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Top Birds at Duke Forest--Gate 12 in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 17 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Duke Forest--Gate 12 during the month of 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 Relative
1   Summer Tanager 37.7% 88.2% 50.5% 2.3x
2   Northern Cardinal 79.4% 76.5% 3.0% 1.0x
3   Indigo Bunting 44.8% 76.5% 31.7% 1.7x
4   Pine Warbler 39.0% 76.5% 37.5% 2.0x
5   Eastern Towhee 37.7% 76.5% 38.7% 2.0x
6   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 76.5% 68.8% 10.0x
7   Carolina Wren 70.0% 64.7% 5.3% 0.9x
8   Tufted Titmouse 64.7% 58.8% 5.9% 0.9x
9   Mourning Dove 49.3% 58.8% 9.5% 1.2x
10   Blue Jay 44.4% 58.8% 14.4% 1.3x
11   Carolina Chickadee 60.5% 52.9% 7.6% 0.9x
12   American Crow 56.7% 52.9% 3.7% 0.9x
13   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.4% 52.9% 3.5% 0.9x
14   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 52.9% 1.5% 1.0x
15   American Robin 38.0% 52.9% 15.0% 1.4x
16   Ovenbird 18.7% 52.9% 34.2% 2.8x
17   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.0% 47.1% 0.9% 1.0x
18   Chipping Sparrow 37.2% 41.2% 4.0% 1.1x
19   Northern Parula 36.3% 41.2% 4.9% 1.1x
20   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.8% 41.2% 5.4% 1.2x
21   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.2% 35.3% 19.9% 0.6x
22   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 35.3% 14.1% 0.7x
23   Canada Goose 42.3% 35.3% 7.0% 0.8x
24   Turkey Vulture 39.4% 35.3% 4.1% 0.9x
25   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.7% 35.3% 13.6% 1.6x
26   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.0% 35.3% 24.3% 3.2x
27   American Goldfinch 43.5% 29.4% 14.1% 0.7x
28   Common Yellowthroat 40.7% 29.4% 11.3% 0.7x
29   Black-throated Blue Warbler 14.7% 29.4% 14.7% 2.0x
30   Hooded Warbler 11.0% 29.4% 18.4% 2.7x
31   Field Sparrow 3.7% 29.4% 25.7% 7.9x
32   Great Blue Heron 48.0% 23.5% 24.5% 0.5x
33   White-eyed Vireo 31.9% 23.5% 8.4% 0.7x
34   Gray Catbird 31.3% 23.5% 7.8% 0.8x
35   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.6% 23.5% 7.1% 0.8x
36   Blue Grosbeak 23.4% 23.5% 0.2% 1.0x
37   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.1% 23.5% 12.4% 2.1x
38   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 23.5% 15.2% 2.8x
39   Downy Woodpecker 39.3% 17.6% 21.6% 0.4x
40   Eastern Phoebe 34.0% 17.6% 16.3% 0.5x
41   Chimney Swift 28.8% 17.6% 11.2% 0.6x
42   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.7% 17.6% 6.0% 0.7x
43   Pileated Woodpecker 19.4% 17.6% 1.7% 0.9x
44   Cedar Waxwing 13.0% 17.6% 4.7% 1.4x
45   Northern Flicker 9.2% 17.6% 8.4% 1.9x
46   Swamp Sparrow 1.9% 17.6% 15.7% 9.3x
47   Eastern Kingbird 26.4% 11.8% 14.6% 0.4x
48   Black Vulture 21.2% 11.8% 9.4% 0.6x
49   Black-and-white Warbler 15.4% 11.8% 3.7% 0.8x
50   Scarlet Tanager 12.1% 11.8% 0.4% 1.0x
51   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.4% 11.8% 5.4% 1.8x
52   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 33.3% 5.9% 27.4% 0.2x
53   Northern Mockingbird 31.4% 5.9% 25.5% 0.2x
54   House Finch 27.2% 5.9% 21.3% 0.2x
55   Red-winged Blackbird 27.2% 5.9% 21.3% 0.2x
56   Acadian Flycatcher 26.8% 5.9% 20.9% 0.2x
57   American Redstart 22.6% 5.9% 16.7% 0.3x
58   Double-crested Cormorant 19.1% 5.9% 13.2% 0.3x
59   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 19.0% 5.9% 13.2% 0.3x
60   Brown Thrasher 16.8% 5.9% 10.9% 0.4x
61   Prothonotary Warbler 16.5% 5.9% 10.6% 0.4x
62   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 5.9% 9.4% 0.4x
63   Wood Thrush 14.2% 5.9% 8.3% 0.4x
64   Song Sparrow 14.2% 5.9% 8.3% 0.4x
65   Red-tailed Hawk 14.1% 5.9% 8.2% 0.4x
66   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 5.9% 5.4% 0.5x
67   White-throated Sparrow 7.5% 5.9% 1.7% 0.8x
68   Rock Pigeon 6.6% 5.9% 0.7% 0.9x
69   Swainson's Thrush 6.5% 5.9% 0.6% 0.9x
70   Veery 3.5% 5.9% 2.4% 1.7x
71   Great Egret 2.4% 5.9% 3.5% 2.5x
72   crow sp. 1.8% 5.9% 4.1% 3.3x
73   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.5% 5.9% 4.4% 3.9x
74   swallow sp. 1.2% 5.9% 4.7% 4.9x
75   Worm-eating Warbler 1.1% 5.9% 4.7% 5.2x
76   duck sp. 0.5% 5.9% 5.3% 10.8x
77   Chuck-will's-widow 0.4% 5.9% 5.5% 16.6x