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

based on 626 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Yates Mill 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   Northern Cardinal 79.1% 90.6% 11.4%
2   Carolina Wren 69.9% 81.8% 11.9%
3   Indigo Bunting 44.1% 78.3% 34.2%
4   Canada Goose 40.2% 77.0% 36.8%
5   Tufted Titmouse 64.0% 73.8% 9.8%
6   Eastern Phoebe 32.9% 68.8% 35.9%
7   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.5% 67.7% 11.3%
8   Carolina Chickadee 59.7% 65.5% 5.8%
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 53.6% 62.9% 9.3%
10   American Crow 56.5% 61.0% 4.6%
11   Turkey Vulture 38.7% 60.9% 22.1%
12   Mourning Dove 47.8% 58.6% 10.8%
13   Eastern Bluebird 49.0% 57.7% 8.7%
14   Barn Swallow 29.4% 57.0% 27.6%
15   Red-eyed Vireo 51.2% 56.2% 5.0%
16   Great Crested Flycatcher 47.8% 55.8% 8.0%
17   White-eyed Vireo 32.7% 55.1% 22.4%
18   Great Blue Heron 46.3% 53.4% 7.1%
19   Northern Mockingbird 30.2% 51.6% 21.4%
20   American Goldfinch 44.2% 48.1% 3.9%
21   Common Yellowthroat 40.5% 47.9% 7.4%
22   Pine Warbler 39.3% 47.8% 8.4%
23   Blue Jay 42.8% 46.8% 4.0%
24   Summer Tanager 36.8% 45.7% 8.9%
25   Chipping Sparrow 37.5% 44.6% 7.1%
26   Brown-headed Cowbird 34.6% 44.4% 9.8%
27   Eastern Kingbird 25.9% 43.5% 17.6%
28   House Finch 26.9% 42.5% 15.6%
29   Downy Woodpecker 39.5% 42.2% 2.7%
30   Mallard 28.5% 41.7% 13.2%
31   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.1% 41.1% 10.0%
32   Fish Crow 33.1% 36.6% 3.5%
33   Belted Kingfisher 10.8% 36.3% 25.4%
34   Blue Grosbeak 23.0% 35.1% 12.1%
35   Double-crested Cormorant 17.5% 35.0% 17.4%
36   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.0% 34.5% 4.5%
37   Purple Martin 9.4% 33.1% 23.6%
38   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 31.0% 1.1%
39   Gray Catbird 30.8% 31.0% 0.2%
40   Tree Swallow 13.8% 31.0% 17.2%
41   Acadian Flycatcher 25.8% 30.7% 4.8%
42   Chimney Swift 28.2% 29.7% 1.5%
43   American Robin 39.1% 26.5% 12.6%
44   Northern Parula 36.9% 26.0% 10.8%
45   Black Vulture 20.8% 25.6% 4.7%
46   Eastern Towhee 38.1% 24.4% 13.6%
47   American Redstart 22.6% 23.8% 1.2%
48   Red-tailed Hawk 12.8% 23.6% 10.8%
49   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.3% 22.7% 1.4%
50   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 22.5% 0.9%
51   European Starling 22.4% 22.4% 0.0%
52   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.7% 21.1% 2.4%
53   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.5% 20.4% 7.0%
54   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 19.5% 0.4%
55   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.1% 17.9% 7.8%
56   Common Grackle 36.6% 14.9% 21.7%
57   Eastern Meadowlark 8.5% 14.9% 6.4%
58   Brown Thrasher 17.4% 14.2% 3.2%
59   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 14.2% 1.7%
60   Orchard Oriole 15.3% 14.2% 1.1%
61   Prothonotary Warbler 16.3% 13.3% 3.1%
62   Wood Duck 13.0% 12.5% 0.6%
63   Rock Pigeon 5.9% 12.5% 6.5%
64   Spotted Sandpiper 16.6% 12.1% 4.4%
65   White-throated Sparrow 8.2% 12.1% 3.9%
66   Red-winged Blackbird 28.1% 12.0% 16.2%
67   Killdeer 20.3% 12.0% 8.4%
68   Cedar Waxwing 13.4% 11.5% 1.9%
69   Ovenbird 19.1% 10.4% 8.7%
70   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.4% 9.7% 1.6%
71   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.8% 9.4% 1.4%
72   Green Heron 10.6% 9.1% 1.5%
73   Scarlet Tanager 12.0% 8.9% 3.1%
74   Song Sparrow 15.2% 8.6% 6.6%
75   Osprey 16.3% 7.8% 8.4%
76   Mississippi Kite 2.1% 7.5% 5.4%
77   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 6.7% 0.6%
78   Bobolink 3.0% 6.7% 3.7%
79   House Wren 9.8% 6.5% 3.2%
80   Yellow-throated Warbler 16.0% 6.2% 9.7%
81   Northern Flicker 8.9% 5.6% 3.3%
82   Veery 3.4% 5.6% 2.2%
83   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 5.1% 3.4%
84   Wood Thrush 14.1% 4.8% 9.3%
85   Yellow Warbler 8.2% 4.8% 3.4%
86   Solitary Sandpiper 8.3% 4.6% 3.6%
