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Top Birds at South Ellerbe Creek Trail in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 38 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at South Ellerbe Creek Trail 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 Relative
1   Northern Cardinal 79.4% 84.2% 4.8% 1.1x
2   American Robin 37.9% 81.6% 43.7% 2.2x
3   Eastern Towhee 37.7% 76.3% 38.6% 2.0x
4   Gray Catbird 31.2% 76.3% 45.1% 2.4x
5   Carolina Wren 70.0% 73.7% 3.7% 1.1x
6   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 63.2% 13.8% 1.3x
7   Tufted Titmouse 64.7% 60.5% 4.2% 0.9x
8   European Starling 22.6% 60.5% 37.9% 2.7x
9   Common Yellowthroat 40.7% 57.9% 17.2% 1.4x
10   House Finch 27.1% 55.3% 28.2% 2.0x
11   Carolina Chickadee 60.5% 52.6% 7.9% 0.9x
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.2% 52.6% 2.5% 1.0x
13   Mourning Dove 49.3% 52.6% 3.3% 1.1x
14   Blue Jay 44.4% 52.6% 8.2% 1.2x
15   Northern Parula 36.2% 52.6% 16.4% 1.5x
16   Chimney Swift 28.8% 52.6% 23.9% 1.8x
17   American Crow 56.7% 50.0% 6.7% 0.9x
18   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.0% 50.0% 2.0% 1.0x
19   Common Grackle 36.9% 47.4% 10.5% 1.3x
20   Northern Mockingbird 31.3% 44.7% 13.4% 1.4x
21   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 42.1% 9.3% 0.8x
22   Downy Woodpecker 39.2% 42.1% 2.9% 1.1x
23   House Sparrow 3.2% 39.5% 36.3% 12.3x
24   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.8% 36.8% 1.0% 1.0x
25   American Redstart 22.5% 36.8% 14.3% 1.6x
26   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.5% 34.2% 22.3% 0.6x
27   American Goldfinch 43.5% 34.2% 9.3% 0.8x
28   House Wren 9.1% 34.2% 25.1% 3.8x
29   Black-and-white Warbler 15.4% 28.9% 13.6% 1.9x
30   Black-throated Blue Warbler 14.6% 28.9% 14.3% 2.0x
31   Eastern Phoebe 34.0% 26.3% 7.7% 0.8x
32   Fish Crow 33.2% 26.3% 6.9% 0.8x
33   Red-tailed Hawk 14.0% 26.3% 12.3% 1.9x
34   Cedar Waxwing 13.0% 23.7% 10.7% 1.8x
35   Indigo Bunting 44.9% 21.1% 23.9% 0.5x
36   Brown Thrasher 16.8% 21.1% 4.3% 1.3x
37   Wood Thrush 14.2% 21.1% 6.9% 1.5x
38   Song Sparrow 14.1% 21.1% 6.9% 1.5x
39   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.2% 21.1% 9.8% 1.9x
40   White-throated Sparrow 7.5% 21.1% 13.6% 2.8x
41   Northern Waterthrush 7.3% 21.1% 13.8% 2.9x
42   White-eyed Vireo 32.0% 18.4% 13.5% 0.6x
43   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.7% 18.4% 13.2% 0.6x
44   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.6% 18.4% 12.2% 0.6x
45   Ovenbird 18.7% 18.4% 0.3% 1.0x
46   Blackpoll Warbler 7.4% 18.4% 11.0% 2.5x
47   Chipping Sparrow 37.2% 15.8% 21.5% 0.4x
48   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.7% 15.8% 7.9% 0.7x
49   Veery 3.5% 15.8% 12.3% 4.5x
50   Pine Warbler 39.1% 13.2% 25.9% 0.3x
51   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.7% 13.2% 8.6% 0.6x
52   Scarlet Tanager 12.1% 13.2% 1.0% 1.1x
53   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 13.2% 5.3% 1.7x
54   Summer Tanager 37.9% 10.5% 27.4% 0.3x
55   Eastern Kingbird 26.4% 10.5% 15.9% 0.4x
56   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 19.0% 10.5% 8.5% 0.6x
57   Swainson's Thrush 6.5% 10.5% 4.1% 1.6x
58   Great Blue Heron 48.1% 7.9% 40.2% 0.2x
59   Turkey Vulture 39.5% 7.9% 31.6% 0.2x
60   Acadian Flycatcher 26.8% 7.9% 18.9% 0.3x
61   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 7.9% 5.2% 2.9x
62   crow sp. 1.8% 7.9% 6.1% 4.4x
63   Blue-winged Warbler 0.3% 7.9% 7.6% 30.3x
64   Canada Goose 42.4% 5.3% 37.2% 0.1x
65   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 33.4% 5.3% 28.1% 0.2x
66   Red-winged Blackbird 27.2% 5.3% 21.9% 0.2x
67   Prothonotary Warbler 16.5% 5.3% 11.2% 0.3x
68   Hooded Warbler 11.1% 5.3% 5.8% 0.5x
69   Prairie Warbler 7.7% 5.3% 2.5% 0.7x
70   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 5.3% 4.7% 9.4x
71   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 5.3% 4.9% 16.3x
72   Black Vulture 21.2% 2.6% 18.6% 0.1x
73   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 12.1% 2.6% 9.5% 0.2x
74   Northern Flicker 9.2% 2.6% 6.6% 0.3x
75   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 2.6% 5.7% 0.3x
76   Barred Owl 8.1% 2.6% 5.5% 0.3x
77   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.3% 2.6% 4.7% 0.4x
78   Rock Pigeon 6.6% 2.6% 3.9% 0.4x
79   Magnolia Warbler 3.7% 2.6% 1.0% 0.7x
80   Bobolink 3.0% 2.6% 0.4% 0.9x
81   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.6% 2.6% 1.0% 1.7x
82   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.5% 2.6% 1.1% 1.7x
83   Pine Siskin 0.9% 2.6% 1.8% 3.0x
84   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 2.6% 1.8% 3.3x
85   Wilson's Warbler 0.7% 2.6% 1.9% 3.8x
86   Buteo sp. 0.3% 2.6% 2.4% 10.4x
87   Tennessee Warbler 0.1% 2.6% 2.5% 22.2x
88   blackbird sp. 0.0% 2.6% 2.6% 166.8x