Top Birds at NCSU Experimental Farm in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 29 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at NCSU Experimental Farm 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 | Eastern Meadowlark | 8.2% | 58.6% | 50.4% | 7.2x | |||
| 2 | Northern Mockingbird | 31.3% | 55.2% | 23.9% | 1.8x | |||
| 3 | Mourning Dove | 49.3% | 48.3% | 1.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 4 | Barn Swallow | 31.3% | 48.3% | 17.0% | 1.5x | |||
| 5 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.4% | 44.8% | 4.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 6 | European Starling | 22.7% | 41.4% | 18.7% | 1.8x | |||
| 7 | Rock Pigeon | 6.5% | 41.4% | 34.9% | 6.4x | |||
| 8 | Canada Goose | 42.3% | 37.9% | 4.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 9 | Blue Grosbeak | 23.3% | 37.9% | 14.6% | 1.6x | |||
| 10 | Northern Cardinal | 79.5% | 31.0% | 48.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 11 | Turkey Vulture | 39.4% | 31.0% | 8.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 12 | Fish Crow | 33.2% | 31.0% | 2.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 13 | Grasshopper Sparrow | 2.8% | 31.0% | 28.2% | 11.0x | |||
| 14 | Indigo Bunting | 44.9% | 27.6% | 17.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 15 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.8% | 27.6% | 8.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 16 | Chimney Swift | 28.8% | 27.6% | 1.2% | 1.0x | |||
| 17 | Killdeer | 20.0% | 27.6% | 7.6% | 1.4x | |||
| 18 | Common Grackle | 36.9% | 24.1% | 12.8% | 0.7x | |||
| 19 | Red-winged Blackbird | 27.1% | 24.1% | 3.0% | 0.9x | |||
| 20 | Eastern Kingbird | 26.4% | 24.1% | 2.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 21 | Bobolink | 3.0% | 24.1% | 21.1% | 8.1x | |||
| 22 | Loggerhead Shrike | 0.5% | 24.1% | 23.6% | 46.4x | |||
| 23 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.8% | 20.7% | 44.1% | 0.3x | |||
| 24 | American Crow | 56.8% | 20.7% | 36.1% | 0.4x | |||
| 25 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 33.3% | 20.7% | 12.6% | 0.6x | |||
| 26 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 55.2% | 17.2% | 38.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 27 | Chipping Sparrow | 37.2% | 17.2% | 20.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 28 | Song Sparrow | 14.1% | 17.2% | 3.1% | 1.2x | |||
| 29 | Tree Swallow | 13.1% | 17.2% | 4.1% | 1.3x | |||
| 30 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.1% | 13.8% | 34.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 31 | Black Vulture | 21.2% | 13.8% | 7.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 32 | Brown Thrasher | 16.8% | 13.8% | 3.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 33 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.0% | 13.8% | 0.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 34 | Carolina Wren | 70.2% | 10.3% | 59.8% | 0.1x | |||
| 35 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.6% | 10.3% | 50.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 36 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 56.5% | 10.3% | 46.2% | 0.2x | |||
| 37 | Great Blue Heron | 48.1% | 10.3% | 37.7% | 0.2x | |||
| 38 | American Robin | 38.1% | 10.3% | 27.7% | 0.3x | |||
| 39 | Eastern Towhee | 37.9% | 10.3% | 27.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 40 | Red-tailed Hawk | 14.1% | 10.3% | 3.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 41 | Blue Jay | 44.5% | 6.9% | 37.6% | 0.2x | |||
| 42 | American Goldfinch | 43.6% | 6.9% | 36.7% | 0.2x | |||
| 43 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.8% | 6.9% | 33.9% | 0.2x | |||
| 44 | Northern Parula | 36.3% | 6.9% | 29.5% | 0.2x | |||
| 45 | Spotted Sandpiper | 16.3% | 6.9% | 9.4% | 0.4x | |||
| 46 | Orchard Oriole | 15.3% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 0.5x | |||
| 47 | Purple Martin | 10.1% | 6.9% | 3.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 48 | Northern Flicker | 9.2% | 6.9% | 2.3% | 0.7x | |||
| 49 | Savannah Sparrow | 1.2% | 6.9% | 5.7% | 5.7x | |||
| 50 | Baltimore Oriole | 1.0% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.2x | |||
| 51 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.5% | 3.4% | 48.1% | 0.1x | |||
| 52 | Pine Warbler | 39.1% | 3.4% | 35.6% | 0.1x | |||
| 53 | Summer Tanager | 37.9% | 3.4% | 34.4% | 0.1x | |||
| 54 | Eastern Phoebe | 34.0% | 3.4% | 30.6% | 0.1x | |||
| 55 | White-eyed Vireo | 32.0% | 3.4% | 28.5% | 0.1x | |||
| 56 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.7% | 3.4% | 28.2% | 0.1x | |||
| 57 | American Redstart | 22.6% | 3.4% | 19.2% | 0.2x | |||
| 58 | Double-crested Cormorant | 19.1% | 3.4% | 15.6% | 0.2x | |||
| 59 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 19.1% | 3.4% | 15.6% | 0.2x | |||
| 60 | Osprey | 15.5% | 3.4% | 12.1% | 0.2x | |||
| 61 | Wood Duck | 12.8% | 3.4% | 9.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 62 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 12.1% | 3.4% | 8.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 63 | Yellow-breasted Chat | 11.1% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 64 | Green Heron | 10.7% | 3.4% | 7.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 65 | Solitary Sandpiper | 8.0% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 66 | Bank Swallow | 1.2% | 3.4% | 2.2% | 2.8x | |||
| 67 | American Kestrel | 0.8% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.5x | |||
| 68 | Northern Harrier | 0.4% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 9.1x | |||
| 69 | Red-breasted Merganser | 0.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 15.6x | |||
| 70 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 0.2% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 19.0x | |||
| 71 | Merlin | 0.2% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 19.9x | |||
| 72 | Dickcissel | 0.1% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 48.6x | |||
| 73 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 0.1% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 54.7x | |||
| 74 | Swallow-tailed Kite | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 145.8x | |||
| 75 | Sora | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 218.7x |