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.
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% |