Bird Finder

Top Birds at Falls Lake in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 22 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake 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   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 45.5% 1.1%
2   American Crow 56.7% 40.9% 15.8%
3   Osprey 15.9% 40.9% 25.0%
4   Canada Goose 41.7% 36.4% 5.3%
5   Scarlet Tanager 11.8% 36.4% 24.5%
6   Northern Cardinal 79.7% 31.8% 47.8%
7   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 31.8% 7.8%
8   Carolina Wren 70.4% 27.3% 43.2%
9   Tufted Titmouse 64.5% 27.3% 37.2%
10   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.0% 27.3% 29.7%
11   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 27.3% 24.2%
12   Mourning Dove 48.3% 27.3% 21.0%
13   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 27.3% 20.8%
14   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 27.3% 12.3%
15   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 27.3% 10.2%
16   Summer Tanager 37.1% 27.3% 9.9%
17   Fish Crow 33.3% 27.3% 6.0%
18   Barn Swallow 30.6% 27.3% 3.3%
19   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 27.3% 5.9%
20   Ovenbird 18.7% 27.3% 8.6%
21   Cliff Swallow 5.3% 27.3% 22.0%
22   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 22.7% 37.3%
23   American Goldfinch 44.4% 22.7% 21.6%
24   Blue Jay 43.0% 22.7% 20.3%
25   Northern Parula 36.4% 22.7% 13.7%
26   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 22.7% 9.4%
27   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 22.7% 7.4%
28   Eastern Kingbird 26.6% 22.7% 3.9%
29   Acadian Flycatcher 26.0% 22.7% 3.3%
30   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 22.7% 0.8%
31   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 22.7% 3.9%
32   Double-crested Cormorant 18.2% 22.7% 4.5%
33   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 22.7% 6.5%
34   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.6% 22.7% 7.2%
35   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 22.7% 12.4%
36   Bald Eagle 10.3% 22.7% 12.4%
37   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 18.2% 31.2%
38   Indigo Bunting 45.5% 18.2% 27.3%
39   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 18.2% 22.7%
40   Pine Warbler 39.7% 18.2% 21.5%
41   American Robin 38.6% 18.2% 20.5%
42   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 18.2% 19.6%
43   Common Grackle 35.7% 18.2% 17.5%
44   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 18.2% 16.9%
45   Chimney Swift 28.3% 18.2% 10.1%
46   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 18.2% 5.2%
47   American Redstart 22.7% 18.2% 4.5%
48   Black Vulture 21.0% 18.2% 2.8%
49   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 18.2% 0.9%
50   Tree Swallow 14.5% 18.2% 3.7%
51   Wood Duck 13.0% 18.2% 5.2%
52   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 18.2% 7.4%
53   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 18.2% 10.6%
54   Laughing Gull 0.2% 18.2% 17.9%
55   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 13.6% 40.4%
56   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 13.6% 20.0%
57   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 13.6% 17.9%
58   Gray Catbird 30.9% 13.6% 17.2%
59   Mallard 29.0% 13.6% 15.4%
60   Red-winged Blackbird 27.5% 13.6% 13.9%
61   European Starling 22.4% 13.6% 8.7%
62   Brown Thrasher 17.3% 13.6% 3.6%
63   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 13.6% 1.6%
64   Belted Kingfisher 11.8% 13.6% 1.8%
65   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 13.6% 2.2%
66   Northern Flicker 8.8% 13.6% 4.9%
67   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 13.6% 5.2%
68   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 13.6% 6.9%
69   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 9.1% 25.3%
70   Northern Mockingbird 31.1% 9.1% 22.0%
71   Spotted Sandpiper 16.4% 9.1% 7.3%
72   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 9.1% 2.0%
73   Purple Martin 10.4% 9.1% 1.3%
74   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 9.1% 2.9%
75   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.1% 9.1% 5.9%
76   Ring-billed Gull 1.6% 9.1% 7.5%
77   Wild Turkey 1.5% 9.1% 7.6%
78   Common Loon 0.4% 9.1% 8.7%
79   Anhinga 0.3% 9.1% 8.8%
80   House Finch 27.6% 4.5% 23.0%
81   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 4.5% 11.3%
82   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 4.5% 9.2%
83   Wood Thrush 13.7% 4.5% 9.2%
84   Cedar Waxwing 13.3% 4.5% 8.8%
85   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 4.5% 8.8%
86   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 4.5% 6.8%
87   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 4.5% 3.5%
88   Barred Owl 7.8% 4.5% 3.3%
89   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 4.5% 2.9%
90   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 4.5% 2.7%
91   Magnolia Warbler 3.6% 4.5% 0.9%
92   Bank Swallow 1.4% 4.5% 3.2%
93   Worm-eating Warbler 1.2% 4.5% 3.4%
94   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 4.5% 3.7%
95   Caspian Tern 0.8% 4.5% 3.7%
96   Common Tern 0.2% 4.5% 4.3%
97   Common Gallinule 0.1% 4.5% 4.5%
98   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 4.5% 4.5%
99   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.0% 4.5% 4.5%