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Top Birds at Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 34 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only in January. 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 38.9% 44.1% 5.2%
2   Dark-eyed Junco 32.2% 38.2% 6.0%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 29.8% 38.2% 8.4%
4   Ring-billed Gull 29.5% 38.2% 8.7%
5   Northern Cardinal 59.2% 35.3% 23.9%
6   American Crow 53.0% 35.3% 17.7%
7   Eastern Bluebird 44.4% 35.3% 9.1%
8   Blue Jay 39.0% 35.3% 3.7%
9   Turkey Vulture 35.4% 35.3% 0.1%
10   Carolina Chickadee 58.9% 32.4% 26.5%
11   Tufted Titmouse 54.0% 32.4% 21.7%
12   Pied-billed Grebe 16.3% 32.4% 16.0%
13   Black Vulture 16.1% 32.4% 16.2%
14   Carolina Wren 60.7% 29.4% 31.3%
15   Song Sparrow 50.6% 29.4% 21.2%
16   Bufflehead 15.2% 29.4% 14.2%
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.6% 26.5% 25.2%
18   Canada Goose 34.4% 26.5% 7.9%
19   Hooded Merganser 20.4% 26.5% 6.1%
20   Bald Eagle 16.9% 26.5% 9.6%
21   White-throated Sparrow 53.7% 23.5% 30.2%
22   American Robin 34.8% 23.5% 11.3%
23   Mallard 32.2% 23.5% 8.7%
24   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.1% 23.5% 8.6%
25   Mourning Dove 30.2% 23.5% 6.7%
26   Northern Mockingbird 28.7% 23.5% 5.2%
27   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.6% 23.5% 3.1%
28   Hermit Thrush 18.5% 23.5% 5.0%
29   Killdeer 16.3% 23.5% 7.3%
30   Herring Gull 5.5% 23.5% 18.0%
31   Horned Grebe 4.1% 23.5% 19.5%
32   Downy Woodpecker 43.5% 20.6% 22.9%
33   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.6% 20.6% 14.0%
34   American Goldfinch 29.1% 20.6% 8.6%
35   European Starling 16.5% 20.6% 4.1%
36   Cedar Waxwing 7.4% 20.6% 13.1%
37   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.5% 17.6% 24.9%
38   Northern Flicker 28.3% 17.6% 10.6%
39   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.5% 17.6% 8.8%
40   Eastern Phoebe 24.4% 17.6% 6.7%
41   Bonaparte's Gull 9.4% 17.6% 8.3%
42   Belted Kingfisher 19.4% 14.7% 4.7%
43   Chipping Sparrow 16.7% 14.7% 2.0%
44   Ring-necked Duck 8.9% 14.7% 5.8%
45   Purple Finch 3.9% 14.7% 10.8%
46   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.6% 11.8% 12.8%
47   Red-tailed Hawk 15.1% 11.8% 3.3%
48   Eastern Towhee 32.6% 8.8% 23.8%
49   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.5% 8.8% 21.7%
50   Pine Warbler 22.0% 8.8% 13.2%
51   Ruddy Duck 16.5% 8.8% 7.7%
52   Field Sparrow 13.2% 8.8% 4.4%
53   Gadwall 5.4% 8.8% 3.4%
54   Eastern Meadowlark 4.6% 8.8% 4.3%
55   Redhead 1.0% 8.8% 7.8%
56   Loggerhead Shrike 0.5% 8.8% 8.3%
57   Merlin 0.4% 8.8% 8.5%
58   White-winged Scoter 0.2% 8.8% 8.6%
59   Swamp Sparrow 15.5% 5.9% 9.6%
60   Brown Thrasher 15.2% 5.9% 9.3%
61   Red-winged Blackbird 12.0% 5.9% 6.1%
62   Winter Wren 11.1% 5.9% 5.3%
63   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 5.9% 4.8%
64   Fox Sparrow 6.7% 5.9% 0.8%
65   Rock Pigeon 6.4% 5.9% 0.6%
66   Pine Siskin 4.5% 5.9% 1.4%
67   Northern Shoveler 3.7% 5.9% 2.2%
68   Barred Owl 2.9% 5.9% 3.0%
69   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.8% 5.9% 4.1%
70   Common Loon 1.7% 5.9% 4.2%
71   American Black Duck 1.7% 5.9% 4.2%
72   Lesser Black-backed Gull 1.0% 5.9% 4.8%
73   Common Goldeneye 0.9% 5.9% 4.9%
74   Common Merganser 0.6% 5.9% 5.2%
75   Eared Grebe 0.4% 5.9% 5.5%
76   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 5.9% 5.7%
77   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 5.9% 5.7%
78   House Finch 23.9% 2.9% 21.0%
79   Pileated Woodpecker 12.8% 2.9% 9.9%
80   Brown Creeper 8.7% 2.9% 5.7%
81   American Kestrel 5.4% 2.9% 2.5%
82   Lesser Scaup 4.4% 2.9% 1.5%
83   Fish Crow 4.3% 2.9% 1.4%
84   Savannah Sparrow 4.3% 2.9% 1.3%
85   Green-winged Teal 3.5% 2.9% 0.5%
86   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 2.9% 0.0%
87   American Coot 2.5% 2.9% 0.4%
88   Great Egret 1.3% 2.9% 1.6%
89   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 2.9% 1.9%
90   Red-breasted Merganser 0.9% 2.9% 2.0%
91   Northern Pintail 0.8% 2.9% 2.1%
92   Blue-headed Vireo 0.8% 2.9% 2.1%
93   Pacific-slope Flycatcher 0.4% 2.9% 2.5%
94   Wild Turkey 0.3% 2.9% 2.6%
95   Great Black-backed Gull 0.2% 2.9% 2.7%
96   Red-throated Loon 0.0% 2.9% 2.9%
97   Spotted Sandpiper 0.0% 2.9% 2.9%
98   Osprey 0.0% 2.9% 2.9%
99   Sandhill Crane 0.0% 2.9% 2.9%
100   Black-headed Gull 0.0% 2.9% 2.9%