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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 125 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   Northern Cardinal 1 18 93 99 79.2% 77%
2   American Robin 1 20 86 94 75.2% 94%
3   Eastern Towhee 1 18 72 73 58.4% 89%
4   Gray Catbird 0 19 66 73 58.4% 96%
5   Carolina Wren 0 19 70 72 57.6% 58%
6   Tufted Titmouse 0 17 69 69 55.2% 58%
7   Carolina Chickadee 0 17 64 65 52.0% 64%
8   Mallard 1 16 55 53 42.4% 86%
9   House Finch 0 16 50 51 40.8% 79%
10   Mourning Dove 0 15 47 49 39.2% 66%
11   Common Grackle 0 16 48 48 38.4% 76%
12   Northern Mockingbird 0 18 47 46 36.8% 78%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 17 41 45 36.0% 52%
14   American Crow 0 18 36 39 31.2% 39%
15   Pine Warbler 0 12 43 38 30.4% 45%
16   Blue Jay 1 16 36 37 29.6% 50%
17   Fish Crow 0 14 39 37 29.6% 68%
18   House Wren 0 13 34 36 28.8% 91%
19   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 12 39 35 28.0% 36%
20   Chimney Swift 0 13 37 35 28.0% 81%
21   Song Sparrow 0 15 32 35 28.0% 84%
22   Canada Goose 0 16 33 33 26.4% 60%
23   European Starling 0 14 31 33 26.4% 76%
24   Brown Thrasher 1 17 33 32 25.6% 81%
25   Brown-headed Cowbird 1 14 33 30 24.0% 50%
26   Brown-headed Nuthatch 1 15 32 30 24.0% 51%
27   Great Blue Heron 0 14 25 28 22.4% 47%
28   Downy Woodpecker 0 15 28 28 22.4% 41%
29   White-breasted Nuthatch 0 11 26 28 22.4% 64%
30   Eastern Bluebird 0 15 24 26 20.8% 30%
31   Red-eyed Vireo 0 10 25 23 18.4% 23%
32   American Goldfinch 0 11 23 23 18.4% 27%
33   Chipping Sparrow 0 8 23 23 18.4% 29%
34   Red-shouldered Hawk 1 12 24 23 18.4% 50%
35   Common Yellowthroat 0 10 20 21 16.8% 44%
36   Swainson's Thrush 0 6 22 21 16.8% 87%
37   Great Crested Flycatcher 0 10 22 19 15.2% 17%
38   American Redstart 0 10 20 19 15.2% 70%
39   House Sparrow 0 11 20 19 15.2% 89%
40   Turkey Vulture 0 9 17 16 12.8% 24%
41   Wood Duck 1 5 17 16 12.8% 63%
42   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 7 17 14 11.2% 51%
43   Northern Parula 0 7 12 13 10.4% 27%
44   Cedar Waxwing 0 9 17 13 10.4% 71%
45   White-throated Sparrow 0 8 14 13 10.4% 81%
46   Eastern Phoebe 0 7 12 11 8.8% 28%
47   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 7 12 11 8.8% 33%
48   Black-throated Blue Warbler 0 7 10 10 8.0% 54%
49   Red-winged Blackbird 0 4 9 9 7.2% 33%
50   Ovenbird 0 8 9 9 7.2% 27%
51   Summer Tanager 0 5 8 8 6.4% 11%
52   Black Vulture 0 6 8 8 6.4% 27%
53   Red-tailed Hawk 0 7 9 8 6.4% 43%
54   Northern Flicker 0 5 8 7 5.6% 42%
55   Muscovy Duck 0 6 8 7 5.6% 67%
56   White-eyed Vireo 0 3 6 6 4.8% 14%
57   Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 5 7 6 4.8% 18%
58   Black-and-white Warbler 0 5 5 5 4.0% 19%
59   Scarlet Tanager 0 3 4 5 4.0% 23%
60   Green Heron 0 5 5 5 4.0% 41%
61   Blackpoll Warbler 0 4 5 5 4.0% 46%
62   Rock Pigeon 0 4 5 5 4.0% 58%
63   Wood Thrush 0 4 4 4 3.2% 15%
64   Yellow-rumped Warbler 0 3 4 4 3.2% 25%
65   Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4 4 3.2% 58%
66   Worm-eating Warbler 0 2 4 4 3.2% 75%
67   Killdeer 0 3 5 3 2.4% 16%
68   Spotted Sandpiper 0 3 3 3 2.4% 15%
69   Hairy Woodpecker 0 3 3 3 2.4% 11%
70   Veery 0 3 3 3 2.4% 38%
71   Northern Pintail 1 1 5 3 2.4% 100%
72   Indigo Bunting 0 2 2 2 1.6% 3%
73   Barn Swallow 0 2 2 2 1.6% 3%
74   Acadian Flycatcher 0 1 1 2 1.6% 2%
75   Osprey 0 2 3 2 1.6% 4%
76   Double-crested Cormorant 0 2 2 2 1.6% 11%
77   Northern Yellow Warbler 0 2 2 2 1.6% 10%
78   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 0 2 2 2 1.6% 39%
79   Common Raven 0 1 2 2 1.6% 59%
80   Eastern Kingbird 0 1 1 1 0.8% 1%
81   Blue Grosbeak 0 1 1 1 0.8% 1%
82   Pileated Woodpecker 0 1 1 1 0.8% 0%
83   Orchard Oriole 0 1 1 1 0.8% 1%
84   Belted Kingfisher 0 1 1 1 0.8% 1%
85   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 0 1 1 1 0.8% 2%
86   Bald Eagle 0 1 1 1 0.8% 1%
87   Yellow-breasted Chat 0 1 1 1 0.8% 6%
88   Purple Martin 0 1 1 1 0.8% 2%
89   Hooded Warbler 0 1 1 1 0.8% 4%
90   Field Sparrow 0 1 1 1 0.8% 6%
91   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 0 1 1 1 0.8% 2%
92   Hooded Merganser 0 1 1 1 0.8% 19%
93   Savannah Sparrow 0 1 1 1 0.8% 17%
94   Blue-headed Vireo 0 1 1 1 0.8% 5%
95   Pine Siskin 0 1 1 1 0.8% 16%
96   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0 1 1 1 0.8% 16%
97   Hermit Thrush 0 1 1 1 0.8% 21%
98   Graylag Goose 0 1 1 1 0.8% 54%
99   Common Nighthawk 0 1 2 1 0.8% 44%