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Top Birds at Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest in September
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 September. 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   Pine Warbler 40.5% 80.0% 39.5%
2   Tufted Titmouse 65.5% 77.8% 12.3%
3   Great Blue Heron 45.5% 75.6% 30.1%
4   Carolina Chickadee 71.0% 71.1% 0.2%
5   Carolina Wren 77.3% 68.9% 8.4%
6   American Crow 65.3% 66.7% 1.4%
7   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.2% 62.2% 48.0%
8   Chipping Sparrow 14.7% 55.6% 40.8%
9   Northern Cardinal 73.6% 53.3% 20.3%
10   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.2% 53.3% 17.2%
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.1% 53.3% 18.3%
12   Blue Jay 59.0% 51.1% 7.9%
13   Downy Woodpecker 56.8% 51.1% 5.7%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 14.9% 51.1% 36.2%
15   Bald Eagle 12.4% 48.9% 36.5%
16   Great Egret 28.8% 46.7% 17.8%
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.4% 44.4% 11.0%
18   Mourning Dove 36.6% 44.4% 7.8%
19   Eastern Wood-Pewee 28.5% 44.4% 15.9%
20   Osprey 13.2% 40.0% 26.8%
21   Eastern Bluebird 43.2% 37.8% 5.4%
22   Turkey Vulture 40.0% 35.6% 4.4%
23   Eastern Towhee 26.4% 33.3% 6.9%
24   Northern Flicker 22.5% 31.1% 8.6%
25   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.9% 28.9% 2.0%
26   Pileated Woodpecker 24.8% 26.7% 1.9%
27   American Goldfinch 47.3% 22.2% 25.1%
28   Eastern Phoebe 38.5% 22.2% 16.3%
29   Killdeer 24.3% 22.2% 2.1%
30   Summer Tanager 21.8% 22.2% 0.5%
31   Fish Crow 21.4% 20.0% 1.4%
32   Red-eyed Vireo 28.8% 17.8% 11.0%
33   Northern Parula 24.9% 17.8% 7.1%
34   Black-and-white Warbler 24.1% 17.8% 6.4%
35   Indigo Bunting 18.1% 17.8% 0.4%
36   Blue Grosbeak 11.3% 17.8% 6.5%
37   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 15.6% 19.2%
38   Belted Kingfisher 28.0% 15.6% 12.4%
39   Brown Thrasher 31.0% 13.3% 17.6%
40   Yellow-throated Warbler 5.1% 13.3% 8.3%
41   American Redstart 30.6% 11.1% 19.5%
42   Chimney Swift 23.8% 11.1% 12.6%
43   Cape May Warbler 9.6% 11.1% 1.5%
44   Palm Warbler 5.2% 11.1% 5.9%
45   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.4% 8.9% 24.5%
46   Hairy Woodpecker 14.2% 8.9% 5.3%
47   Red-tailed Hawk 9.0% 8.9% 0.1%
48   Common Yellowthroat 30.3% 6.7% 23.6%
49   House Finch 19.0% 6.7% 12.3%
50   Black-throated Blue Warbler 4.7% 6.7% 1.9%
51   Gray Catbird 43.2% 4.4% 38.7%
52   Black Vulture 21.5% 4.4% 17.0%
53   Great Crested Flycatcher 11.2% 4.4% 6.8%
54   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 4.4% 2.3%
55   Sanderling 1.1% 4.4% 3.4%
56   Northern Mockingbird 29.6% 2.2% 27.4%
57   Magnolia Warbler 17.7% 2.2% 15.5%
58   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 16.0% 2.2% 13.7%
59   Scarlet Tanager 9.2% 2.2% 7.0%
60   House Wren 8.5% 2.2% 6.3%
61   Wood Duck 8.2% 2.2% 5.9%
62   Hooded Warbler 6.8% 2.2% 4.6%
63   Solitary Sandpiper 6.6% 2.2% 4.4%
64   Spotted Sandpiper 5.8% 2.2% 3.6%
65   Barred Owl 5.5% 2.2% 3.2%
66   Cooper's Hawk 5.1% 2.2% 2.9%
67   Lesser Yellowlegs 5.1% 2.2% 2.9%
68   Blue-winged Warbler 4.2% 2.2% 1.9%
69   Eastern Kingbird 2.0% 2.2% 0.2%
70   Pied-billed Grebe 1.3% 2.2% 0.9%
71   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.2% 2.2% 1.0%
72   Snowy Egret 1.0% 2.2% 1.2%
73   Prothonotary Warbler 0.7% 2.2% 1.6%
74   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.6% 2.2% 1.6%
75   Tree Swallow 0.5% 2.2% 1.7%
76   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.4% 2.2% 1.8%
77   Ring-billed Gull 0.4% 2.2% 1.8%
78   Northern Bobwhite 0.1% 2.2% 2.2%