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Top Birds at Mason Farm Biological Reserve in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 681 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Mason Farm Biological Reserve 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   Indigo Bunting 43.4% 89.1% 45.7%
2   Northern Cardinal 79.4% 83.0% 3.5%
3   Carolina Wren 70.1% 76.7% 6.6%
4   Tufted Titmouse 63.9% 75.8% 11.9%
5   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.1% 75.0% 19.0%
6   Common Yellowthroat 39.4% 72.4% 33.0%
7   Red-eyed Vireo 50.4% 72.1% 21.7%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 53.2% 70.9% 17.7%
9   Carolina Chickadee 59.5% 70.5% 11.0%
10   Summer Tanager 35.9% 64.8% 28.9%
11   White-eyed Vireo 32.2% 64.6% 32.5%
12   Northern Parula 35.2% 63.6% 28.4%
13   American Redstart 20.9% 61.1% 40.2%
14   American Crow 56.6% 57.6% 1.0%
15   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 17.1% 55.9% 38.9%
16   Great Blue Heron 46.2% 54.5% 8.3%
17   Eastern Bluebird 49.1% 54.2% 5.1%
18   American Goldfinch 43.9% 53.6% 9.7%
19   Blue Jay 42.6% 51.8% 9.2%
20   Downy Woodpecker 39.1% 50.2% 11.1%
21   Acadian Flycatcher 25.0% 49.0% 24.1%
22   Turkey Vulture 39.2% 48.9% 9.7%
23   Mourning Dove 48.3% 48.0% 0.3%
24   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 47.9% 0.2%
25   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.3% 44.6% 24.3%
26   Prothonotary Warbler 14.9% 44.1% 29.1%
27   Blue Grosbeak 22.6% 43.6% 21.0%
28   European Starling 21.4% 43.0% 21.6%
29   Gray Catbird 30.4% 41.1% 10.8%
30   Brown-headed Cowbird 34.8% 39.5% 4.7%
31   Pileated Woodpecker 18.2% 38.8% 20.5%
32   Barred Owl 6.5% 37.2% 30.7%
33   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 9.2% 36.4% 27.2%
34   Ovenbird 17.9% 35.8% 17.9%
35   Eastern Towhee 37.6% 35.1% 2.5%
36   Common Grackle 35.7% 34.8% 0.9%
37   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.4% 34.7% 3.3%
38   Pine Warbler 40.0% 32.0% 8.0%
39   Yellow-breasted Chat 10.2% 31.1% 20.9%
40   American Robin 39.0% 30.8% 8.1%
41   Northern Mockingbird 31.1% 30.1% 1.0%
42   Black-and-white Warbler 15.3% 27.3% 12.0%
43   Scarlet Tanager 11.2% 26.1% 14.9%
44   Fish Crow 33.6% 25.6% 8.1%
45   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 23.2% 0.2%
46   Red-tailed Hawk 12.8% 22.9% 10.1%
47   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.4% 22.8% 9.4%
48   Eastern Phoebe 34.9% 22.6% 12.3%
49   Black Vulture 21.0% 22.5% 1.5%
50   Chipping Sparrow 38.5% 21.4% 17.1%
51   Canada Goose 42.6% 21.3% 21.4%
52   Red-winged Blackbird 27.8% 20.3% 7.6%
53   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 18.9% 11.0%
54   Chimney Swift 28.8% 18.4% 10.4%
55   Prairie Warbler 7.1% 18.2% 11.1%
56   Killdeer 20.1% 17.8% 2.3%
57   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.7% 17.6% 15.1%
58   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.7% 17.3% 13.4%
59   Northern Waterthrush 6.5% 17.2% 10.6%
60   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.3% 16.0% 9.7%
61   Wood Thrush 13.7% 14.4% 0.7%
62   Wood Duck 13.0% 14.1% 1.1%
63   Eastern Kingbird 27.2% 13.5% 13.7%
64   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.6% 12.9% 2.3%
65   House Finch 28.2% 12.8% 15.4%
66   Brown Thrasher 17.5% 12.0% 5.4%
67   Northern Flicker 8.6% 12.0% 3.4%
68   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.8% 11.9% 3.9%
69   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 11.7% 3.5%
70   Mallard 29.8% 10.9% 19.0%
71   Spotted Sandpiper 16.7% 10.0% 6.7%
72   Hooded Warbler 11.5% 9.8% 1.7%
73   Swainson's Thrush 5.8% 9.8% 4.1%
74   Cedar Waxwing 13.5% 9.3% 4.3%
75   Veery 3.2% 9.0% 5.7%
76   Swamp Sparrow 1.7% 9.0% 7.2%
77   House Wren 9.7% 8.8% 0.9%
78   Solitary Sandpiper 8.1% 8.8% 0.7%
79   Green Heron 10.7% 8.7% 2.0%
80   Magnolia Warbler 3.4% 8.7% 5.3%
81   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.4% 8.4% 3.1%
82   Orchard Oriole 15.6% 7.2% 8.4%
83   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 6.8% 0.7%
