Top Birds at Mason Farm Biological Reserve in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 680 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indigo Bunting | 43.3% | 89.3% | 46.0% | 2.1x | |||
| 2 | Northern Cardinal | 79.6% | 83.1% | 3.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 3 | Carolina Wren | 70.3% | 76.8% | 6.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 4 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.1% | 75.9% | 11.7% | 1.2x | |||
| 5 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 55.9% | 75.1% | 19.2% | 1.3x | |||
| 6 | Common Yellowthroat | 39.3% | 72.5% | 33.2% | 1.8x | |||
| 7 | Red-eyed Vireo | 50.5% | 72.2% | 21.7% | 1.4x | |||
| 8 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 53.5% | 70.9% | 17.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 9 | Carolina Chickadee | 59.7% | 70.6% | 10.8% | 1.2x | |||
| 10 | Summer Tanager | 36.0% | 64.9% | 28.8% | 1.8x | |||
| 11 | White-eyed Vireo | 32.0% | 64.7% | 32.7% | 2.0x | |||
| 12 | Northern Parula | 35.1% | 63.7% | 28.6% | 1.8x | |||
| 13 | American Redstart | 20.9% | 61.2% | 40.3% | 2.9x | |||
| 14 | American Crow | 56.9% | 57.6% | 0.8% | 1.0x | |||
| 15 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 17.4% | 56.0% | 38.6% | 3.2x | |||
| 16 | Great Blue Heron | 46.0% | 54.6% | 8.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 17 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.4% | 54.3% | 4.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 18 | American Goldfinch | 44.1% | 53.7% | 9.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 19 | Blue Jay | 42.9% | 51.9% | 9.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 20 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.5% | 50.3% | 10.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 21 | Acadian Flycatcher | 24.9% | 49.1% | 24.2% | 2.0x | |||
| 22 | Turkey Vulture | 39.3% | 49.0% | 9.7% | 1.2x | |||
| 23 | Mourning Dove | 48.5% | 48.1% | 0.4% | 1.0x | |||
| 24 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.3% | 47.9% | 0.4% | 1.0x | |||
| 25 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 20.2% | 44.7% | 24.5% | 2.2x | |||
| 26 | Prothonotary Warbler | 14.9% | 44.1% | 29.2% | 3.0x | |||
| 27 | Blue Grosbeak | 22.5% | 43.7% | 21.2% | 1.9x | |||
| 28 | European Starling | 21.3% | 43.1% | 21.8% | 2.0x | |||
| 29 | Gray Catbird | 30.4% | 41.2% | 10.8% | 1.4x | |||
| 30 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.1% | 39.6% | 4.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 31 | Pileated Woodpecker | 18.3% | 38.8% | 20.6% | 2.1x | |||
| 32 | Barred Owl | 6.5% | 37.2% | 30.8% | 5.8x | |||
| 33 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 9.2% | 36.5% | 27.3% | 4.0x | |||
| 34 | Ovenbird | 17.9% | 35.9% | 18.0% | 2.0x | |||
| 35 | Eastern Towhee | 37.6% | 35.1% | 2.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 36 | Common Grackle | 35.6% | 34.9% | 0.8% | 1.0x | |||
| 37 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.4% | 34.7% | 3.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 38 | Pine Warbler | 40.4% | 32.1% | 8.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 39 | Yellow-breasted Chat | 10.2% | 31.2% | 21.0% | 3.1x | |||
| 40 | American Robin | 38.8% | 30.9% | 8.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 41 | Northern Mockingbird | 30.9% | 30.1% | 0.8% | 1.0x | |||
| 42 | Black-and-white Warbler | 15.3% | 27.4% | 12.0% | 1.8x | |||
| 43 | Scarlet Tanager | 11.2% | 26.2% | 15.0% | 2.3x | |||
| 44 | Fish Crow | 33.6% | 25.6% | 8.1% | 0.8x | |||
| 45 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 23.7% | 23.2% | 0.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 46 | Red-tailed Hawk | 12.9% | 22.9% | 10.1% | 1.8x | |||
| 47 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 13.4% | 22.8% | 9.4% | 1.7x | |||
| 48 | Eastern Phoebe | 34.9% | 22.6% | 12.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 49 | Black Vulture | 21.1% | 22.5% | 1.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 50 | Chipping Sparrow | 38.9% | 21.5% | 17.4% | 0.6x | |||
| 51 | Canada Goose | 42.5% | 21.3% | 21.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 52 | Red-winged Blackbird | 27.7% | 20.3% | 7.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 53 | White-throated Sparrow | 8.0% | 19.0% | 11.0% | 2.4x | |||
| 54 | Chimney Swift | 29.1% | 18.4% | 10.7% | 0.6x | |||
| 55 | Prairie Warbler | 7.1% | 18.2% | 11.1% | 2.6x | |||
| 56 | Killdeer | 20.0% | 17.8% | 2.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 57 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 32.6% | 17.6% | 14.9% | 0.5x | |||
