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

based on 12 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 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   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 66.7% 9.8%
2   American Crow 56.6% 66.7% 10.0%
3   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 66.7% 20.1%
4   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 58.3% 18.7%
5   Osprey 15.9% 58.3% 42.4%
6   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 50.0% 14.4%
7   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 50.0% 1.4%
8   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 50.0% 1.9%
9   Canada Goose 41.7% 50.0% 8.3%
10   Summer Tanager 37.1% 50.0% 12.9%
11   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 41.7% 38.0%
12   Carolina Wren 70.4% 41.7% 28.7%
13   Double-crested Cormorant 18.2% 41.7% 23.4%
14   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 33.3% 26.6%
15   Mourning Dove 48.3% 33.3% 14.9%
16   Indigo Bunting 45.5% 33.3% 12.1%
17   American Goldfinch 44.4% 33.3% 11.0%
18   Pine Warbler 39.7% 33.3% 6.3%
19   Fish Crow 33.3% 33.3% 0.1%
20   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 33.3% 3.2%
21   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 33.3% 23.0%
22   Bald Eagle 10.3% 33.3% 23.0%
23   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 25.0% 24.4%
24   Blue Jay 43.0% 25.0% 18.0%
25   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 25.0% 12.8%
26   Common Grackle 35.7% 25.0% 10.7%
27   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 25.0% 6.0%
28   Eastern Kingbird 26.6% 25.0% 1.6%
29   Acadian Flycatcher 26.0% 25.0% 1.0%
30   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 25.0% 3.6%
31   Ovenbird 18.7% 25.0% 6.3%
32   Spotted Sandpiper 16.4% 25.0% 8.6%
33   Wood Thrush 13.7% 25.0% 11.3%
34   Belted Kingfisher 11.8% 25.0% 13.2%
35   Northern Flicker 8.8% 25.0% 16.2%
36   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 25.0% 18.3%
37   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 16.7% 37.3%
38   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 16.7% 24.2%
39   American Robin 38.6% 16.7% 22.0%
40   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 16.7% 20.9%
41   Northern Parula 36.4% 16.7% 19.8%
42   Mallard 29.0% 16.7% 12.3%
43   Chimney Swift 28.3% 16.7% 11.6%
44   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 16.7% 6.8%
45   Black Vulture 21.0% 16.7% 4.4%
46   Killdeer 20.0% 16.7% 3.3%
47   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.6% 16.7% 1.1%
48   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 16.7% 1.4%
49   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 16.7% 4.8%
50   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 16.7% 5.2%
51   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 16.7% 5.9%
52   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 16.7% 9.1%
53   Cliff Swallow 5.3% 16.7% 11.3%
54   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 8.3% 26.7%
55   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 8.3% 23.8%
56   Gray Catbird 30.9% 8.3% 22.5%
57   Barn Swallow 30.6% 8.3% 22.2%
58   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 8.3% 15.0%
59   American Redstart 22.7% 8.3% 14.3%
60   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 8.3% 10.8%
61   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 8.3% 10.5%
62   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 8.3% 7.9%
63   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 8.3% 7.5%
64   Tree Swallow 14.5% 8.3% 6.2%
65   Cedar Waxwing 13.3% 8.3% 5.0%
66   Wood Duck 13.0% 8.3% 4.7%
67   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 8.3% 2.8%
68   Green Heron 10.6% 8.3% 2.2%
69   Purple Martin 10.4% 8.3% 2.0%
70   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 8.3% 0.9%
71   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 8.3% 1.3%
72   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 8.3% 2.2%
73   Kentucky Warbler 2.3% 8.3% 6.0%
74   Mississippi Kite 2.3% 8.3% 6.0%
75   Great Egret 2.2% 8.3% 6.1%
76   Anhinga 0.3% 8.3% 8.0%
77   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 8.3% 8.3%