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

based on 81 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Bass Lake Park & Trail 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 Relative
1   Northern Cardinal 79.3% 93.8% 14.5% 1.2x
2   Mallard 30.0% 92.6% 62.6% 3.1x
3   Canada Goose 42.0% 91.4% 49.3% 2.2x
4   Great Blue Heron 47.7% 90.1% 42.4% 1.9x
5   Carolina Chickadee 60.3% 87.7% 27.3% 1.5x
6   Carolina Wren 70.0% 80.2% 10.3% 1.1x
7   Tufted Titmouse 64.6% 80.2% 15.6% 1.2x
8   Great Crested Flycatcher 47.8% 76.5% 28.8% 1.6x
9   American Crow 56.6% 71.6% 15.0% 1.3x
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.0% 71.6% 16.6% 1.3x
11   Blue Jay 44.3% 69.1% 24.9% 1.6x
12   Barn Swallow 31.1% 69.1% 38.1% 2.2x
13   Red-eyed Vireo 51.3% 67.9% 16.6% 1.3x
14   Mourning Dove 49.2% 67.9% 18.7% 1.4x
15   Eastern Phoebe 33.7% 66.7% 32.9% 2.0x
16   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.4% 64.2% 7.8% 1.1x
17   Gray Catbird 31.1% 63.0% 31.8% 2.0x
18   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 60.5% 44.3% 3.7x
19   American Goldfinch 43.4% 59.3% 15.9% 1.4x
20   White-eyed Vireo 31.8% 56.8% 25.0% 1.8x
21   Summer Tanager 37.7% 55.6% 17.9% 1.5x
22   Downy Woodpecker 39.2% 54.3% 15.2% 1.4x
23   American Robin 37.9% 54.3% 16.4% 1.4x
24   Common Yellowthroat 40.6% 53.1% 12.5% 1.3x
25   Pine Warbler 38.9% 53.1% 14.2% 1.4x
26   Fish Crow 33.1% 50.6% 17.5% 1.5x
27   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 48.1% 16.6% 1.5x
28   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 46.9% 2.5% 0.9x
29   Turkey Vulture 39.4% 46.9% 7.5% 1.2x
30   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.7% 46.9% 11.2% 1.3x
31   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 33.2% 45.7% 12.5% 1.4x
32   Brown Thrasher 16.6% 45.7% 29.1% 2.8x
33   Tree Swallow 12.9% 45.7% 32.7% 3.5x
34   Acadian Flycatcher 26.6% 44.4% 17.8% 1.7x
35   Double-crested Cormorant 18.9% 44.4% 25.6% 2.4x
36   Common Grackle 36.9% 43.2% 6.3% 1.2x
37   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.5% 43.2% 12.7% 1.4x
38   Chipping Sparrow 37.1% 42.0% 4.8% 1.1x
39   Eastern Kingbird 26.3% 40.7% 14.4% 1.5x
40   Spotted Sandpiper 16.1% 40.7% 24.7% 2.5x
41   Eastern Towhee 37.8% 39.5% 1.7% 1.0x
42   Northern Parula 36.3% 39.5% 3.2% 1.1x
43   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.9% 39.5% 20.6% 2.1x
44   Indigo Bunting 44.9% 37.0% 7.9% 0.8x
45   Northern Mockingbird 31.3% 35.8% 4.5% 1.1x
46   Chimney Swift 28.8% 35.8% 7.0% 1.2x
47   House Finch 27.1% 35.8% 8.7% 1.3x
48   Ovenbird 18.6% 35.8% 17.2% 1.9x
49   Orchard Oriole 15.1% 34.6% 19.4% 2.3x
50   Wood Thrush 14.1% 34.6% 20.5% 2.5x
51   Blue Grosbeak 23.3% 30.9% 7.6% 1.3x
52   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.6% 29.6% 6.0% 1.3x
53   Black Vulture 21.1% 29.6% 8.5% 1.4x
54   Yellow-throated Warbler 14.7% 29.6% 14.9% 2.0x
55   American Redstart 22.5% 28.4% 5.9% 1.3x
56   Pileated Woodpecker 19.3% 27.2% 7.8% 1.4x
57   Purple Martin 10.0% 27.2% 17.2% 2.7x
58   Belted Kingfisher 11.9% 24.7% 12.8% 2.1x
59   Killdeer 20.0% 23.5% 3.5% 1.2x
60   European Starling 22.7% 22.2% 0.5% 1.0x
61   Black-and-white Warbler 15.4% 22.2% 6.8% 1.4x
62   Bald Eagle 10.3% 22.2% 11.9% 2.2x
63   Green Heron 10.6% 21.0% 10.3% 2.0x
64   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.7% 19.8% 1.9% 0.9x
65   House Wren 9.1% 18.5% 9.4% 2.0x
