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Top Birds at Sunset Cove Park in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 149 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sunset Cove Park 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   Laughing Gull 0.2% 79.9% 79.7%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 75.8% 48.6%
3   Osprey 16.3% 73.2% 56.8%
4   Brant 0% 72.5% 72.5%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 66.4% 49.6%
6   European Starling 20.4% 64.4% 44.0%
7   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 63.1% 33.2%
8   Great Egret 2.5% 62.4% 59.9%
9   American Herring Gull 0.1% 61.7% 61.6%
10   House Sparrow 3.3% 60.4% 57.1%
11   Song Sparrow 15.7% 56.4% 40.6%
12   Barn Swallow 30.1% 55.7% 25.6%
13   Mallard 28.2% 55.7% 27.5%
14   Tree Swallow 15.2% 55.7% 40.5%
15   American Oystercatcher 0% 54.4% 54.4%
16   Forster's Tern 0.1% 50.3% 50.3%
17   Killdeer 19.5% 48.3% 28.8%
18   Willet 0.0% 47.7% 47.6%
19   Semipalmated Plover 2.0% 46.3% 44.4%
20   Semipalmated Sandpiper 2.4% 43.6% 41.2%
21   Snowy Egret 0.4% 43.0% 42.6%
22   Least Sandpiper 4.9% 42.3% 37.3%
23   Ruddy Turnstone 0.1% 42.3% 42.2%
24   Common Grackle 33.9% 41.6% 7.7%
25   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 41.6% 33.8%
26   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 41.6% 41.6%
27   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 40.3% 40.3%
28   Gadwall 0.0% 38.9% 38.9%
29   Yellow-headed Blackbird 0% 32.9% 32.9%
30   Canada Goose 41.2% 28.2% 13.0%
31   Fish Crow 34.0% 28.2% 5.8%
32   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 24.2% 22.6%
33   Clapper Rail 0% 24.2% 24.2%
34   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 23.5% 17.9%
35   Glossy Ibis 0.1% 23.5% 23.3%
36   American Robin 38.0% 22.8% 15.2%
37   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 22.8% 22.8%
38   Common Tern 0.2% 20.1% 19.9%
39   Ring-billed Gull 1.3% 18.8% 17.5%
40   Dunlin 0.5% 16.1% 15.6%
41   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 15.4% 0.1%
42   Harlequin Duck 0% 15.4% 15.4%
43   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 14.8% 14.6%
44   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 14.1% 26.2%
45   Gray Catbird 28.1% 14.1% 14.0%
46   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 13.4% 66.1%
47   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 13.4% 13.2%
48   House Finch 29.3% 12.1% 17.2%
49   Red Junglefowl 0% 12.1% 12.1%
50   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 10.1% 27.0%
51   Green Heron 9.8% 10.1% 0.2%
52   Mourning Dove 47.8% 9.4% 38.5%
53   American Crow 56.2% 8.7% 47.4%
54   Least Tern 0.1% 8.1% 8.0%
55   Chimney Swift 27.5% 6.7% 20.8%
56   Mute Swan 0.3% 6.7% 6.4%
57   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 6.0% 5.9%
58   American Black Duck 0.0% 5.4% 5.3%
59   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 4.7% 3.6%
60   Common Loon 0.3% 4.7% 4.4%
61   Red Knot 0% 4.7% 4.7%
62   Greater Yellowlegs 1.0% 4.0% 3.0%
63   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 4.0% 4.0%
64   Carolina Wren 70.8% 2.7% 68.2%
65   Purple Martin 10.5% 2.7% 7.8%
66   Sanderling 0.0% 2.7% 2.7%
67   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 2.0% 43.2%
68   American Goldfinch 45.0% 2.0% 43.0%
69   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 2.0% 5.9%
70   Willow Flycatcher 0.2% 2.0% 1.8%
71   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 1.3% 35.2%
72   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 1.3% 28.7%
73   American Redstart 22.1% 1.3% 20.8%
74   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 1.3% 12.7%
75   House Wren 8.5% 1.3% 7.2%
76   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 1.3% 6.3%
77   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 1.3% 1.4%
78   Warbling Vireo 1.4% 1.3% 0.1%
79   Bank Swallow 1.2% 1.3% 0.1%
80   Common Raven 0.2% 1.3% 1.1%
81   Lesser Scaup 0.1% 1.3% 1.3%
82   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.5% 0.7% 56.9%
83   Blue Jay 41.8% 0.7% 41.2%
84   Turkey Vulture 38.4% 0.7% 37.7%
85   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.1% 0.7% 17.5%
86   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 0.7% 11.5%
87   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 0.7% 11.4%
88   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 0.7% 1.3%
89   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 0.7% 0.7%
90   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.5% 0.7% 0.2%
91   Tricolored Heron 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
92   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.0% 0.7% 0.6%
93   Virginia Rail 0.0% 0.7% 0.6%
94   Piping Plover 0.0% 0.7% 0.7%
95   Black Scoter 0% 0.7% 0.7%
96   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0% 0.7% 0.7%
97   Black Skimmer 0% 0.7% 0.7%
98   Wilson's Phalarope 0% 0.7% 0.7%