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

based on 27 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest in December. 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 Relative
1   Carolina Chickadee 64.2% 92.6% 28.4% 1.4x
2   Tufted Titmouse 58.3% 92.6% 34.3% 1.6x
3   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 49.5% 92.6% 43.1% 1.9x
4   Double-crested Cormorant 28.9% 88.9% 60.0% 3.1x
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.9% 85.2% 27.3% 1.5x
6   American Crow 58.0% 77.8% 19.8% 1.3x
7   Carolina Wren 67.9% 74.1% 6.2% 1.1x
8   Northern Cardinal 62.8% 74.1% 11.2% 1.2x
9   Golden-crowned Kinglet 32.2% 74.1% 41.9% 2.3x
10   White-throated Sparrow 61.4% 70.4% 8.9% 1.1x
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.1% 70.4% 36.3% 2.1x
12   Downy Woodpecker 48.8% 66.7% 17.9% 1.4x
13   Blue Jay 46.6% 66.7% 20.1% 1.4x
14   Eastern Towhee 39.1% 59.3% 20.2% 1.5x
15   Great Blue Heron 42.6% 55.6% 13.0% 1.3x
16   Ring-billed Gull 29.0% 55.6% 26.6% 1.9x
17   American Goldfinch 40.8% 51.9% 11.0% 1.3x
18   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.5% 51.9% 17.4% 1.5x
19   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.5% 51.9% 39.3% 4.1x
20   Hermit Thrush 22.2% 48.1% 26.0% 2.2x
21   Horned Grebe 5.4% 44.4% 39.1% 8.2x
22   Dark-eyed Junco 36.3% 40.7% 4.4% 1.1x
23   Pine Warbler 18.1% 40.7% 22.6% 2.2x
24   Bonaparte's Gull 11.4% 40.7% 29.4% 3.6x
25   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 40.7% 33.9% 5.9x
26   Bald Eagle 16.4% 37.0% 20.6% 2.3x
27   Pileated Woodpecker 15.6% 37.0% 21.4% 2.4x
28   Winter Wren 15.0% 37.0% 22.0% 2.5x
29   Brown Creeper 11.0% 37.0% 26.1% 3.4x
30   Song Sparrow 53.9% 33.3% 20.5% 0.6x
31   gull sp. 1.7% 33.3% 31.6% 19.4x
32   Eastern Bluebird 49.3% 29.6% 19.7% 0.6x
33   Northern Flicker 38.4% 29.6% 8.8% 0.8x
34   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 29.6% 9.1% 1.4x
35   Turkey Vulture 36.4% 25.9% 10.5% 0.7x
36   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.4% 25.9% 10.5% 0.7x
37   Eastern Phoebe 28.6% 25.9% 2.6% 0.9x
38   Pied-billed Grebe 20.2% 25.9% 5.8% 1.3x
39   Herring Gull 5.5% 25.9% 20.4% 4.7x
40   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.0% 22.2% 8.8% 0.7x
41   Red-winged Blackbird 14.6% 18.5% 3.9% 1.3x
42   Hairy Woodpecker 12.1% 18.5% 6.5% 1.5x
43   American Robin 36.2% 14.8% 21.4% 0.4x
44   Mallard 30.6% 14.8% 15.8% 0.5x
45   Mourning Dove 24.4% 11.1% 13.3% 0.5x
46   Pine Siskin 9.3% 11.1% 1.8% 1.2x
47   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.1% 11.1% 7.0% 2.7x
48   new world sparrow sp. 1.0% 11.1% 10.1% 11.4x
49   Brown Thrasher 19.5% 7.4% 12.1% 0.4x
50   Field Sparrow 17.9% 7.4% 10.5% 0.4x
51   Bufflehead 14.6% 7.4% 7.2% 0.5x
52   Ring-necked Duck 8.5% 7.4% 1.1% 0.9x
53   Buteo sp. 0.2% 7.4% 7.2% 32.3x
54   Northern Mockingbird 32.7% 3.7% 29.0% 0.1x
55   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.3% 3.7% 24.6% 0.1x
56   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 3.7% 20.4% 0.2x
57   Red-tailed Hawk 16.7% 3.7% 13.0% 0.2x
58   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 3.7% 11.8% 0.2x
59   American Coot 3.1% 3.7% 0.6% 1.2x
60   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.6% 3.7% 1.1% 1.4x
61   American Black Duck 1.9% 3.7% 1.8% 2.0x
62   Great Horned Owl 1.3% 3.7% 2.4% 2.8x
63   American Wigeon 1.2% 3.7% 2.5% 3.0x
64   duck sp. 1.2% 3.7% 2.5% 3.2x
65   Black-and-white Warbler 1.0% 3.7% 2.7% 3.7x
66   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.4% 3.7% 3.3% 10.4x
67   Ruby-crowned/Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.1% 3.7% 3.6% 35.9x