Bird Finder

Top Birds at Brier Creek Reservoir in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 20 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Brier Creek Reservoir 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   American Crow 56.6% 70.0% 13.4%
2   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 65.0% 14.6%
3   Carolina Wren 70.4% 55.0% 15.4%
4   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 55.0% 8.4%
5   Pine Warbler 39.7% 55.0% 15.3%
6   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 50.0% 14.4%
7   American Goldfinch 44.3% 50.0% 5.7%
8   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.0% 50.0% 18.0%
9   Mallard 29.0% 50.0% 21.0%
10   Mourning Dove 48.3% 45.0% 3.3%
11   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 45.0% 3.1%
12   Summer Tanager 37.1% 45.0% 7.9%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 27.5% 45.0% 17.5%
14   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 40.0% 20.0%
15   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 40.0% 9.4%
16   Blue Jay 43.0% 40.0% 3.0%
17   American Robin 38.6% 40.0% 1.4%
18   Common Grackle 35.7% 40.0% 4.3%
19   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 40.0% 9.0%
20   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 35.0% 4.6%
21   European Starling 22.4% 35.0% 12.6%
22   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.0% 30.0% 27.0%
23   Indigo Bunting 45.5% 30.0% 15.5%
24   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 30.0% 7.8%
25   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 30.0% 7.5%
26   House Finch 27.5% 30.0% 2.5%
27   Bald Eagle 10.3% 30.0% 19.7%
28   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 25.0% 10.0%
29   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 25.0% 9.4%
30   Fish Crow 33.3% 25.0% 8.3%
31   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 25.0% 5.2%
32   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 20.0% 34.0%
33   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 20.0% 31.4%
34   Canada Goose 41.7% 20.0% 21.7%
35   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 20.0% 20.9%
36   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 20.0% 3.5%
37   Killdeer 20.0% 20.0% 0.0%
38   Double-crested Cormorant 18.3% 20.0% 1.7%
39   Green Heron 10.6% 20.0% 9.4%
40   Chimney Swift 28.3% 15.0% 13.3%
41   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 10.0% 21.5%
42   Barn Swallow 30.6% 10.0% 20.6%
43   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 10.0% 13.4%
44   Black Vulture 21.0% 10.0% 11.0%
45   Osprey 15.9% 10.0% 5.9%
46   Belted Kingfisher 11.9% 10.0% 1.9%
47   Northern Flicker 8.8% 10.0% 1.2%
48   Eastern Meadowlark 8.7% 10.0% 1.3%
49   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 10.0% 1.6%
50   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 10.0% 3.8%
51   Wild Turkey 1.5% 10.0% 8.5%
52   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 5.0% 34.6%
53   Northern Parula 36.5% 5.0% 31.5%
54   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 5.0% 28.6%
55   Eastern Kingbird 26.6% 5.0% 21.6%
56   Acadian Flycatcher 26.1% 5.0% 21.1%
57   American Redstart 22.7% 5.0% 17.7%
58   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 5.0% 16.4%
59   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 5.0% 14.1%
60   Ovenbird 18.7% 5.0% 13.7%
61   Brown Thrasher 17.3% 5.0% 12.3%
62   Spotted Sandpiper 16.4% 5.0% 11.4%
63   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.6% 5.0% 10.6%
64   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 5.0% 10.3%
65   Song Sparrow 14.9% 5.0% 9.9%
66   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 5.0% 8.3%
67   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 5.0% 5.4%
68   Purple Martin 10.4% 5.0% 5.4%
69   Solitary Sandpiper 8.1% 5.0% 3.1%
70   Cliff Swallow 5.4% 5.0% 0.4%
71   House Sparrow 3.7% 5.0% 1.3%
72   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.1% 5.0% 1.9%
73   Semipalmated Plover 2.4% 5.0% 2.6%
74   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.0% 5.0% 4.0%
75   Ruddy Duck 0.4% 5.0% 4.6%
76   Mute Swan 0.3% 5.0% 4.7%