Bird Finder

Top Birds at Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 356 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning in April. 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   Northern Cardinal 80.1% 89.0% 8.9%
2   White-throated Sparrow 55.9% 84.3% 28.3%
3   House Finch 24.0% 84.3% 60.2%
4   Eastern Bluebird 47.6% 80.1% 32.5%
5   Eastern Towhee 45.6% 79.8% 34.1%
6   Carolina Wren 70.3% 78.1% 7.8%
7   Carolina Chickadee 65.8% 77.5% 11.8%
8   Purple Martin 4.8% 73.9% 69.0%
9   Blue Jay 49.3% 73.0% 23.7%
10   Northern Mockingbird 27.4% 70.8% 43.4%
11   Tufted Titmouse 69.4% 70.2% 0.8%
12   American Crow 56.0% 70.2% 14.2%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 25.1% 68.8% 43.7%
14   Chipping Sparrow 42.5% 68.5% 26.0%
15   Mourning Dove 45.4% 66.9% 21.4%
16   Brown-headed Cowbird 34.8% 66.0% 31.3%
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.0% 65.2% 7.2%
18   American Robin 42.2% 59.0% 16.8%
19   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.5% 57.9% 4.6%
20   American Goldfinch 44.9% 52.8% 7.9%
21   European Starling 20.7% 51.4% 30.7%
22   Brown Thrasher 20.2% 50.0% 29.8%
23   Fish Crow 35.4% 49.4% 14.0%
24   Song Sparrow 22.2% 48.0% 25.8%
25   Canada Goose 49.1% 47.8% 1.4%
26   Field Sparrow 11.0% 47.8% 36.7%
27   Yellow-rumped Warbler 46.4% 41.6% 4.8%
28   Pine Warbler 43.0% 41.6% 1.5%
29   Downy Woodpecker 38.7% 41.3% 2.6%
30   Common Yellowthroat 33.1% 39.9% 6.8%
31   Common Grackle 27.0% 39.3% 12.4%
32   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.2% 37.6% 6.5%
33   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 29.7% 35.1% 5.4%
34   Swamp Sparrow 13.0% 33.7% 20.7%
35   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.8% 29.8% 3.1%
36   Turkey Vulture 43.0% 29.2% 13.8%
37   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.6% 23.6% 9.0%
38   Northern Flicker 13.7% 22.8% 9.1%
39   Red-tailed Hawk 13.2% 21.9% 8.7%
40   Eastern Phoebe 34.6% 20.8% 13.8%
41   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.9% 20.5% 1.4%
42   House Wren 10.3% 20.5% 10.2%
43   Chimney Swift 13.2% 18.5% 5.3%
44   Orchard Oriole 6.4% 18.5% 12.1%
45   Cedar Waxwing 5.9% 16.9% 10.9%
46   White-eyed Vireo 38.2% 16.6% 21.6%
47   Eastern Meadowlark 6.6% 16.3% 9.7%
48   Gray Catbird 19.0% 15.7% 3.2%
49   Killdeer 16.5% 15.7% 0.8%
50   Blue Grosbeak 8.5% 15.7% 7.3%
51   Dark-eyed Junco 4.3% 15.2% 10.9%
52   Indigo Bunting 12.5% 14.3% 1.8%
53   Barn Swallow 19.3% 13.8% 5.6%
54   Eastern Kingbird 11.9% 12.4% 0.4%
55   White-crowned Sparrow 0.2% 12.1% 11.9%
56   Mallard 30.6% 11.2% 19.4%
57   Double-crested Cormorant 27.0% 11.0% 16.0%
58   Great Crested Flycatcher 20.0% 9.6% 10.4%
59   Green Heron 6.8% 9.6% 2.7%
60   Palm Warbler 8.6% 8.4% 0.2%
61   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 8.4% 0.3%
62   Rock Pigeon 5.5% 7.9% 2.3%
63   Black Vulture 20.0% 7.6% 12.5%
64   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 7.6% 3.9%
65   Tree Swallow 12.4% 7.3% 5.1%
66   Savannah Sparrow 4.3% 6.7% 2.5%
67   Northern Parula 36.7% 6.5% 30.2%
68   Great Blue Heron 45.5% 6.2% 39.3%
69   Red-eyed Vireo 30.4% 5.9% 24.5%
70   Black-and-white Warbler 14.4% 5.3% 9.0%
71   Prairie Warbler 8.0% 5.3% 2.7%
