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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 65.1% 87.3% 22.1%
2   Blue Jay 70.0% 83.6% 13.6%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.8% 83.6% 14.8%
4   American Crow 68.2% 81.8% 13.6%
5   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 76.4% 31.2%
6   Carolina Chickadee 70.8% 74.5% 3.8%
7   Carolina Wren 75.3% 72.7% 2.6%
8   Northern Flicker 55.0% 70.9% 15.9%
9   Pine Warbler 34.8% 70.9% 36.1%
10   Northern Cardinal 72.1% 65.5% 6.7%
11   Downy Woodpecker 57.8% 63.6% 5.9%
12   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.8% 61.8% 26.0%
13   Eastern Towhee 37.3% 60.0% 22.7%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 20.5% 58.2% 37.7%
15   Eastern Bluebird 53.9% 54.5% 0.6%
16   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.2% 54.5% 41.4%
17   Turkey Vulture 43.6% 50.9% 7.3%
18   Bald Eagle 16.5% 47.3% 30.8%
19   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.7% 45.5% 11.8%
20   Chipping Sparrow 23.2% 45.5% 22.3%
21   Pileated Woodpecker 21.4% 45.5% 24.1%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.6% 43.6% 9.0%
23   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.4% 38.2% 22.7%
24   Eastern Phoebe 56.4% 32.7% 23.7%
25   Fish Crow 16.3% 32.7% 16.4%
26   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.5% 27.3% 9.7%
27   White-throated Sparrow 23.9% 25.5% 1.5%
28   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.8% 23.6% 11.2%
29   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 23.6% 8.6%
30   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.5% 20.0% 15.5%
31   Mourning Dove 26.0% 18.2% 7.8%
32   Great Egret 16.5% 18.2% 1.7%
33   American Goldfinch 33.6% 16.4% 17.3%
34   Northern Parula 22.0% 16.4% 5.7%
35   Hairy Woodpecker 14.6% 16.4% 1.8%
36   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.4% 16.4% 2.9%
37   Red-cockaded Woodpecker 0% 16.4% 16.4%
38   Gray Catbird 29.0% 14.5% 14.4%
39   Palm Warbler 19.1% 14.5% 4.5%
40   Belted Kingfisher 30.9% 12.7% 18.1%
41   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 12.7% 2.2%
42   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.4% 12.7% 0.7%
43   Hermit Thrush 3.7% 12.7% 9.0%
44   Brown Creeper 1.9% 12.7% 10.8%
45   Song Sparrow 35.9% 10.9% 25.0%
46   Black Vulture 21.2% 10.9% 10.3%
47   American Redstart 15.8% 10.9% 4.9%
48   Black-and-white Warbler 12.4% 10.9% 1.5%
49   Osprey 8.2% 10.9% 2.7%
50   Winter Wren 5.6% 10.9% 5.4%
51   Killdeer 25.2% 9.1% 16.1%
52   Ring-billed Gull 5.2% 9.1% 3.9%
53   Common Yellowthroat 18.4% 7.3% 11.2%
54   Chimney Swift 12.4% 7.3% 5.1%
55   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8.3% 7.3% 1.0%
56   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.3% 7.3% 3.0%
57   Dark-eyed Junco 2.4% 7.3% 4.8%
58   Northern Bobwhite 0.0% 7.3% 7.3%
59   Red-winged Blackbird 7.7% 5.5% 2.2%
60   Swainson's Thrush 4.9% 5.5% 0.6%
61   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.7% 5.5% 1.8%
62   Blue-headed Vireo 3.5% 5.5% 2.0%
63   American Coot 1.8% 5.5% 3.7%
64   Bonaparte's Gull 1.2% 5.5% 4.3%
65   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 5.5% 4.6%
66   Northern Mockingbird 41.5% 3.6% 37.8%
67   Magnolia Warbler 12.6% 3.6% 9.0%
68   Red-tailed Hawk 12.0% 3.6% 8.4%
69   Swamp Sparrow 10.2% 3.6% 6.5%
70   Pied-billed Grebe 7.9% 3.6% 4.2%
71   Red-eyed Vireo 6.2% 3.6% 2.6%
72   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 3.6% 2.1%
73   Field Sparrow 4.7% 3.6% 1.1%
74   Canada Goose 26.3% 1.8% 24.5%
75   Mallard 22.9% 1.8% 21.1%
76   Common Grackle 13.5% 1.8% 11.6%
77   House Wren 8.2% 1.8% 6.4%
78   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 1.8% 3.8%
79   Barred Owl 3.6% 1.8% 1.8%
80   Pine Siskin 2.2% 1.8% 0.3%
81   Green Heron 1.8% 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 0.7% 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%