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Top Birds at Duke University--Reclamation Pond in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 48 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Duke University--Reclamation Pond during the month of 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   American Robin 37.8% 91.7% 53.9% 2.4x
2   Song Sparrow 13.9% 87.5% 73.6% 6.3x
3   Northern Cardinal 79.4% 85.4% 6.0% 1.1x
4   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 33.1% 75.0% 41.9% 2.3x
5   Northern Mockingbird 31.2% 75.0% 43.8% 2.4x
6   Eastern Towhee 37.7% 68.8% 31.1% 1.8x
7   Mallard 30.2% 68.8% 38.5% 2.3x
8   Great Blue Heron 47.9% 66.7% 18.8% 1.4x
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.1% 58.3% 3.2% 1.1x
10   Carolina Wren 70.1% 56.2% 13.8% 0.8x
11   Eastern Phoebe 33.9% 56.2% 22.4% 1.7x
12   American Crow 56.7% 54.2% 2.5% 1.0x
13   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.7% 52.1% 16.3% 1.5x
14   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.5% 52.1% 21.6% 1.7x
15   Double-crested Cormorant 18.9% 50.0% 31.1% 2.6x
16   Carolina Chickadee 60.6% 45.8% 14.7% 0.8x
17   Blue Jay 44.4% 45.8% 1.4% 1.0x
18   Mourning Dove 49.3% 41.7% 7.7% 0.8x
19   Tufted Titmouse 64.8% 39.6% 25.2% 0.6x
20   Eastern Bluebird 49.5% 39.6% 9.9% 0.8x
21   American Goldfinch 43.5% 39.6% 3.9% 0.9x
22   Killdeer 19.9% 39.6% 19.7% 2.0x
23   Chipping Sparrow 37.2% 37.5% 0.3% 1.0x
24   Gray Catbird 31.3% 35.4% 4.1% 1.1x
25   House Finch 27.1% 35.4% 8.3% 1.3x
26   Pine Warbler 39.0% 31.2% 7.8% 0.8x
27   Barn Swallow 31.3% 31.2% 0.1% 1.0x
28   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.5% 29.2% 27.4% 0.5x
29   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 25.0% 15.8% 0.6x
30   Turkey Vulture 39.5% 25.0% 14.5% 0.6x
31   Chimney Swift 28.8% 22.9% 5.9% 0.8x
32   Spotted Sandpiper 16.2% 22.9% 6.7% 1.4x
33   Downy Woodpecker 39.3% 20.8% 18.5% 0.5x
34   Blue Grosbeak 23.4% 20.8% 2.5% 0.9x
35   Brown Thrasher 16.8% 20.8% 4.1% 1.2x
36   Red-tailed Hawk 14.0% 18.8% 4.7% 1.3x
37   Canada Goose 42.4% 16.7% 25.8% 0.4x
38   Northern Flicker 9.2% 16.7% 7.5% 1.8x
39   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 14.6% 33.5% 0.3x
40   Summer Tanager 37.9% 14.6% 23.3% 0.4x
41   Red-winged Blackbird 27.2% 14.6% 12.6% 0.5x
42   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.7% 14.6% 9.1% 0.6x
43   Red-eyed Vireo 51.6% 12.5% 39.1% 0.2x
44   Common Grackle 37.0% 12.5% 24.5% 0.3x
45   Northern Parula 36.4% 12.5% 23.9% 0.3x
46   White-throated Sparrow 7.5% 8.3% 0.8% 1.1x
47   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.7% 6.2% 25.5% 0.2x
48   European Starling 22.8% 6.2% 16.5% 0.3x
49   Black Vulture 21.2% 6.2% 15.0% 0.3x
50   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 19.1% 6.2% 12.8% 0.3x
51   Cedar Waxwing 13.0% 6.2% 6.8% 0.5x
52   House Sparrow 3.3% 6.2% 3.0% 1.9x
53   Fish Crow 33.3% 4.2% 29.2% 0.1x
54   White-eyed Vireo 32.0% 4.2% 27.9% 0.1x
55   Eastern Kingbird 26.5% 4.2% 22.3% 0.2x
56   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.7% 4.2% 17.6% 0.2x
57   crow sp. 1.8% 4.2% 2.4% 2.3x
58   Bank Swallow 1.2% 4.2% 2.9% 3.4x
59   Blue-headed Vireo 1.1% 4.2% 3.1% 3.8x
60   Acadian Flycatcher 26.8% 2.1% 24.8% 0.1x
61   American Redstart 22.6% 2.1% 20.6% 0.1x
62   Prothonotary Warbler 16.5% 2.1% 14.4% 0.1x
63   Osprey 15.5% 2.1% 13.4% 0.1x
64   Scarlet Tanager 12.2% 2.1% 10.1% 0.2x
65   Green Heron 10.7% 2.1% 8.7% 0.2x
66   Solitary Sandpiper 8.0% 2.1% 6.0% 0.3x
67   Yellow Warbler 7.9% 2.1% 5.8% 0.3x
68   Swamp Sparrow 1.9% 2.1% 0.2% 1.1x
69   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.5% 2.1% 0.6% 1.4x
70   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 2.1% 0.9% 1.7x
71   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 2.1% 1.2% 2.4x
72   new world sparrow sp. 0.2% 2.1% 1.9% 10.1x