Top Birds at Lake Wheeler marshes in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 129 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler marshes 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Blue Heron | 46.2% | 91.5% | 45.3% | |||
| 2 | Mallard | 28.5% | 82.2% | 53.6% | |||
| 3 | Northern Cardinal | 79.6% | 80.6% | 1.0% | |||
| 4 | Canada Goose | 41.4% | 78.3% | 36.9% | |||
| 5 | Double-crested Cormorant | 17.9% | 64.3% | 46.5% | |||
| 6 | Carolina Wren | 70.4% | 61.2% | 9.2% | |||
| 7 | Fish Crow | 33.0% | 59.7% | 26.7% | |||
| 8 | Tree Swallow | 14.1% | 58.1% | 44.0% | |||
| 9 | American Crow | 56.7% | 55.8% | 0.8% | |||
| 10 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.5% | 54.3% | 10.2% | |||
| 11 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.1% | 51.9% | 3.9% | |||
| 12 | Cliff Swallow | 5.0% | 50.4% | 45.4% | |||
| 13 | Red-winged Blackbird | 27.3% | 49.6% | 22.3% | |||
| 14 | Killdeer | 19.8% | 48.1% | 28.3% | |||
| 15 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 57.0% | 45.7% | 11.3% | |||
| 16 | Blue Jay | 43.0% | 45.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 17 | Purple Martin | 10.1% | 44.2% | 34.1% | |||
| 18 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.8% | 43.4% | 2.6% | |||
| 19 | Eastern Kingbird | 26.4% | 43.4% | 17.0% | |||
| 20 | Spotted Sandpiper | 16.2% | 42.6% | 26.5% | |||
| 21 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 54.1% | 41.9% | 12.2% | |||
| 22 | Bald Eagle | 10.1% | 41.1% | 31.0% | |||
| 23 | Barn Swallow | 30.5% | 38.8% | 8.3% | |||
| 24 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.2% | 35.7% | 24.5% | |||
| 25 | Pine Warbler | 39.7% | 34.9% | 4.8% | |||
| 26 | Wood Duck | 12.9% | 32.6% | 19.7% | |||
| 27 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 30.2% | 30.2% | 0.1% | |||
| 28 | Least Sandpiper | 5.3% | 30.2% | 24.9% | |||
| 29 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.5% | 29.5% | 20.1% | |||
| 30 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.5% | 28.7% | 2.8% | |||
| 31 | Indigo Bunting | 45.6% | 27.1% | 18.5% | |||
| 32 | Barred Owl | 7.7% | 25.6% | 17.9% | |||
| 33 | American Goldfinch | 44.5% | 23.3% | 21.3% | |||
| 34 | Chimney Swift | 28.4% | 21.7% | 6.6% | |||
| 35 | Turkey Vulture | 39.8% | 20.9% | 18.9% | |||
| 36 | Gray Catbird | 30.9% | 20.2% | 10.8% | |||
| 37 | Osprey | 15.9% | 20.2% | 4.3% | |||
| 38 | Common Grackle | 35.9% | 18.6% | 17.2% | |||
| 39 | Pileated Woodpecker | 19.1% | 17.8% | 1.3% | |||
| 40 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.8% | 17.1% | 22.7% | |||
| 41 | Summer Tanager | 37.3% | 16.3% | 21.0% | |||
| 42 | Solitary Sandpiper | 8.1% | 16.3% | 8.2% | |||
| 43 | Red-tailed Hawk | 13.3% | 15.5% | 2.2% | |||
| 44 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 3.0% | 15.5% | 12.5% | |||
| 45 | Mourning Dove | 48.6% | 14.0% | 34.6% | |||
| 46 | Belted Kingfisher | 11.8% | 14.0% | 2.1% | |||
| 47 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 1.3% | 14.0% | 12.6% | |||
| 48 | Eastern Phoebe | 34.6% | 13.2% | 21.4% | |||
| 49 | Black Vulture | 21.1% | 13.2% | 7.9% | |||
| 50 | Semipalmated Plover | 2.3% | 13.2% | 10.9% | |||
| 51 | Great Egret | 2.1% | 11.6% | 9.5% | |||
| 52 | White-eyed Vireo | 33.8% | 10.9% | 22.9% | |||
| 53 | Greater Yellowlegs | 1.1% | 10.9% | 9.7% | |||
| 54 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.8% | 9.3% | 42.5% | |||
| 55 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 32.3% | 9.3% | 23.0% | |||
| 56 | Eastern Towhee | 37.8% | 7.8% | 30.0% | |||
| 57 | American Redstart | 22.8% | 7.8% | 15.0% | |||
| 58 | Pectoral Sandpiper | 0.2% | 7.8% | 7.5% | |||
| 59 | Northern Flicker | 8.8% | 7.0% | 1.8% | |||
