Bird Finder

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

based on 300 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 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   Northern Cardinal 79.4% 91.3% 12.0%
2   Purple Martin 8.9% 85.0% 76.1%
3   House Finch 26.4% 84.3% 57.9%
4   Eastern Towhee 36.7% 79.3% 42.7%
5   Eastern Bluebird 48.8% 78.7% 29.9%
6   Carolina Wren 70.2% 78.3% 8.1%
7   American Crow 56.3% 75.0% 18.7%
8   Indigo Bunting 44.9% 74.3% 29.5%
9   Northern Mockingbird 30.2% 72.0% 41.8%
10   Blue Jay 42.5% 69.0% 26.5%
11   Mourning Dove 47.9% 68.7% 20.8%
12   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 67.0% 2.6%
13   European Starling 21.5% 67.0% 45.5%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 53.7% 66.3% 12.6%
15   Carolina Chickadee 59.8% 65.7% 5.8%
16   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 65.0% 38.3%
17   Common Grackle 35.1% 64.3% 29.2%
18   Brown-headed Cowbird 34.4% 63.7% 29.2%
19   Chimney Swift 27.7% 58.7% 31.0%
20   Chipping Sparrow 37.4% 56.3% 18.9%
21   American Goldfinch 44.1% 56.0% 11.9%
22   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.0% 54.3% 2.6%
23   Cedar Waxwing 12.6% 52.0% 39.4%
24   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 31.7% 50.3% 18.6%
25   Common Yellowthroat 40.7% 50.0% 9.3%
26   Fish Crow 32.9% 49.7% 16.7%
27   Brown Thrasher 16.7% 45.3% 28.6%
28   Song Sparrow 14.3% 44.3% 30.0%
29   Orchard Oriole 14.7% 43.3% 28.6%
30   Canada Goose 41.7% 42.0% 0.3%
31   Brown-headed Nuthatch 29.9% 41.7% 11.7%
32   Blue Grosbeak 23.1% 41.7% 18.5%
33   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 40.0% 0.4%
34   Eastern Kingbird 26.3% 39.3% 13.0%
35   Pine Warbler 39.7% 38.3% 1.4%
36   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.3% 35.3% 13.0%
37   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.2% 32.0% 8.8%
38   Turkey Vulture 39.8% 30.7% 9.1%
39   American Robin 38.8% 29.7% 9.1%
40   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.6% 29.0% 2.6%
41   Gray Catbird 31.0% 23.7% 7.3%
42   House Wren 9.4% 22.3% 12.9%
43   Red-tailed Hawk 13.1% 21.0% 7.9%
44   Barn Swallow 30.8% 20.3% 10.4%
45   Red-eyed Vireo 52.1% 17.0% 35.1%
46   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.0% 16.7% 5.6%
47   Green Heron 10.4% 16.7% 6.2%
48   Eastern Meadowlark 8.6% 16.3% 7.8%
49   White-throated Sparrow 8.2% 16.0% 7.8%
50   Killdeer 20.1% 15.7% 4.4%
51   Summer Tanager 37.6% 14.0% 23.6%
52   Northern Parula 36.9% 12.3% 24.6%
53   White-eyed Vireo 34.0% 11.3% 22.7%
54   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.9% 10.7% 8.3%
55   Rock Pigeon 6.1% 10.7% 4.6%
56   Eastern Phoebe 34.9% 10.0% 24.9%
57   Tree Swallow 14.6% 10.0% 4.6%
58   Wood Duck 13.1% 10.0% 3.1%
59   Yellow Warbler 8.0% 9.3% 1.3%
60   Black Vulture 21.3% 8.3% 12.9%
61   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 8.3% 1.4%
62   Mallard 29.4% 8.0% 21.4%
63   Northern Flicker 8.8% 8.0% 0.8%
64   Field Sparrow 3.5% 8.0% 4.5%
65   American Redstart 23.0% 7.7% 15.3%
66   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.8% 6.7% 4.2%
67   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.7% 6.0% 15.7%
68   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.4% 6.0% 5.4%
69   Great Blue Heron 47.4% 5.3% 42.1%
70   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 4.3% 1.6%
71   Black-and-white Warbler 16.1% 4.0% 12.1%
72   Bobolink 3.2% 4.0% 0.8%
73   Scarlet Tanager 12.0% 3.7% 8.4%
74   Black-throated Blue Warbler 14.0% 3.3% 10.6%
75   Belted Kingfisher 12.0% 3.3% 8.7%
76   Prairie Warbler 7.7% 3.3% 4.4%
77   Swainson's Thrush 6.0% 3.3% 2.7%
78   Blackpoll Warbler 7.4% 3.0% 4.4%
79   Wild Turkey 1.5% 3.0% 1.5%
80   Osprey 16.2% 2.7% 13.5%
81   Swamp Sparrow 2.1% 2.7% 0.6%
82   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 2.7% 1.5%
83   Acadian Flycatcher 26.5% 2.3% 24.2%
84   Double-crested Cormorant 18.6% 2.3% 16.2%
85   White-crowned Sparrow 0.1% 2.3% 2.2%
86   Wood Thrush 14.0% 2.0% 12.0%
87   Solitary Sandpiper 8.3% 2.0% 6.3%
88   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.5% 1.7% 5.9%
89   Magnolia Warbler 3.6% 1.7% 2.0%
90   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 1.3% 7.2%
91   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.3% 1.3% 1.0%
92   Ovenbird 19.1% 1.0% 18.1%
93   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.6% 1.0% 9.6%
94   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.8% 1.0% 5.8%
95   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.2% 1.0% 1.2%
96   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 1.0% 0.1%
97   Pine Siskin 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
98   American Kestrel 0.7% 1.0% 0.3%
99   Spotted Sandpiper 16.7% 0.7% 16.0%
100   Bald Eagle 10.5% 0.7% 9.8%
101   Cliff Swallow 5.4% 0.7% 4.8%
102   House Sparrow 3.7% 0.7% 3.1%
103   Grasshopper Sparrow 2.9% 0.7% 2.2%
104   Bank Swallow 1.4% 0.7% 0.7%
105   Greater Yellowlegs 1.2% 0.7% 0.6%
106   Palm Warbler 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
107   Willow Flycatcher 0.2% 0.7% 0.4%
108   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.0% 0.7% 0.6%
109   Pileated Woodpecker 19.5% 0.3% 19.2%
110   Prothonotary Warbler 16.5% 0.3% 16.2%
111   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.9% 0.3% 15.6%
112   Mississippi Kite 2.3% 0.3% 2.0%
113   Hooded Merganser 1.8% 0.3% 1.5%
114   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.6% 0.3% 1.3%
115   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 0.3% 0.6%
116   Loggerhead Shrike 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
117   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
118   Common Loon 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
119   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
120   Mourning Warbler 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%