Bird Finder

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

based on 18 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler 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   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 66.7% 12.9%
2   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 66.7% 2.3%
3   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 66.7% 20.1%
4   Mallard 28.9% 66.7% 37.7%
5   Eastern Kingbird 26.5% 61.1% 34.6%
6   Carolina Wren 70.4% 55.6% 14.8%
7   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 55.6% 1.6%
8   Fish Crow 33.2% 55.6% 22.3%
9   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 50.0% 10.0%
10   American Crow 56.7% 50.0% 6.7%
11   Canada Goose 41.7% 50.0% 8.3%
12   Barn Swallow 30.5% 50.0% 19.5%
13   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 44.4% 3.6%
14   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 44.4% 4.8%
15   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 38.9% 12.5%
16   Blue Jay 43.0% 38.9% 4.1%
17   Pine Warbler 39.7% 38.9% 0.8%
18   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 38.9% 0.7%
19   Gray Catbird 30.8% 38.9% 8.1%
20   Chimney Swift 28.3% 38.9% 10.6%
21   Double-crested Cormorant 18.2% 38.9% 20.7%
22   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 33.3% 1.1%
23   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.1% 33.3% 3.2%
24   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.3% 33.3% 10.0%
25   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 27.8% 21.6%
26   Mourning Dove 48.3% 27.8% 20.5%
27   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 27.8% 13.1%
28   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 27.8% 10.0%
29   Common Grackle 35.7% 27.8% 7.9%
30   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 27.8% 5.8%
31   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 27.8% 4.3%
32   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 27.8% 3.7%
33   Acadian Flycatcher 26.0% 27.8% 1.7%
34   Cliff Swallow 5.3% 27.8% 22.5%
35   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.0% 22.2% 34.7%
36   Indigo Bunting 45.5% 22.2% 23.3%
37   American Goldfinch 44.4% 22.2% 22.1%
38   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 22.2% 15.3%
39   Summer Tanager 37.1% 22.2% 14.9%
40   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 22.2% 1.3%
41   Brown Thrasher 17.2% 22.2% 5.0%
42   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 22.2% 11.8%
43   American Robin 38.6% 16.7% 22.0%
44   Northern Parula 36.4% 16.7% 19.8%
45   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 16.7% 14.4%
46   Ovenbird 18.7% 16.7% 2.0%
47   Spotted Sandpiper 16.4% 16.7% 0.3%
48   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 16.7% 0.8%
49   Wood Thrush 13.7% 16.7% 2.9%
50   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 16.7% 3.4%
51   Wood Duck 13.0% 16.7% 3.6%
52   Belted Kingfisher 11.8% 16.7% 4.8%
53   Bald Eagle 10.3% 16.7% 6.4%
54   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 11.1% 23.9%
55   House Finch 27.6% 11.1% 16.4%
56   Red-winged Blackbird 27.5% 11.1% 16.4%
57   Black Vulture 21.0% 11.1% 9.9%
58   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 11.1% 5.1%
59   Osprey 15.9% 11.1% 4.8%
60   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 11.1% 4.2%
61   Tree Swallow 14.5% 11.1% 3.4%
62   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 11.1% 2.7%
63   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 11.1% 0.2%
64   Purple Martin 10.4% 11.1% 0.7%
65   Northern Flicker 8.8% 11.1% 2.3%
66   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 11.1% 4.1%
67   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 11.1% 4.9%
68   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.1% 11.1% 8.0%
69   Semipalmated Plover 2.4% 11.1% 8.7%
70   Great Egret 2.2% 11.1% 8.9%
71   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.7% 11.1% 10.4%
72   American Redstart 22.7% 5.6% 17.1%
73   European Starling 22.4% 5.6% 16.8%
74   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 5.6% 15.8%
75   Killdeer 20.0% 5.6% 14.5%
76   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 5.6% 13.6%
77   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 5.6% 13.2%
78   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.6% 5.6% 10.0%
79   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 5.6% 6.3%
80   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 5.6% 5.9%
81   Green Heron 10.6% 5.6% 5.0%
82   Eastern Meadowlark 8.7% 5.6% 3.2%
83   Barred Owl 7.8% 5.6% 2.3%
84   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 5.6% 2.1%
85   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 5.6% 1.9%
86   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 5.6% 1.7%
87   Least Sandpiper 5.5% 5.6% 0.0%
88   Bobolink 3.2% 5.6% 2.4%
89   Grasshopper Sparrow 2.8% 5.6% 2.7%
90   Kentucky Warbler 2.3% 5.6% 3.2%
91   Ring-billed Gull 1.6% 5.6% 3.9%
92   Bank Swallow 1.4% 5.6% 4.2%
93   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 5.6% 4.4%
94   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 5.6% 4.5%
95   Dunlin 0.6% 5.6% 4.9%
96   Loggerhead Shrike 0.5% 5.6% 5.1%
97   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 5.6% 5.4%
98   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 5.6% 5.5%
99   Forster's Tern 0.1% 5.6% 5.5%