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Top Birds at Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 201 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 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   Indigo Bunting 44.8% 95.0% 50.2%
2   Common Yellowthroat 40.2% 92.5% 52.4%
3   White-eyed Vireo 32.9% 89.1% 56.2%
4   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 88.1% 8.6%
5   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.5% 87.1% 30.5%
6   Red-eyed Vireo 51.0% 85.1% 34.1%
7   Carolina Wren 70.2% 83.1% 12.9%
8   Yellow-breasted Chat 10.2% 83.1% 72.9%
9   Northern Parula 35.9% 74.1% 38.2%
10   Carolina Chickadee 59.8% 73.1% 13.3%
11   Summer Tanager 36.7% 73.1% 36.5%
12   Red-winged Blackbird 26.9% 73.1% 46.3%
13   Great Blue Heron 46.3% 70.1% 23.9%
14   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 67.7% 3.3%
15   Mourning Dove 48.0% 66.2% 18.1%
16   Eastern Bluebird 49.1% 65.7% 16.5%
17   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.2% 65.7% 47.5%
18   Turkey Vulture 39.3% 64.2% 24.9%
19   American Crow 56.6% 60.7% 4.1%
20   Orchard Oriole 14.7% 60.2% 45.5%
21   Blue Grosbeak 23.0% 57.7% 34.7%
22   Common Grackle 35.4% 55.7% 20.3%
23   American Goldfinch 44.2% 53.2% 9.0%
24   Brown-headed Cowbird 34.8% 51.7% 16.9%
25   Wood Duck 12.5% 50.7% 38.2%
26   Black Vulture 20.6% 50.2% 29.6%
27   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 9.9% 50.2% 40.4%
28   Acadian Flycatcher 25.7% 49.3% 23.5%
29   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.1% 47.8% 6.3%
30   Pine Warbler 39.6% 47.8% 8.2%
31   Prothonotary Warbler 15.8% 47.8% 32.0%
32   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.0% 47.3% 26.2%
33   Downy Woodpecker 39.5% 46.3% 6.8%
34   Eastern Towhee 37.4% 44.3% 6.9%
35   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.2% 37.8% 10.4%
36   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.4% 37.8% 6.4%
37   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 37.3% 0.5%
38   Prairie Warbler 7.2% 36.8% 29.6%
39   Chimney Swift 28.2% 35.8% 7.6%
40   Ovenbird 18.5% 34.8% 16.3%
41   American Redstart 22.5% 32.8% 10.3%
42   Barn Swallow 30.5% 32.3% 1.8%
43   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.4% 32.3% 17.0%
44   Green Heron 10.3% 32.3% 22.1%
45   Pileated Woodpecker 19.0% 30.8% 11.9%
46   Eastern Kingbird 26.5% 29.4% 2.8%
47   Eastern Phoebe 34.5% 28.9% 5.6%
48   Bald Eagle 10.1% 28.9% 18.8%
49   Blue Jay 43.2% 28.4% 14.8%
50   Gray Catbird 30.9% 27.9% 3.0%
51   Osprey 15.8% 27.9% 12.1%
52   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.4% 26.4% 19.9%
53   Least Bittern 0% 26.4% 26.4%
54   Canada Goose 41.9% 25.4% 16.5%
55   Northern Waterthrush 6.8% 25.4% 18.6%
56   Fish Crow 33.4% 24.9% 8.5%
57   Mallard 29.1% 22.4% 6.7%
58   Wood Thrush 13.6% 21.4% 7.8%
59   Red-tailed Hawk 13.2% 20.4% 7.2%
60   Yellow Warbler 7.9% 19.9% 12.0%
61   Barred Owl 7.7% 19.9% 12.2%
62   Field Sparrow 3.4% 19.9% 16.5%
63   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.3% 18.4% 11.9%
64   Song Sparrow 14.9% 17.4% 2.5%
65   Great Egret 2.0% 17.4% 15.4%
66   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.3% 15.4% 16.9%
67   Swamp Sparrow 1.9% 14.4% 12.5%
68   Cedar Waxwing 13.3% 13.9% 0.6%
69   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 12.9% 1.5%
70   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.5% 11.9% 11.6%
71   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 11.9% 4.0%
72   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 11.4% 0.7%
73   Wild Turkey 1.4% 11.4% 10.0%
74   Northern Mockingbird 31.3% 10.9% 20.3%
75   Eastern Meadowlark 8.7% 10.9% 2.3%
76   Cliff Swallow 5.3% 10.9% 5.7%
77   Brown Thrasher 17.3% 10.4% 6.9%
78   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 10.4% 2.1%
79   Blackpoll Warbler 7.2% 10.4% 3.2%
80   American Robin 39.0% 9.0% 30.0%
81   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 9.0% 3.0%
82   House Wren 9.6% 9.0% 0.7%
83   Hooded Merganser 1.7% 8.5% 6.7%
84   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 7.5% 0.1%
85   Tree Swallow 14.6% 7.0% 7.6%
86   House Finch 27.8% 6.5% 21.4%
87   Magnolia Warbler 3.6% 6.5% 2.9%
88   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 6.0% 2.5%
89   Belted Kingfisher 11.9% 5.5% 6.5%
90   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.9% 5.0% 8.9%
91   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.4% 5.0% 6.4%
92   Double-crested Cormorant 18.4% 4.0% 14.5%
93   Purple Martin 10.5% 4.0% 6.5%
94   Solitary Sandpiper 8.2% 4.0% 4.2%
95   Olive-sided Flycatcher 0.2% 4.0% 3.8%
96   American Bittern 0.1% 4.0% 3.9%
97   Northern Flicker 8.8% 3.5% 5.4%
98   Common Gallinule 0.0% 3.5% 3.5%
99   Spotted Sandpiper 16.6% 3.0% 13.6%
100   Swainson's Thrush 6.0% 3.0% 3.0%
101   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.2% 3.0% 0.8%
102   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.6% 3.0% 1.4%
103   Palm Warbler 0.8% 2.5% 1.6%
104   European Starling 22.6% 2.0% 20.7%
105   Kentucky Warbler 2.3% 2.0% 0.3%
106   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.5% 2.0% 0.5%
107   Northern Bobwhite 0.3% 2.0% 1.6%
108   Pied-billed Grebe 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
109   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 1.5% 4.7%
110   Bobolink 3.2% 1.5% 1.7%
111   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 1.5% 0.3%
112   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 1.5% 0.4%
113   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 1.5% 1.3%
114   Killdeer 20.3% 1.0% 19.3%
115   Veery 3.5% 1.0% 2.5%
116   Cooper's Hawk 2.8% 1.0% 1.8%
117   Greater Yellowlegs 1.2% 1.0% 0.2%
118   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
119   Common Raven 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
120   White-crowned Sparrow 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
121   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
122   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
123   American Woodcock 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
124   Cerulean Warbler 0.0% 1.0% 0.9%
125   Least Sandpiper 5.6% 0.5% 5.1%
126   House Sparrow 3.7% 0.5% 3.2%
127   Bank Swallow 1.4% 0.5% 0.9%
128   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 0.5% 0.3%
129   Dickcissel 0.7% 0.5% 0.2%
130   Wilson's Warbler 0.7% 0.5% 0.2%
131   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
132   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
133   Blue-winged Warbler 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
134   Anhinga 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
135   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
136   American Pipit 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
137   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%