| 60 | Chipping Sparrow | 38.1% | 6.2% | 31.9% | |||
| 61 | Northern Parula | 36.7% | 6.2% | 30.5% | |||
| 62 | Black-and-white Warbler | 15.9% | 6.2% | 9.7% | |||
| 63 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 13.8% | 6.2% | 7.6% | |||
| 64 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 11.3% | 5.4% | 5.9% | |||
| 65 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.3% | 4.7% | 30.6% | |||
| 66 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 21.5% | 4.7% | 16.9% | |||
| 67 | Brown Thrasher | 17.4% | 4.7% | 12.7% | |||
| 68 | Prothonotary Warbler | 16.3% | 4.7% | 11.7% | |||
| 69 | Hooded Merganser | 1.8% | 4.7% | 2.9% | |||
| 70 | Bank Swallow | 1.4% | 4.7% | 3.3% | |||
| 71 | Orchard Oriole | 15.4% | 3.9% | 11.5% | |||
| 72 | Blackpoll Warbler | 7.3% | 3.9% | 3.4% | |||
| 73 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.4% | 3.1% | 10.3% | |||
| 74 | Northern Mockingbird | 31.3% | 2.3% | 28.9% | |||
| 75 | Blue Grosbeak | 23.7% | 2.3% | 21.3% | |||
| 76 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 18.9% | 2.3% | 16.6% | |||
| 77 | Green Heron | 10.6% | 2.3% | 8.3% | |||
| 78 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 10.5% | 2.3% | 8.1% | |||
| 79 | Red-necked Phalarope | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.1% | |||
| 80 | Caspian Tern | 0.8% | 2.3% | 1.5% | |||
| 81 | Dunlin | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | |||
| 82 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 23.5% | 1.6% | 22.0% | |||
| 83 | Song Sparrow | 15.0% | 1.6% | 13.5% | |||
| 84 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 10.8% | 1.6% | 9.3% | |||
| 85 | White-throated Sparrow | 8.4% | 1.6% | 6.9% | |||
| 86 | Prairie Warbler | 7.7% | 1.6% | 6.1% | |||
| 87 | Mute Swan | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.2% | |||
| 88 | Western Sandpiper | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% | |||
| 89 | Bonaparte's Gull | 0.1% | 1.6% | 1.4% | |||
| 90 | Black-necked Stilt | 0.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | |||
| 91 | Whimbrel | 0.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | |||
| 92 | House Finch | 27.8% | 0.8% | 27.0% | |||
| 93 | Acadian Flycatcher | 26.3% | 0.8% | 25.5% | |||
| 94 | European Starling | 22.6% | 0.8% | 21.8% | |||
| 95 | Yellow-throated Warbler | 15.7% | 0.8% | 14.9% | |||
| 96 | Wood Thrush | 13.8% | 0.8% | 13.1% | |||
| 97 | Yellow-breasted Chat | 11.2% | 0.8% | 10.4% | |||
| 98 | House Wren | 9.7% | 0.8% | 8.9% | |||
| 99 | Yellow Warbler | 8.1% | 0.8% | 7.4% | |||
| 100 | Northern Waterthrush | 7.1% | 0.8% | 6.3% | |||
| 101 | Magnolia Warbler | 3.6% | 0.8% | 2.8% | |||
| 102 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.8% | 0.8% | 2.0% | |||
| 103 | Kentucky Warbler | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | |||
| 104 | Mississippi Kite | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1.5% | |||
| 105 | White-rumped Sandpiper | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | |||
| 106 | Great Horned Owl | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | |||
| 107 | Graylag Goose | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | |||
| 108 | Bay-breasted Warbler | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | |||
| 109 | Common Loon | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | |||
| 110 | Anhinga | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | |||
| 111 | Black-bellied Plover | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | |||
| 112 | Little Blue Heron | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | |||
| 113 | Wilson's Snipe | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% |