| 58 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 31.0% | 17.4% | 13.7% | 0.6x | |||
| 59 | Northern Waterthrush | 6.5% | 17.2% | 10.7% | 2.6x | |||
| 60 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 6.3% | 16.0% | 9.8% | 2.6x | |||
| 61 | Wood Thrush | 13.6% | 14.4% | 0.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 62 | Wood Duck | 12.9% | 14.1% | 1.2% | 1.1x | |||
| 63 | Eastern Kingbird | 27.1% | 13.5% | 13.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 64 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 10.6% | 12.9% | 2.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 65 | House Finch | 28.6% | 12.8% | 15.8% | 0.4x | |||
| 66 | Brown Thrasher | 17.6% | 12.1% | 5.5% | 0.7x | |||
| 67 | Northern Flicker | 8.6% | 12.1% | 3.5% | 1.4x | |||
| 68 | Yellow-throated Warbler | 15.7% | 11.9% | 3.8% | 0.8x | |||
| 69 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.5% | 11.8% | 3.3% | 1.4x | |||
| 70 | Mallard | 29.7% | 10.9% | 18.9% | 0.4x | |||
| 71 | Spotted Sandpiper | 16.6% | 10.0% | 6.6% | 0.6x | |||
| 72 | Hooded Warbler | 11.5% | 9.9% | 1.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 73 | Swainson's Thrush | 5.9% | 9.9% | 4.0% | 1.7x | |||
| 74 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.6% | 9.3% | 4.3% | 0.7x | |||
| 75 | Veery | 3.2% | 9.0% | 5.7% | 2.8x | |||
| 76 | Swamp Sparrow | 1.7% | 9.0% | 7.2% | 5.2x | |||
| 77 | House Wren | 9.6% | 8.8% | 0.8% | 0.9x | |||
| 78 | Solitary Sandpiper | 8.1% | 8.8% | 0.7% | 1.1x | |||
| 79 | Green Heron | 10.6% | 8.7% | 1.9% | 0.8x | |||
| 80 | Magnolia Warbler | 3.3% | 8.7% | 5.3% | 2.6x | |||
| 81 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 11.5% | 8.4% | 3.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 82 | Orchard Oriole | 15.6% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 0.5x | |||
| 83 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 7.4% | 6.8% | 0.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 84 | Osprey | 16.4% | 6.5% | 9.9% | 0.4x | |||
| 85 | Barn Swallow | 31.6% | 6.3% | 25.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 86 | Song Sparrow | 15.2% | 6.3% | 8.9% | 0.4x | |||
| 87 | Yellow Warbler | 8.1% | 6.2% | 2.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 88 | Belted Kingfisher | 12.1% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 89 | Blackpoll Warbler | 7.4% | 4.6% | 2.8% | 0.6x | |||
| 90 | Field Sparrow | 3.5% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 1.2x | |||
| 91 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 2.2% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 1.8x | |||
| 92 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1.5% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 2.6x | |||
| 93 | Baltimore Oriole | 1.0% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.0x | |||
| 94 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.7% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 95 | Double-crested Cormorant | 18.9% | 3.4% | 15.5% | 0.2x | |||
| 96 | Worm-eating Warbler | 1.1% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 3.2x | |||
| 97 | Wild Turkey | 1.5% | 3.2% | 1.8% | 2.2x | |||
| 98 | Bald Eagle | 10.6% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 99 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 1.4% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 2.2x | |||
| 100 | Purple Martin | 10.7% | 2.6% | 8.1% | 0.2x | |||
| 101 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 2.0x | |||
| 102 | Blue-winged Warbler | 0.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 8.1x | |||
| 103 | Least Sandpiper | 5.7% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 0.3x | |||
| 104 | Blue-headed Vireo | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 105 | House Sparrow | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 106 | Broad-winged Hawk | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.7x | |||
| 107 | Kentucky Warbler | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 108 | Pine Siskin | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 1.5x | |||
| 109 | Cape May Warbler | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.3x | |||
| 110 | Black-throated Green Warbler | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.9x | |||
| 111 | Gray-cheeked Thrush | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 2.1x | |||
| 112 | crow sp. | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.6x | |||
| 113 | Savannah Sparrow | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.7x | |||
| 114 | American Woodcock | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 16.3x | |||
