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Top Birds at Penny's Bend Nature Preserve in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 43 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Penny's Bend Nature Preserve in April. 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   Northern Cardinal 80.4% 88.4% 7.9%
2   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.1% 86.0% 23.9%
3   White-throated Sparrow 56.8% 79.1% 22.3%
4   Carolina Wren 70.6% 76.7% 6.1%
5   Carolina Chickadee 66.2% 76.7% 10.5%
6   Tufted Titmouse 69.6% 74.4% 4.8%
7   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.4% 72.1% 13.7%
8   Northern Parula 35.8% 67.4% 31.6%
9   Eastern Towhee 46.2% 65.1% 18.9%
10   Mourning Dove 46.2% 62.8% 16.6%
11   White-eyed Vireo 37.5% 58.1% 20.7%
12   Eastern Bluebird 48.6% 55.8% 7.2%
13   Blue Jay 50.1% 53.5% 3.4%
14   American Goldfinch 45.3% 51.2% 5.8%
15   Common Yellowthroat 33.0% 48.8% 15.8%
16   Yellow-throated Warbler 19.6% 48.8% 29.2%
17   American Crow 56.6% 46.5% 10.1%
18   Summer Tanager 13.8% 46.5% 32.7%
19   Chipping Sparrow 43.4% 44.2% 0.8%
20   Downy Woodpecker 39.1% 44.2% 5.1%
21   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.7% 44.2% 8.5%
22   Yellow-rumped Warbler 46.5% 41.9% 4.6%
23   Great Blue Heron 44.4% 41.9% 2.5%
24   Indigo Bunting 12.4% 41.9% 29.5%
25   Red-eyed Vireo 29.8% 37.2% 7.4%
26   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 32.6% 10.3%
27   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.9% 32.6% 0.3%
28   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.6% 32.6% 0.1%
29   Pine Warbler 43.4% 27.9% 15.5%
30   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.4% 27.9% 5.5%
31   Gray Catbird 18.8% 27.9% 9.1%
32   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.7% 27.9% 19.2%
33   Prairie Warbler 7.9% 27.9% 20.0%
34   American Robin 42.4% 23.3% 19.1%
35   Ovenbird 18.9% 23.3% 4.4%
36   Black Vulture 20.0% 20.9% 1.0%
37   Great Crested Flycatcher 19.9% 20.9% 1.0%
38   Hooded Warbler 9.0% 20.9% 11.9%
39   Canada Goose 48.9% 18.6% 30.3%
40   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 18.6% 15.6%
41   Field Sparrow 11.7% 18.6% 6.9%
42   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.8% 16.3% 15.5%
43   Brown Thrasher 20.8% 16.3% 4.5%
44   Pileated Woodpecker 19.8% 16.3% 3.6%
45   Yellow-throated Vireo 5.6% 16.3% 10.7%
46   Fish Crow 36.0% 14.0% 22.0%
47   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 29.7% 14.0% 15.7%
48   Hairy Woodpecker 9.0% 14.0% 4.9%
49   Barred Owl 8.7% 14.0% 5.2%
50   Acadian Flycatcher 2.2% 14.0% 11.7%
51   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.2% 11.6% 2.5%
52   Northern Flicker 13.9% 11.6% 2.2%
53   Chimney Swift 13.6% 11.6% 2.0%
54   Swamp Sparrow 13.4% 11.6% 1.7%
55   Blue Grosbeak 8.6% 11.6% 3.1%
56   Black-throated Blue Warbler 6.2% 11.6% 5.4%
57   Eastern Wood-Pewee 1.4% 11.6% 10.2%
58   Common Grackle 27.1% 9.3% 17.8%
59   Red-winged Blackbird 25.9% 9.3% 16.6%
60   Barn Swallow 19.1% 9.3% 9.8%
61   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 9.3% 1.1%
62   Wood Thrush 8.1% 9.3% 1.2%
63   Belted Kingfisher 18.4% 7.0% 11.4%
64   Red-tailed Hawk 13.4% 7.0% 6.4%
65   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.3% 7.0% 3.3%
66   Palm Warbler 8.5% 7.0% 1.6%
67   Dark-eyed Junco 4.6% 7.0% 2.3%
68   Scarlet Tanager 4.4% 7.0% 2.6%
69   Northern Mockingbird 28.2% 4.7% 23.5%
70   House Finch 25.8% 4.7% 21.2%
71   Song Sparrow 22.6% 4.7% 18.0%
72   Osprey 16.9% 4.7% 12.2%
73   Black-and-white Warbler 14.2% 4.7% 9.5%
74   House Wren 10.4% 4.7% 5.8%
75   Green Heron 6.8% 4.7% 2.2%
76   Orchard Oriole 6.6% 4.7% 2.0%
77   Blue-headed Vireo 4.3% 4.7% 0.3%
78   Yellow-breasted Chat 2.7% 4.7% 1.9%
79   Double-crested Cormorant 26.5% 2.3% 24.2%
80   European Starling 21.2% 2.3% 18.9%
81   Wood Duck 13.4% 2.3% 11.1%
82   Prothonotary Warbler 12.0% 2.3% 9.7%
83   Eastern Kingbird 11.9% 2.3% 9.6%
84   American Redstart 8.7% 2.3% 6.4%
85   Rock Pigeon 5.5% 2.3% 3.2%
86   Savannah Sparrow 4.3% 2.3% 2.0%
87   Cooper's Hawk 3.9% 2.3% 1.6%
88   Northern Waterthrush 3.5% 2.3% 1.1%
89   Yellow Warbler 2.8% 2.3% 0.5%
90   House Sparrow 2.3% 2.3% 0.0%
91   Worm-eating Warbler 2.3% 2.3% 0.0%
92   Veery 1.4% 2.3% 0.9%
93   Winter Wren 1.2% 2.3% 1.1%
94   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.1% 2.3% 1.3%
95   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.0% 2.3% 1.3%
96   Swainson's Thrush 0.9% 2.3% 1.5%
97   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 2.3% 1.5%
98   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 2.3% 1.7%
99   Common Raven 0.3% 2.3% 2.0%