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Top Birds at Falls Lake--Sandling Beach in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 17 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 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   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 52.9% 6.4%
2   Summer Tanager 37.1% 52.9% 15.8%
3   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 47.1% 9.9%
4   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 47.1% 9.3%
5   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 41.2% 23.3%
6   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 41.2% 10.2%
7   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 41.2% 6.9%
8   Bald Eagle 10.3% 41.2% 30.9%
9   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 35.3% 44.4%
10   Carolina Wren 70.4% 35.3% 35.1%
11   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 35.3% 24.7%
12   American Crow 56.7% 35.3% 21.4%
13   Pine Warbler 39.7% 35.3% 4.4%
14   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 35.3% 4.3%
15   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 29.4% 24.6%
16   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 29.4% 20.0%
17   American Goldfinch 44.4% 29.4% 15.0%
18   Northern Parula 36.4% 29.4% 7.0%
19   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 29.4% 0.7%
20   Eastern Kingbird 26.6% 29.4% 2.8%
21   Ovenbird 18.7% 29.4% 10.7%
22   Double-crested Cormorant 18.2% 29.4% 11.2%
23   Osprey 15.9% 29.4% 13.5%
24   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 29.4% 18.1%
25   Ring-billed Gull 1.6% 29.4% 27.8%
26   Mourning Dove 48.3% 23.5% 24.8%
27   Blue Jay 43.0% 23.5% 19.5%
28   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 23.5% 16.1%
29   Common Grackle 35.7% 23.5% 12.2%
30   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 23.5% 0.2%
31   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 23.5% 4.4%
32   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.6% 23.5% 8.0%
33   Indigo Bunting 45.5% 17.6% 27.8%
34   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 17.6% 17.4%
35   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 17.6% 14.4%
36   Black Vulture 21.0% 17.6% 3.4%
37   Brown Thrasher 17.2% 17.6% 0.4%
38   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 17.6% 1.4%
39   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 17.6% 5.8%
40   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 17.6% 6.2%
41   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 17.6% 10.9%
42   Bonaparte's Gull 0.1% 17.6% 17.5%
43   Canada Goose 41.7% 11.8% 30.0%
44   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 11.8% 29.1%
45   American Robin 38.6% 11.8% 26.9%
46   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 11.8% 21.9%
47   Fish Crow 33.3% 11.8% 21.5%
48   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 11.8% 19.3%
49   Barn Swallow 30.6% 11.8% 18.8%
50   Acadian Flycatcher 26.1% 11.8% 14.3%
51   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 11.8% 9.6%
52   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 11.8% 7.0%
53   Spotted Sandpiper 16.4% 11.8% 4.6%
54   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 11.8% 4.1%
55   Tree Swallow 14.5% 11.8% 2.7%
56   Wood Thrush 13.7% 11.8% 2.0%
57   Purple Martin 10.4% 11.8% 1.4%
58   Cliff Swallow 5.3% 11.8% 6.4%
59   Wild Turkey 1.5% 11.8% 10.2%
60   Dunlin 0.6% 11.8% 11.1%
61   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 5.9% 28.5%
62   Mallard 29.0% 5.9% 23.1%
63   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 5.9% 17.6%
64   American Redstart 22.7% 5.9% 16.8%
65   Killdeer 20.0% 5.9% 14.1%
66   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 5.9% 9.4%
67   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 5.9% 7.9%
68   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 5.9% 4.9%
69   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 5.9% 4.5%
70   Northern Flicker 8.8% 5.9% 2.9%
71   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 5.9% 2.5%
72   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 5.9% 2.5%
73   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 5.9% 2.2%
74   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 5.9% 1.7%
75   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 5.9% 1.5%
76   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.6% 5.9% 4.3%
77   Worm-eating Warbler 1.2% 5.9% 4.7%
78   Caspian Tern 0.8% 5.9% 5.0%
79   Common Loon 0.4% 5.9% 5.5%
80   Laughing Gull 0.3% 5.9% 5.6%
81   Western Sandpiper 0.2% 5.9% 5.7%
82   Herring Gull 0.1% 5.9% 5.8%
83   Willet 0.1% 5.9% 5.8%
84   Forster's Tern 0.1% 5.9% 5.8%
85   Sanderling 0.0% 5.9% 5.9%
86   Common Merganser 0.0% 5.9% 5.9%
87   American Avocet 0% 5.9% 5.9%