87   Northern Waterthrush 7.1% 4.6% 2.5%
88   Hooded Warbler 11.7% 4.3% 7.4%
89   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.8% 4.2% 2.7%
90   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.5% 4.0% 3.6%
91   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.4% 3.8% 7.6%
92   Swainson's Thrush 6.1% 3.5% 2.5%
93   Grasshopper Sparrow 2.8% 3.5% 0.7%
94   Magnolia Warbler 3.6% 3.2% 0.4%
95   Barred Owl 8.0% 3.0% 5.0%
96   Field Sparrow 3.6% 2.6% 1.1%
97   Least Sandpiper 5.7% 2.4% 3.3%
98   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.5% 2.4% 0.9%
99   Ruddy Duck 0.3% 2.4% 2.1%
100   Bald Eagle 10.7% 2.2% 8.4%
101   Cooper's Hawk 2.8% 2.2% 0.5%
102   Prairie Warbler 7.9% 1.8% 6.1%
103   Swamp Sparrow 2.1% 1.6% 0.5%
104   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 1.4% 1.0%
105   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 1.3% 0.0%
106   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 1.3% 0.1%
107   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
108   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.3% 1.3% 1.0%
109   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 1.3% 1.2%
110   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.6% 1.1% 0.5%
111   Worm-eating Warbler 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
112   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 1.0% 0.5%
113   Palm Warbler 0.9% 1.0% 0.1%
114   Willow Flycatcher 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
115   House Sparrow 3.8% 0.8% 3.0%
116   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.3% 0.8% 2.5%
117   Great Egret 2.3% 0.8% 1.5%
118   Warbling Vireo 1.7% 0.8% 0.9%
119   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%
120   Northern Harrier 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
121   Cliff Swallow 5.6% 0.6% 4.9%
122   Horned Lark 1.1% 0.6% 0.4%
123   American Kestrel 0.7% 0.6% 0.1%
124   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%
125   Ring-billed Gull 1.7% 0.5% 1.2%
126   Virginia Rail 0.0% 0.5% 0.5%
127   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.3% 0.3% 1.9%
128   Bank Swallow 1.4% 0.3% 1.1%
129   Graylag Goose 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
130   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
131   Merlin 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
132   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
133   Kentucky Warbler 2.4% 0.2% 2.3%
134   Hooded Merganser 1.9% 0.2% 1.7%
135   Wild Turkey 1.6% 0.2% 1.4%
136   Greater Yellowlegs 1.3% 0.2% 1.1%
137   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 0.2% 0.9%
138   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 0.2% 0.8%
139   Pine Siskin 0.8% 0.2% 0.6%
140   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 0.2% 0.4%
141   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
142   Canada Warbler 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
143   Common Loon 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
144   Northern Bobwhite 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
145   Anhinga 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
146   Snowy Egret 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
147   Olive-sided Flycatcher 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
148   Pied-billed Grebe 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
149   Tennessee Warbler 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
150   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
151   American Woodcock 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
152   American Pipit 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
153   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
154   American Black Duck 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
155   Brown Creeper 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%