | 5.9% | 2.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 79 | Northern Waterthrush | 7.3% | 5.9% | 1.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 80 | Swainson's Thrush | 6.5% | 5.9% | 0.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 81 | Least Sandpiper | 5.2% | 5.9% | 0.6% | 1.1x | |||
| 82 | Field Sparrow | 3.7% | 5.9% | 2.1% | 1.6x | |||
| 83 | Great Egret | 2.4% | 5.9% | 3.5% | 2.5x | |||
| 84 | Swamp Sparrow | 1.9% | 5.9% | 4.0% | 3.1x | |||
| 85 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 1.4% | 5.9% | 4.5% | 4.3x | |||
| 86 | Loggerhead Shrike | 0.6% | 5.9% | 5.3% | 10.4x | |||
| 87 | Common Loon | 0.4% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 13.1x | |||
| 88 | Laughing Gull | 0.3% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 19.2x | |||
| 89 | heron sp. | 0.0% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 149.4x |