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Top Birds at Horton Grove Nature Preserve in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 89 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Horton Grove Nature Preserve 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   Summer Tanager 36.8% 89.9% 53.1%
2   Indigo Bunting 45.2% 86.5% 41.3%
3   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 78.7% 1.0%
4   Red-eyed Vireo 51.3% 75.3% 24.0%
5   Yellow-breasted Chat 10.8% 71.9% 61.1%
6   Carolina Wren 70.4% 70.8% 0.4%
7   Common Yellowthroat 40.7% 68.5% 27.9%
8   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 66.3% 9.4%
9   Eastern Bluebird 49.3% 66.3% 17.0%
10   Ovenbird 18.4% 66.3% 47.9%
11   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 65.2% 0.8%
12   Northern Parula 36.3% 62.9% 26.7%
13   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.1% 62.9% 41.8%
14   Brown-headed Cowbird 34.9% 60.7% 25.8%
15   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 58.4% 1.5%
16   Mourning Dove 48.2% 56.2% 8.0%
17   Acadian Flycatcher 25.9% 52.8% 26.9%
18   Wood Thrush 13.5% 49.4% 35.9%
19   Prairie Warbler 7.4% 48.3% 40.9%
20   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 44.9% 9.1%
21   American Crow 56.7% 43.8% 12.9%
22   Pine Warbler 39.7% 41.6% 1.9%
23   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 41.6% 1.9%
24   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 40.4% 6.9%
25   Blue Jay 43.0% 38.2% 4.8%
26   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.7% 38.2% 19.5%
27   Scarlet Tanager 11.7% 38.2% 26.5%
28   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.2% 37.1% 11.1%
29   American Goldfinch 44.4% 34.8% 9.6%
30   Field Sparrow 3.4% 31.5% 28.0%
31   Downy Woodpecker 39.7% 30.3% 9.3%
32   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 30.3% 11.3%
33   Hooded Warbler 11.3% 30.3% 19.0%
34   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.6% 30.3% 23.8%
35   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.3% 25.8% 2.5%
36   Eastern Towhee 37.6% 24.7% 12.9%
37   Black Vulture 21.0% 24.7% 3.7%
38   Chipping Sparrow 37.9% 23.6% 14.3%
39   American Redstart 22.7% 22.5% 0.2%
40   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.7% 21.3% 7.6%
41   White-throated Sparrow 8.3% 21.3% 13.0%
42   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 20.2% 11.9%
43   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 19.1% 4.4%
44   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 19.1% 8.4%
45   Gray Catbird 30.9% 18.0% 12.9%
46   Eastern Phoebe 34.5% 15.7% 18.8%
47   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.6% 15.7% 0.1%
48   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 15.7% 8.4%
49   Fish Crow 33.4% 14.6% 18.8%
50   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 14.6% 15.6%
51   Veery 3.4% 14.6% 11.2%
52   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 12.4% 2.9%
53   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 12.4% 0.9%
54   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 12.4% 1.1%
55   Swainson's Thrush 5.9% 12.4% 6.4%
56   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 10.1% 0.3%
57   Great Blue Heron 46.8% 9.0% 37.8%
58   American Robin 38.8% 9.0% 29.8%
59   Chimney Swift 28.4% 9.0% 19.4%
60   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 9.0% 6.9%
61   Cedar Waxwing 13.3% 9.0% 4.4%
62   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.6% 6.7% 24.9%
63   House Finch 27.7% 6.7% 20.9%
64   Song Sparrow 15.0% 5.6% 9.4%
65   Tree Swallow 14.5% 5.6% 8.9%
66   Barred Owl 7.8% 5.6% 2.2%
67   Brown Thrasher 17.3% 4.5% 12.8%
68   Bald Eagle 10.4% 4.5% 5.9%
69   Northern Flicker 8.8% 4.5% 4.3%
70   Northern Mockingbird 31.2% 3.4% 27.8%
71   Red-winged Blackbird 27.6% 3.4% 24.3%
72   Eastern Kingbird 26.7% 3.4% 23.4%
73   Wild Turkey 1.5% 3.4% 1.8%
74   Prothonotary Warbler 16.3% 2.2% 14.1%
75   Osprey 16.0% 2.2% 13.8%
76   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 2.2% 5.9%
77   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.2% 2.2% 0.1%
78   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 2.2% 1.4%
79   Northern Bobwhite 0.4% 2.2% 1.9%
80   Canada Goose 41.9% 1.1% 40.8%
81   Common Grackle 35.9% 1.1% 34.8%
82   Mallard 29.2% 1.1% 28.0%
83   European Starling 22.5% 1.1% 21.4%
84   Double-crested Cormorant 18.4% 1.1% 17.2%
85   House Wren 9.7% 1.1% 8.6%
86   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 1.1% 5.9%
87   House Sparrow 3.7% 1.1% 2.6%
88   Grasshopper Sparrow 2.8% 1.1% 1.7%
89   Swamp Sparrow 2.1% 1.1% 0.9%
90   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.6% 1.1% 0.5%
91   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
92   Worm-eating Warbler 1.2% 1.1% 0.0%
93   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 1.1% 0.1%
94   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 1.1% 0.8%
95   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.3% 1.1% 0.8%
96   Cerulean Warbler 0.1% 1.1% 1.1%