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Top Birds at Johnston Mill Nature Preserve in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 89 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 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   Tufted Titmouse 64.3% 88.8% 24.5%
2   Red-eyed Vireo 51.2% 87.6% 36.4%
3   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 86.5% 7.0%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 53.8% 78.7% 24.8%
5   Acadian Flycatcher 25.7% 78.7% 52.9%
6   Carolina Wren 70.3% 75.3% 4.9%
7   Northern Parula 36.2% 71.9% 35.7%
8   Carolina Chickadee 59.9% 67.4% 7.5%
9   Indigo Bunting 45.3% 66.3% 21.0%
10   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 64.0% 7.2%
11   Ovenbird 18.4% 64.0% 45.6%
12   Summer Tanager 37.0% 60.7% 23.7%
13   Downy Woodpecker 39.5% 58.4% 18.9%
14   American Crow 56.7% 53.9% 2.7%
15   Blue Jay 43.0% 50.6% 7.6%
16   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.2% 49.4% 26.2%
17   American Goldfinch 44.3% 46.1% 1.7%
18   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.2% 44.9% 37.8%
19   Scarlet Tanager 11.7% 42.7% 31.0%
20   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 41.6% 7.8%
21   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 41.6% 0.7%
22   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 39.3% 8.8%
23   Pine Warbler 39.7% 38.2% 1.5%
24   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 38.2% 1.4%
25   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 36.0% 0.9%
26   Mourning Dove 48.3% 34.8% 13.5%
27   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 33.7% 2.2%
28   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.3% 33.7% 12.4%
29   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 27.0% 7.9%
30   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.7% 27.0% 13.3%
31   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.5% 25.8% 10.3%
32   Wood Thrush 13.7% 25.8% 12.2%
33   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 24.7% 8.9%
34   American Redstart 22.6% 24.7% 2.1%
35   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.6% 24.7% 18.1%
36   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 23.6% 0.1%
37   Barred Owl 7.7% 23.6% 15.9%
38   Black Vulture 21.0% 21.3% 0.3%
39   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 21.3% 10.3%
40   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 20.2% 1.4%
41   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 20.2% 8.8%
42   Chipping Sparrow 37.9% 19.1% 18.8%
43   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 19.1% 11.1%
44   Swainson's Thrush 5.9% 18.0% 12.1%
45   Chimney Swift 28.4% 16.9% 11.5%
46   Eastern Phoebe 34.5% 15.7% 18.8%
47   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 15.7% 5.4%
48   Eastern Towhee 37.6% 13.5% 24.2%
49   Gray Catbird 30.9% 12.4% 18.6%
50   House Finch 27.6% 12.4% 15.3%
51   Veery 3.4% 12.4% 8.9%
52   American Robin 38.8% 10.1% 28.7%
53   Fish Crow 33.4% 10.1% 23.3%
54   Northern Mockingbird 31.1% 10.1% 21.0%
55   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 10.1% 3.2%
56   Field Sparrow 3.5% 9.0% 5.4%
57   Canada Goose 41.9% 7.9% 34.0%
58   Common Grackle 35.9% 7.9% 28.0%
59   Belted Kingfisher 11.9% 7.9% 4.0%
60   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 7.9% 5.7%
61   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 6.7% 9.2%
62   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 6.7% 1.7%
63   Great Blue Heron 46.8% 5.6% 41.2%
64   Barn Swallow 30.7% 5.6% 25.1%
65   Red-winged Blackbird 27.6% 5.6% 22.0%
66   European Starling 22.5% 5.6% 16.9%
67   Cedar Waxwing 13.4% 5.6% 7.7%
68   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 5.6% 5.7%
69   House Wren 9.7% 5.6% 4.0%
70   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 5.6% 2.0%
71   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.2% 4.5% 27.7%
72   Prothonotary Warbler 16.3% 4.5% 11.8%
73   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.8% 4.5% 6.3%
74   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 4.5% 3.9%
75   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 4.5% 2.8%
76   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 4.5% 4.0%
77   Killdeer 20.1% 3.4% 16.7%
78   Brown Thrasher 17.3% 3.4% 14.0%
79   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 3.4% 12.0%
80   Song Sparrow 15.0% 3.4% 11.6%
81   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 3.4% 3.7%
82   Eastern Kingbird 26.7% 2.2% 24.5%
83   Northern Flicker 8.8% 2.2% 6.6%
84   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 2.2% 5.9%
85   Worm-eating Warbler 1.2% 2.2% 1.1%
86   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 2.2% 1.4%
87   Wood Duck 13.1% 1.1% 12.0%
88   Magnolia Warbler 3.6% 1.1% 2.5%
89   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 1.1% 1.6%
90   Kentucky Warbler 2.3% 1.1% 1.2%
91   Wild Turkey 1.5% 1.1% 0.4%
92   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.5% 1.1% 0.4%
93   Pine Siskin 0.8% 1.1% 0.4%
94   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 1.1% 0.6%
95   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
96   Dark-eyed Junco 0.1% 1.1% 1.1%
97   Brown Creeper 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%