84   Osprey 16.4% 6.5% 9.9%
85   Barn Swallow 31.7% 6.3% 25.4%
86   Song Sparrow 15.3% 6.3% 9.0%
87   Yellow Warbler 8.2% 6.2% 2.0%
88   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 6.0% 6.1%
89   Blackpoll Warbler 7.4% 4.6% 2.9%
90   Field Sparrow 3.5% 4.4% 0.9%
91   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 4.1% 2.0%
92   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.5% 3.8% 2.3%
93   Baltimore Oriole 0.9% 3.8% 2.9%
94   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 3.5% 0.8%
95   Double-crested Cormorant 18.9% 3.4% 15.6%
96   Worm-eating Warbler 1.1% 3.4% 2.3%
97   Wild Turkey 1.5% 3.2% 1.8%
98   Bald Eagle 10.7% 3.1% 7.6%
99   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.4% 3.1% 1.7%
100   Purple Martin 10.7% 2.6% 8.1%
101   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.0% 1.9% 0.9%
102   Blue-winged Warbler 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%
103   Least Sandpiper 5.7% 1.8% 4.0%
104   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 1.6% 0.4%
105   House Sparrow 3.8% 1.5% 2.3%
106   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 1.5% 0.6%
107   Kentucky Warbler 2.4% 1.2% 1.2%
108   Pine Siskin 0.7% 1.2% 0.4%
109   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
110   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.5% 1.0% 0.5%
111   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 1.0% 0.5%
112   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 0.9% 0.3%
113   American Woodcock 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
114   Rock Pigeon 6.4% 0.7% 5.7%
115   Wilson's Warbler 0.6% 0.7% 0.1%
116   Canada Warbler 0.4% 0.7% 0.3%
117   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
118   Tree Swallow 15.1% 0.6% 14.5%
119   Blue-winged Teal 0.4% 0.6% 0.2%
120   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%
121   Tennessee Warbler 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%
122   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.5% 0.4% 1.0%
123   Greater Yellowlegs 1.3% 0.4% 0.8%
124   Palm Warbler 0.9% 0.4% 0.4%
125   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
126   Northern Harrier 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
127   Willow Flycatcher 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
128   Pied-billed Grebe 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
129   Least Flycatcher 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
130   Wilson's Snipe 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
131   Great Egret 2.3% 0.3% 2.0%
132   Warbling Vireo 1.7% 0.3% 1.4%
133   Merlin 0.1% 0.3% 0.1%
134   Bobolink 3.3% 0.1% 3.2%
135   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.3% 0.1% 3.1%
136   Grasshopper Sparrow 2.9% 0.1% 2.8%
137   Mississippi Kite 2.4% 0.1% 2.3%
138   Ring-billed Gull 1.7% 0.1% 1.5%
139   Bank Swallow 1.4% 0.1% 1.3%
140   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 0.1% 0.4%
141   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.4% 0.1% 0.3%
142   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.3% 0.1% 0.1%
143   Olive-sided Flycatcher 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
144   American Coot 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
145   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
146   White-crowned Sparrow 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
147   American Pipit 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
148   Dark-eyed Junco 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
149   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
150   Virginia Rail 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
151   American Black Duck 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
152   Sedge Wren 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
153   Nashville Warbler 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
154   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0% 0.1% 0.1%