66   Red-winged Blackbird 27.2% 17.3% 9.9% 0.6x
67   Scarlet Tanager 12.1% 17.3% 5.2% 1.4x
68   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 12.0% 17.3% 5.3% 1.4x
69   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.2% 17.3% 6.1% 1.5x
70   Black-throated Blue Warbler 14.7% 16.0% 1.4% 1.1x
71   Blackpoll Warbler 7.4% 16.0% 8.6% 2.2x
72   Least Sandpiper 5.2% 14.8% 9.6% 2.9x
73   crow sp. 1.7% 14.8% 13.1% 8.6x
74   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 13.6% 5.8% 1.7x
75   Osprey 15.5% 11.1% 4.4% 0.7x
76   Cedar Waxwing 13.0% 11.1% 1.9% 0.9x
77   Solitary Sandpiper 8.0% 11.1% 3.1% 1.4x
78   Red-tailed Hawk 14.1% 9.9% 4.2% 0.7x
79   Eastern Meadowlark 8.3% 9.9% 1.6% 1.2x
80   White-throated Sparrow 7.5% 9.9% 2.3% 1.3x
81   Barred Owl 8.1% 8.6% 0.6% 1.1x
82   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 7.4% 0.9% 0.9x
83   Northern Waterthrush 7.3% 7.4% 0.1% 1.0x
84   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.3% 7.4% 5.1% 3.2x
85   Wood Duck 12.8% 6.2% 6.6% 0.5x
86   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.3% 6.2% 1.1% 0.8x
87   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.4% 6.2% 0.2% 1.0x
88   Great Egret 2.3% 6.2% 3.8% 2.6x
89   Ruddy Duck 0.3% 6.2% 5.9% 21.1x
90   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.2% 4.9% 6.2% 0.4x
91   Veery 3.5% 4.9% 1.4% 1.4x
92   peep sp. 0.9% 4.9% 4.0% 5.4x
93   Song Sparrow 14.2% 3.7% 10.5% 0.3x
94   Northern Flicker 9.3% 3.7% 5.6% 0.4x
95   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.1% 3.7% 0.6% 1.2x
96   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 3.7% 1.0% 1.4x
97   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 3.7% 2.3% 2.7x
98   Summer/Scarlet Tanager 0.1% 3.7% 3.6% 46.8x
99   Magnolia Warbler 3.7% 2.5% 1.2% 0.7x
100   Semipalmated Plover 2.3% 2.5% 0.1% 1.1x
101   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.6% 2.5% 0.9% 1.6x
102   Worm-eating Warbler 1.1% 2.5% 1.3% 2.2x
103   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 2.5% 1.9% 4.4x
104   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 2.5% 2.0% 4.9x
105   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 1.2% 9.9% 0.1x
106   Hooded Warbler 11.1% 1.2% 9.9% 0.1x
107   Rock Pigeon 6.6% 1.2% 5.4% 0.2x
108   Swainson's Thrush 6.5% 1.2% 5.3% 0.2x
109   Field Sparrow 3.8% 1.2% 2.5% 0.3x
110   House Sparrow 3.3% 1.2% 2.1% 0.4x
111   Swamp Sparrow 1.9% 1.2% 0.7% 0.6x
112   Mississippi Kite 1.9% 1.2% 0.7% 0.6x
113   Bank Swallow 1.2% 1.2% 0.0% 1.0x
114   swallow sp. 1.2% 1.2% 0.0% 1.0x
115   Pine Siskin 0.9% 1.2% 0.4% 1.4x
116   warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 0.5% 1.2% 0.7% 2.3x
117   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.3% 1.2% 0.9% 3.7x
118   Empidonax sp. 0.3% 1.2% 1.0% 4.6x
119   Catharus sp. 0.2% 1.2% 1.1% 7.4x
120   passerine sp. 0.2% 1.2% 1.1% 7.8x
121   woodpecker sp. 0.1% 1.2% 1.1% 11.1x
122   Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) 0.1% 1.2% 1.1% 11.1x
123   Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) 0.1% 1.2% 1.1% 13.0x
124   Pied-billed Grebe 0.1% 1.2% 1.1% 14.2x
125   heron sp. 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% 31.2x
126   Marsh Wren 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% 156.0x
127   Mandarin Duck 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% 156.0x