72   Wood Duck 13.7% 4.2% 9.5%
73   Pine Siskin 3.6% 3.9% 0.3%
74   Yellow Warbler 2.8% 3.9% 1.1%
75   Hooded Merganser 2.2% 3.7% 1.4%
76   Bobolink 1.5% 3.4% 1.9%
77   Yellow-breasted Chat 2.7% 3.1% 0.3%
78   Ring-necked Duck 0.4% 2.5% 2.1%
79   Hooded Warbler 9.2% 2.2% 7.0%
80   Ring-billed Gull 7.4% 2.2% 5.1%
81   Northern Waterthrush 3.5% 2.2% 1.3%
82   American Kestrel 1.1% 2.2% 1.2%
83   Summer Tanager 14.1% 2.0% 12.1%
84   Hairy Woodpecker 9.1% 2.0% 7.2%
85   Solitary Sandpiper 5.6% 2.0% 3.7%
86   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 2.0% 1.1%
87   Sora 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
88   Pileated Woodpecker 20.1% 1.7% 18.4%
89   Ovenbird 19.4% 1.7% 17.7%
90   Belted Kingfisher 18.9% 1.7% 17.2%
91   American Redstart 8.9% 1.7% 7.2%
92   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.1% 1.7% 0.6%
93   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.3% 1.7% 1.4%
94   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.5% 1.1% 13.4%
95   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.5% 1.1% 7.4%
96   Black-throated Blue Warbler 6.3% 1.1% 5.2%
97   Blue-headed Vireo 4.4% 1.1% 3.3%
98   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.3% 1.1% 0.1%
99   Osprey 17.3% 0.8% 16.4%
100   House Sparrow 2.3% 0.8% 1.5%
101   Wild Turkey 1.8% 0.8% 1.0%
102   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.4% 0.8% 0.5%
103   American Bittern 1.0% 0.8% 0.2%
104   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
105   Fox Sparrow 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%
106   Bald Eagle 12.3% 0.6% 11.7%
107   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.5% 0.6% 10.0%
108   Wood Thrush 8.3% 0.6% 7.8%
109   Scarlet Tanager 4.5% 0.6% 3.9%
110   Worm-eating Warbler 2.3% 0.6% 1.8%
111   Grasshopper Sparrow 1.6% 0.6% 1.1%
112   Wilson's Snipe 1.0% 0.6% 0.5%
113   Swainson's Thrush 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
114   Northern Harrier 0.7% 0.6% 0.1%
115   Purple Finch 0.7% 0.6% 0.1%
116   Cape May Warbler 0.4% 0.6% 0.2%
117   Brown Creeper 0.4% 0.6% 0.2%
118   Merlin 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%
119   Loggerhead Shrike 0.2% 0.6% 0.3%
120   Painted Bunting 0.1% 0.6% 0.4%
121   Yellow-throated Warbler 20.3% 0.3% 20.0%
122   Yellow-throated Vireo 5.8% 0.3% 5.5%
123   Cliff Swallow 3.5% 0.3% 3.2%
124   Caspian Tern 3.0% 0.3% 2.7%
125   Acadian Flycatcher 2.3% 0.3% 2.1%
126   Eastern Wood-Pewee 1.5% 0.3% 1.2%
127   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 0.3% 0.7%
128   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.9% 0.3% 0.7%
129   Rusty Blackbird 0.9% 0.3% 0.6%
130   Vesper Sparrow 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
131   Sedge Wren 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
132   Horned Grebe 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
133   American Pipit 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
134   Marsh Wren 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
135   Snowy Egret 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
136   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
137   Tennessee Warbler 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%