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Top Birds at Sarah P. Duke Gardens in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 77 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 79.6% 76.6% 3.0%
2   American Robin 38.4% 74.0% 35.6%
3   Gray Catbird 30.6% 68.8% 38.2%
4   Eastern Towhee 37.4% 64.9% 27.6%
5   Carolina Wren 70.4% 59.7% 10.7%
6   Tufted Titmouse 64.5% 57.1% 7.3%
7   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 57.1% 2.8%
8   Common Grackle 35.6% 53.2% 17.6%
9   Mallard 28.9% 48.1% 19.2%
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 46.8% 7.3%
11   Northern Mockingbird 30.9% 46.8% 15.8%
12   American Crow 56.7% 42.9% 13.9%
13   House Finch 27.5% 42.9% 15.4%
14   Mourning Dove 48.3% 41.6% 6.7%
15   Blue Jay 43.0% 39.0% 4.1%
16   House Wren 9.5% 39.0% 29.5%
17   European Starling 22.3% 36.4% 14.1%
18   Brown Thrasher 17.1% 36.4% 19.2%
19   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.3% 35.1% 11.8%
20   Song Sparrow 14.8% 35.1% 20.2%
21   Canada Goose 41.7% 32.5% 9.3%
22   Great Blue Heron 46.7% 29.9% 16.8%
23   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 28.6% 1.6%
24   Chimney Swift 28.3% 28.6% 0.3%
25   Downy Woodpecker 39.7% 27.3% 12.4%
26   Eastern Bluebird 49.5% 26.0% 23.5%
27   Pine Warbler 39.7% 26.0% 13.8%
28   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.1% 24.7% 32.4%
29   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.1% 23.4% 11.7%
30   Fish Crow 33.3% 22.1% 11.2%
31   House Sparrow 3.6% 22.1% 18.5%
32   Wood Duck 13.0% 20.8% 7.8%
33   American Goldfinch 44.5% 18.2% 26.3%
34   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.6% 18.2% 13.4%
35   Red-eyed Vireo 51.6% 16.9% 34.7%
36   Common Yellowthroat 41.0% 16.9% 24.1%
37   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.3% 14.3% 34.0%
38   Turkey Vulture 39.8% 14.3% 25.5%
39   Chipping Sparrow 37.9% 14.3% 23.6%
40   American Redstart 22.7% 14.3% 8.4%
41   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.2% 13.0% 19.2%
42   Ovenbird 18.7% 10.4% 8.4%
43   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 10.4% 2.0%
44   Northern Parula 36.6% 9.1% 27.5%
45   Black Vulture 21.1% 9.1% 12.0%
46   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 9.1% 4.7%
47   Cedar Waxwing 13.3% 9.1% 4.3%
48   Muscovy Duck 1.2% 9.1% 7.9%
49   Eastern Phoebe 34.5% 7.8% 26.7%
50   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 7.8% 11.0%
51   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 7.8% 5.5%
52   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.5% 6.5% 15.0%
53   Green Heron 10.6% 6.5% 4.1%
54   Swainson's Thrush 6.0% 6.5% 0.5%
55   Summer Tanager 37.3% 5.2% 32.1%
56   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 5.2% 10.7%
57   Wood Thrush 13.8% 5.2% 8.6%
58   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 5.2% 6.1%
59   Northern Flicker 8.8% 5.2% 3.6%
60   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 5.2% 1.0%
61   Killdeer 20.1% 3.9% 16.2%
62   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 3.9% 3.4%
63   Northern Pintail 0.0% 3.9% 3.9%
64   White-eyed Vireo 33.8% 2.6% 31.2%
65   Barn Swallow 30.7% 2.6% 28.1%
66   Red-winged Blackbird 27.6% 2.6% 25.0%
67   Acadian Flycatcher 26.2% 2.6% 23.6%
68   Double-crested Cormorant 18.3% 2.6% 15.7%
69   Spotted Sandpiper 16.5% 2.6% 13.9%
70   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 2.6% 5.8%
71   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 2.6% 5.5%
72   Veery 3.5% 2.6% 0.9%
73   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 2.6% 0.1%
74   Common Raven 0.2% 2.6% 2.4%
75   Indigo Bunting 45.7% 1.3% 44.4%
76   Eastern Kingbird 26.7% 1.3% 25.4%
77   Blue Grosbeak 23.6% 1.3% 22.3%
78   Pileated Woodpecker 19.2% 1.3% 17.9%
79   Osprey 16.0% 1.3% 14.7%
80   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 1.3% 10.6%
81   Hooded Warbler 11.5% 1.3% 10.2%
82   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 1.3% 9.1%
83   Purple Martin 10.4% 1.3% 9.1%
84   Bald Eagle 10.4% 1.3% 9.1%
85   Field Sparrow 3.6% 1.3% 2.3%
86   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.2% 1.3% 0.9%
87   Hooded Merganser 1.8% 1.3% 0.5%
88   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.6% 1.3% 0.3%
89   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 1.3% 0.1%
90   Worm-eating Warbler 1.2% 1.3% 0.1%
91   Pine Siskin 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
92   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 1.3% 0.8%
93   Graylag Goose 0.4% 1.3% 0.9%
94   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 1.3% 1.0%
95   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 1.3% 1.1%