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Top Birds at Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 49 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 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   Carolina Wren 70.4% 75.5% 5.2%
2   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 73.5% 6.1%
3   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 73.5% 16.6%
4   Indigo Bunting 45.4% 73.5% 28.1%
5   Osprey 15.8% 71.4% 55.7%
6   Common Grackle 35.6% 69.4% 33.8%
7   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 63.3% 1.2%
8   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 63.3% 3.3%
9   Great Blue Heron 46.5% 63.3% 16.7%
10   Red-winged Blackbird 27.4% 61.2% 33.8%
11   American Goldfinch 44.3% 59.2% 14.9%
12   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 59.2% 18.4%
13   Downy Woodpecker 39.5% 57.1% 17.6%
14   Northern Parula 36.3% 57.1% 20.8%
15   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 55.1% 1.1%
16   Eastern Bluebird 49.3% 55.1% 5.8%
17   Eastern Phoebe 34.3% 55.1% 20.8%
18   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 49.0% 9.4%
19   Prothonotary Warbler 16.1% 49.0% 32.9%
20   American Crow 56.7% 44.9% 11.8%
21   Eastern Kingbird 26.5% 44.9% 18.4%
22   Canada Goose 41.7% 42.9% 1.2%
23   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 40.8% 10.6%
24   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.0% 40.8% 8.8%
25   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 36.7% 3.1%
26   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.5% 36.7% 21.2%
27   Summer Tanager 37.1% 34.7% 2.4%
28   Fish Crow 33.2% 34.7% 1.4%
29   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 32.7% 15.5%
30   Blue Jay 43.0% 30.6% 12.4%
31   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 30.6% 4.4%
32   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 28.6% 2.9%
33   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 28.6% 9.8%
34   Wood Duck 13.0% 28.6% 15.6%
35   Pine Warbler 39.7% 26.5% 13.2%
36   Acadian Flycatcher 26.0% 24.5% 1.6%
37   Gray Catbird 30.9% 22.4% 8.4%
38   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 22.4% 7.7%
39   Black Vulture 21.0% 22.4% 1.4%
40   Barn Swallow 30.6% 18.4% 12.2%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 18.4% 5.1%
42   Green Heron 10.5% 18.4% 7.8%
43   Mourning Dove 48.4% 16.3% 32.0%
44   Chipping Sparrow 37.9% 16.3% 21.5%
45   Mallard 29.0% 16.3% 12.7%
46   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 16.3% 6.0%
47   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 16.3% 9.4%
48   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 14.3% 9.1%
49   Pileated Woodpecker 19.2% 12.2% 6.9%
50   Brown Thrasher 17.3% 12.2% 5.0%
51   Barred Owl 7.8% 12.2% 4.4%
52   Eastern Towhee 37.6% 10.2% 27.4%
53   Chimney Swift 28.4% 10.2% 18.1%
54   American Redstart 22.7% 10.2% 12.5%
55   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 10.2% 11.2%
56   American Robin 38.7% 8.2% 30.5%
57   Northern Mockingbird 31.1% 8.2% 22.9%
58   House Finch 27.6% 8.2% 19.4%
59   Killdeer 20.0% 8.2% 11.9%
60   Wood Thrush 13.7% 8.2% 5.6%
61   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 8.2% 3.7%
62   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.8% 8.2% 2.6%
63   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.0% 8.2% 7.2%
64   Ovenbird 18.7% 6.1% 12.6%
65   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 6.1% 9.2%
66   Tree Swallow 14.5% 6.1% 8.4%
67   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 6.1% 7.7%
68   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 6.1% 5.3%
69   Northern Flicker 8.8% 6.1% 2.7%
70   Magnolia Warbler 3.6% 6.1% 2.5%
71   Great Egret 2.2% 6.1% 3.9%
72   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 4.1% 11.8%
73   Song Sparrow 15.0% 4.1% 10.9%
74   Cedar Waxwing 13.4% 4.1% 9.3%
75   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 4.1% 4.3%
76   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 4.1% 4.3%
77   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 4.1% 3.5%
78   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 4.1% 2.6%
79   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 4.1% 2.1%
80   Swainson's Thrush 6.0% 4.1% 1.9%
81   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.2% 4.1% 1.9%
82   Hooded Merganser 1.8% 4.1% 2.3%
83   Bank Swallow 1.4% 4.1% 2.7%
84   Snowy Egret 0.3% 4.1% 3.8%
85   American Coot 0.2% 4.1% 3.9%
86   Blue Grosbeak 23.6% 2.0% 21.5%
87   European Starling 22.4% 2.0% 20.4%
88   Double-crested Cormorant 18.3% 2.0% 16.3%
89   Spotted Sandpiper 16.4% 2.0% 14.4%
90   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 2.0% 9.3%
91   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.2% 2.0% 9.1%
92   Bald Eagle 10.3% 2.0% 8.3%
93   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 2.0% 6.0%
94   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 2.0% 5.3%
95   House Sparrow 3.7% 2.0% 1.6%
96   Veery 3.5% 2.0% 1.5%
97   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 2.0% 0.7%
98   Worm-eating Warbler 1.2% 2.0% 0.9%
99   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 2.0% 1.0%
100   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 2.0% 1.2%
101   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
102   Sedge Wren 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%
103   Sora 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%
104   Marsh Wren 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%