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Top Birds at Town Lake Park in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 23 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Town Lake Park 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% 91.3% 11.7%
2   American Crow 56.6% 73.9% 17.3%
3   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.0% 73.9% 25.9%
4   Carolina Wren 70.4% 69.6% 0.8%
5   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 69.6% 5.2%
6   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 69.6% 18.2%
7   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.5% 69.6% 54.1%
8   Pine Warbler 39.7% 52.2% 12.5%
9   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 52.2% 14.4%
10   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 52.2% 18.6%
11   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 47.8% 9.1%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 43.5% 10.5%
13   Summer Tanager 37.1% 43.5% 6.4%
14   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 43.5% 12.0%
15   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 39.1% 20.9%
16   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 39.1% 10.2%
17   Blue Jay 43.0% 34.8% 8.2%
18   Canada Goose 41.7% 34.8% 6.9%
19   Northern Parula 36.4% 34.8% 1.6%
20   Acadian Flycatcher 26.0% 34.8% 8.8%
21   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 30.4% 10.4%
22   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 30.4% 9.2%
23   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 26.1% 20.5%
24   Chimney Swift 28.3% 26.1% 2.2%
25   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 26.1% 14.7%
26   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 21.7% 8.4%
27   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 21.7% 0.4%
28   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 21.7% 2.6%
29   Indigo Bunting 45.5% 17.4% 28.1%
30   American Goldfinch 44.4% 17.4% 27.0%
31   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 17.4% 17.7%
32   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 17.4% 17.0%
33   Fish Crow 33.3% 17.4% 15.9%
34   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 17.4% 13.7%
35   Brown Thrasher 17.2% 17.4% 0.1%
36   Gray Catbird 30.9% 13.0% 17.8%
37   American Redstart 22.7% 13.0% 9.6%
38   Black Vulture 21.0% 13.0% 8.0%
39   Wood Thrush 13.7% 13.0% 0.7%
40   Belted Kingfisher 11.8% 13.0% 1.2%
41   Turkey Vulture 39.7% 8.7% 31.0%
42   American Robin 38.7% 8.7% 30.0%
43   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 8.7% 23.4%
44   House Finch 27.6% 8.7% 18.9%
45   Spotted Sandpiper 16.4% 8.7% 7.7%
46   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 8.7% 7.5%
47   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 8.7% 7.2%
48   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 8.7% 0.3%
49   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 8.7% 2.0%
50   Mourning Dove 48.3% 4.3% 44.0%
51   Common Grackle 35.8% 4.3% 31.4%
52   Osprey 16.0% 4.3% 11.6%
53   Cedar Waxwing 13.3% 4.3% 9.0%
54   Green Heron 10.6% 4.3% 6.2%
55   House Wren 9.6% 4.3% 5.3%
56   Northern Flicker 8.8% 4.3% 4.4%
57   Solitary Sandpiper 8.1% 4.3% 3.8%
58   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 4.3% 3.1%
59   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 4.3% 2.7%
60   Magnolia Warbler 3.6% 4.3% 0.8%
61   Veery 3.5% 4.3% 0.9%