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

based on 94 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Crabtree Dam 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   Barn Swallow 31.0% 75.5% 44.5% 2.4x
2   Great Blue Heron 47.8% 70.2% 22.4% 1.5x
3   Mallard 30.1% 69.1% 39.1% 2.3x
4   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 68.1% 11.4% 0.9x
5   Canada Goose 42.2% 64.9% 22.7% 1.5x
6   American Robin 37.8% 59.6% 21.7% 1.6x
7   Carolina Wren 70.1% 58.5% 11.6% 0.8x
8   Eastern Towhee 37.6% 57.4% 19.8% 1.5x
9   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 33.1% 53.2% 20.1% 1.6x
10   Killdeer 19.8% 50.0% 30.2% 2.5x
11   Tufted Titmouse 64.9% 48.9% 15.9% 0.8x
12   Spotted Sandpiper 16.0% 48.9% 32.9% 3.1x
13   Northern Mockingbird 31.2% 46.8% 15.6% 1.5x
14   American Crow 56.8% 45.7% 11.0% 0.8x
15   Pine Warbler 39.0% 44.7% 5.7% 1.1x
16   Carolina Chickadee 60.6% 43.6% 17.0% 0.7x
17   Double-crested Cormorant 18.9% 41.5% 22.6% 2.2x
18   Osprey 15.3% 41.5% 26.2% 2.7x
19   Chipping Sparrow 37.2% 40.4% 3.3% 1.1x
20   House Finch 27.1% 40.4% 13.4% 1.5x
21   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.6% 36.2% 20.4% 0.6x
22   Turkey Vulture 39.5% 36.2% 3.3% 0.9x
23   American Goldfinch 43.6% 35.1% 8.5% 0.8x
24   Red-eyed Vireo 51.5% 34.0% 17.5% 0.7x
25   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.6% 34.0% 3.5% 1.1x
26   Mourning Dove 49.4% 31.9% 17.5% 0.6x
27   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 31.9% 16.2% 0.7x
28   Song Sparrow 14.0% 30.9% 16.8% 2.2x
29   Black Vulture 21.1% 28.7% 7.6% 1.4x
30   Bald Eagle 10.3% 28.7% 18.5% 2.8x
31   Least Sandpiper 5.1% 28.7% 23.7% 5.7x
32   Eastern Phoebe 34.0% 26.6% 7.4% 0.8x
33   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.9% 25.5% 10.3% 0.7x
34   Blue Jay 44.6% 23.4% 21.2% 0.5x
35   Downy Woodpecker 39.4% 23.4% 16.0% 0.6x
36   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.7% 23.4% 8.3% 0.7x
37   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.4% 21.3% 34.1% 0.4x
38   Fish Crow 33.3% 21.3% 12.0% 0.6x
39   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 19.0% 21.3% 2.3% 1.1x
40   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 19.1% 21.7% 0.5x
41   European Starling 22.7% 19.1% 3.6% 0.8x
42   Purple Martin 10.0% 18.1% 8.1% 1.8x
43   Indigo Bunting 45.1% 16.0% 29.1% 0.4x
44   Red-tailed Hawk 14.0% 16.0% 1.9% 1.1x
45   Tree Swallow 13.1% 16.0% 2.8% 1.2x
46   Chimney Swift 28.9% 13.8% 15.1% 0.5x
47   White-eyed Vireo 32.1% 12.8% 19.3% 0.4x
48   Eastern Kingbird 26.5% 12.8% 13.7% 0.5x
49   Blue Grosbeak 23.4% 12.8% 10.7% 0.5x
50   Eastern Bluebird 49.7% 11.7% 38.0% 0.2x
51   Summer Tanager 38.0% 11.7% 26.3% 0.3x
52   Common Grackle 37.1% 11.7% 25.4% 0.3x
53   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.7% 11.7% 12.0% 0.5x
54   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 11.7% 3.6% 0.8x
55   Solitary Sandpiper 8.0% 11.7% 3.7% 1.5x
56   Gray Catbird 31.5% 10.6% 20.8% 0.3x
57   Belted Kingfisher 12.0% 10.6% 1.3% 0.9x
58   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.1% 9.6% 6.5% 3.1x
59   Semipalmated Plover 2.3% 9.6% 7.3% 4.2x
60   American Redstart 22.7% 6.4% 16.3% 0.3x
61   Northern Parula 36.5% 5.3% 31.2% 0.1x
62   Acadian Flycatcher 26.9% 5.3% 21.6% 0.2x
63   Brown Thrasher 16.9% 5.3% 11.6% 0.3x
64   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 5.3% 6.0% 0.5x
65   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 4.3% 23.0% 0.2x
66   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.8% 4.3% 17.6% 0.2x
67   Northern Flicker 9.3% 4.3% 5.0% 0.5x
68   Greater Yellowlegs 1.3% 4.3% 3.0% 3.4x
69   Bank Swallow 1.2% 4.3% 3.0% 3.5x
70   Ovenbird 18.9% 3.2% 15.7% 0.2x
71   Black-throated Blue Warbler 14.8% 3.2% 11.6% 0.2x
72   Cedar Waxwing 13.1% 3.2% 9.9% 0.2x
73   Wood Duck 12.8% 3.2% 9.6% 0.2x
74   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 3.2% 0.5% 1.2x
75   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 3.2% 1.8% 2.3x
76   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 3.2% 3.0% 15.5x
77   Black-and-white Warbler 15.5% 2.1% 13.4% 0.1x
78   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.2% 2.1% 9.1% 0.2x
79   Green Heron 10.8% 2.1% 8.6% 0.2x
80   Barred Owl 8.1% 2.1% 6.0% 0.3x
81   White-throated Sparrow 7.6% 2.1% 5.5% 0.3x
82   Blackpoll Warbler 7.5% 2.1% 5.4% 0.3x
83   Ring-billed Gull 1.8% 2.1% 0.3% 1.2x
84   crow sp. 1.8% 2.1% 0.3% 1.2x
85   Laughing Gull 0.3% 2.1% 1.8% 7.1x
86   Herring Gull 0.1% 2.1% 2.0% 22.4x
87   Pileated Woodpecker 19.5% 1.1% 18.5% 0.1x
88   Yellow-throated Warbler 14.9% 1.1% 13.8% 0.1x
89   House Wren 9.2% 1.1% 8.2% 0.1x
90   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 1.1% 7.3% 0.1x
91   Yellow Warbler 7.9% 1.1% 6.9% 0.1x
92   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 1.1% 6.3% 0.1x
93   Rock Pigeon 6.6% 1.1% 5.5% 0.2x
94   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.5% 1.1% 5.4% 0.2x
95   Cliff Swallow 5.6% 1.1% 4.5% 0.2x
96   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.4% 1.1% 1.3% 0.5x
97   Hooded Merganser 1.7% 1.1% 0.6% 0.6x
98   Red-necked Phalarope 1.4% 1.1% 0.3% 0.8x
99   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 1.1% 0.2% 0.9x
100   Blue-headed Vireo 1.1% 1.1% 0.0% 1.0x
101   Caspian Tern 1.0% 1.1% 0.1% 1.1x
102   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 1.1% 0.2% 1.2x
103   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 1.1% 0.5% 2.1x
104   Blue-winged Teal 0.4% 1.1% 0.7% 2.8x
105   Snowy Egret 0.2% 1.1% 0.8% 4.5x
106   Black Tern 0.2% 1.1% 0.9% 7.1x
107   Black-necked Stilt 0.1% 1.1% 0.9% 9.0x