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 314 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 Relative
1   Northern Cardinal 80.4% 87.6% 7.1% 1.1x
2   House Finch 24.0% 83.4% 59.5% 3.5x
3   White-throated Sparrow 55.6% 83.1% 27.6% 1.5x
4   Carolina Chickadee 66.6% 77.7% 11.1% 1.2x
5   Eastern Bluebird 47.4% 77.7% 30.3% 1.6x
6   Eastern Towhee 45.9% 77.4% 31.5% 1.7x
7   Carolina Wren 70.2% 75.8% 5.6% 1.1x
8   Purple Martin 4.5% 72.3% 67.8% 16.1x
9   Blue Jay 49.8% 71.0% 21.2% 1.4x
10   Red-winged Blackbird 24.7% 69.7% 45.0% 2.8x
11   Tufted Titmouse 70.1% 69.1% 1.0% 1.0x
12   Brown-headed Cowbird 34.7% 68.5% 33.8% 2.0x
13   Mourning Dove 45.9% 67.8% 22.0% 1.5x
14   Northern Mockingbird 27.9% 67.8% 40.0% 2.4x
15   American Crow 56.2% 67.5% 11.3% 1.2x
16   Chipping Sparrow 41.8% 66.2% 24.4% 1.6x
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.8% 64.6% 5.9% 1.1x
18   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.3% 57.0% 5.3% 0.9x
19   American Robin 42.7% 56.7% 13.9% 1.3x
20   American Goldfinch 43.9% 54.1% 10.2% 1.2x
21   European Starling 21.1% 52.9% 31.7% 2.5x
22   Brown Thrasher 20.3% 48.1% 27.8% 2.4x
23   Canada Goose 49.4% 47.8% 1.7% 1.0x
24   Song Sparrow 21.4% 47.5% 26.0% 2.2x
25   Fish Crow 35.2% 46.2% 11.0% 1.3x
26   Field Sparrow 11.0% 45.5% 34.6% 4.1x
27   Pine Warbler 42.8% 44.3% 1.4% 1.0x
28   Common Yellowthroat 32.8% 44.3% 11.4% 1.3x
29   Common Grackle 27.7% 42.7% 15.0% 1.5x
30   Yellow-rumped Warbler 47.7% 42.4% 5.3% 0.9x
31   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.3% 40.4% 9.2% 1.3x
32   Downy Woodpecker 39.0% 40.1% 1.1% 1.0x
33   Swamp Sparrow 12.9% 33.8% 20.8% 2.6x
34   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.7% 31.5% 0.9% 1.0x
35   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.7% 29.9% 2.8% 0.9x
36   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 26.4% 17.4% 0.6x
37   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.7% 23.9% 8.8% 0.7x
38   House Wren 10.1% 22.0% 11.9% 2.2x
39   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.1% 20.7% 1.4% 0.9x
40   Red-tailed Hawk 13.7% 20.4% 6.6% 1.5x
41   Chimney Swift 13.3% 19.7% 6.5% 1.5x
42   White-eyed Vireo 36.3% 18.8% 17.6% 0.5x
43   Cedar Waxwing 6.5% 18.8% 12.3% 2.9x
44   Orchard Oriole 6.1% 18.8% 12.6% 3.1x
45   Eastern Phoebe 33.6% 18.5% 15.1% 0.6x
46   Eastern Meadowlark 6.2% 18.5% 12.3% 3.0x
47   Northern Flicker 14.1% 17.5% 3.5% 1.2x
48   Gray Catbird 19.7% 16.9% 2.8% 0.9x
49   Dark-eyed Junco 4.4% 16.9% 12.5% 3.8x
50   Killdeer 16.7% 15.9% 0.8% 1.0x
51   Blue Grosbeak 7.8% 15.9% 8.1% 2.0x
52   Indigo Bunting 11.8% 15.3% 3.5% 1.3x
53   Barn Swallow 19.0% 14.3% 4.6% 0.8x
54   Eastern Kingbird 12.1% 13.4% 1.3% 1.1x
55   Double-crested Cormorant 27.0% 12.4% 14.6% 0.5x
56   Mallard 31.7% 11.8% 19.9% 0.4x
57   Green Heron 7.0% 10.5% 3.5% 1.5x
58   White-crowned Sparrow 0.3% 10.2% 9.9% 40.7x
59   Rock Pigeon 5.7% 8.9% 3.2% 1.6x
60   Great Crested Flycatcher 19.8% 8.6% 11.2% 0.4x
61   Palm Warbler 8.7% 8.6% 0.1% 1.0x
62   Hermit Thrush 8.6% 8.6% 0.0% 1.0x
63   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 7.6% 4.0% 2.1x
64   Northern Parula 36.8% 7.0% 29.8% 0.2x
65   Black Vulture 20.2% 7.0% 13.1% 0.3x
66   Great Blue Heron 46.5% 6.7% 39.8% 0.1x
67   Red-eyed Vireo 30.1% 6.7% 23.5% 0.2x
68   Savannah Sparrow 3.9% 6.4% 2.5% 1.6x
69   Black-and-white Warbler 14.6% 5.7% 8.8% 0.4x
70   Tree Swallow 11.9% 4.8% 7.1% 0.4x
71   Prairie Warbler 8.3% 4.8% 3.6% 0.6x
72   Pine Siskin 4.5% 4.5% 0.0% 1.0x
73   Yellow Warbler 2.6% 4.5% 1.8% 1.7x
74   Hooded Merganser 2.3% 4.1% 1.8% 1.8x
75   Wood Duck 14.1% 3.8% 10.2% 0.3x
76   Yellow-breasted Chat 2.6% 3.5% 0.9% 1.4x
