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Top Birds at Melanie Lane Wetlands in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 119 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Melanie Lane Wetlands in April. 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   Canada Goose 48.6% 91.6% 43.0%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 26.8% 82.4% 55.6%
3   Green-winged Teal 0.3% 76.5% 76.1%
4   Tree Swallow 14.5% 71.4% 56.9%
5   American Robin 42.0% 66.4% 24.4%
6   Wilson's Snipe 1.0% 60.5% 59.5%
7   Gadwall 0.1% 56.3% 56.2%
8   Common Grackle 25.9% 54.6% 28.7%
9   Killdeer 17.3% 54.6% 37.4%
10   Song Sparrow 23.8% 52.9% 29.1%
11   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 28.5% 47.9% 19.4%
12   Great Egret 2.2% 44.5% 42.3%
13   European Starling 19.9% 41.2% 21.2%
14   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 40.3% 40.4%
15   Mallard 29.5% 39.5% 10.0%
16   Northern Shoveler 0.2% 34.5% 34.3%
17   Barn Swallow 19.6% 30.3% 10.6%
18   Great Blue Heron 44.0% 29.4% 14.5%
19   Blue Jay 48.6% 27.7% 20.8%
20   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 26.9% 15.9%
21   Mourning Dove 45.4% 26.1% 19.3%
22   Greater Yellowlegs 0.8% 26.1% 25.2%
23   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 21.8% 20.5%
24   Fish Crow 37.0% 21.0% 16.0%
25   Belted Kingfisher 18.6% 21.0% 2.4%
26   Blue-winged Teal 2.2% 20.2% 18.0%
27   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 19.3% 20.7%
28   Yellow Warbler 2.6% 18.5% 15.8%
29   Rusty Blackbird 0.8% 16.8% 16.0%
30   Northern Flicker 13.1% 16.0% 2.9%
31   Wood Duck 13.3% 15.1% 1.8%
32   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 14.3% 12.6%
33   Double-crested Cormorant 25.8% 14.3% 11.5%
34   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 14.3% 0.2%
35   Mute Swan 0.4% 14.3% 13.9%
36   Red-tailed Hawk 12.5% 13.4% 1.0%
37   Savannah Sparrow 4.1% 13.4% 9.4%
38   Tufted Titmouse 70.2% 12.6% 57.6%
39   White-throated Sparrow 57.3% 11.8% 45.6%
40   American Crow 56.7% 11.8% 45.0%
41   American Goldfinch 47.1% 11.8% 35.4%
42   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.8% 10.9% 33.8%
43   American Black Duck 0.1% 10.9% 10.8%
44   Ring-billed Gull 6.3% 10.1% 3.8%
45   Warbling Vireo 0.2% 10.1% 9.8%
46   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 63.5% 9.2% 54.3%
47   House Sparrow 2.2% 9.2% 7.1%
48   American Coot 0.8% 8.4% 7.6%
49   Chimney Swift 13.9% 7.6% 6.4%
50   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 7.6% 7.5%
51   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.3% 6.7% 51.6%
52   Brown-headed Cowbird 38.0% 6.7% 31.3%
53   Solitary Sandpiper 5.9% 6.7% 0.8%
54   Least Sandpiper 1.1% 6.7% 5.6%
55   Carolina Wren 71.6% 5.9% 65.7%
56   Eastern Phoebe 35.4% 5.9% 29.5%
57   Bufflehead 1.3% 5.9% 4.6%
58   Chipping Sparrow 43.6% 5.0% 38.6%
59   Ring-necked Duck 0.4% 5.0% 4.6%
60   Northern Pintail 0.0% 5.0% 5.0%
61   Osprey 17.5% 3.4% 14.2%
62   Bald Eagle 12.4% 3.4% 9.1%
63   Spotted Sandpiper 7.3% 3.4% 4.0%
64   Orchard Oriole 7.2% 3.4% 3.8%
65   Green Heron 6.4% 3.4% 3.1%
66   Hooded Merganser 2.3% 3.4% 1.1%
67   Pied-billed Grebe 2.1% 3.4% 1.3%
68   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 3.4% 3.4%
69   House Finch 27.2% 2.5% 24.7%
70   Eastern Kingbird 13.0% 2.5% 10.5%
71   Palm Warbler 7.9% 2.5% 5.4%
72   Common Raven 0.4% 2.5% 2.1%
73   Merlin 0.2% 2.5% 2.3%
74   American Wigeon 0.1% 2.5% 2.4%
75   Gray Catbird 18.3% 1.7% 16.6%
76   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 1.7% 3.3%
77   Cliff Swallow 3.5% 1.7% 1.8%
78   American Kestrel 1.0% 1.7% 0.7%
79   Lesser Scaup 0.7% 1.7% 1.0%
80   Black Vulture 20.4% 0.8% 19.6%
81   Field Sparrow 10.7% 0.8% 9.8%
82   Dark-eyed Junco 5.1% 0.8% 4.3%
83   Pine Siskin 3.2% 0.8% 2.3%
84   Northern Harrier 0.8% 0.8% 0.1%
85   Bank Swallow 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
86   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 0.8% 0.8%
87   Common Merganser 0% 0.8% 0.8%