Top Birds at Merritt's Pasture in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 34 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 | 79.7% | 88.2% | 8.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 2 | Barn Swallow | 30.4% | 76.5% | 46.1% | 2.5x | |||
| 3 | Carolina Wren | 70.6% | 70.6% | 0.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 4 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.7% | 70.6% | 5.9% | 1.1x | |||
| 5 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.2% | 70.6% | 10.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 6 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.6% | 67.6% | 18.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 7 | Blue Jay | 43.3% | 64.7% | 21.5% | 1.5x | |||
| 8 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 54.3% | 61.8% | 7.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 9 | Indigo Bunting | 45.3% | 55.9% | 10.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 10 | European Starling | 22.2% | 55.9% | 33.7% | 2.5x | |||
| 11 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.5% | 50.0% | 1.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 12 | American Goldfinch | 44.5% | 50.0% | 5.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 13 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.9% | 50.0% | 10.1% | 1.3x | |||
| 14 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 30.4% | 50.0% | 19.6% | 1.6x | |||
| 15 | Eastern Phoebe | 34.3% | 47.1% | 12.7% | 1.4x | |||
| 16 | White-eyed Vireo | 33.4% | 47.1% | 13.6% | 1.4x | |||
| 17 | American Crow | 56.9% | 44.1% | 12.8% | 0.8x | |||
| 18 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 56.8% | 44.1% | 12.7% | 0.8x | |||
| 19 | Turkey Vulture | 39.7% | 44.1% | 4.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 20 | Chipping Sparrow | 38.1% | 44.1% | 6.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 21 | Northern Parula | 36.4% | 44.1% | 7.8% | 1.2x | |||
| 22 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 31.9% | 41.2% | 9.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 23 | Mourning Dove | 48.5% | 38.2% | 10.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 24 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.3% | 38.2% | 10.1% | 0.8x | |||
| 25 | American Robin | 38.5% | 38.2% | 0.3% | 1.0x | |||
| 26 | House Finch | 27.9% | 38.2% | 10.4% | 1.4x | |||
| 27 | Summer Tanager | 37.3% | 35.3% | 2.0% | 0.9x | |||
| 28 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.6% | 35.3% | 3.7% | 1.1x | |||
| 29 | Acadian Flycatcher | 25.9% | 35.3% | 9.4% | 1.4x | |||
| 30 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.7% | 32.4% | 8.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 31 | Eastern Towhee | 37.5% | 32.4% | 5.1% | 0.9x | |||
| 32 | Cliff Swallow | 5.3% | 32.4% | 27.1% | 6.1x | |||
| 33 | Chimney Swift | 28.6% | 29.4% | 0.8% | 1.0x | |||
| 34 | Pine Warbler | 40.0% | 26.5% | 13.6% | 0.7x | |||
| 35 | American Redstart | 22.6% | 26.5% | 3.8% | 1.2x | |||
| 36 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 21.3% | 26.5% | 5.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 37 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.3% | 23.5% | 11.8% | 0.7x | |||
| 38 | Gray Catbird | 30.9% | 23.5% | 7.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 39 | Blue Grosbeak | 23.4% | 23.5% | 0.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 40 | Black Vulture | 21.2% | 23.5% | 2.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 41 | Brown Thrasher | 17.3% | 23.5% | 6.2% | 1.4x | |||
| 42 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 13.8% | 23.5% | 9.7% | 1.7x | |||
| 43 | Hooded Warbler | 11.4% | 23.5% | 12.2% | 2.1x | |||
| 44 | Red-tailed Hawk | 13.3% | 20.6% | 7.3% | 1.5x | |||
| 45 | House Wren | 9.6% | 20.6% | 11.0% | 2.1x | |||
| 46 | Great Blue Heron | 46.5% | 17.6% | 28.8% | 0.4x | |||
| 47 | Wood Thrush | 13.7% | 17.6% | 4.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 48 | Northern Mockingbird | 30.9% | 14.7% | 16.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 49 | Scarlet Tanager | 11.9% | 14.7% | 2.8% | 1.2x | |||
| 50 | Fish Crow | 33.3% | 11.8% | 21.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 51 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 23.7% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 52 | Black-and-white Warbler | 15.9% | 8.8% | 7.0% | 0.6x | |||
| 53 | Yellow-breasted Chat | 11.1% | 8.8% | 2.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 54 | Pileated Woodpecker | 19.2% | 5.9% | 13.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 55 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 19.1% | 5.9% | 13.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 56 | Ovenbird | 18.7% | 5.9% | 12.8% | 0.3x | |||
| 57 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.4% | 5.9% | 7.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 58 | Belted Kingfisher | 11.8% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 0.5x | |||
| 59 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.6% | 5.9% | 2.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 60 | White-throated Sparrow | 8.5% | 5.9% | 2.6% | 0.7x | |||
| 61 | Yellow Warbler | 8.1% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 62 | Barred Owl | 7.8% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 0.8x | |||
| 63 | Northern Waterthrush | 7.0% | 5.9% | 1.1% | 0.8x | |||
| 64 | Swainson's Thrush | 6.1% | 5.9% | 0.2% | 1.0x | |||
| 65 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.8% | 5.9% | 3.1% | 2.1x | |||
| 66 | vireo sp. | 0.1% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 64.7x | |||
| 67 | Common Grackle | 35.7% | 2.9% | 32.7% | 0.1x | |||
| 68 | Mallard | 29.0% | 2.9% | 26.0% | 0.1x | |||
| 69 | Red-winged Blackbird | 27.4% | 2.9% | 24.5% | 0.1x | |||
| 70 | Eastern Kingbird | 26.6% | 2.9% | 23.6% | 0.1x | |||
| 71 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 11.3% | 2.9% | 8.4% | 0.3x | |||
| 72 | Green Heron | 10.5% | 2.9% | 7.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 73 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 10.4% | 2.9% | 7.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 74 | Purple Martin | 10.4% | 2.9% | 7.4% | 0.3x | |||
| 75 | Northern Flicker | 8.8% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 0.3x | |||
| 76 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 7.4% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 77 | Blackpoll Warbler | 7.3% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 78 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 6.7% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 0.4x | |||
| 79 | Magnolia Warbler | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 0.8x | |||
| 80 | Field Sparrow | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 0.8x | |||
| 81 | Veery | 3.5% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 0.8x | |||
| 82 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 1.3x | |||
| 83 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1.6% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1.9x | |||
| 84 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 2.0x | |||
| 85 | Savannah Sparrow | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 2.5x | |||
| 86 | swallow sp. | 1.1% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 2.7x | |||
| 87 | Cape May Warbler | 0.8% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.6x | |||
| 88 | warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) | 0.5% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 5.7x | |||
| 89 | Buteo sp. | 0.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 12.9x |