Top Birds at J.C. Raulston Arboretum in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 13 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at J.C. Raulston Arboretum 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Cardinal | 79.4% | 100.0% | 20.6% | 1.3x | |||
| 2 | American Robin | 37.9% | 100.0% | 62.1% | 2.6x | |||
| 3 | Northern Mockingbird | 31.3% | 92.3% | 61.0% | 3.0x | |||
| 4 | Eastern Towhee | 37.7% | 84.6% | 46.9% | 2.2x | |||
| 5 | Brown Thrasher | 16.7% | 84.6% | 67.9% | 5.1x | |||
| 6 | Common Grackle | 36.9% | 76.9% | 40.0% | 2.1x | |||
| 7 | House Finch | 27.1% | 76.9% | 49.8% | 2.8x | |||
| 8 | Gray Catbird | 31.3% | 69.2% | 38.0% | 2.2x | |||
| 9 | Song Sparrow | 14.1% | 69.2% | 55.1% | 4.9x | |||
| 10 | House Wren | 9.1% | 69.2% | 60.1% | 7.6x | |||
| 11 | Carolina Wren | 70.0% | 61.5% | 8.5% | 0.9x | |||
| 12 | American Crow | 56.7% | 61.5% | 4.9% | 1.1x | |||
| 13 | Mourning Dove | 49.3% | 61.5% | 12.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 14 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.4% | 53.8% | 4.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 15 | Chipping Sparrow | 37.2% | 53.8% | 16.7% | 1.4x | |||
| 16 | European Starling | 22.7% | 53.8% | 31.2% | 2.4x | |||
| 17 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 56.4% | 46.2% | 10.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 18 | Chimney Swift | 28.8% | 46.2% | 17.3% | 1.6x | |||
| 19 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.0% | 38.5% | 25.5% | 3.0x | |||
| 20 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.8% | 30.8% | 34.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 21 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.5% | 30.8% | 29.8% | 0.5x | |||
| 22 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.0% | 30.8% | 17.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 23 | Turkey Vulture | 39.4% | 30.8% | 8.7% | 0.8x | |||
| 24 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.8% | 30.8% | 5.0% | 0.9x | |||
| 25 | Killdeer | 20.0% | 30.8% | 10.8% | 1.5x | |||
| 26 | Great Blue Heron | 48.0% | 23.1% | 24.9% | 0.5x | |||
| 27 | Blue Jay | 44.5% | 23.1% | 21.4% | 0.5x | |||
| 28 | Canada Goose | 42.3% | 23.1% | 19.3% | 0.5x | |||
| 29 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 33.3% | 23.1% | 10.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 30 | Fish Crow | 33.2% | 23.1% | 10.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 31 | Orchard Oriole | 15.2% | 23.1% | 7.8% | 1.5x | |||
| 32 | American Goldfinch | 43.5% | 15.4% | 28.2% | 0.4x | |||
| 33 | Pine Warbler | 39.0% | 15.4% | 23.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 34 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 19.0% | 15.4% | 3.6% | 0.8x | |||
| 35 | Purple Martin | 10.1% | 15.4% | 5.3% | 1.5x | |||
| 36 | Rock Pigeon | 6.6% | 15.4% | 8.8% | 2.3x | |||
| 37 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.5% | 7.7% | 43.8% | 0.1x | |||
| 38 | Indigo Bunting | 44.9% | 7.7% | 37.2% | 0.2x | |||
| 39 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.7% | 7.7% | 33.1% | 0.2x | |||
| 40 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.3% | 7.7% | 31.6% | 0.2x | |||
| 41 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.6% | 7.7% | 24.0% | 0.2x | |||
| 42 | Barn Swallow | 31.3% | 7.7% | 23.6% | 0.2x | |||
| 43 | Tree Swallow | 13.2% | 7.7% | 5.5% | 0.6x | |||
| 44 | Green Heron | 10.7% | 7.7% | 3.0% | 0.7x | |||
| 45 | Swainson's Thrush | 6.5% | 7.7% | 1.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 46 | House Sparrow | 3.3% | 7.7% | 4.4% | 2.3x | |||
| 47 | crow sp. | 1.8% | 7.7% | 5.9% | 4.3x | |||
| 48 | Northern Harrier | 0.4% | 7.7% | 7.3% | 20.4x |