Bird Finder

Top Birds at Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 6 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge in 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
1   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 83.3% 26.4%
2   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 83.3% 72.6%
3   American Crow 56.6% 66.7% 10.0%
4   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 66.7% 15.3%
5   Mourning Dove 48.3% 66.7% 18.4%
6   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 66.7% 18.6%
7   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 66.7% 20.1%
8   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 66.7% 27.0%
9   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 66.7% 29.2%
10   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 66.7% 31.7%
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.1% 66.7% 36.5%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 18.2% 66.7% 48.4%
13   Osprey 15.9% 66.7% 50.8%
14   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 66.7% 59.1%
15   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 50.0% 29.6%
16   Carolina Wren 70.4% 50.0% 20.4%
17   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 50.0% 14.4%
18   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 50.0% 10.0%
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 50.0% 4.0%
20   Blue Jay 43.0% 50.0% 7.0%
21   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 50.0% 10.4%
22   Summer Tanager 37.1% 50.0% 12.9%
23   Northern Parula 36.4% 50.0% 13.6%
24   Common Grackle 35.7% 50.0% 14.3%
25   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 50.0% 16.4%
26   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.5% 50.0% 18.5%
27   Eastern Kingbird 26.6% 50.0% 23.4%
28   Acadian Flycatcher 26.0% 50.0% 24.0%
29   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 50.0% 28.6%
30   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 50.0% 30.9%
31   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 50.0% 38.6%
32   Bald Eagle 10.3% 50.0% 39.7%
33   American Goldfinch 44.3% 33.3% 11.0%
34   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 33.3% 7.5%
35   Pine Warbler 39.7% 33.3% 6.3%
36   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 33.3% 4.5%
37   Fish Crow 33.3% 33.3% 0.1%
38   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 33.3% 1.3%
39   Barn Swallow 30.6% 33.3% 2.8%
40   Mallard 29.0% 33.3% 4.3%
41   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 33.3% 10.0%
42   Black Vulture 21.0% 33.3% 12.3%
43   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 33.3% 14.6%
44   Ovenbird 18.7% 33.3% 14.6%
45   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 33.3% 17.1%
46   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 33.3% 22.2%
47   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 16.7% 32.7%
48   Indigo Bunting 45.5% 16.7% 28.8%
49   Canada Goose 41.7% 16.7% 25.0%
50   American Robin 38.6% 16.7% 22.0%
51   Red-winged Blackbird 27.5% 16.7% 10.8%
52   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 16.7% 6.8%
53   American Redstart 22.7% 16.7% 6.0%
54   Brown Thrasher 17.2% 16.7% 0.6%
55   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 16.7% 0.8%
56   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.6% 16.7% 1.1%
57   Tree Swallow 14.5% 16.7% 2.2%
58   Wood Thrush 13.7% 16.7% 2.9%
59   Wood Duck 13.0% 16.7% 3.6%
60   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 16.7% 4.8%
61   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 16.7% 5.4%
62   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 16.7% 6.3%
63   Northern Flicker 8.8% 16.7% 7.9%
64   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 16.7% 10.0%
65   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 16.7% 15.6%
66   Pine Siskin 0.8% 16.7% 15.9%