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Top Birds at Lake Raleigh in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 186 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Raleigh 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% 75.3% 4.3%
2   Carolina Wren 70.8% 71.5% 0.7%
3   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 66.1% 0.9%
4   Canada Goose 41.0% 63.4% 22.5%
5   Fish Crow 33.8% 61.3% 27.5%
6   Carolina Chickadee 59.2% 55.9% 3.3%
7   American Crow 56.2% 54.8% 1.3%
8   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.6% 53.2% 4.3%
9   Great Blue Heron 45.1% 53.2% 8.1%
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.3% 52.2% 2.2%
11   Eastern Towhee 36.4% 49.5% 13.1%
12   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.0% 48.9% 0.1%
13   Blue Jay 41.8% 46.2% 4.4%
14   House Finch 29.2% 45.2% 16.0%
15   Northern Mockingbird 29.8% 44.6% 14.8%
16   Red-eyed Vireo 52.0% 42.5% 9.5%
17   American Robin 38.0% 42.5% 4.5%
18   Red-winged Blackbird 27.1% 42.5% 15.3%
19   American Goldfinch 45.0% 40.9% 4.2%
20   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 39.8% 0.6%
21   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.9% 39.2% 7.4%
22   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 38.7% 8.8%
23   Pine Warbler 41.7% 37.6% 4.0%
24   Common Grackle 33.9% 37.1% 3.2%
25   Gray Catbird 28.1% 37.1% 9.0%
26   Barn Swallow 30.0% 36.6% 6.6%
27   Cedar Waxwing 13.8% 36.6% 22.7%
28   Mourning Dove 48.0% 35.5% 12.5%
29   Mallard 28.1% 34.4% 6.3%
30   European Starling 20.3% 34.4% 14.1%
31   Wood Duck 12.3% 32.8% 20.5%
32   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 32.3% 2.6%
33   Downy Woodpecker 40.4% 30.6% 9.7%
34   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 30.6% 3.6%
35   Eastern Bluebird 49.8% 29.6% 20.3%
36   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.8% 29.0% 1.8%
37   Chimney Swift 27.5% 29.0% 1.5%
38   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 29.0% 2.0%
39   Killdeer 19.4% 29.0% 9.6%
40   Song Sparrow 15.6% 28.5% 12.9%
41   Brown Thrasher 16.1% 28.0% 11.9%
42   Belted Kingfisher 11.9% 28.0% 16.0%
43   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 26.9% 3.8%
44   Indigo Bunting 45.8% 23.7% 22.2%
45   Summer Tanager 37.9% 23.7% 14.2%
46   Northern Parula 35.4% 23.1% 12.3%
47   American Redstart 22.2% 19.4% 2.8%
48   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.3% 18.3% 19.0%
49   Pileated Woodpecker 19.0% 18.3% 0.8%
50   Acadian Flycatcher 25.8% 17.7% 8.1%
51   Turkey Vulture 38.6% 16.7% 21.9%
52   Bald Eagle 10.4% 16.7% 6.3%
53   Chipping Sparrow 38.5% 15.6% 23.0%
54   Prothonotary Warbler 15.9% 15.6% 0.3%
55   Swainson's Thrush 6.9% 14.5% 7.6%
56   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 14.0% 1.2%
57   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 13.4% 3.4%
58   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 12.4% 3.2%
59   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 12.4% 3.1%
60   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 12.4% 0.3%
61   Blue Grosbeak 23.9% 11.8% 12.1%
62   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.2% 11.3% 6.9%
63   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 10.8% 3.2%
64   Green Heron 9.8% 10.2% 0.4%
65   Mute Swan 0.2% 10.2% 10.0%
66   Ovenbird 17.7% 9.1% 8.6%
67   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 9.1% 0.8%
68   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 8.6% 3.0%
69   Red-tailed Hawk 12.2% 8.1% 4.1%
70   Warbling Vireo 1.4% 7.5% 6.2%
71   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.9% 7.0% 14.0%
72   Hairy Woodpecker 8.8% 7.0% 1.8%
73   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 7.0% 0.7%
74   Barred Owl 7.3% 7.0% 0.3%
75   Northern Waterthrush 6.7% 7.0% 0.2%
76   Osprey 16.4% 6.5% 10.0%
77   Wood Thrush 13.1% 6.5% 6.6%
78   Scarlet Tanager 11.7% 5.9% 5.7%
79   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 5.9% 2.0%
80   Tree Swallow 15.3% 5.4% 9.9%
81   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.1% 4.8% 2.2%
82   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 4.3% 6.8%
83   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 3.8% 4.1%
84   Least Sandpiper 5.0% 3.8% 1.2%
85   Hooded Warbler 10.5% 3.2% 7.3%
86   Northern Flicker 8.5% 3.2% 5.3%
87   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.0% 3.2% 3.8%
88   Veery 2.8% 3.2% 0.4%
89   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 3.2% 2.1%
90   House Wren 8.6% 2.7% 5.9%
91   Ruddy Duck 0.4% 2.7% 2.3%
92   Yellow-throated Warbler 16.4% 2.2% 14.2%
93   Purple Martin 10.5% 2.2% 8.4%
94   Prairie Warbler 6.7% 2.2% 4.6%
95   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 2.2% 0.1%
96   Worm-eating Warbler 1.0% 2.2% 1.2%
97   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 2.2% 1.8%
98   Black Vulture 20.6% 1.6% 19.0%
99   Eastern Meadowlark 8.3% 1.6% 6.6%
100   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 1.6% 1.1%
101   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 1.6% 0.4%
102   Semipalmated Plover 2.0% 1.6% 0.3%
103   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.3% 1.6% 0.3%
104   Palm Warbler 0.7% 1.6% 0.9%
105   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 1.6% 1.1%
106   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.7% 1.1% 10.6%
107   House Sparrow 3.3% 1.1% 2.2%
108   Pine Siskin 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
109   Blue-winged Teal 0.3% 1.1% 0.7%
110   Wilson's Snipe 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%
111   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.5% 0.5% 9.9%
112   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 0.5% 2.8%
113   Kentucky Warbler 2.9% 0.5% 2.4%
114   Great Egret 2.5% 0.5% 2.0%
115   Semipalmated Sandpiper 2.5% 0.5% 1.9%
116   Hooded Merganser 1.7% 0.5% 1.2%
117   Wild Turkey 1.4% 0.5% 0.9%
118   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 0.5% 0.6%
119   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 0.5% 0.2%
120   Swainson's Warbler 0.7% 0.5% 0.1%
121   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.5% 0.5% 0.1%
122   Blackburnian Warbler 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
123   Common Loon 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
124   Northern Harrier 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
125   Anhinga 0.3% 0.5% 0.3%
126   Common Raven 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
127   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.1% 0.5% 0.5%