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Top Birds at Glennstone/Heron Rookery in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 70 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Glennstone/Heron Rookery 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   Great Blue Heron 46.4% 90.0% 43.6%
2   Great Egret 1.9% 78.6% 76.7%
3   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 77.1% 2.5%
4   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 71.4% 7.0%
5   Indigo Bunting 45.3% 68.6% 23.2%
6   Carolina Wren 70.4% 65.7% 4.7%
7   Carolina Chickadee 59.9% 62.9% 2.9%
8   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 60.0% 3.1%
9   Pine Warbler 39.6% 58.6% 19.0%
10   Mourning Dove 48.2% 57.1% 8.9%
11   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 55.7% 16.2%
12   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 54.3% 2.9%
13   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 51.4% 3.4%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 48.6% 5.4%
15   Northern Parula 36.4% 48.6% 12.2%
16   Northern Mockingbird 30.9% 47.1% 16.2%
17   Canada Goose 41.7% 45.7% 4.0%
18   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 45.7% 6.1%
19   Acadian Flycatcher 26.0% 45.7% 19.8%
20   American Crow 56.7% 42.9% 13.9%
21   Blue Jay 43.0% 42.9% 0.1%
22   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 42.9% 9.3%
23   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 41.4% 8.0%
24   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 41.4% 0.6%
25   Ovenbird 18.6% 41.4% 22.8%
26   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 38.6% 0.8%
27   Summer Tanager 37.1% 38.6% 1.4%
28   Common Grackle 35.7% 38.6% 2.9%
29   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 37.1% 2.1%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 27.4% 37.1% 9.7%
31   Hooded Warbler 11.3% 32.9% 21.5%
32   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 31.4% 0.1%
33   Black Vulture 21.0% 31.4% 10.5%
34   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 31.4% 12.4%
35   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 31.4% 15.3%
36   Brown Thrasher 17.2% 30.0% 12.8%
37   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.5% 30.0% 14.5%
38   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 28.6% 9.0%
39   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.3% 27.1% 16.8%
40   Wood Thrush 13.7% 25.7% 12.0%
41   European Starling 22.4% 22.9% 0.5%
42   Green Heron 10.5% 22.9% 12.3%
43   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 21.4% 10.7%
44   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 21.4% 8.8%
45   House Finch 27.6% 21.4% 6.1%
46   Wood Duck 13.0% 21.4% 8.4%
47   American Goldfinch 44.5% 20.0% 24.5%
48   Eastern Kingbird 26.6% 20.0% 6.6%
49   American Robin 38.7% 17.1% 21.6%
50   Gray Catbird 30.9% 17.1% 13.8%
51   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 17.1% 1.6%
52   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 14.3% 3.6%
53   Mallard 29.1% 12.9% 16.2%
54   Chimney Swift 28.4% 12.9% 15.5%
55   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 12.9% 10.5%
56   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 12.9% 4.5%
57   Fish Crow 33.4% 11.4% 21.9%
58   Barred Owl 7.8% 11.4% 3.6%
59   Eastern Phoebe 34.5% 10.0% 24.5%
60   Blue Grosbeak 23.6% 10.0% 13.6%
61   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 10.0% 5.3%
62   Anhinga 0.3% 10.0% 9.7%
63   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 8.6% 12.9%
64   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 8.6% 4.7%
65   Solitary Sandpiper 8.1% 8.6% 0.4%
66   Barn Swallow 30.7% 7.1% 23.5%
67   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 7.1% 0.4%
68   Killdeer 20.1% 5.7% 14.4%
69   Song Sparrow 15.0% 5.7% 9.2%
70   Northern Flicker 8.8% 5.7% 3.1%
71   Swainson's Thrush 6.0% 5.7% 0.2%
72   Osprey 16.0% 4.3% 11.7%
73   Cedar Waxwing 13.4% 4.3% 9.1%
74   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 4.3% 3.1%
75   American Redstart 22.7% 2.9% 19.9%
76   Double-crested Cormorant 18.3% 2.9% 15.5%
77   Belted Kingfisher 11.9% 2.9% 9.0%
78   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 2.9% 4.8%
79   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 2.9% 0.1%
80   Spotted Sandpiper 16.5% 1.4% 15.0%
81   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 1.4% 10.5%
82   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 1.4% 9.9%
83   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.2% 1.4% 9.7%
84   House Wren 9.7% 1.4% 8.2%
85   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 1.4% 4.8%
86   House Sparrow 3.7% 1.4% 2.2%
87   Kentucky Warbler 2.3% 1.4% 0.9%
88   Common Raven 0.2% 1.4% 1.2%
89   American Bittern 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%
90   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%