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

based on 43 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest during the month of May. 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 64.6% 90.7% 26.1% 1.4x
2   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.3% 83.7% 27.4% 1.5x
3   Summer Tanager 37.7% 79.1% 41.4% 2.1x
4   Chipping Sparrow 37.0% 79.1% 42.0% 2.1x
5   Northern Cardinal 79.4% 76.7% 2.7% 1.0x
6   Eastern Towhee 37.7% 76.7% 39.1% 2.0x
7   Great Blue Heron 47.9% 69.8% 21.9% 1.5x
8   Osprey 15.3% 69.8% 54.5% 4.6x
9   Carolina Wren 70.0% 67.4% 2.6% 1.0x
10   American Crow 56.6% 65.1% 8.5% 1.1x
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.5% 65.1% 34.7% 2.1x
12   Mourning Dove 49.3% 62.8% 13.5% 1.3x
13   Pine Warbler 38.9% 62.8% 23.9% 1.6x
14   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.0% 62.8% 51.8% 5.7x
15   Carolina Chickadee 60.5% 60.5% 0.0% 1.0x
16   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 55.8% 4.4% 1.1x
17   Indigo Bunting 44.8% 55.8% 11.0% 1.2x
18   Turkey Vulture 39.4% 55.8% 16.4% 1.4x
19   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.6% 53.5% 31.9% 2.5x
20   Bald Eagle 10.3% 51.2% 40.9% 5.0x
21   Double-crested Cormorant 18.9% 48.8% 29.9% 2.6x
22   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.2% 44.2% 11.0% 0.8x
23   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.0% 44.2% 3.8% 0.9x
24   Blue Jay 44.4% 44.2% 0.3% 1.0x
25   Yellow-throated Warbler 14.7% 44.2% 29.5% 3.0x
26   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.8% 41.9% 6.1% 1.2x
27   Fish Crow 33.2% 39.5% 6.3% 1.2x
28   Eastern Bluebird 49.5% 34.9% 14.6% 0.7x
29   Ovenbird 18.7% 34.9% 16.2% 1.9x
30   American Goldfinch 43.5% 32.6% 11.0% 0.7x
31   Northern Parula 36.3% 32.6% 3.7% 0.9x
32   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 32.6% 24.9% 4.3x
33   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.6% 30.2% 6.6% 1.3x
34   Pileated Woodpecker 19.3% 30.2% 10.9% 1.6x
35   Acadian Flycatcher 26.7% 27.9% 1.2% 1.0x
36   Orchard Oriole 15.2% 27.9% 12.7% 1.8x
37   Northern Flicker 9.2% 27.9% 18.7% 3.0x
38   Downy Woodpecker 39.3% 25.6% 13.7% 0.7x
39   White-eyed Vireo 31.9% 25.6% 6.4% 0.8x
40   Eastern Phoebe 34.0% 23.3% 10.7% 0.7x
41   Chimney Swift 28.8% 23.3% 5.6% 0.8x
42   Eastern Kingbird 26.4% 23.3% 3.1% 0.9x
43   Prothonotary Warbler 16.4% 23.3% 6.8% 1.4x
44   Black-and-white Warbler 15.4% 23.3% 7.9% 1.5x
45   American Robin 38.1% 20.9% 17.1% 0.5x
46   Tree Swallow 13.1% 20.9% 7.8% 1.6x
47   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.2% 20.9% 9.7% 1.9x
48   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 33.3% 16.3% 17.1% 0.5x
49   Blue Grosbeak 23.4% 16.3% 7.1% 0.7x
50   Scarlet Tanager 12.1% 16.3% 4.2% 1.3x
51   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 12.0% 16.3% 4.2% 1.4x
52   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.0% 16.3% 5.2% 1.5x
53   Blackpoll Warbler 7.4% 16.3% 8.8% 2.2x
54   Common Grackle 37.0% 14.0% 23.0% 0.4x
55   Barn Swallow 31.4% 14.0% 17.4% 0.4x
56   Gray Catbird 31.4% 14.0% 17.4% 0.4x
57   Mallard 30.4% 14.0% 16.5% 0.5x
58   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 19.0% 14.0% 5.1% 0.7x
59   Northern Bobwhite 0.3% 14.0% 13.7% 46.5x
60   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 11.6% 29.2% 0.3x
61   Black Vulture 21.2% 11.6% 9.6% 0.5x
62   Spotted Sandpiper 16.2% 11.6% 4.6% 0.7x
63   Black-throated Blue Warbler 14.7% 11.6% 3.1% 0.8x
64   Red-tailed Hawk 14.1% 11.6% 2.4% 0.8x
65   Hooded Warbler 11.0% 11.6% 0.6% 1.1x
66   Killdeer 20.0% 9.3% 10.7% 0.5x
67   Brown Thrasher 16.8% 9.3% 7.5% 0.6x
68   Cedar Waxwing 13.0% 9.3% 3.7% 0.7x
69   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 9.3% 1.0% 1.1x
70   Northern Mockingbird 31.4% 7.0% 24.5% 0.2x
71   American Redstart 22.6% 7.0% 15.6% 0.3x
72   Palm Warbler 0.9% 7.0% 6.1% 8.0x
73   Canada Goose 42.5% 4.7% 37.8% 0.1x
74   Red-winged Blackbird 27.2% 4.7% 22.6% 0.2x
75   Song Sparrow 14.2% 4.7% 9.5% 0.3x
76   Wood Duck 12.8% 4.7% 8.1% 0.4x
77   Purple Martin 10.1% 4.7% 5.4% 0.5x
78   Yellow Warbler 7.9% 4.7% 3.2% 0.6x
79   White-throated Sparrow 7.6% 4.7% 2.9% 0.6x
80   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.4% 4.7% 1.8% 0.7x
81   Cliff Swallow 5.5% 4.7% 0.9% 0.8x
82   Ring-billed Gull 1.8% 4.7% 2.8% 2.5x
83   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.7% 2.3% 29.4% 0.1x
84   House Finch 27.3% 2.3% 24.9% 0.1x
85   Wood Thrush 14.2% 2.3% 11.9% 0.2x
86   House Wren 9.2% 2.3% 6.9% 0.3x
87   Northern Waterthrush 7.3% 2.3% 5.0% 0.3x
88   Field Sparrow 3.7% 2.3% 1.4% 0.6x
89   Great Egret 2.4% 2.3% 0.0% 1.0x
90   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.4% 2.3% 0.0% 1.0x
91   Swamp Sparrow 1.9% 2.3% 0.4% 1.2x
92   Wild Turkey 1.4% 2.3% 0.9% 1.6x
93   swallow sp. 1.2% 2.3% 1.1% 2.0x
94   duck sp. 0.5% 2.3% 1.8% 4.3x
95   hawk sp. 0.5% 2.3% 1.8% 4.5x
96   Canada Warbler 0.4% 2.3% 1.9% 5.2x
97   American/Fish Crow 0.0% 2.3% 2.3% 58.9x