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Top Birds at Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 28 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 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   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 28.6% 16.7%
2   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 25.0% 40.2%
3   American Crow 56.2% 25.0% 31.2%
4   Blue Jay 41.9% 25.0% 16.9%
5   Turkey Vulture 38.4% 25.0% 13.4%
6   Osprey 16.3% 25.0% 8.7%
7   Bald Eagle 10.4% 25.0% 14.6%
8   Carolina Wren 70.9% 21.4% 49.5%
9   Carolina Chickadee 59.3% 21.4% 37.8%
10   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.6% 21.4% 36.2%
11   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 21.4% 30.5%
12   Pine Warbler 41.7% 21.4% 20.2%
13   Common Grackle 33.9% 21.4% 12.5%
14   Barn Swallow 30.1% 21.4% 8.6%
15   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 21.4% 8.5%
16   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 21.4% 4.6%
17   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 17.9% 61.8%
18   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.4% 17.9% 36.5%
19   Eastern Bluebird 49.7% 17.9% 31.8%
20   Indigo Bunting 45.7% 17.9% 27.8%
21   Downy Woodpecker 40.3% 17.9% 22.5%
22   Summer Tanager 37.8% 17.9% 19.9%
23   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 17.9% 18.7%
24   Northern Parula 35.4% 17.9% 17.5%
25   Fish Crow 34.0% 17.9% 16.2%
26   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.8% 17.9% 12.9%
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 17.9% 5.3%
28   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.8% 17.9% 3.0%
29   Prothonotary Warbler 15.9% 17.9% 2.0%
30   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 17.9% 8.0%
31   Mourning Dove 47.9% 14.3% 33.6%
32   American Goldfinch 45.1% 14.3% 30.8%
33   Canada Goose 41.2% 14.3% 26.9%
34   Common Yellowthroat 40.4% 14.3% 26.1%
35   Chipping Sparrow 38.4% 14.3% 24.1%
36   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 14.3% 22.9%
37   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 14.3% 20.5%
38   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 14.3% 19.9%
39   Gray Catbird 28.2% 14.3% 13.9%
40   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 14.3% 12.7%
41   Acadian Flycatcher 25.7% 14.3% 11.5%
42   Blue Grosbeak 23.8% 14.3% 9.5%
43   Black Vulture 20.5% 14.3% 6.2%
44   Yellow-throated Warbler 16.2% 14.3% 1.9%
45   Wood Thrush 13.0% 14.3% 1.3%
46   Northern Flicker 8.5% 14.3% 5.8%
47   Cliff Swallow 5.0% 14.3% 9.3%
48   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.1% 10.7% 38.3%
49   American Robin 38.1% 10.7% 27.3%
50   Mallard 28.2% 10.7% 17.5%
51   Chimney Swift 27.5% 10.7% 16.8%
52   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 10.7% 16.6%
53   Killdeer 19.5% 10.7% 8.8%
54   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.2% 10.7% 7.4%
55   Ovenbird 17.6% 10.7% 6.9%
56   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 10.7% 5.5%
57   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 10.7% 1.4%
58   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 10.7% 1.4%
59   Scarlet Tanager 11.6% 10.7% 0.9%
60   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 10.7% 0.4%
61   Hooded Warbler 10.5% 10.7% 0.2%
62   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.4% 10.7% 0.3%
63   Prairie Warbler 6.7% 10.7% 4.1%
64   Ring-billed Gull 1.3% 10.7% 9.4%
65   Eastern Whip-poor-will 0.4% 10.7% 10.3%
66   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 10.7% 10.5%
67   House Finch 29.4% 7.1% 22.2%
68   American Redstart 22.1% 7.1% 15.0%
69   European Starling 20.4% 7.1% 13.3%
70   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 7.1% 11.9%
71   Song Sparrow 15.8% 7.1% 8.6%
72   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 7.1% 8.5%
73   Tree Swallow 15.2% 7.1% 8.1%
74   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 7.1% 8.0%
75   Wood Duck 12.5% 7.1% 5.4%
76   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.6% 7.1% 4.4%
77   Eastern Meadowlark 8.2% 7.1% 1.1%
78   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 7.1% 0.7%
79   Barred Owl 7.3% 7.1% 0.2%
80   Field Sparrow 3.0% 7.1% 4.2%
81   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 7.1% 5.1%
82   Hooded Merganser 1.7% 7.1% 5.4%
83   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 7.1% 6.0%
84   Broad-winged Hawk 0.8% 7.1% 6.3%
85   Laughing Gull 0.2% 7.1% 7.0%
86   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.1% 7.1% 7.0%
87   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 7.1% 7.1%
88   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.0% 3.6% 28.4%
89   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.1% 3.6% 26.5%
90   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 3.6% 11.9%
91   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 3.6% 10.5%
92   Purple Martin 10.5% 3.6% 6.9%
93   Hairy Woodpecker 8.8% 3.6% 5.2%
94   House Wren 8.5% 3.6% 5.0%
95   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 3.6% 4.3%
96   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 3.6% 4.1%
97   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 3.6% 4.0%
98   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.0% 3.6% 3.4%
99   Northern Waterthrush 6.8% 3.6% 3.2%
100   Kentucky Warbler 2.9% 3.6% 0.7%
101   Bobolink 2.8% 3.6% 0.8%
102   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 3.6% 0.8%
103   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 3.6% 1.6%
104   Wild Turkey 1.4% 3.6% 2.2%
105   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.3% 3.6% 2.3%
106   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.2% 3.6% 2.4%
107   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 3.6% 2.4%
108   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 3.6% 2.5%
109   Caspian Tern 0.7% 3.6% 2.9%
110   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.7% 3.6% 2.9%
111   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 3.6% 3.1%
112   Chuck-will's-widow 0.4% 3.6% 3.2%
113   Northern Harrier 0.3% 3.6% 3.3%
114   Common Tern 0.2% 3.6% 3.4%
115   Bonaparte's Gull 0.1% 3.6% 3.5%
116   Merlin 0.1% 3.6% 3.5%
117   Horned Grebe 0.1% 3.6% 3.5%
118   Forster's Tern 0.1% 3.6% 3.5%
119   American White Pelican 0.1% 3.6% 3.5%
120   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 3.6% 3.5%
121   Willet 0.0% 3.6% 3.5%
122   Common Merganser 0.0% 3.6% 3.6%
123   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 3.6% 3.6%