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Top Birds at Shelley Lake in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 205 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shelley Lake 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   Canada Goose 40.7% 86.8% 46.1%
2   Mallard 27.6% 85.4% 57.8%
3   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 82.0% 2.4%
4   Great Blue Heron 44.8% 81.5% 36.6%
5   Carolina Wren 70.9% 67.8% 3.1%
6   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 65.9% 0.7%
7   American Robin 37.8% 63.9% 26.1%
8   American Crow 56.1% 62.4% 6.3%
9   Carolina Chickadee 59.2% 61.5% 2.3%
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.3% 57.1% 2.8%
11   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.5% 56.6% 1.0%
12   Killdeer 19.2% 52.7% 33.5%
13   Common Grackle 33.7% 52.2% 18.5%
14   Belted Kingfisher 11.7% 51.2% 39.5%
15   Downy Woodpecker 40.2% 50.7% 10.5%
16   Song Sparrow 15.4% 50.7% 35.3%
17   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 29.8% 50.2% 20.4%
18   Fish Crow 33.9% 49.3% 15.4%
19   Pine Warbler 41.6% 48.3% 6.7%
20   Eastern Kingbird 26.8% 43.9% 17.1%
21   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.1% 43.4% 5.7%
22   American Goldfinch 45.1% 40.0% 5.1%
23   Bald Eagle 10.2% 40.0% 29.8%
24   Chipping Sparrow 38.3% 39.0% 0.7%
25   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 39.0% 2.6%
26   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 38.0% 3.9%
27   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.9% 38.0% 6.2%
28   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.7% 37.6% 6.8%
29   Double-crested Cormorant 16.6% 37.1% 20.5%
30   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.0% 34.6% 11.6%
31   Eastern Bluebird 49.8% 34.1% 15.6%
32   Spotted Sandpiper 15.4% 33.7% 18.3%
33   Gray Catbird 28.1% 33.2% 5.1%
34   Red-eyed Vireo 52.1% 32.2% 19.9%
35   Chimney Swift 27.5% 32.2% 4.7%
36   Mourning Dove 48.0% 30.7% 17.3%
37   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.2% 30.2% 6.9%
38   House Finch 29.3% 30.2% 0.9%
39   Blue Jay 42.0% 29.8% 12.2%
40   Barn Swallow 30.1% 28.8% 1.3%
41   Pileated Woodpecker 19.0% 25.9% 6.9%
42   Acadian Flycatcher 25.7% 23.9% 1.8%
43   Turkey Vulture 38.5% 21.5% 17.1%
44   Wood Thrush 12.9% 19.5% 6.6%
45   Common Yellowthroat 40.6% 18.5% 22.0%
46   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 15.6% 0.6%
47   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 15.6% 0.1%
48   Northern Parula 35.5% 14.6% 20.9%
49   White-eyed Vireo 35.0% 14.1% 20.9%
50   Osprey 16.4% 14.1% 2.2%
51   Northern Mockingbird 30.1% 13.7% 16.4%
52   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.3% 13.2% 2.8%
53   Hairy Woodpecker 8.8% 13.2% 4.4%
54   Warbling Vireo 1.3% 13.2% 11.9%
55   American Redstart 22.2% 12.7% 9.5%
56   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.2% 12.7% 5.5%
57   Northern Flicker 8.4% 11.2% 2.8%
58   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 11.2% 3.6%
59   Barred Owl 7.3% 10.7% 3.4%
60   European Starling 20.5% 10.2% 10.3%
61   Tree Swallow 15.3% 9.8% 5.5%
62   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 9.8% 2.4%
63   Cedar Waxwing 14.1% 9.3% 4.8%
64   Summer Tanager 38.1% 8.3% 29.8%
65   Red-winged Blackbird 27.5% 8.3% 19.2%
66   Yellow-throated Warbler 16.3% 7.8% 8.5%
67   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 7.8% 7.4%
68   Green Heron 9.8% 7.3% 2.5%
69   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.0% 6.8% 14.1%
70   House Wren 8.6% 6.8% 1.7%
71   Black Vulture 20.6% 5.4% 15.3%
72   Semipalmated Sandpiper 2.4% 4.9% 2.5%
73   Indigo Bunting 46.0% 4.4% 41.6%
74   Prothonotary Warbler 16.0% 4.4% 11.6%
75   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 4.4% 5.6%
76   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 4.4% 1.7%
77   Muscovy Duck 1.0% 4.4% 3.4%
78   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.2% 3.9% 8.3%
79   Northern Waterthrush 6.8% 3.9% 2.9%
80   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 3.9% 0.6%
81   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 3.4% 4.5%
82   Least Sandpiper 5.0% 3.4% 1.5%
83   Scarlet Tanager 11.7% 2.9% 8.8%
84   Semipalmated Plover 1.9% 2.9% 1.0%
85   Ovenbird 17.8% 2.4% 15.3%
86   Blackpoll Warbler 7.7% 2.4% 5.2%
87   Swainson's Thrush 7.0% 2.4% 4.6%
88   Yellow Warbler 7.9% 2.0% 5.9%
89   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.0% 2.0% 5.1%
90   House Sparrow 3.3% 2.0% 1.3%
91   Blue-winged Teal 0.3% 2.0% 1.6%
92   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.3% 2.0% 1.7%
93   Wood Duck 12.6% 1.5% 11.2%
94   Prairie Warbler 6.7% 1.5% 5.2%
95   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.3% 1.5% 0.2%
96   Pine Siskin 0.6% 1.5% 0.9%
97   Ruddy Duck 0.4% 1.5% 1.1%
98   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.2% 1.0% 10.2%
99   Purple Martin 10.5% 1.0% 9.6%
100   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 1.0% 1.1%
101   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 1.0% 0.4%
102   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 1.0% 0.2%
103   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 1.0% 0.5%
104   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
105   Blue Grosbeak 24.0% 0.5% 23.5%
106   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.7% 0.5% 11.2%
107   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.1% 0.5% 6.6%
108   Cliff Swallow 5.1% 0.5% 4.6%
109   Kentucky Warbler 2.9% 0.5% 2.4%
110   Veery 2.9% 0.5% 2.4%
111   Great Egret 2.5% 0.5% 2.0%
112   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 0.5% 1.5%
113   Wild Turkey 1.4% 0.5% 0.9%
114   Bank Swallow 1.2% 0.5% 0.7%
115   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 0.5% 0.7%
116   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 0.5% 0.6%
117   Greater Yellowlegs 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
118   Worm-eating Warbler 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
119   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 0.5% 0.3%
120   Palm Warbler 0.7% 0.5% 0.2%
121   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
122   Snowy Egret 0.4% 0.5% 0.1%
123   Willow Flycatcher 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
124   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
125   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%