Top Birds at University Lake, Chapel Hill in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 29 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at University Lake, Chapel Hill 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 | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Cardinal | 79.8% | 86.2% | 6.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 2 | American Robin | 38.4% | 82.8% | 44.4% | 2.2x | |||
| 3 | Great Blue Heron | 46.3% | 79.3% | 33.0% | 1.7x | |||
| 4 | Carolina Wren | 70.6% | 75.9% | 5.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 5 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.7% | 72.4% | 7.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 6 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.2% | 72.4% | 12.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 7 | Eastern Phoebe | 34.3% | 72.4% | 38.1% | 2.1x | |||
| 8 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.4% | 69.0% | 17.5% | 1.3x | |||
| 9 | Mourning Dove | 48.5% | 69.0% | 20.5% | 1.4x | |||
| 10 | Blue Jay | 43.3% | 69.0% | 25.7% | 1.6x | |||
| 11 | Summer Tanager | 37.3% | 69.0% | 31.7% | 1.9x | |||
| 12 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 54.2% | 65.5% | 11.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 13 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.6% | 65.5% | 15.9% | 1.3x | |||
| 14 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.3% | 65.5% | 17.2% | 1.4x | |||
| 15 | American Crow | 56.9% | 62.1% | 5.2% | 1.1x | |||
| 16 | Canada Goose | 41.6% | 62.1% | 20.5% | 1.5x | |||
| 17 | Pine Warbler | 40.0% | 62.1% | 22.1% | 1.6x | |||
| 18 | Chipping Sparrow | 38.0% | 62.1% | 24.0% | 1.6x | |||
| 19 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 31.9% | 62.1% | 30.2% | 1.9x | |||
| 20 | Wood Thrush | 13.6% | 62.1% | 48.5% | 4.6x | |||
| 21 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 56.8% | 58.6% | 1.8% | 1.0x | |||
| 22 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 21.2% | 58.6% | 37.4% | 2.8x | |||
| 23 | Double-crested Cormorant | 18.2% | 55.2% | 37.0% | 3.0x | |||
| 24 | Prothonotary Warbler | 16.1% | 55.2% | 39.1% | 3.4x | |||
| 25 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 30.4% | 51.7% | 21.3% | 1.7x | |||
| 26 | American Goldfinch | 44.5% | 48.3% | 3.7% | 1.1x | |||
| 27 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.9% | 48.3% | 8.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 28 | Yellow-throated Warbler | 15.5% | 48.3% | 32.8% | 3.1x | |||
| 29 | Northern Parula | 36.4% | 44.8% | 8.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 30 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.3% | 44.8% | 9.5% | 1.3x | |||
| 31 | Barn Swallow | 30.5% | 44.8% | 14.4% | 1.5x | |||
| 32 | House Finch | 27.8% | 44.8% | 17.0% | 1.6x | |||
| 33 | Pileated Woodpecker | 19.1% | 41.4% | 22.3% | 2.2x | |||
| 34 | Wood Duck | 12.9% | 41.4% | 28.5% | 3.2x | |||
| 35 | Scarlet Tanager | 11.8% | 41.4% | 29.6% | 3.5x | |||
| 36 | Mallard | 28.9% | 37.9% | 9.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 37 | Chimney Swift | 28.6% | 37.9% | 9.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 38 | Spotted Sandpiper | 16.3% | 37.9% | 21.6% | 2.3x | |||
| 39 | Bald Eagle | 10.2% | 37.9% | 27.7% | 3.7x | |||
| 40 | Northern Mockingbird | 30.9% | 34.5% | 3.6% | 1.1x | |||
| 41 | Red-tailed Hawk | 13.3% | 34.5% | 21.2% | 2.6x | |||
| 42 | Belted Kingfisher | 11.8% | 34.5% | 22.7% | 2.9x | |||
| 43 | Hooded Warbler | 11.4% | 34.5% | 23.1% | 3.0x | |||
| 44 | Turkey Vulture | 39.7% | 31.0% | 8.7% | 0.8x | |||
| 45 | Eastern Towhee | 37.5% | 31.0% | 6.5% | 0.8x | |||
| 46 | Fish Crow | 33.3% | 31.0% | 2.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 47 | Gray Catbird | 30.9% | 31.0% | 0.2% | 1.0x | |||
| 48 | Eastern Kingbird | 26.5% | 31.0% | 4.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 49 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 23.7% | 31.0% | 7.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 50 | Ovenbird | 18.7% | 31.0% | 12.4% | 1.7x | |||
| 51 | Brown Thrasher | 17.3% | 31.0% | 13.7% | 1.8x | |||
