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.
| 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% |