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

based on 105 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Melanie Lane Wetlands 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-winged Blackbird 27.3% 87.6% 60.3%
2   Tree Swallow 15.2% 86.7% 71.4%
3   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 79.0% 71.2%
4   Warbling Vireo 1.4% 79.0% 77.6%
5   Canada Goose 41.2% 78.1% 36.9%
6   American Robin 38.0% 66.7% 28.6%
7   Barn Swallow 30.1% 59.0% 29.0%
8   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 57.1% 27.1%
9   Common Grackle 33.9% 55.2% 21.3%
10   Killdeer 19.5% 55.2% 35.7%
11   Song Sparrow 15.7% 53.3% 37.6%
12   Least Sandpiper 4.9% 49.5% 44.6%
13   Great Egret 2.5% 48.6% 46.1%
14   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 48.6% 47.2%
15   Mallard 28.2% 45.7% 17.5%
16   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 40.0% 5.2%
17   European Starling 20.4% 37.1% 16.7%
18   Greater Yellowlegs 1.0% 37.1% 36.1%
19   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 35.2% 19.7%
20   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 34.3% 33.1%
21   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 32.4% 24.7%
22   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 30.5% 3.5%
23   Mute Swan 0.3% 29.5% 29.2%
24   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 28.6% 51.0%
25   Mourning Dove 47.8% 27.6% 20.2%
26   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 27.6% 25.7%
27   Gray Catbird 28.1% 25.7% 2.4%
28   Chimney Swift 27.5% 23.8% 3.7%
29   Wilson's Snipe 0.0% 23.8% 23.8%
30   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 22.9% 21.7%
31   Turkey Vulture 38.4% 21.0% 17.4%
32   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 21.0% 5.5%
33   Wilson's Phalarope 0% 21.0% 21.0%
34   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 20.0% 3.2%
35   American Goldfinch 45.0% 16.2% 28.8%
36   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 16.2% 24.2%
37   Wood Duck 12.5% 16.2% 3.7%
38   Willow Flycatcher 0.2% 14.3% 14.1%
39   Blue Jay 41.8% 13.3% 28.5%
40   American Crow 56.2% 12.4% 43.8%
41   Northern Flicker 8.5% 12.4% 3.9%
42   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 10.5% 54.7%
43   Bank Swallow 1.2% 9.5% 8.3%
44   Green Heron 9.8% 8.6% 1.3%
45   Bobolink 2.8% 8.6% 5.8%
46   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 7.6% 29.5%
47   Fish Crow 34.0% 7.6% 26.4%
48   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 6.7% 7.4%
49   House Wren 8.5% 6.7% 1.9%
50   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.5% 5.7% 51.8%
51   Downy Woodpecker 40.3% 5.7% 34.6%
52   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 5.7% 24.2%
53   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 5.7% 6.4%
54   Green-winged Teal 0.0% 5.7% 5.7%
55   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 4.8% 29.4%
56   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 4.8% 7.3%
57   House Sparrow 3.3% 4.8% 1.5%
58   Western Cattle-Egret 0.2% 4.8% 4.6%
59   Carolina Wren 70.8% 3.8% 67.0%
60   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.0% 3.8% 45.2%
61   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 3.8% 6.1%
62   Northern Waterthrush 6.7% 3.8% 2.9%
63   Semipalmated Plover 2.0% 3.8% 1.9%
64   American Kestrel 0.6% 3.8% 3.2%
65   Dunlin 0.5% 3.8% 3.3%
66   Marsh Wren 0.0% 3.8% 3.8%
67   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.3% 2.9% 51.4%
68   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 2.9% 49.0%
69   Black Vulture 20.5% 2.9% 17.6%
70   Bald Eagle 10.5% 2.9% 7.6%
71   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.2% 2.9% 2.6%
72   Chipping Sparrow 38.3% 1.9% 36.4%
73   House Finch 29.3% 1.9% 27.4%
74   American Redstart 22.1% 1.9% 20.2%
75   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 1.9% 6.0%
76   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 1.9% 5.7%
77   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 1.9% 3.7%
78   Cliff Swallow 5.0% 1.9% 3.1%
79   Common Raven 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%
80   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 1.9% 1.9%
81   Eastern Bluebird 49.6% 1.0% 48.7%
82   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.9% 1.0% 31.0%
83   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 1.0% 22.2%
84   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.1% 1.0% 17.2%
85   Wood Thrush 13.0% 1.0% 12.1%
86   Purple Martin 10.5% 1.0% 9.5%
87   Hairy Woodpecker 8.8% 1.0% 7.9%
88   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 1.0% 1.8%
89   Hooded Merganser 1.7% 1.0% 0.8%
90   Wilson's Warbler 0.5% 1.0% 0.4%
91   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
92   Glossy Ibis 0.1% 1.0% 0.8%
93   American Coot 0.1% 1.0% 0.8%
94   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
95   Gadwall 0.0% 1.0% 0.9%
96   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 1.0% 1.0%