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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 10 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 Relative
1   American Crow 56.7% 80.0% 23.3% 1.4x
2   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.4% 70.0% 13.6% 1.2x
3   Great Blue Heron 48.0% 60.0% 12.0% 1.3x
4   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.0% 60.0% 12.0% 1.3x
5   Turkey Vulture 39.4% 60.0% 20.6% 1.5x
6   Osprey 15.4% 60.0% 44.6% 3.9x
7   Carolina Wren 70.0% 50.0% 20.0% 0.7x
8   Tufted Titmouse 64.7% 50.0% 14.7% 0.8x
9   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 50.0% 1.4% 1.0x
10   Canada Goose 42.3% 50.0% 7.7% 1.2x
11   Summer Tanager 37.8% 50.0% 12.2% 1.3x
12   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 40.0% 39.5% 0.5x
13   Mourning Dove 49.3% 40.0% 9.3% 0.8x
14   Indigo Bunting 44.9% 40.0% 4.9% 0.9x
15   American Goldfinch 43.5% 40.0% 3.5% 0.9x
16   Pine Warbler 39.0% 40.0% 1.0% 1.0x
17   Fish Crow 33.2% 40.0% 6.8% 1.2x
18   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.6% 40.0% 9.4% 1.3x
19   Double-crested Cormorant 19.0% 40.0% 21.0% 2.1x
20   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 12.0% 40.0% 28.0% 3.3x
21   Bald Eagle 10.4% 40.0% 29.6% 3.9x
22   Carolina Chickadee 60.5% 30.0% 30.5% 0.5x
23   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 30.0% 19.4% 0.6x
24   Blue Jay 44.5% 30.0% 14.5% 0.7x
25   Acadian Flycatcher 26.7% 30.0% 3.3% 1.1x
26   Eastern Kingbird 26.4% 30.0% 3.6% 1.1x
27   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.7% 30.0% 8.3% 1.4x
28   Spotted Sandpiper 16.2% 30.0% 13.8% 1.8x
29   Wood Thrush 14.2% 30.0% 15.8% 2.1x
30   Belted Kingfisher 12.0% 30.0% 18.0% 2.5x
31   Northern Flicker 9.2% 30.0% 20.8% 3.3x
32   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.4% 30.0% 23.6% 4.7x
33   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.2% 20.0% 35.2% 0.4x
34   Common Yellowthroat 40.7% 20.0% 20.7% 0.5x
35   Eastern Towhee 37.8% 20.0% 17.8% 0.5x
36   Chipping Sparrow 37.2% 20.0% 17.2% 0.5x
37   Common Grackle 36.9% 20.0% 16.9% 0.5x
38   Northern Mockingbird 31.4% 20.0% 11.4% 0.6x
39   Mallard 30.4% 20.0% 10.4% 0.7x
40   Chimney Swift 28.8% 20.0% 8.8% 0.7x
41   Blue Grosbeak 23.4% 20.0% 3.4% 0.9x
42   Black Vulture 21.2% 20.0% 1.2% 0.9x
43   Ovenbird 18.7% 20.0% 1.3% 1.1x
44   Yellow-throated Warbler 14.8% 20.0% 5.2% 1.4x
45   Scarlet Tanager 12.1% 20.0% 7.9% 1.7x
46   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.1% 20.0% 8.9% 1.8x
47   Hooded Warbler 11.0% 20.0% 9.0% 1.8x
48   Prairie Warbler 7.7% 20.0% 12.3% 2.6x
49   Cliff Swallow 5.5% 20.0% 14.5% 3.6x
50   American Robin 38.0% 10.0% 28.0% 0.3x
51   Northern Parula 36.3% 10.0% 26.3% 0.3x
52   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 33.3% 10.0% 23.3% 0.3x
53   Barn Swallow 31.3% 10.0% 21.3% 0.3x
54   Gray Catbird 31.3% 10.0% 21.3% 0.3x
55   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.7% 10.0% 13.7% 0.4x
56   American Redstart 22.6% 10.0% 12.6% 0.4x
57   Killdeer 20.0% 10.0% 10.0% 0.5x
58   Pileated Woodpecker 19.4% 10.0% 9.4% 0.5x
59   Prothonotary Warbler 16.5% 10.0% 6.5% 0.6x
60   Black-and-white Warbler 15.4% 10.0% 5.4% 0.6x
61   Orchard Oriole 15.2% 10.0% 5.2% 0.7x
62   Tree Swallow 13.2% 10.0% 3.2% 0.8x
63   Cedar Waxwing 13.0% 10.0% 3.0% 0.8x
64   Wood Duck 12.7% 10.0% 2.7% 0.8x
65   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 10.0% 1.1% 0.9x
66   Green Heron 10.7% 10.0% 0.7% 0.9x
67   Purple Martin 10.1% 10.0% 0.1% 1.0x
68   Northern Waterthrush 7.3% 10.0% 2.7% 1.4x
69   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.3% 10.0% 2.7% 1.4x
70   Rock Pigeon 6.6% 10.0% 3.4% 1.5x
71   Kentucky Warbler 1.9% 10.0% 8.1% 5.2x
72   Mississippi Kite 1.9% 10.0% 8.1% 5.2x
73   hawk sp. 0.5% 10.0% 9.5% 19.2x
74   Anhinga 0.3% 10.0% 9.7% 34.3x
75   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 10.0% 9.9% 158.8x