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Top Birds at Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 126 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 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   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 93.7% 14.2%
2   American Robin 38.2% 93.7% 55.5%
3   Carolina Wren 70.2% 88.9% 18.7%
4   Tufted Titmouse 64.2% 87.3% 23.1%
5   Gray Catbird 30.4% 86.5% 56.1%
6   Canada Goose 41.3% 84.9% 43.6%
7   Carolina Chickadee 59.8% 84.1% 24.4%
8   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 31.6% 84.1% 52.5%
9   Northern Mockingbird 30.6% 83.3% 52.7%
10   Song Sparrow 14.4% 82.5% 68.2%
11   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.7% 81.7% 25.0%
12   American Crow 56.4% 81.0% 24.5%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 53.8% 80.2% 26.4%
14   Chipping Sparrow 37.4% 80.2% 42.7%
15   American Goldfinch 44.1% 76.2% 32.1%
16   Eastern Towhee 37.2% 76.2% 39.0%
17   Common Grackle 35.4% 76.2% 40.8%
18   Great Crested Flycatcher 47.9% 74.6% 26.7%
19   Brown Thrasher 16.8% 74.6% 57.8%
20   Downy Woodpecker 39.3% 73.8% 34.5%
21   Pine Warbler 39.4% 73.0% 33.6%
22   Mallard 28.6% 72.2% 43.6%
23   Eastern Phoebe 34.1% 71.4% 37.3%
24   House Finch 27.2% 71.4% 44.2%
25   Red-eyed Vireo 51.2% 70.6% 19.4%
26   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.2% 70.6% 39.5%
27   Barn Swallow 30.2% 69.8% 39.6%
28   Green Heron 10.1% 69.8% 59.8%
29   Brown-headed Nuthatch 29.8% 69.0% 39.2%
30   Northern Parula 36.2% 67.5% 31.3%
31   Common Yellowthroat 40.6% 65.9% 25.2%
32   Eastern Bluebird 49.2% 65.1% 15.9%
33   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.0% 61.9% 38.9%
34   European Starling 22.0% 61.9% 39.9%
35   Mourning Dove 48.2% 61.1% 13.0%
36   Blue Jay 42.9% 58.7% 15.9%
37   Fish Crow 33.1% 56.3% 23.3%
38   American Redstart 22.4% 54.8% 32.4%
39   Yellow-rumped Warbler 10.9% 54.8% 43.8%
40   Great Blue Heron 46.5% 52.4% 5.9%
41   Brown-headed Cowbird 34.9% 46.8% 11.9%
42   Acadian Flycatcher 25.9% 45.2% 19.4%
43   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.5% 44.4% 30.9%
44   Black-and-white Warbler 15.6% 42.9% 27.2%
45   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 41.3% 1.6%
46   Chimney Swift 28.2% 39.7% 11.5%
47   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 33.3% 0.3%
48   Blackpoll Warbler 7.1% 33.3% 26.3%
49   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.7% 31.0% 12.3%
50   Cedar Waxwing 13.2% 30.2% 17.0%
51   Northern Waterthrush 6.8% 30.2% 23.3%
52   Belted Kingfisher 11.7% 29.4% 17.7%
53   Killdeer 19.9% 28.6% 8.6%
54   House Sparrow 3.5% 28.6% 25.1%
55   Summer Tanager 37.2% 27.8% 9.4%
56   Spotted Sandpiper 16.3% 27.8% 11.5%
57   House Wren 9.5% 27.0% 17.5%
58   Yellow Warbler 7.9% 24.6% 16.7%
59   Eastern Kingbird 26.6% 23.8% 2.8%
60   Northern Flicker 8.6% 23.8% 15.2%
61   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 21.4% 0.0%
62   Purple Martin 10.3% 20.6% 10.3%
63   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 19.8% 0.7%
64   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.4% 15.9% 14.5%
65   Canada Warbler 0.3% 15.9% 15.6%
66   Ovenbird 18.7% 14.3% 4.5%
67   Cooper's Hawk 2.6% 14.3% 11.6%
68   Red-winged Blackbird 27.6% 13.5% 14.1%
69   Wood Thrush 13.7% 12.7% 1.0%
70   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 12.7% 5.1%
71   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 11.1% 0.8%
72   Black Vulture 21.1% 10.3% 10.8%
73   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 10.3% 0.4%
74   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 9.5% 3.8%
75   Solitary Sandpiper 8.1% 9.5% 1.4%
76   Rock Pigeon 6.1% 9.5% 3.4%
77   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 8.7% 0.3%
78   Magnolia Warbler 3.6% 8.7% 5.2%
79   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 7.9% 0.5%
80   Barred Owl 7.8% 7.9% 0.1%
81   Swainson's Thrush 5.9% 7.9% 2.0%
82   Indigo Bunting 45.8% 7.1% 38.6%
83   Osprey 16.0% 7.1% 8.9%
84   Tree Swallow 14.6% 7.1% 7.4%
85   Veery 3.5% 6.3% 2.9%
86   Blue Grosbeak 23.6% 5.6% 18.1%
87   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 5.6% 3.4%
88   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 4.8% 5.7%
89   Double-crested Cormorant 18.4% 4.0% 14.4%
90   Bald Eagle 10.4% 4.0% 6.4%
91   Palm Warbler 0.8% 4.0% 3.1%
92   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.6% 3.2% 1.6%
93   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.4% 3.2% 2.8%
94   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.7% 2.4% 13.3%
95   Orchard Oriole 15.4% 2.4% 13.0%
96   Hooded Warbler 11.5% 2.4% 9.1%
97   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.2% 2.4% 8.8%
98   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 2.4% 4.4%
99   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 2.4% 1.6%
100   Least Sandpiper 5.6% 1.6% 4.0%
101   Pine Siskin 0.8% 1.6% 0.8%
102   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 1.6% 1.0%
103   Prothonotary Warbler 16.3% 0.8% 15.6%
104   Cliff Swallow 5.4% 0.8% 4.6%
105   Kentucky Warbler 2.3% 0.8% 1.5%
106   Mississippi Kite 2.3% 0.8% 1.5%
107   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 0.8% 0.4%
108   Worm-eating Warbler 1.2% 0.8% 0.4%
109   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 0.8% 0.3%
110   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 0.8% 0.3%
111   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
112   Mute Swan 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
113   Blue-winged Warbler 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
114   Tricolored Heron 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
115   American Black Duck 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%
116   Nashville Warbler 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%