Top Birds at Merritt's Pasture in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 30 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Merritt's Pasture 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Cardinal | 79.4% | 86.7% | 7.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 2 | Barn Swallow | 31.2% | 80.0% | 48.8% | 2.6x | |||
| 3 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.5% | 70.0% | 9.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 4 | Carolina Wren | 70.0% | 66.7% | 3.4% | 1.0x | |||
| 5 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.7% | 66.7% | 1.9% | 1.0x | |||
| 6 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.4% | 63.3% | 14.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 7 | Blue Jay | 44.4% | 63.3% | 18.9% | 1.4x | |||
| 8 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 55.1% | 60.0% | 4.9% | 1.1x | |||
| 9 | Indigo Bunting | 44.8% | 53.3% | 8.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 10 | European Starling | 22.6% | 53.3% | 30.7% | 2.4x | |||
| 11 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.2% | 50.0% | 10.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 12 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 30.5% | 50.0% | 19.5% | 1.6x | |||
| 13 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.4% | 46.7% | 4.8% | 0.9x | |||
| 14 | American Goldfinch | 43.5% | 46.7% | 3.2% | 1.1x | |||
| 15 | American Crow | 56.7% | 43.3% | 13.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 16 | Turkey Vulture | 39.4% | 43.3% | 3.9% | 1.1x | |||
| 17 | Northern Parula | 36.3% | 43.3% | 7.1% | 1.2x | |||
| 18 | Eastern Phoebe | 33.9% | 43.3% | 9.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 19 | White-eyed Vireo | 31.9% | 43.3% | 11.4% | 1.4x | |||
| 20 | American Robin | 38.0% | 40.0% | 2.0% | 1.1x | |||
| 21 | Chipping Sparrow | 37.2% | 40.0% | 2.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 22 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.6% | 40.0% | 8.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 23 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 56.5% | 36.7% | 19.8% | 0.6x | |||
| 24 | Mourning Dove | 49.3% | 36.7% | 12.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 25 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 33.3% | 36.7% | 3.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 26 | House Finch | 27.2% | 36.7% | 9.5% | 1.4x | |||
| 27 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.0% | 33.3% | 14.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 28 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.7% | 33.3% | 7.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 29 | Chimney Swift | 28.8% | 33.3% | 4.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 30 | Eastern Towhee | 37.8% | 30.0% | 7.8% | 0.8x | |||
| 31 | Acadian Flycatcher | 26.7% | 30.0% | 3.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 32 | Summer Tanager | 37.8% | 26.7% | 11.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 33 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.8% | 26.7% | 9.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 34 | American Redstart | 22.6% | 26.7% | 4.1% | 1.2x | |||
| 35 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 21.7% | 26.7% | 5.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 36 | Brown Thrasher | 16.8% | 26.7% | 9.9% | 1.6x | |||
| 37 | Cliff Swallow | 5.5% | 26.7% | 21.2% | 4.9x | |||
| 38 | Pine Warbler | 39.1% | 23.3% | 15.7% | 0.6x | |||
| 39 | Gray Catbird | 31.3% | 23.3% | 8.0% | 0.7x | |||
| 40 | Black Vulture | 21.2% | 23.3% | 2.2% | 1.1x | |||
| 41 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 14.7% | 23.3% | 8.7% | 1.6x | |||
| 42 | Blue Grosbeak | 23.4% | 20.0% | 3.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 43 | Wood Thrush | 14.2% | 20.0% | 5.8% | 1.4x | |||
| 44 | Great Blue Heron | 48.1% | 16.7% | 31.4% | 0.3x | |||
| 45 | Red-tailed Hawk | 14.1% | 16.7% | 2.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 46 | House Wren | 9.2% | 16.7% | 7.5% | 1.8x | |||
| 47 | Northern Mockingbird | 31.4% | 13.3% | 18.1% | 0.4x | |||
| 48 | Scarlet Tanager | 12.1% | 13.3% | 1.2% | 1.1x | |||
| 49 | Hooded Warbler | 11.0% | 13.3% | 2.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 50 | Fish Crow | 33.3% | 10.0% | 23.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 51 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 23.7% | 10.0% | 13.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 52 | Black-and-white Warbler | 15.4% | 10.0% | 5.4% | 0.6x | |||
| 53 | Yellow-breasted Chat | 11.1% | 10.0% | 1.1% | 0.9x | |||
| 54 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.0% | 6.7% | 6.3% | 0.5x | |||
| 55 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.3% | 6.7% | 1.7% | 0.8x | |||
| 56 | Barred Owl | 8.1% | 6.7% | 1.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 57 | Yellow Warbler | 7.9% | 6.7% | 1.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 58 | White-throated Sparrow | 7.5% | 6.7% | 0.9% | 0.9x | |||
| 59 | Northern Waterthrush | 7.3% | 6.7% | 0.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 60 | Swainson's Thrush | 6.5% | 6.7% | 0.2% | 1.0x | |||
| 61 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.7% | 6.7% | 3.9% | 2.4x | |||
| 62 | Common Grackle | 37.0% | 3.3% | 33.7% | 0.1x | |||
| 63 | Mallard | 30.4% | 3.3% | 27.1% | 0.1x | |||
| 64 | Red-winged Blackbird | 27.2% | 3.3% | 23.9% | 0.1x | |||
| 65 | Eastern Kingbird | 26.4% | 3.3% | 23.1% | 0.1x | |||
| 66 | Pileated Woodpecker | 19.4% | 3.3% | 16.1% | 0.2x | |||
| 67 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 19.1% | 3.3% | 15.7% | 0.2x | |||
| 68 | Ovenbird | 18.8% | 3.3% | 15.4% | 0.2x | |||
| 69 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 12.1% | 3.3% | 8.7% | 0.3x | |||
| 70 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 11.3% | 3.3% | 7.9% | 0.3x | |||
| 71 | Green Heron | 10.7% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 0.3x | |||
| 72 | Purple Martin | 10.1% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 0.3x | |||
| 73 | Northern Flicker | 9.2% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 0.4x | |||
| 74 | Blackpoll Warbler | 7.5% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 0.4x | |||
| 75 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 6.4% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.5x | |||
| 76 | Field Sparrow | 3.7% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 77 | Magnolia Warbler | 3.7% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 78 | Veery | 3.5% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 79 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 2.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 80 | Savannah Sparrow | 1.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 2.7x | |||
| 81 | swallow sp. | 1.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 2.8x | |||
| 82 | Cape May Warbler | 0.8% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.1x | |||
| 83 | vireo sp. | 0.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 38.4x |