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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 42 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 Relative
1   Tufted Titmouse 70.0% 85.7% 15.7% 1.2x
2   Osprey 16.5% 78.6% 62.1% 4.8x
3   Northern Cardinal 80.6% 76.2% 4.4% 0.9x
4   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.1% 76.2% 14.1% 1.2x
5   Chipping Sparrow 42.2% 76.2% 33.9% 1.8x
6   Bald Eagle 11.6% 76.2% 64.6% 6.5x
7   Eastern Towhee 46.5% 73.8% 27.3% 1.6x
8   Carolina Chickadee 66.9% 71.4% 4.6% 1.1x
9   Yellow-rumped Warbler 47.5% 71.4% 24.0% 1.5x
10   Turkey Vulture 43.3% 71.4% 28.1% 1.6x
11   American Crow 56.4% 66.7% 10.3% 1.2x
12   Pine Warbler 42.8% 66.7% 23.9% 1.6x
13   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.4% 66.7% 35.3% 2.1x
14   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.9% 64.3% 50.4% 4.6x
15   Great Blue Heron 45.6% 61.9% 16.3% 1.4x
16   Double-crested Cormorant 26.6% 61.9% 35.3% 2.3x
17   Blue Jay 50.3% 52.4% 2.1% 1.0x
18   Carolina Wren 70.4% 50.0% 20.4% 0.7x
19   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.4% 50.0% 14.6% 1.4x
20   American Goldfinch 44.1% 47.6% 3.5% 1.1x
21   Yellow-throated Warbler 18.8% 45.2% 26.5% 2.4x
22   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.9% 42.9% 16.1% 0.7x
23   Ovenbird 19.2% 42.9% 23.7% 2.2x
24   Summer Tanager 13.8% 42.9% 29.1% 3.1x
25   Mourning Dove 46.4% 40.5% 5.9% 0.9x
26   Eastern Bluebird 48.1% 38.1% 10.0% 0.8x
27   Fish Crow 35.4% 35.7% 0.3% 1.0x
28   Northern Flicker 14.1% 35.7% 21.6% 2.5x
29   Downy Woodpecker 39.1% 33.3% 5.7% 0.9x
30   Eastern Phoebe 33.2% 33.3% 0.1% 1.0x
31   Prairie Warbler 8.2% 33.3% 25.1% 4.1x
32   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 31.0% 16.6% 2.2x
33   Palm Warbler 8.6% 28.6% 20.0% 3.3x
34   Bonaparte's Gull 3.7% 28.6% 24.8% 7.7x
35   White-throated Sparrow 56.2% 26.2% 30.1% 0.5x
36   Northern Parula 36.2% 26.2% 10.0% 0.7x
37   White-eyed Vireo 36.0% 26.2% 9.8% 0.7x
38   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.7% 26.2% 6.5% 0.8x
39   Pileated Woodpecker 20.2% 26.2% 6.0% 1.3x
40   Gray Catbird 19.6% 23.8% 4.2% 1.2x
41   Indigo Bunting 11.8% 23.8% 12.0% 2.0x
42   Red-eyed Vireo 29.6% 21.4% 8.2% 0.7x
43   Great Crested Flycatcher 19.5% 21.4% 1.9% 1.1x
44   Prothonotary Warbler 11.8% 21.4% 9.7% 1.8x
45   Orchard Oriole 6.4% 21.4% 15.1% 3.4x
46   Red-tailed Hawk 13.9% 19.0% 5.2% 1.4x
47   Eastern Kingbird 12.1% 19.0% 7.0% 1.6x
48   Field Sparrow 11.7% 19.0% 7.3% 1.6x
49   Ring-billed Gull 7.5% 19.0% 11.6% 2.6x
50   American Robin 43.1% 16.7% 26.5% 0.4x
51   Mallard 31.3% 16.7% 14.6% 0.5x
52   Black Vulture 19.9% 16.7% 3.2% 0.8x
53   gull sp. 0.4% 16.7% 16.2% 38.9x
54   Common Yellowthroat 33.1% 14.3% 18.9% 0.4x
55   Wood Duck 13.8% 14.3% 0.4% 1.0x
56   Hooded Warbler 8.6% 14.3% 5.7% 1.7x
57   Blue Grosbeak 8.0% 14.3% 6.3% 1.8x
58   Canada Goose 49.5% 11.9% 37.6% 0.2x
59   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.6% 11.9% 20.7% 0.4x
60   Common Grackle 28.1% 11.9% 16.2% 0.4x
61   Red-winged Blackbird 25.7% 11.9% 13.8% 0.5x
62   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.1% 11.9% 10.2% 0.5x
63   Yellow-breasted Chat 2.6% 11.9% 9.3% 4.6x
64   Eastern Wood-Pewee 1.6% 11.9% 10.3% 7.6x
65   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.8% 9.5% 21.2% 0.3x
66   Song Sparrow 22.0% 9.5% 12.5% 0.4x
67   Killdeer 16.7% 9.5% 7.2% 0.6x
68   Hairy Woodpecker 8.9% 9.5% 0.6% 1.1x
69   Dark-eyed Junco 4.7% 9.5% 4.9% 2.0x
70   Brown Thrasher 20.9% 7.1% 13.8% 0.3x
71   Chimney Swift 13.4% 7.1% 6.3% 0.5x
72   Northern Bobwhite 0.1% 7.1% 7.1% 84.7x
73   Barn Swallow 18.9% 4.8% 14.2% 0.3x
74   Swamp Sparrow 13.4% 4.8% 8.7% 0.4x
75   House Wren 10.3% 4.8% 5.6% 0.5x
76   Hermit Thrush 8.6% 4.8% 3.8% 0.6x
77   American Redstart 8.4% 4.8% 3.6% 0.6x
78   Pine Siskin 4.5% 4.8% 0.3% 1.1x
79   Blue-headed Vireo 4.3% 4.8% 0.4% 1.1x
80   Caspian Tern 3.2% 4.8% 1.6% 1.5x
81   Pied-billed Grebe 2.6% 4.8% 2.2% 1.8x
82   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 4.8% 4.1% 6.9x
83   Cape May Warbler 0.4% 4.8% 4.3% 10.8x
84   Buteo sp. 0.2% 4.8% 4.6% 28.2x
85   Northern Mockingbird 28.8% 2.4% 26.4% 0.1x
86   House Finch 25.3% 2.4% 23.0% 0.1x
87   European Starling 21.9% 2.4% 19.5% 0.1x
88   Belted Kingfisher 19.4% 2.4% 17.0% 0.1x
89   Tree Swallow 11.7% 2.4% 9.4% 0.2x
90   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.0% 2.4% 7.7% 0.2x
91   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.6% 2.4% 6.2% 0.3x
92   Eastern Meadowlark 6.5% 2.4% 4.1% 0.4x
93   Scarlet Tanager 4.3% 2.4% 1.9% 0.6x
94   Acadian Flycatcher 2.5% 2.4% 0.1% 1.0x
95   Worm-eating Warbler 2.4% 2.4% 0.0% 1.0x
96   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.2% 2.4% 1.2% 2.0x
97   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.1% 2.4% 1.3% 2.1x
98   swallow sp. 1.1% 2.4% 1.3% 2.2x
99   Great Horned Owl 0.9% 2.4% 1.5% 2.6x
100   Lesser Scaup 0.7% 2.4% 1.6% 3.2x
101   duck sp. 0.7% 2.4% 1.6% 3.2x
102   Common Loon 0.6% 2.4% 1.8% 3.9x
103   Merlin 0.3% 2.4% 2.1% 8.7x