| 52 | American Redstart | 22.6% | 27.6% | 5.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 53 | Black Vulture | 21.1% | 27.6% | 6.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 54 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 19.1% | 27.6% | 8.5% | 1.4x | |||
| 55 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.3% | 27.6% | 14.2% | 2.1x | |||
| 56 | Acadian Flycatcher | 26.0% | 24.1% | 1.8% | 0.9x | |||
| 57 | Orchard Oriole | 15.2% | 24.1% | 8.9% | 1.6x | |||
| 58 | Green Heron | 10.5% | 24.1% | 13.6% | 2.3x | |||
| 59 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.6% | 24.1% | 15.5% | 2.8x | |||
| 60 | Indigo Bunting | 45.4% | 20.7% | 24.7% | 0.5x | |||
| 61 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.8% | 20.7% | 20.1% | 0.5x | |||
| 62 | Common Grackle | 35.6% | 20.7% | 15.0% | 0.6x | |||
| 63 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 11.3% | 20.7% | 9.4% | 1.8x | |||
| 64 | Solitary Sandpiper | 8.1% | 20.7% | 12.6% | 2.6x | |||
| 65 | Yellow Warbler | 8.0% | 20.7% | 12.7% | 2.6x | |||
| 66 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 7.4% | 20.7% | 13.3% | 2.8x | |||
| 67 | Northern Waterthrush | 6.9% | 20.7% | 13.7% | 3.0x | |||
| 68 | Red-winged Blackbird | 27.4% | 17.2% | 10.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 69 | Killdeer | 19.9% | 17.2% | 2.7% | 0.9x | |||
| 70 | Black-and-white Warbler | 15.8% | 17.2% | 1.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 71 | Song Sparrow | 14.8% | 17.2% | 2.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 72 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 13.8% | 17.2% | 3.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 73 | White-eyed Vireo | 33.5% | 13.8% | 19.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 74 | Tree Swallow | 14.5% | 13.8% | 0.7% | 1.0x | |||
| 75 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 10.7% | 13.8% | 3.1% | 1.3x | |||
| 76 | Barred Owl | 7.8% | 13.8% | 6.0% | 1.8x | |||
| 77 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.6% | 10.3% | 21.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 78 | Osprey | 15.9% | 10.3% | 5.6% | 0.6x | |||
| 79 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 10.4% | 10.3% | 0.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 80 | Northern Flicker | 8.8% | 10.3% | 1.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 81 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 6.7% | 10.3% | 3.7% | 1.5x | |||
| 82 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.7% | 10.3% | 7.6% | 3.8x | |||
| 83 | Blue Grosbeak | 23.4% | 6.9% | 16.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 84 | House Wren | 9.6% | 6.9% | 2.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 85 | Swainson's Thrush | 6.1% | 6.9% | 0.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 86 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 2.3% | 6.9% | 4.6% | 3.0x | |||
| 87 | European Starling | 22.3% | 3.4% | 18.8% | 0.2x | |||
| 88 | Purple Martin | 10.4% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 0.3x | |||
| 89 | Blackpoll Warbler | 7.3% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 0.5x | |||
| 90 | Magnolia Warbler | 3.6% | 3.4% | 0.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 91 | Semipalmated Plover | 2.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 92 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1.6% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 2.2x | |||
| 93 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 1.5% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 2.3x | |||
| 94 | Blue-headed Vireo | 1.2% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 2.8x | |||
| 95 | Savannah Sparrow | 1.2% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2.9x | |||
| 96 | Baltimore Oriole | 1.1% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 3.2x | |||
| 97 | Cape May Warbler | 0.8% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.2x | |||
| 98 | Great Horned Owl | 0.5% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 7.0x | |||
| 99 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 0.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 23.1x |