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Top Birds at Harris Lake County Park in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 73 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Harris Lake County Park 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
1   Carolina Wren 70.4% 69.9% 0.5%
2   Northern Cardinal 79.7% 68.5% 11.2%
3   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 64.4% 0.0%
4   Carolina Chickadee 59.9% 64.4% 4.4%
5   Pine Warbler 39.6% 63.0% 23.4%
6   Common Grackle 35.6% 60.3% 24.7%
7   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 58.9% 7.5%
8   Great Blue Heron 46.5% 58.9% 12.4%
9   Chipping Sparrow 37.7% 58.9% 21.2%
10   American Robin 38.5% 56.2% 17.6%
11   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 56.2% 28.8%
12   Mourning Dove 48.2% 54.8% 6.6%
13   Eastern Kingbird 26.5% 54.8% 28.3%
14   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.2% 54.8% 33.6%
15   American Crow 56.7% 52.1% 4.6%
16   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 52.1% 4.0%
17   Summer Tanager 37.1% 52.1% 15.0%
18   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.0% 49.3% 7.6%
19   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.1% 49.3% 19.3%
20   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 47.9% 6.1%
21   Blue Jay 43.0% 47.9% 5.0%
22   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 47.9% 13.0%
23   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 43.8% 5.5%
24   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 43.8% 4.2%
25   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 43.8% 9.5%
26   Ovenbird 18.6% 43.8% 25.2%
27   Orchard Oriole 15.2% 35.6% 20.5%
28   American Goldfinch 44.4% 34.2% 10.1%
29   Fish Crow 33.2% 34.2% 1.0%
30   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 34.2% 15.2%
31   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.3% 32.9% 22.6%
32   Acadian Flycatcher 26.0% 31.5% 5.5%
33   Bald Eagle 10.2% 27.4% 17.2%
34   Downy Woodpecker 39.7% 26.0% 13.6%
35   Eastern Towhee 37.6% 26.0% 11.5%
36   Double-crested Cormorant 18.2% 26.0% 7.8%
37   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 26.0% 15.4%
38   Indigo Bunting 45.6% 23.3% 22.3%
39   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 23.3% 17.6%
40   Gray Catbird 30.9% 23.3% 7.6%
41   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.5% 23.3% 7.7%
42   Northern Parula 36.5% 20.5% 15.9%
43   Northern Mockingbird 31.1% 20.5% 10.5%
44   Brown Thrasher 17.2% 19.2% 1.9%
45   Osprey 15.9% 19.2% 3.3%
46   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 17.8% 5.7%
47   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 17.8% 5.6%
48   Northern Flicker 8.7% 16.4% 7.7%
49   Wood Thrush 13.7% 13.7% 0.0%
50   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 13.7% 7.0%
51   White-eyed Vireo 33.7% 12.3% 21.4%
52   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.2% 11.0% 21.2%
53   Chimney Swift 28.4% 8.2% 20.2%
54   European Starling 22.4% 8.2% 14.2%
55   Black Vulture 21.1% 8.2% 12.9%
56   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 8.2% 10.6%
57   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 8.2% 2.9%
58   Canada Goose 41.9% 6.8% 35.0%
59   Mallard 29.1% 6.8% 22.2%
60   Belted Kingfisher 11.9% 6.8% 5.0%
61   Barn Swallow 30.7% 5.5% 25.2%
62   American Redstart 22.7% 5.5% 17.3%
63   Prothonotary Warbler 16.3% 5.5% 10.8%
64   Song Sparrow 15.0% 5.5% 9.5%
65   Tree Swallow 14.5% 5.5% 9.1%
66   Wood Duck 13.1% 5.5% 7.6%
67   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 5.5% 6.4%
68   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 5.5% 5.8%
69   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 5.5% 2.6%
70   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 5.5% 2.1%
71   House Finch 27.7% 4.1% 23.5%
72   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 4.1% 9.7%
73   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 4.1% 9.2%
74   Green Heron 10.6% 4.1% 6.5%
75   Purple Martin 10.4% 4.1% 6.3%
76   House Wren 9.7% 4.1% 5.6%
77   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 4.1% 4.3%
78   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.6% 2.7% 28.9%
79   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 2.7% 13.2%
80   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 2.7% 4.6%
81   Cliff Swallow 5.4% 2.7% 2.6%
82   Field Sparrow 3.6% 2.7% 0.8%
83   Killdeer 20.1% 1.4% 18.7%
84   Spotted Sandpiper 16.5% 1.4% 15.1%
85   Cedar Waxwing 13.4% 1.4% 12.0%
86   Hooded Warbler 11.5% 1.4% 10.1%
87   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 1.4% 6.1%
88   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 1.4% 5.7%
89   Swainson's Thrush 6.0% 1.4% 4.6%
90   Kentucky Warbler 2.3% 1.4% 1.0%
91   Mississippi Kite 2.3% 1.4% 0.9%
92   Wild Turkey 1.5% 1.4% 0.2%
93   Muscovy Duck 1.2% 1.4% 0.1%
94   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 1.4% 0.1%
95   Pine Siskin 0.8% 1.4% 0.6%
96   Common Loon 0.4% 1.4% 1.0%
97   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%