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

based on 30 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest in August. 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   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.1% 76.7% 57.6% 4.0x
2   Tufted Titmouse 52.3% 70.0% 17.7% 1.3x
3   Northern Cardinal 66.1% 66.7% 0.6% 1.0x
4   Carolina Chickadee 58.3% 66.7% 8.4% 1.1x
5   Mourning Dove 47.6% 60.0% 12.4% 1.3x
6   Brown-headed Nuthatch 26.1% 60.0% 33.9% 2.3x
7   Pine Warbler 16.0% 60.0% 44.0% 3.7x
8   Carolina Wren 72.5% 56.7% 15.8% 0.8x
9   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.7% 56.7% 16.0% 1.4x
10   Osprey 20.7% 56.7% 36.0% 2.7x
11   Chipping Sparrow 18.4% 56.7% 38.3% 3.1x
12   American Goldfinch 59.4% 53.3% 6.1% 0.9x
13   Eastern Towhee 25.1% 53.3% 28.2% 2.1x
14   American Crow 53.8% 50.0% 3.8% 0.9x
15   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 46.7% 0.1% 1.0x
16   Turkey Vulture 31.4% 46.7% 15.2% 1.5x
17   Double-crested Cormorant 14.7% 46.7% 31.9% 3.2x
18   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.3% 46.7% 36.4% 4.5x
19   Downy Woodpecker 40.5% 43.3% 2.9% 1.1x
20   Great Egret 33.3% 40.0% 6.7% 1.2x
21   Bald Eagle 8.8% 40.0% 31.2% 4.5x
22   Eastern Bluebird 39.8% 36.7% 3.2% 0.9x
23   Indigo Bunting 28.0% 36.7% 8.6% 1.3x
24   Summer Tanager 14.6% 36.7% 22.1% 2.5x
25   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.7% 33.3% 5.6% 1.2x
26   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.0% 30.0% 9.0% 0.8x
27   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 34.0% 26.7% 7.3% 0.8x
28   White-eyed Vireo 20.5% 23.3% 2.9% 1.1x
29   Pileated Woodpecker 15.9% 23.3% 7.4% 1.5x
30   Northern Bobwhite 0.2% 23.3% 23.1% 96.6x
31   Eastern Phoebe 20.1% 20.0% 0.1% 1.0x
32   Blue Jay 36.7% 16.7% 20.0% 0.5x
33   Fish Crow 25.9% 16.7% 9.2% 0.6x
34   Acadian Flycatcher 9.6% 16.7% 7.1% 1.7x
35   Northern Flicker 8.8% 16.7% 7.9% 1.9x
36   Red-eyed Vireo 21.7% 13.3% 8.3% 0.6x
37   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.9% 13.3% 4.6% 0.7x
38   Black Vulture 15.8% 13.3% 2.5% 0.8x
39   Prairie Warbler 2.8% 13.3% 10.5% 4.7x
40   Red-shouldered Hawk 25.4% 10.0% 15.4% 0.4x
41   Blue Grosbeak 22.2% 10.0% 12.2% 0.5x
42   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.7% 10.0% 5.7% 0.6x
43   Red-tailed Hawk 10.2% 10.0% 0.2% 1.0x
44   Black-and-white Warbler 5.6% 10.0% 4.4% 1.8x
45   Northern Mockingbird 29.5% 6.7% 22.8% 0.2x
46   American Robin 28.2% 6.7% 21.6% 0.2x
47   House Finch 20.2% 6.7% 13.5% 0.3x
48   Chimney Swift 18.6% 6.7% 11.9% 0.4x
49   Gray Catbird 27.3% 3.3% 23.9% 0.1x
50   Canada Goose 26.0% 3.3% 22.7% 0.1x
51   Killdeer 22.9% 3.3% 19.6% 0.1x
52   Eastern Kingbird 14.0% 3.3% 10.6% 0.2x
53   Common Yellowthroat 12.1% 3.3% 8.8% 0.3x
54   Hairy Woodpecker 8.0% 3.3% 4.6% 0.4x
55   Northern Parula 7.4% 3.3% 4.1% 0.4x
56   Little Blue Heron 7.2% 3.3% 3.9% 0.5x
57   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.7% 3.3% 2.4% 0.6x
58   Yellow-throated Vireo 3.6% 3.3% 0.3% 0.9x
59   Hooded Warbler 3.1% 3.3% 0.2% 1.1x
60   Prothonotary Warbler 2.5% 3.3% 0.8% 1.3x
61   Orchard Oriole 1.9% 3.3% 1.4% 1.7x
62   Worm-eating Warbler 1.8% 3.3% 1.5% 1.8x
63   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.8% 3.3% 1.6% 1.9x
64   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.5% 3.3% 1.8% 2.2x
65   Wood Thrush 1.4% 3.3% 1.9% 2.4x
66   Blue-winged Warbler 1.2% 3.3% 2.1% 2.8x
67   Common Nighthawk 0.8% 3.3% 2.6% 4.4x
68   swallow sp. 0.7% 3.3% 2.6% 4.6x