Bird Finder

Top Birds at Shaw Lake in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 5 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shaw Lake 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% 80.0% 9.6%
2   Mallard 29.0% 80.0% 51.0%
3   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 60.0% 19.6%
4   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 60.0% 0.0%
5   American Crow 56.6% 60.0% 3.4%
6   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 60.0% 10.6%
7   Mourning Dove 48.3% 60.0% 11.7%
8   Blue Jay 43.0% 60.0% 17.0%
9   Canada Goose 41.7% 60.0% 18.3%
10   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 60.0% 20.4%
11   American Robin 38.6% 60.0% 21.4%
12   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 60.0% 22.2%
13   Fish Crow 33.2% 60.0% 26.8%
14   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 60.0% 29.0%
15   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.1% 60.0% 29.9%
16   House Finch 27.5% 60.0% 32.5%
17   Song Sparrow 14.9% 60.0% 45.1%
18   Green Heron 10.6% 60.0% 49.4%
19   Northern Flicker 8.8% 60.0% 51.2%
20   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 40.0% 24.4%
21   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 40.0% 14.0%
22   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 40.0% 8.1%
23   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 40.0% 6.6%
24   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 40.0% 2.5%
25   Common Grackle 35.7% 40.0% 4.3%
26   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 40.0% 5.0%
27   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 40.0% 5.6%
28   Gray Catbird 30.8% 40.0% 9.2%
29   Chimney Swift 28.3% 40.0% 11.7%
30   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 40.0% 37.3%
31   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 20.0% 36.9%
32   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 20.0% 31.4%
33   American Goldfinch 44.4% 20.0% 24.4%
34   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 20.0% 20.8%
35   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 20.0% 19.6%
36   Northern Parula 36.4% 20.0% 16.4%
37   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 20.0% 11.5%
38   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 20.0% 3.4%
39   American Redstart 22.7% 20.0% 2.7%
40   European Starling 22.4% 20.0% 2.4%
41   Killdeer 20.0% 20.0% 0.0%
42   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 20.0% 1.2%
43   Brown Thrasher 17.2% 20.0% 2.8%
44   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 20.0% 4.1%
45   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 20.0% 6.2%
46   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 20.0% 6.7%
47   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 20.0% 8.7%
48   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 20.0% 11.6%
49   Least Sandpiper 5.5% 20.0% 14.5%
50   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.6% 20.0% 18.4%