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Top Birds at Dorothea Dix Park in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 88 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Dorothea Dix 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   Indigo Bunting 45.2% 92.0% 46.9%
2   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 83.0% 3.4%
3   American Crow 56.5% 78.4% 21.9%
4   Eastern Towhee 37.3% 76.1% 38.9%
5   Northern Mockingbird 30.8% 76.1% 45.4%
6   Carolina Wren 70.4% 62.5% 7.9%
7   American Goldfinch 44.2% 61.4% 17.1%
8   Blue Grosbeak 23.3% 60.2% 36.9%
9   Painted Bunting 0% 54.5% 54.5%
10   European Starling 22.2% 53.4% 31.2%
11   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 51.1% 11.6%
12   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.0% 47.7% 15.7%
13   Chimney Swift 28.2% 47.7% 19.5%
14   White-eyed Vireo 33.5% 45.5% 11.9%
15   Blue Jay 43.0% 44.3% 1.3%
16   Pine Warbler 39.6% 44.3% 4.7%
17   Eastern Kingbird 26.5% 44.3% 17.8%
18   Brown Thrasher 17.1% 44.3% 27.2%
19   American Robin 38.6% 42.0% 3.5%
20   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.4% 40.9% 9.5%
21   Fish Crow 33.2% 36.4% 3.1%
22   Killdeer 19.9% 31.8% 11.9%
23   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 30.7% 7.1%
24   Carolina Chickadee 60.1% 29.5% 30.6%
25   Tufted Titmouse 64.6% 28.4% 36.2%
26   Common Grackle 35.7% 28.4% 7.3%
27   Cedar Waxwing 13.2% 28.4% 15.2%
28   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.0% 28.4% 17.4%
29   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 27.3% 13.6%
30   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 26.1% 8.3%
31   Mississippi Kite 2.2% 26.1% 24.0%
32   House Finch 27.6% 25.0% 2.6%
33   Mourning Dove 48.4% 23.9% 24.5%
34   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.2% 23.9% 24.4%
35   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.1% 22.7% 12.4%
36   Eastern Bluebird 49.5% 21.6% 27.9%
37   Prairie Warbler 7.5% 21.6% 14.1%
38   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.2% 20.5% 33.7%
39   Red-eyed Vireo 51.6% 19.3% 32.3%
40   Gray Catbird 30.9% 18.2% 12.7%
41   Barn Swallow 30.6% 15.9% 14.7%
42   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 13.6% 16.6%
43   Downy Woodpecker 39.8% 12.5% 27.3%
44   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 11.4% 12.1%
45   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.2% 10.2% 47.0%
46   Canada Goose 41.9% 10.2% 31.7%
47   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 10.2% 8.6%
48   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 10.2% 3.1%
49   Black Vulture 21.1% 9.1% 12.0%
50   Song Sparrow 15.0% 8.0% 7.0%
51   American Kestrel 0.7% 8.0% 7.3%
52   Summer Tanager 37.3% 6.8% 30.5%
53   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 6.8% 4.1%
54   Tree Swallow 14.5% 4.5% 10.0%
55   Northern Flicker 8.8% 4.5% 4.2%
56   Bobolink 3.2% 4.5% 1.4%
57   Great Blue Heron 46.8% 3.4% 43.4%
58   Northern Parula 36.6% 3.4% 33.2%
59   Red-winged Blackbird 27.6% 3.4% 24.2%
60   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 3.4% 11.9%
61   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 3.4% 7.9%
62   Purple Martin 10.4% 3.4% 7.0%
63   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 3.4% 5.0%
64   Prothonotary Warbler 16.3% 2.3% 14.0%
65   House Wren 9.7% 2.3% 7.4%
66   Field Sparrow 3.6% 2.3% 1.3%
67   American Redstart 22.8% 1.1% 21.6%
68   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.5% 1.1% 20.4%
69   Ovenbird 18.8% 1.1% 17.7%
70   Osprey 16.0% 1.1% 14.9%
71   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 1.1% 12.7%
72   Wood Thrush 13.8% 1.1% 12.7%
73   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 1.1% 10.8%
74   Green Heron 10.6% 1.1% 9.5%
75   Eastern Meadowlark 8.8% 1.1% 7.6%
76   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 1.1% 7.3%
77   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 1.1% 7.0%
78   Barred Owl 7.9% 1.1% 6.7%
79   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 1.1% 6.2%
80   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 1.1% 5.1%
81   House Sparrow 3.7% 1.1% 2.5%
82   Swamp Sparrow 2.1% 1.1% 0.9%
83   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.6% 1.1% 0.5%
84   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%