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Top Birds at Lake Benson in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 35 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 79.6% 80.0% 0.4%
2   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 68.6% 4.2%
3   Carolina Wren 70.4% 65.7% 4.7%
4   American Crow 56.6% 62.9% 6.2%
5   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 60.0% 3.1%
6   Pine Warbler 39.6% 60.0% 20.4%
7   Eastern Bluebird 49.3% 54.3% 4.9%
8   Chipping Sparrow 37.7% 54.3% 16.5%
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 51.4% 2.6%
10   Canada Goose 41.7% 51.4% 9.7%
11   American Robin 38.6% 51.4% 12.8%
12   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 48.6% 11.4%
13   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 48.6% 0.5%
14   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 45.7% 0.9%
15   American Goldfinch 44.3% 45.7% 1.4%
16   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.1% 42.9% 12.7%
17   Acadian Flycatcher 26.0% 37.1% 11.1%
18   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 31.4% 3.6%
19   Chimney Swift 28.3% 31.4% 3.1%
20   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.5% 31.4% 15.9%
21   Red-eyed Vireo 51.5% 28.6% 22.9%
22   Blue Jay 43.0% 28.6% 14.5%
23   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 28.6% 11.1%
24   Fish Crow 33.3% 28.6% 4.7%
25   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 28.6% 2.5%
26   Barn Swallow 30.6% 28.6% 2.0%
27   Double-crested Cormorant 18.2% 28.6% 10.3%
28   Mourning Dove 48.3% 25.7% 22.6%
29   Summer Tanager 37.2% 25.7% 11.4%
30   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 25.7% 8.7%
31   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 25.7% 7.9%
32   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 25.7% 5.8%
33   House Finch 27.5% 25.7% 1.8%
34   Eastern Kingbird 26.6% 25.7% 0.9%
35   Turkey Vulture 39.7% 22.9% 16.8%
36   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 22.9% 0.5%
37   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 22.9% 3.7%
38   Common Grackle 35.7% 20.0% 15.7%
39   European Starling 22.4% 20.0% 2.4%
40   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 20.0% 1.4%
41   Brown Thrasher 17.2% 20.0% 2.8%
42   Northern Parula 36.5% 17.1% 19.3%
43   Mallard 29.0% 17.1% 11.9%
44   Killdeer 20.0% 17.1% 2.9%
45   Wood Duck 13.0% 17.1% 4.1%
46   Mute Swan 0.3% 17.1% 16.9%
47   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 14.3% 26.6%
48   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 14.3% 0.5%
49   Bald Eagle 10.3% 14.3% 4.0%
50   Cliff Swallow 5.3% 14.3% 9.0%
51   Eastern Towhee 37.6% 11.4% 26.1%
52   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 11.4% 7.4%
53   Spotted Sandpiper 16.4% 11.4% 5.0%
54   Gray Catbird 30.9% 8.6% 22.3%
55   Red-winged Blackbird 27.5% 8.6% 19.0%
56   American Redstart 22.7% 8.6% 14.1%
57   Osprey 16.0% 8.6% 7.4%
58   Cedar Waxwing 13.3% 8.6% 4.8%
59   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 8.6% 1.8%
60   House Wren 9.6% 8.6% 1.1%
61   House Sparrow 3.7% 8.6% 4.9%
62   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 5.7% 17.8%
63   Tree Swallow 14.5% 5.7% 8.8%
64   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 5.7% 6.2%
65   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.8% 5.7% 5.0%
66   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 5.7% 1.6%
67   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 5.7% 1.0%
68   Indigo Bunting 45.5% 2.9% 42.7%
69   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 2.9% 29.3%
70   Ovenbird 18.7% 2.9% 15.9%
71   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 2.9% 13.4%
72   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 2.9% 13.0%
73   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 2.9% 12.4%
74   Song Sparrow 14.9% 2.9% 12.1%
75   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 2.9% 10.5%
76   Belted Kingfisher 11.9% 2.9% 9.0%
77   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 2.9% 8.5%
78   Green Heron 10.6% 2.9% 7.7%
79   Northern Flicker 8.8% 2.9% 5.9%
80   Eastern Meadowlark 8.7% 2.9% 5.9%
81   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 2.9% 5.6%
82   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 2.9% 5.5%
83   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 2.9% 4.2%
84   Swainson's Thrush 6.0% 2.9% 3.1%
85   Least Sandpiper 5.6% 2.9% 2.7%
86   Field Sparrow 3.6% 2.9% 0.7%
87   Great Egret 2.2% 2.9% 0.6%
88   Swamp Sparrow 2.1% 2.9% 0.8%
89   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 2.9% 1.5%
90   Loggerhead Shrike 0.5% 2.9% 2.4%
91   Common Loon 0.4% 2.9% 2.5%
92   Laughing Gull 0.3% 2.9% 2.6%