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Top Birds at Sarah P. Duke Gardens in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 107 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sarah P. Duke Gardens 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% 76.6% 2.9%
2   American Robin 37.8% 73.8% 36.0%
3   Eastern Towhee 36.4% 57.0% 20.6%
4   Carolina Wren 70.9% 56.1% 14.8%
5   Gray Catbird 28.0% 56.1% 28.1%
6   Tufted Titmouse 65.3% 54.2% 11.0%
7   Carolina Chickadee 59.2% 51.4% 7.8%
8   House Finch 29.3% 42.1% 12.8%
9   Mallard 28.1% 42.1% 14.0%
10   Common Grackle 33.9% 41.1% 7.3%
11   Mourning Dove 47.9% 40.2% 7.7%
12   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 40.2% 10.3%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.4% 38.3% 16.1%
14   American Crow 56.3% 33.6% 22.6%
15   Blue Jay 41.9% 32.7% 9.2%
16   Song Sparrow 15.7% 31.8% 16.1%
17   House Wren 8.4% 31.8% 23.4%
18   Brown Thrasher 16.1% 29.0% 12.9%
19   European Starling 20.4% 28.0% 7.7%
20   Pine Warbler 41.7% 27.1% 14.6%
21   Canada Goose 41.2% 27.1% 14.1%
22   Chimney Swift 27.5% 26.2% 1.3%
23   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 26.2% 3.1%
24   Great Blue Heron 45.3% 24.3% 21.0%
25   Fish Crow 34.1% 24.3% 9.8%
26   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.7% 23.4% 34.3%
27   Downy Woodpecker 40.4% 22.4% 18.0%
28   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.8% 22.4% 8.4%
29   Eastern Bluebird 49.8% 20.6% 29.2%
30   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.2% 20.6% 16.6%
31   Chipping Sparrow 38.4% 19.6% 18.8%
32   American Goldfinch 45.1% 18.7% 26.5%
33   Red-eyed Vireo 52.1% 17.8% 34.3%
34   House Sparrow 3.2% 16.8% 13.6%
35   American Redstart 22.2% 15.9% 6.3%
36   Common Yellowthroat 40.5% 15.0% 25.5%
37   Wood Duck 12.5% 15.0% 2.4%
38   Swainson's Thrush 7.0% 15.0% 8.0%
39   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.0% 14.0% 18.0%
40   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.2% 12.1% 37.1%
41   Turkey Vulture 38.5% 12.1% 26.3%
42   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 11.2% 2.8%
43   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.1% 10.3% 19.9%
44   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 10.3% 2.4%
45   Northern Parula 35.5% 9.3% 26.1%
46   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.2% 8.4% 9.8%
47   Ovenbird 17.7% 8.4% 9.3%
48   Black Vulture 20.5% 7.5% 13.1%
49   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 7.5% 4.7%
50   Eastern Phoebe 34.3% 6.5% 27.8%
51   Red-winged Blackbird 27.4% 6.5% 20.8%
52   Red-tailed Hawk 12.2% 6.5% 5.6%
53   Muscovy Duck 1.0% 6.5% 5.6%
54   Northern Flicker 8.5% 5.6% 2.9%
55   Summer Tanager 37.9% 4.7% 33.3%
56   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.9% 4.7% 16.2%
57   Green Heron 9.9% 4.7% 5.2%
58   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 4.7% 2.9%
59   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 4.7% 0.9%
60   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 3.7% 11.5%
61   Wood Thrush 13.1% 3.7% 9.3%
62   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 3.7% 6.2%
63   Killdeer 19.6% 2.8% 16.8%
64   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 2.8% 12.8%
65   Scarlet Tanager 11.7% 2.8% 8.9%
66   Hairy Woodpecker 8.8% 2.8% 6.0%
67   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 2.8% 0.1%
68   Northern Pintail 0.0% 2.8% 2.8%
69   Indigo Bunting 45.9% 1.9% 44.0%
70   White-eyed Vireo 35.0% 1.9% 33.1%
71   Barn Swallow 30.2% 1.9% 28.3%
72   Acadian Flycatcher 25.9% 1.9% 24.0%
73   Double-crested Cormorant 16.9% 1.9% 15.0%
74   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 1.9% 6.0%
75   Veery 2.8% 1.9% 1.0%
76   Common Raven 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%
77   Eastern Kingbird 27.1% 0.9% 26.2%
78   Blue Grosbeak 23.9% 0.9% 23.0%
79   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 0.9% 18.2%
80   Osprey 16.4% 0.9% 15.5%
81   Orchard Oriole 15.6% 0.9% 14.6%
82   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.6% 0.9% 10.7%
83   Hooded Warbler 10.5% 0.9% 9.6%
84   Bald Eagle 10.5% 0.9% 9.6%
85   Purple Martin 10.5% 0.9% 9.6%
86   Field Sparrow 3.0% 0.9% 2.1%
87   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 0.9% 1.2%
88   Hooded Merganser 1.7% 0.9% 0.8%
89   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.3% 0.9% 0.4%
90   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 0.9% 0.2%
91   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 0.9% 0.2%
92   Worm-eating Warbler 1.0% 0.9% 0.0%
93   Pine Siskin 0.6% 0.9% 0.3%
94   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 0.9% 0.4%
95   Graylag Goose 0.4% 0.9% 0.6%
96   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
97   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 0.9% 0.8%