| 115 | Rock Pigeon | 6.4% | 0.7% | 5.7% | 0.1x | |||
| 116 | Wilson's Warbler | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.1x | |||
| 117 | Canada Warbler | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.9x | |||
| 118 | Ring-necked Duck | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 8.3x | |||
| 119 | Tree Swallow | 15.1% | 0.6% | 14.5% | 0.0x | |||
| 120 | duck sp. | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.2x | |||
| 121 | Blue-winged Teal | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.5x | |||
| 122 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2.0x | |||
| 123 | Downy/Hairy Woodpecker | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2.3x | |||
| 124 | Buteo sp. | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 2.7x | |||
| 125 | new world sparrow sp. | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 3.5x | |||
| 126 | Tennessee Warbler | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 6.7x | |||
| 127 | Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 10.8x | |||
| 128 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 129 | Greater Yellowlegs | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4x | |||
| 130 | Palm Warbler | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5x | |||
| 131 | warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8x | |||
| 132 | Hermit Thrush | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.4x | |||
| 133 | Northern Harrier | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.4x | |||
| 134 | Willow Flycatcher | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2.0x | |||
| 135 | passerine sp. | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 3.0x | |||
| 136 | Pied-billed Grebe | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 4.6x | |||
| 137 | Least Flycatcher | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 16.3x | |||
| 138 | Wilson's Snipe | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 16.3x | |||
| 139 | Great Egret | 2.3% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 0.1x | |||
| 140 | Warbling Vireo | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 0.2x | |||
| 141 | swallow sp. | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.3x | |||
| 142 | hawk sp. | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 143 | Merlin | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 2.0x | |||
| 144 | Summer/Scarlet Tanager | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 2.3x | |||
| 145 | Accipiter sp. | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 4.3x | |||
| 146 | Bobolink | 3.3% | 0.1% | 3.2% | 0.0x | |||
| 147 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 3.3% | 0.1% | 3.1% | 0.0x | |||
| 148 | Grasshopper Sparrow | 2.9% | 0.1% | 2.8% | 0.1x | |||
| 149 | Mississippi Kite | 2.4% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 0.1x | |||
| 150 | Ring-billed Gull | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.5% | 0.1x | |||
| 151 | Bank Swallow | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 0.1x | |||
| 152 | Great Horned Owl | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3x | |||
| 153 | Bay-breasted Warbler | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 154 | Black-billed Cuckoo | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6x | |||
| 155 | Catharus sp. | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 156 | Olive-sided Flycatcher | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 157 | Common Nighthawk | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.7x | |||
| 158 | American Coot | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 159 | White-crowned Sparrow | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 160 | woodpecker sp. | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 161 | shorebird sp. | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.8x | |||
| 162 | American Pipit | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.8x | |||
| 163 | Dark-eyed Junco | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2.2x | |||
| 164 | Glossy Ibis | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3.1x | |||
| 165 | Virginia Rail | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.3x | |||
| 166 | American Black Duck | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.3x | |||
| 167 | Sedge Wren | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.3x | |||
| 168 | Nashville Warbler | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5.4x | |||
| 169 | Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush | 0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ∞ | |||
| 170 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ∞ |