Bird Finder

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

based on 77 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 Relative
1   Summer Tanager 37.5% 90.9% 53.4% 2.4x
2   Indigo Bunting 44.6% 89.6% 45.0% 2.0x
3   Northern Cardinal 79.4% 79.2% 0.2% 1.0x
4   Red-eyed Vireo 51.3% 76.6% 25.4% 1.5x
5   Carolina Wren 70.0% 74.0% 4.0% 1.1x
6   Yellow-breasted Chat 10.7% 74.0% 63.4% 6.9x
7   Common Yellowthroat 40.5% 70.1% 29.6% 1.7x
8   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.4% 68.8% 12.5% 1.2x
9   Tufted Titmouse 64.7% 67.5% 2.8% 1.0x
10   Eastern Bluebird 49.3% 67.5% 18.2% 1.4x
11   Northern Parula 36.1% 66.2% 30.1% 1.8x
12   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 64.9% 43.5% 3.0x
13   Ovenbird 18.5% 64.9% 46.5% 3.5x
14   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.6% 62.3% 26.7% 1.7x
15   Carolina Chickadee 60.5% 59.7% 0.8% 1.0x
16   Mourning Dove 49.2% 58.4% 9.2% 1.2x
17   Acadian Flycatcher 26.6% 53.2% 26.7% 2.0x
18   Wood Thrush 14.0% 49.4% 35.4% 3.5x
19   Prairie Warbler 7.5% 49.4% 41.9% 6.6x
20   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.2% 46.8% 8.5% 0.8x
21   Turkey Vulture 39.4% 45.5% 6.1% 1.2x
22   American Crow 56.8% 42.9% 13.9% 0.8x
23   Blue Jay 44.5% 41.6% 2.9% 0.9x
24   Pine Warbler 39.0% 41.6% 2.6% 1.1x
25   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.9% 39.0% 20.1% 2.1x
26   Scarlet Tanager 12.0% 39.0% 27.0% 3.3x
27   American Goldfinch 43.5% 37.7% 5.9% 0.9x
28   White-eyed Vireo 31.9% 36.4% 4.5% 1.1x
29   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 35.1% 13.0% 0.7x
30   Field Sparrow 3.6% 35.1% 31.5% 9.9x
31   Pileated Woodpecker 19.3% 33.8% 14.5% 1.8x
32   Downy Woodpecker 39.3% 29.9% 9.4% 0.8x
33   Hooded Warbler 10.9% 29.9% 18.9% 2.7x
34   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.3% 29.9% 23.6% 4.8x
35   Eastern Towhee 37.9% 26.0% 11.9% 0.7x
36   Chipping Sparrow 37.2% 26.0% 11.3% 0.7x
37   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.6% 26.0% 2.3% 1.1x
38   Black Vulture 21.1% 26.0% 4.8% 1.2x
39   Black-throated Blue Warbler 14.6% 23.4% 8.7% 1.6x
40   Blue Grosbeak 23.4% 22.1% 1.3% 0.9x
41   American Redstart 22.6% 22.1% 0.5% 1.0x
42   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.1% 22.1% 11.0% 2.0x
43   Gray Catbird 31.4% 20.8% 10.6% 0.7x
44   White-throated Sparrow 7.5% 20.8% 13.3% 2.8x
45   Yellow-throated Warbler 14.8% 18.2% 3.4% 1.2x
46   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 18.2% 9.9% 2.2x
47   Eastern Phoebe 34.1% 16.9% 17.2% 0.5x
48   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.7% 16.9% 13.8% 0.6x
49   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.2% 16.9% 9.6% 2.3x
50   Veery 3.4% 15.6% 12.1% 4.5x
51   Fish Crow 33.3% 14.3% 19.1% 0.4x
52   Red-tailed Hawk 14.1% 14.3% 0.2% 1.0x
53   Swainson's Thrush 6.4% 14.3% 7.9% 2.2x
54   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 13.0% 1.7% 1.2x
55   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 12.1% 11.7% 0.4% 1.0x
56   Great Blue Heron 48.2% 10.4% 37.8% 0.2x
57   Black-and-white Warbler 15.5% 10.4% 5.1% 0.7x
58   Cedar Waxwing 13.0% 10.4% 2.6% 0.8x
59   Chimney Swift 28.9% 9.1% 19.9% 0.3x
60   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 9.1% 6.2% 0.6x
61   American Robin 38.2% 7.8% 30.4% 0.2x
62   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.8% 7.8% 24.0% 0.2x
63   House Finch 27.3% 6.5% 20.8% 0.2x
64   Tree Swallow 13.2% 6.5% 6.7% 0.5x
65   Barred Owl 8.1% 6.5% 1.6% 0.8x
66   Brown Thrasher 16.9% 5.2% 11.7% 0.3x
67   Song Sparrow 14.2% 5.2% 9.0% 0.4x
68   Bald Eagle 10.4% 5.2% 5.2% 0.5x
69   Northern Flicker 9.2% 5.2% 4.1% 0.6x
70   Northern Mockingbird 31.5% 3.9% 27.6% 0.1x
71   Wild Turkey 1.4% 3.9% 2.5% 2.7x
72   Empidonax sp. 0.3% 3.9% 3.6% 15.4x
73   Eastern Kingbird 26.5% 2.6% 23.9% 0.1x
74   Prothonotary Warbler 16.5% 2.6% 13.9% 0.2x
75   Osprey 15.6% 2.6% 13.0% 0.2x
76   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.4% 2.6% 0.2% 1.1x
77   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 2.6% 1.7% 3.0x
78   Northern Bobwhite 0.3% 2.6% 2.3% 7.8x
79   new world sparrow sp. 0.2% 2.6% 2.4% 13.1x
80   Canada Goose 42.6% 1.3% 41.3% 0.0x
81   Common Grackle 37.1% 1.3% 35.8% 0.0x
82   Mallard 30.6% 1.3% 29.3% 0.0x
83   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 1.3% 26.0% 0.0x
84   European Starling 22.8% 1.3% 21.5% 0.1x
85   Double-crested Cormorant 19.1% 1.3% 17.8% 0.1x
86   House Wren 9.2% 1.3% 7.9% 0.1x
87   Yellow Warbler 7.9% 1.3% 6.6% 0.2x
88   House Sparrow 3.3% 1.3% 2.0% 0.4x
89   Grasshopper Sparrow 2.9% 1.3% 1.6% 0.4x
90   Swamp Sparrow 1.9% 1.3% 0.6% 0.7x
91   crow sp. 1.8% 1.3% 0.5% 0.7x
92   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.5% 1.3% 0.2% 0.9x
93   Worm-eating Warbler 1.1% 1.3% 0.2% 1.1x
94   Blue-headed Vireo 1.1% 1.3% 0.2% 1.2x
95   Baltimore Oriole 1.0% 1.3% 0.3% 1.3x
96   duck sp. 0.5% 1.3% 0.8% 2.4x
97   warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 0.5% 1.3% 0.8% 2.4x
98   hawk sp. 0.5% 1.3% 0.8% 2.5x
99   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 1.3% 1.0% 3.9x
100   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.3% 1.3% 1.0% 3.9x
101   Catharus sp. 0.2% 1.3% 1.1% 7.8x
102   woodpecker sp. 0.1% 1.3% 1.2% 11.7x
103   new world vulture sp. 0.1% 1.3% 1.2% 13.7x
104   Summer/Scarlet Tanager 0.1% 1.3% 1.2% 13.7x
105   Cerulean Warbler 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% 32.8x
106   finch sp. 0.0% 1.3% 1.3% 164.1x