Top Birds at Penny's Bend Nature Preserve in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 27 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Penny's Bend Nature Preserve during the month of 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 | Indigo Bunting | 44.8% | 96.3% | 51.5% | 2.2x | |||
| 2 | Carolina Wren | 70.0% | 92.6% | 22.6% | 1.3x | |||
| 3 | Northern Cardinal | 79.4% | 88.9% | 9.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 4 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 56.4% | 88.9% | 32.5% | 1.6x | |||
| 5 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.7% | 81.5% | 16.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 6 | Northern Parula | 36.2% | 81.5% | 45.3% | 2.3x | |||
| 7 | Summer Tanager | 37.7% | 77.8% | 40.1% | 2.1x | |||
| 8 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 21.6% | 77.8% | 56.2% | 3.6x | |||
| 9 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.5% | 74.1% | 13.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 10 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 55.1% | 74.1% | 19.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 11 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.4% | 74.1% | 22.7% | 1.4x | |||
| 12 | Mourning Dove | 49.3% | 74.1% | 24.8% | 1.5x | |||
| 13 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.7% | 70.4% | 29.7% | 1.7x | |||
| 14 | White-eyed Vireo | 31.9% | 63.0% | 31.1% | 2.0x | |||
| 15 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.2% | 55.6% | 16.3% | 1.4x | |||
| 16 | Chimney Swift | 28.8% | 55.6% | 26.8% | 1.9x | |||
| 17 | Acadian Flycatcher | 26.7% | 55.6% | 28.9% | 2.1x | |||
| 18 | American Crow | 56.7% | 51.9% | 4.8% | 0.9x | |||
| 19 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.4% | 51.9% | 2.4% | 1.0x | |||
| 20 | Eastern Towhee | 37.8% | 51.9% | 14.1% | 1.4x | |||
| 21 | Yellow-throated Warbler | 14.7% | 48.1% | 33.4% | 3.3x | |||
| 22 | Blue Jay | 44.4% | 44.4% | 0.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 23 | American Goldfinch | 43.5% | 44.4% | 0.9% | 1.0x | |||
| 24 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.6% | 44.4% | 12.8% | 1.4x | |||
| 25 | Yellow-breasted Chat | 11.0% | 44.4% | 33.5% | 4.0x | |||
| 26 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.0% | 40.7% | 7.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 27 | Turkey Vulture | 39.4% | 40.7% | 1.3% | 1.0x | |||
| 28 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.8% | 40.7% | 5.0% | 1.1x | |||
| 29 | Blue Grosbeak | 23.3% | 40.7% | 17.4% | 1.7x | |||
| 30 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 19.0% | 40.7% | 21.8% | 2.1x | |||
| 31 | Chipping Sparrow | 37.2% | 37.0% | 0.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 32 | Great Blue Heron | 48.0% | 33.3% | 14.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 33 | Pine Warbler | 39.0% | 33.3% | 5.7% | 0.9x | |||
| 34 | Barn Swallow | 31.3% | 33.3% | 2.0% | 1.1x | |||
| 35 | Black Vulture | 21.1% | 33.3% | 12.2% | 1.6x | |||
| 36 | Black-and-white Warbler | 15.4% | 33.3% | 17.9% | 2.2x | |||
| 37 | American Redstart | 22.6% | 25.9% | 3.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 38 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 12.0% | 25.9% | 13.9% | 2.2x | |||
| 39 | Prairie Warbler | 7.7% | 25.9% | 18.2% | 3.4x | |||
| 40 | Gray Catbird | 31.3% | 22.2% | 9.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 41 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 23.7% | 22.2% | 1.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 42 | Ovenbird | 18.7% | 22.2% | 3.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 43 | Orchard Oriole | 15.2% | 22.2% | 7.0% | 1.5x | |||
| 44 | Red-tailed Hawk | 14.0% | 22.2% | 8.2% | 1.6x | |||
| 45 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 6.4% | 22.2% | 15.8% | 3.5x | |||
| 46 | Eastern Phoebe | 34.0% | 18.5% | 15.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 47 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.0% | 18.5% | 5.5% | 1.4x | |||
| 48 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.3% | 18.5% | 10.2% | 2.2x | |||
| 49 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 7.3% | 18.5% | 11.2% | 2.5x | |||
| 50 | Northern Mockingbird | 31.4% | 14.8% | 16.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 51 | Osprey | 15.5% | 14.8% | 0.7% | 1.0x | |||
| 52 | Scarlet Tanager | 12.1% | 14.8% | 2.7% | 1.2x | |||
| 53 | Hooded Warbler | 11.0% | 14.8% | 3.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 54 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 30.6% | 11.1% | 19.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 55 | Pileated Woodpecker | 19.4% | 11.1% | 8.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 56 | Prothonotary Warbler | 16.5% | 11.1% | 5.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 57 | White-throated Sparrow | 7.5% | 11.1% | 3.6% | 1.5x | |||
| 58 | American Robin | 38.1% | 7.4% | 30.7% | 0.2x | |||
| 59 | Common Grackle | 37.0% | 7.4% | 29.6% | 0.2x | |||
| 60 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 33.3% | 7.4% | 25.9% | 0.2x | |||
| 61 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 14.7% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 0.5x | |||
| 62 | Northern Flicker | 9.2% | 7.4% | 1.8% | 0.8x | |||
| 63 | House Wren | 9.2% | 7.4% | 1.8% | 0.8x | |||
| 64 | Barred Owl | 8.1% | 7.4% | 0.7% | 0.9x | |||
| 65 | Veery | 3.5% | 7.4% | 3.9% | 2.1x | |||
| 66 | Canada Goose | 42.4% | 3.7% | 38.7% | 0.1x | |||
| 67 | Fish Crow | 33.3% | 3.7% | 29.6% | 0.1x | |||
| 68 | Mallard | 30.4% | 3.7% | 26.7% | 0.1x | |||
| 69 | House Finch | 27.2% | 3.7% | 23.5% | 0.1x | |||
| 70 | Double-crested Cormorant | 19.1% | 3.7% | 15.4% | 0.2x | |||
| 71 | Brown Thrasher | 16.8% | 3.7% | 13.1% | 0.2x | |||
| 72 | Wood Thrush | 14.2% | 3.7% | 10.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 73 | Tree Swallow | 13.2% | 3.7% | 9.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 74 | Wood Duck | 12.8% | 3.7% | 9.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 75 | Belted Kingfisher | 12.0% | 3.7% | 8.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 76 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 11.3% | 3.7% | 7.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 77 | Green Heron | 10.7% | 3.7% | 7.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 78 | Blackpoll Warbler | 7.5% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 0.5x | |||
| 79 | Northern Waterthrush | 7.3% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 80 | Swainson's Thrush | 6.5% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 0.6x | |||
| 81 | Field Sparrow | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 82 | Magnolia Warbler | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 83 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.7% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 84 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 2.3% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1.6x | |||
| 85 | Kentucky Warbler | 1.9% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1.9x | |||
| 86 | Blue-headed Vireo | 1.1% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 3.4x | |||
| 87 | Broad-winged Hawk | 0.9% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.3x | |||
| 88 | hawk sp. | 0.5% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 7.1x | |||
| 89 | passerine sp. | 0.2% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 23.5x |