77   Bobolink 1.5% 3.5% 2.0% 2.4x
78   Ring-necked Duck 0.4% 2.9% 2.5% 7.6x
79   Hooded Warbler 8.8% 2.5% 6.2% 0.3x
80   Ring-billed Gull 7.6% 2.5% 5.1% 0.3x
81   Northern Waterthrush 3.7% 2.5% 1.1% 0.7x
82   American Kestrel 1.1% 2.5% 1.5% 2.3x
83   Summer Tanager 14.1% 2.2% 11.9% 0.2x
84   Hairy Woodpecker 9.1% 2.2% 6.8% 0.2x
85   Solitary Sandpiper 5.9% 2.2% 3.7% 0.4x
86   Great Horned Owl 0.9% 2.2% 1.3% 2.5x
87   Pileated Woodpecker 20.6% 1.9% 18.7% 0.1x
88   Belted Kingfisher 19.7% 1.9% 17.8% 0.1x
89   American Redstart 8.5% 1.9% 6.6% 0.2x
90   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.3% 1.9% 1.6% 5.8x
91   Ovenbird 19.7% 1.6% 18.1% 0.1x
92   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.3% 1.3% 13.1% 0.1x
93   Black-throated Blue Warbler 6.7% 1.3% 5.4% 0.2x
94   Blue-headed Vireo 4.4% 1.3% 3.1% 0.3x
95   crow sp. 1.6% 1.3% 0.3% 0.8x
96   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.5% 1.3% 0.2% 0.9x
97   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.1% 1.3% 0.2% 1.1x
98   Osprey 17.0% 1.0% 16.1% 0.1x
99   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.7% 1.0% 7.8% 0.1x
100   House Sparrow 2.5% 1.0% 1.6% 0.4x
101   Wild Turkey 1.7% 1.0% 0.8% 0.5x
102   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.7x
103   American Bittern 1.2% 1.0% 0.2% 0.8x
104   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% 1.1x
105   Sora 0.1% 1.0% 0.9% 14.8x
106   Fox Sparrow 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% 26.7x
107   Bald Eagle 12.1% 0.6% 11.4% 0.1x
108   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.2% 0.6% 9.6% 0.1x
109   Wood Thrush 8.2% 0.6% 7.6% 0.1x
110   Scarlet Tanager 4.4% 0.6% 3.7% 0.1x
111   Worm-eating Warbler 2.4% 0.6% 1.8% 0.3x
112   Grasshopper Sparrow 1.2% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5x
113   Wilson's Snipe 1.1% 0.6% 0.4% 0.6x
114   Swainson's Thrush 1.0% 0.6% 0.3% 0.7x
115   Purple Finch 0.8% 0.6% 0.1% 0.8x
116   Northern Harrier 0.7% 0.6% 0.0% 0.9x
117   Cape May Warbler 0.5% 0.6% 0.2% 1.4x
118   Brown Creeper 0.4% 0.6% 0.3% 1.7x
119   Loggerhead Shrike 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% 2.5x
120   Painted Bunting 0% 0.6% 0.6%
121   Yellow-throated Warbler 19.2% 0.3% 18.9% 0.0x
122   Yellow-throated Vireo 5.2% 0.3% 4.9% 0.1x
123   Cliff Swallow 3.3% 0.3% 3.0% 0.1x
124   Caspian Tern 3.2% 0.3% 2.9% 0.1x
125   Acadian Flycatcher 2.5% 0.3% 2.2% 0.1x
126   Eastern Wood-Pewee 1.6% 0.3% 1.3% 0.2x
127   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.1% 0.3% 0.8% 0.3x
128   swallow sp. 1.1% 0.3% 0.8% 0.3x
129   Rusty Blackbird 1.0% 0.3% 0.6% 0.3x
130   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 0.3% 0.6% 0.4x
131   hawk sp. 0.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.6x
132   Merlin 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 1.1x
133   Horned Grebe 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 1.2x
134   Marsh Wren 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 1.5x
135   American Pipit 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 1.6x
136   Buteo sp. 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 1.8x
137   blackbird sp. 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 1.9x
138   Sedge Wren 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 1.9x
139   Snowy Egret 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 2.8x
140   Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% 2.8x
141   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 4.9x
142   Tennessee Warbler 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 6.4x
143   House/Purple Finch 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% 8.9x