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Top Birds at Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 55 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest in October. 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   Tufted Titmouse 65.7% 87.3% 21.6%
2   Blue Jay 70.1% 83.6% 13.5%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.3% 83.6% 14.4%
4   American Crow 68.7% 81.8% 13.1%
5   Great Blue Heron 44.2% 76.4% 32.1%
6   Carolina Chickadee 71.2% 74.5% 3.3%
7   Carolina Wren 75.6% 72.7% 2.9%
8   Northern Flicker 55.4% 70.9% 15.5%
9   Pine Warbler 36.0% 70.9% 35.0%
10   Northern Cardinal 72.6% 65.5% 7.1%
11   Downy Woodpecker 58.5% 63.6% 5.1%
12   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.9% 61.8% 24.9%
13   Eastern Towhee 37.0% 60.0% 23.0%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 20.1% 58.2% 38.0%
15   Eastern Bluebird 54.7% 54.5% 0.1%
16   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.0% 54.5% 41.5%
17   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 50.9% 7.1%
18   Bald Eagle 16.5% 47.3% 30.8%
19   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.6% 45.5% 10.9%
20   Chipping Sparrow 23.3% 45.5% 22.2%
21   Pileated Woodpecker 22.4% 45.5% 23.1%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.9% 43.6% 7.8%
23   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.6% 38.2% 22.6%
24   Eastern Phoebe 56.1% 32.7% 23.4%
25   Fish Crow 16.7% 32.7% 16.0%
26   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 27.3% 8.8%
27   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 25.5% 1.4%
28   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.4% 23.6% 10.7%
29   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 23.6% 8.5%
30   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.1% 20.0% 16.1%
31   Mourning Dove 27.1% 18.2% 8.9%
32   Great Egret 16.1% 18.2% 2.0%
33   American Goldfinch 34.3% 16.4% 17.9%
34   Northern Parula 22.8% 16.4% 6.4%
35   Hairy Woodpecker 15.5% 16.4% 0.9%
36   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.7% 16.4% 2.7%
37   Red-cockaded Woodpecker 0% 16.4% 16.4%
38   Gray Catbird 29.4% 14.5% 14.8%
39   Palm Warbler 18.7% 14.5% 4.1%
40   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 12.7% 17.5%
41   Cape May Warbler 14.8% 12.7% 2.1%
42   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 12.7% 1.1%
43   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 12.7% 8.9%
44   Brown Creeper 1.9% 12.7% 10.9%
45   Song Sparrow 35.2% 10.9% 24.3%
46   Black Vulture 21.6% 10.9% 10.7%
47   American Redstart 16.6% 10.9% 5.7%
48   Black-and-white Warbler 13.2% 10.9% 2.3%
49   Osprey 8.2% 10.9% 2.7%
50   Winter Wren 5.4% 10.9% 5.5%
51   Killdeer 24.7% 9.1% 15.6%
52   Ring-billed Gull 5.1% 9.1% 4.0%
53   Common Yellowthroat 18.1% 7.3% 10.9%
54   Chimney Swift 13.1% 7.3% 5.8%
55   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.4% 7.3% 1.2%
56   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.6% 7.3% 2.7%
57   Dark-eyed Junco 2.4% 7.3% 4.8%
58   Northern Bobwhite 0.0% 7.3% 7.3%
59   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 5.5% 2.1%
60   Swainson's Thrush 6.3% 5.5% 0.8%
61   Blue-headed Vireo 3.6% 5.5% 1.8%
62   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.6% 5.5% 1.9%
63   American Coot 1.7% 5.5% 3.7%
64   Bonaparte's Gull 1.1% 5.5% 4.3%
65   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 5.5% 4.7%
66   Northern Mockingbird 41.1% 3.6% 37.5%
67   Magnolia Warbler 12.9% 3.6% 9.2%
68   Red-tailed Hawk 12.2% 3.6% 8.5%
69   Swamp Sparrow 9.9% 3.6% 6.3%
70   Pied-billed Grebe 7.7% 3.6% 4.1%
71   Red-eyed Vireo 7.2% 3.6% 3.5%
72   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 3.6% 2.1%
73   Field Sparrow 4.6% 3.6% 1.0%
74   Canada Goose 25.9% 1.8% 24.1%
75   Mallard 22.5% 1.8% 20.7%
76   Common Grackle 13.4% 1.8% 11.6%
77   House Wren 8.1% 1.8% 6.3%
78   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.8% 1.8% 3.9%
79   Barred Owl 4.1% 1.8% 2.3%
80   Pine Siskin 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
81   Green Heron 1.7% 1.8% 0.1%
82   Tree Swallow 1.7% 1.8% 0.1%
83   American Pipit 1.5% 1.8% 0.3%
84   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 1.8% 0.4%
85   Horned Grebe 0.7% 1.8% 1.1%
86   Gadwall 0.7% 1.8% 1.1%
87   Prairie Warbler 0.6% 1.8% 1.2%
88   Wild Turkey 0.4% 1.8% 1.4%
89   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%
90   Eastern Kingbird 0.0% 1.8% 1.8%