Top Birds at Penny's Bend Nature Preserve in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 30 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Penny's Bend 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indigo Bunting | 45.2% | 96.7% | 51.4% | 2.1x | |||
| 2 | Carolina Wren | 70.5% | 93.3% | 22.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 3 | Northern Cardinal | 79.7% | 90.0% | 10.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 4 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 56.7% | 90.0% | 33.3% | 1.6x | |||
| 5 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.6% | 83.3% | 18.7% | 1.3x | |||
| 6 | Summer Tanager | 37.2% | 80.0% | 42.8% | 2.1x | |||
| 7 | Northern Parula | 36.3% | 80.0% | 43.7% | 2.2x | |||
| 8 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.2% | 76.7% | 16.5% | 1.3x | |||
| 9 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.4% | 76.7% | 25.3% | 1.5x | |||
| 10 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 21.2% | 76.7% | 55.5% | 3.6x | |||
| 11 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 54.2% | 73.3% | 19.1% | 1.4x | |||
| 12 | Mourning Dove | 48.5% | 73.3% | 24.9% | 1.5x | |||
| 13 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.7% | 70.0% | 29.3% | 1.7x | |||
| 14 | White-eyed Vireo | 33.4% | 66.7% | 33.3% | 2.0x | |||
| 15 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.9% | 56.7% | 16.8% | 1.4x | |||
| 16 | American Crow | 56.9% | 53.3% | 3.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 17 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.6% | 53.3% | 3.7% | 1.1x | |||
| 18 | Eastern Towhee | 37.4% | 53.3% | 15.9% | 1.4x | |||
| 19 | Acadian Flycatcher | 25.9% | 53.3% | 27.4% | 2.1x | |||
| 20 | Yellow-throated Warbler | 15.5% | 53.3% | 37.9% | 3.4x | |||
| 21 | Chimney Swift | 28.6% | 50.0% | 21.4% | 1.8x | |||
| 22 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.3% | 46.7% | 1.6% | 1.0x | |||
| 23 | American Goldfinch | 44.5% | 46.7% | 2.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 24 | Blue Jay | 43.3% | 46.7% | 3.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 25 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.5% | 46.7% | 15.1% | 1.5x | |||
| 26 | Turkey Vulture | 39.7% | 43.3% | 3.6% | 1.1x | |||
| 27 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.3% | 43.3% | 8.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 28 | Blue Grosbeak | 23.4% | 43.3% | 20.0% | 1.9x | |||
| 29 | Yellow-breasted Chat | 11.0% | 43.3% | 32.3% | 3.9x | |||
| 30 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 19.1% | 40.0% | 20.9% | 2.1x | |||
| 31 | Pine Warbler | 40.0% | 36.7% | 3.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 32 | Chipping Sparrow | 38.1% | 36.7% | 1.4% | 1.0x | |||
| 33 | Great Blue Heron | 46.4% | 33.3% | 13.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 34 | Black-and-white Warbler | 15.8% | 33.3% | 17.5% | 2.1x | |||
| 35 | Prairie Warbler | 7.6% | 33.3% | 25.8% | 4.4x | |||
| 36 | Barn Swallow | 30.5% | 30.0% | 0.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 37 | Black Vulture | 21.1% | 30.0% | 8.9% | 1.4x | |||
| 38 | Gray Catbird | 30.9% | 26.7% | 4.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 39 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 23.7% | 26.7% | 3.0% | 1.1x | |||
| 40 | American Redstart | 22.6% | 23.3% | 0.7% | 1.0x | |||
| 41 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 10.4% | 23.3% | 13.0% | 2.3x | |||
| 42 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 6.7% | 23.3% | 16.7% | 3.5x | |||
| 43 | Eastern Phoebe | 34.4% | 20.0% | 14.4% | 0.6x | |||
| 44 | Ovenbird | 18.7% | 20.0% | 1.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 45 | Orchard Oriole | 15.2% | 20.0% | 4.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 46 | Red-tailed Hawk | 13.3% | 20.0% | 6.7% | 1.5x | |||
| 47 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.6% | 20.0% | 11.4% | 2.3x | |||
| 48 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.4% | 16.7% | 3.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 49 | Hooded Warbler | 11.4% | 16.7% | 5.3% | 1.5x | |||
| 50 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 7.4% | 16.7% | 9.3% | 2.3x | |||
| 51 | Northern Mockingbird | 30.9% | 13.3% | 17.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 52 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 30.5% | 13.3% | 17.1% | 0.4x | |||
| 53 | Osprey | 15.9% | 13.3% | 2.6% | 0.8x | |||
| 54 | Scarlet Tanager | 11.9% | 13.3% | 1.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 55 | Barred Owl | 7.8% | 13.3% | 5.5% | 1.7x | |||
| 56 | American Robin | 38.5% | 10.0% | 28.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 57 | Fish Crow | 33.3% | 10.0% | 23.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 58 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 32.0% | 10.0% | 22.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 59 | Pileated Woodpecker | 19.2% | 10.0% | 9.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 60 | Prothonotary Warbler | 16.2% | 10.0% | 6.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 61 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 13.8% | 10.0% | 3.8% | 0.7x | |||
| 62 | Wood Thrush | 13.7% | 10.0% | 3.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 63 | White-throated Sparrow | 8.5% | 10.0% | 1.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 64 | Common Grackle | 35.7% | 6.7% | 29.0% | 0.2x | |||
| 65 | House Finch | 27.9% | 6.7% | 21.2% | 0.2x | |||
| 66 | Belted Kingfisher | 11.8% | 6.7% | 5.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 67 | House Wren | 9.6% | 6.7% | 2.9% | 0.7x | |||
| 68 | Northern Flicker | 8.8% | 6.7% | 2.1% | 0.8x | |||
| 69 | Field Sparrow | 3.6% | 6.7% | 3.1% | 1.9x | |||
| 70 | Veery | 3.5% | 6.7% | 3.2% | 1.9x | |||
| 71 | Canada Goose | 41.7% | 3.3% | 38.3% | 0.1x | |||
| 72 | Mallard | 29.0% | 3.3% | 25.6% | 0.1x | |||
| 73 | Double-crested Cormorant | 18.3% | 3.3% | 14.9% | 0.2x | |||
| 74 | Brown Thrasher | 17.4% | 3.3% | 14.1% | 0.2x | |||
| 75 | Spotted Sandpiper | 16.4% | 3.3% | 13.0% | 0.2x | |||
| 76 | Tree Swallow | 14.5% | 3.3% | 11.1% | 0.2x | |||
| 77 | Wood Duck | 13.0% | 3.3% | 9.7% | 0.3x | |||
| 78 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 11.3% | 3.3% | 8.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 79 | Green Heron | 10.5% | 3.3% | 7.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 80 | Blackpoll Warbler | 7.3% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 0.5x | |||
| 81 | Northern Waterthrush | 7.0% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 82 | Swainson's Thrush | 6.1% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 0.5x | |||
| 83 | Magnolia Warbler | 3.6% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 84 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.8% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 85 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 2.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 86 | Kentucky Warbler | 2.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 87 | Blue-headed Vireo | 1.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 2.7x | |||
| 88 | Broad-winged Hawk | 0.9% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 3.7x | |||
| 89 | duck sp. | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 6.6x | |||
| 90 | hawk sp. | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 7.1x | |||
| 91 | passerine sp. | 0.2% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 21.4x |