Bird Finder

Top Birds at Shearon Harris Visitor's Center in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 15 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 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   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 73.3% 21.9%
2   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 73.3% 35.6%
3   Barn Swallow 30.5% 73.3% 42.8%
4   Acadian Flycatcher 26.0% 73.3% 47.3%
5   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 66.7% 2.3%
6   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 66.7% 9.8%
7   Pine Warbler 39.6% 66.7% 27.0%
8   Northern Parula 36.4% 66.7% 30.3%
9   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 66.7% 31.7%
10   Ovenbird 18.7% 66.7% 48.0%
11   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 60.0% 19.6%
12   Carolina Wren 70.4% 60.0% 10.4%
13   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 60.0% 0.0%
14   Summer Tanager 37.1% 60.0% 22.9%
15   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.3% 60.0% 38.7%
16   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 53.3% 0.7%
17   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 53.3% 5.3%
18   American Goldfinch 44.3% 53.3% 9.0%
19   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.1% 53.3% 23.2%
20   House Finch 27.5% 53.3% 25.8%
21   European Starling 22.3% 53.3% 31.0%
22   American Crow 56.7% 46.7% 10.0%
23   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 46.7% 7.1%
24   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 46.7% 15.7%
25   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.6% 46.7% 31.1%
26   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 40.0% 9.4%
27   Mourning Dove 48.3% 40.0% 8.3%
28   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 40.0% 0.4%
29   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 40.0% 5.6%
30   American Robin 38.6% 33.3% 5.3%
31   Chimney Swift 28.3% 33.3% 5.0%
32   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.3% 33.3% 10.0%
33   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 33.3% 14.2%
34   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 33.3% 21.5%
35   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 33.3% 26.6%
36   Indigo Bunting 45.5% 26.7% 18.8%
37   Blue Jay 43.0% 26.7% 16.4%
38   Canada Goose 41.7% 26.7% 15.0%
39   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 26.7% 10.8%
40   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 26.7% 6.9%
41   Fish Crow 33.3% 26.7% 6.6%
42   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 26.7% 4.8%
43   Black-and-white Warbler 15.8% 26.7% 10.8%
44   Wood Thrush 13.7% 26.7% 12.9%
45   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 26.7% 15.2%
46   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 26.7% 15.9%
47   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 26.7% 18.3%
48   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 20.0% 26.6%
49   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 20.0% 20.9%
50   Common Grackle 35.7% 20.0% 15.7%
51   Gray Catbird 30.8% 20.0% 10.8%
52   Red-winged Blackbird 27.5% 20.0% 7.5%
53   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 20.0% 3.5%
54   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 20.0% 1.2%
55   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 20.0% 6.7%
56   Wood Duck 13.0% 20.0% 7.0%
57   Northern Flicker 8.8% 20.0% 11.2%
58   Worm-eating Warbler 1.2% 20.0% 18.8%
59   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 13.3% 18.8%
60   Eastern Kingbird 26.6% 13.3% 13.3%
61   Black Vulture 21.0% 13.3% 7.7%
62   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 13.3% 2.9%
63   Osprey 15.9% 13.3% 2.6%
64   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 13.3% 1.9%
65   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 13.3% 2.2%
66   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 13.3% 2.9%
67   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 13.3% 5.0%
68   Barred Owl 7.8% 13.3% 5.5%
69   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 13.3% 5.9%
70   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 13.3% 7.2%
71   House Sparrow 3.7% 13.3% 9.7%
72   Field Sparrow 3.6% 13.3% 9.8%
73   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 13.3% 10.6%
74   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.2% 13.3% 11.2%
75   Wild Turkey 1.5% 13.3% 11.8%
76   Chuck-will's-widow 0.3% 13.3% 13.0%
77   American Redstart 22.7% 6.7% 16.0%
78   Killdeer 20.0% 6.7% 13.3%
79   Tree Swallow 14.5% 6.7% 7.8%
80   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 6.7% 7.1%
81   Belted Kingfisher 11.9% 6.7% 5.2%
82   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 6.7% 4.6%
83   Bald Eagle 10.3% 6.7% 3.7%
84   House Wren 9.6% 6.7% 3.0%
85   Solitary Sandpiper 8.1% 6.7% 1.5%
86   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 6.7% 1.4%
87   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 6.7% 0.9%
88   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 6.7% 0.6%
89   Swainson's Thrush 6.0% 6.7% 0.7%
90   Veery 3.5% 6.7% 3.2%
91   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.5% 6.7% 5.2%
92   Pine Siskin 0.8% 6.7% 5.9%
93   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 6.7% 6.2%
94   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.3% 6.7% 6.4%