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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Crow | 56.9% | 70.0% | 13.1% | 1.2x | |||
| 2 | Northern Cardinal | 79.8% | 65.0% | 14.8% | 0.8x | |||
| 3 | Carolina Wren | 70.6% | 55.0% | 15.6% | 0.8x | |||
| 4 | Great Blue Heron | 46.4% | 55.0% | 8.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 5 | Pine Warbler | 40.0% | 55.0% | 15.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 6 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.7% | 50.0% | 14.7% | 0.8x | |||
| 7 | American Goldfinch | 44.5% | 50.0% | 5.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 8 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 31.9% | 50.0% | 18.1% | 1.6x | |||
| 9 | Mallard | 28.9% | 50.0% | 21.1% | 1.7x | |||
| 10 | Mourning Dove | 48.5% | 45.0% | 3.5% | 0.9x | |||
| 11 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.3% | 45.0% | 3.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 12 | Summer Tanager | 37.3% | 45.0% | 7.7% | 1.2x | |||
| 13 | Red-winged Blackbird | 27.4% | 45.0% | 17.6% | 1.6x | |||
| 14 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.2% | 40.0% | 20.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 15 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.7% | 40.0% | 9.7% | 0.8x | |||
| 16 | Blue Jay | 43.3% | 40.0% | 3.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 17 | American Robin | 38.5% | 40.0% | 1.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 18 | Common Grackle | 35.6% | 40.0% | 4.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 19 | Northern Mockingbird | 30.9% | 40.0% | 9.1% | 1.3x | |||
| 20 | Turkey Vulture | 39.7% | 35.0% | 4.7% | 0.9x | |||
| 21 | European Starling | 22.2% | 35.0% | 12.8% | 1.6x | |||
| 22 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 56.8% | 30.0% | 26.8% | 0.5x | |||
| 23 | Indigo Bunting | 45.3% | 30.0% | 15.3% | 0.7x | |||
| 24 | Chipping Sparrow | 38.1% | 30.0% | 8.1% | 0.8x | |||
| 25 | Eastern Towhee | 37.5% | 30.0% | 7.5% | 0.8x | |||
| 26 | House Finch | 27.9% | 30.0% | 2.1% | 1.1x | |||
| 27 | Bald Eagle | 10.3% | 30.0% | 19.7% | 2.9x | |||
| 28 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.3% | 25.0% | 10.3% | 0.7x | |||
| 29 | Eastern Phoebe | 34.4% | 25.0% | 9.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 30 | Fish Crow | 33.3% | 25.0% | 8.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 31 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 30.4% | 25.0% | 5.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 32 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 54.3% | 20.0% | 34.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 33 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.5% | 20.0% | 31.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 34 | Canada Goose | 41.6% | 20.0% | 21.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 35 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.7% | 20.0% | 20.7% | 0.5x | |||
| 36 | Blue Grosbeak | 23.4% | 20.0% | 3.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 37 | Killdeer | 19.9% | 20.0% | 0.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 38 | Double-crested Cormorant | 18.2% | 20.0% | 1.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 39 | Green Heron | 10.5% | 20.0% | 9.5% | 1.9x | |||
| 40 | Chimney Swift | 28.6% | 15.0% | 13.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 41 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.6% | 10.0% | 21.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 42 | Barn Swallow | 30.5% | 10.0% | 20.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 43 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 23.7% | 10.0% | 13.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 44 | Black Vulture | 21.2% | 10.0% | 11.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 45 | Osprey | 15.9% | 10.0% | 5.9% | 0.6x | |||
| 46 | Belted Kingfisher | 11.8% | 10.0% | 1.8% | 0.8x | |||
| 47 | Northern Flicker | 8.8% | 10.0% | 1.2% | 1.1x | |||
| 48 | Eastern Meadowlark | 8.7% | 10.0% | 1.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 49 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.6% | 10.0% | 1.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 50 | Rock Pigeon | 6.2% | 10.0% | 3.8% | 1.6x | |||
| 51 | Wild Turkey | 1.5% | 10.0% | 8.5% | 6.6x | |||
| 52 | Downy Woodpecker | 40.0% | 5.0% | 35.0% | 0.1x | |||
| 53 | Northern Parula | 36.4% | 5.0% | 31.4% | 0.1x | |||
| 54 | White-eyed Vireo | 33.5% | 5.0% | 28.5% | 0.1x | |||
| 55 | Eastern Kingbird | 26.5% | 5.0% | 21.5% | 0.2x | |||
| 56 | Acadian Flycatcher | 26.0% | 5.0% | 21.0% | 0.2x | |||
| 57 | American Redstart | 22.7% | 5.0% | 17.7% | 0.2x | |||
| 58 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 21.3% | 5.0% | 16.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 59 | Pileated Woodpecker | 19.2% | 5.0% | 14.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 60 | Ovenbird | 18.7% | 5.0% | 13.7% | 0.3x | |||
| 61 | Brown Thrasher | 17.4% | 5.0% | 12.4% | 0.3x | |||
| 62 | Spotted Sandpiper | 16.4% | 5.0% | 11.4% | 0.3x | |||
| 63 | Yellow-throated Warbler | 15.5% | 5.0% | 10.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 64 | Orchard Oriole | 15.2% | 5.0% | 10.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 65 | Song Sparrow | 14.8% | 5.0% | 9.8% | 0.3x | |||
| 66 | Red-tailed Hawk | 13.3% | 5.0% | 8.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 67 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 10.4% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 0.5x | |||
| 68 | Purple Martin | 10.4% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 0.5x | |||
| 69 | Solitary Sandpiper | 8.1% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 0.6x | |||
| 70 | Cliff Swallow | 5.3% | 5.0% | 0.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 71 | House Sparrow | 3.7% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 1.4x | |||
| 72 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 3.1% | 5.0% | 1.9% | 1.6x | |||
| 73 | Semipalmated Plover | 2.4% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 2.1x | |||
| 74 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 1.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5.0x | |||
| 75 | Ruddy Duck | 0.4% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 12.8x | |||
| 76 | Mute Swan | 0.3% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 16.4x |