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

based on 45 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest in April. 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 69.4% 84.4% 15.0%
2   Osprey 16.7% 80.0% 63.3%
3   Northern Cardinal 80.3% 77.8% 2.6%
4   Chipping Sparrow 42.9% 77.8% 34.8%
5   Bald Eagle 11.9% 77.8% 65.9%
6   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.4% 75.6% 13.2%
7   Eastern Towhee 46.3% 73.3% 27.1%
8   Carolina Chickadee 66.0% 71.1% 5.1%
9   Turkey Vulture 42.7% 71.1% 28.4%
10   Yellow-rumped Warbler 46.2% 68.9% 22.7%
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.2% 68.9% 37.7%
12   American Crow 56.3% 66.7% 10.4%
13   Pine Warbler 43.0% 66.7% 23.7%
14   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.1% 66.7% 52.6%
15   Double-crested Cormorant 26.5% 64.4% 37.9%
16   Great Blue Heron 44.6% 57.8% 13.2%
17   Carolina Wren 70.5% 51.1% 19.4%
18   Blue Jay 49.8% 51.1% 1.3%
19   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.4% 51.1% 15.7%
20   American Goldfinch 45.1% 46.7% 1.6%
21   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.2% 44.4% 13.7%
22   Yellow-throated Warbler 19.8% 44.4% 24.7%
23   Mourning Dove 45.9% 42.2% 3.7%
24   Ovenbird 19.0% 42.2% 23.2%
25   Summer Tanager 13.8% 40.0% 26.2%
26   Fish Crow 35.7% 37.8% 2.1%
27   Eastern Bluebird 48.3% 35.6% 12.7%
28   Downy Woodpecker 38.7% 35.6% 3.2%
29   Eastern Phoebe 34.3% 33.3% 1.0%
30   Northern Flicker 13.8% 33.3% 19.5%
31   Palm Warbler 8.5% 31.1% 22.6%
32   Prairie Warbler 7.9% 31.1% 23.2%
33   Black-and-white Warbler 14.2% 28.9% 14.7%
34   Bonaparte's Gull 3.8% 28.9% 25.1%
35   White-throated Sparrow 56.6% 26.7% 30.0%
36   White-eyed Vireo 37.8% 26.7% 11.1%
37   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.8% 26.7% 6.1%
38   Pileated Woodpecker 19.7% 26.7% 7.0%
39   Northern Parula 36.1% 24.4% 11.6%
40   Gray Catbird 18.9% 22.2% 3.3%
41   Indigo Bunting 12.5% 22.2% 9.7%
42   Red-eyed Vireo 29.9% 20.0% 9.9%
43   Great Crested Flycatcher 19.8% 20.0% 0.2%
44   Prothonotary Warbler 12.1% 20.0% 7.9%
45   Orchard Oriole 6.6% 20.0% 13.4%
46   Red-tailed Hawk 13.4% 17.8% 4.4%
47   Eastern Kingbird 11.9% 17.8% 5.8%
48   Field Sparrow 11.8% 17.8% 6.0%
49   Ring-billed Gull 7.2% 17.8% 10.5%
50   American Robin 42.6% 15.6% 27.1%
51   Common Yellowthroat 33.3% 15.6% 17.7%
52   Mallard 30.2% 15.6% 14.7%
53   Black Vulture 19.8% 15.6% 4.2%
54   Red-winged Blackbird 26.1% 13.3% 12.8%
55   Wood Duck 13.5% 13.3% 0.1%
56   Hooded Warbler 9.1% 13.3% 4.3%
57   Blue Grosbeak 8.6% 13.3% 4.7%
58   Canada Goose 49.2% 11.1% 38.1%
59   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.5% 11.1% 21.4%
60   Common Grackle 27.3% 11.1% 16.1%
61   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.9% 11.1% 10.8%
62   Dark-eyed Junco 4.5% 11.1% 6.6%
63   Yellow-breasted Chat 2.7% 11.1% 8.4%
64   Eastern Wood-Pewee 1.5% 11.1% 9.7%
65   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 29.9% 8.9% 21.0%
66   Song Sparrow 22.8% 8.9% 13.9%
67   Brown Thrasher 20.9% 8.9% 12.0%
68   Killdeer 16.5% 8.9% 7.6%
69   Hairy Woodpecker 9.0% 8.9% 0.1%
70   Belted Kingfisher 18.6% 6.7% 11.9%
71   Chimney Swift 13.3% 6.7% 6.7%
72   Northern Bobwhite 0.1% 6.7% 6.6%
73   Barn Swallow 19.3% 4.4% 14.8%
74   Swamp Sparrow 13.5% 4.4% 9.0%
75   House Wren 10.5% 4.4% 6.1%
76   American Redstart 8.8% 4.4% 4.3%
77   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 4.4% 3.7%
78   Blue-headed Vireo 4.3% 4.4% 0.1%
79   Pine Siskin 3.6% 4.4% 0.8%
80   Caspian Tern 3.0% 4.4% 1.5%
81   Pied-billed Grebe 2.4% 4.4% 2.0%
82   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 4.4% 3.8%
83   Cape May Warbler 0.4% 4.4% 4.0%
84   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 2.2% 26.1%
85   House Finch 25.4% 2.2% 23.2%
86   European Starling 21.4% 2.2% 19.2%
87   Tree Swallow 12.3% 2.2% 10.1%
88   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.4% 2.2% 8.1%
89   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.4% 2.2% 6.1%
90   Eastern Meadowlark 6.8% 2.2% 4.6%
91   Scarlet Tanager 4.4% 2.2% 2.2%
92   Acadian Flycatcher 2.3% 2.2% 0.1%
93   Worm-eating Warbler 2.3% 2.2% 0.1%
94   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.1% 2.2% 1.1%
95   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.1% 2.2% 1.2%
96   Great Horned Owl 0.9% 2.2% 1.4%
97   Lesser Scaup 0.7% 2.2% 1.5%
98   Common Loon 0.6% 2.2% 1.6%
99   Merlin 0.3% 2.2% 2.0%