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

based on 37 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only in October. 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   American Crow 68.8% 59.5% 9.4%
2   Great Blue Heron 44.3% 59.5% 15.1%
3   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 59.5% 15.6%
4   Carolina Wren 75.6% 54.1% 21.6%
5   Blue Jay 70.2% 51.4% 18.9%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 20.2% 51.4% 31.1%
7   Northern Cardinal 72.6% 48.6% 24.0%
8   Carolina Chickadee 71.3% 48.6% 22.7%
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.4% 45.9% 23.4%
10   Tufted Titmouse 65.9% 45.9% 19.9%
11   Northern Flicker 55.5% 45.9% 9.6%
12   Eastern Bluebird 54.7% 43.2% 11.5%
13   Pine Warbler 36.1% 43.2% 7.2%
14   Black Vulture 21.5% 43.2% 21.7%
15   Northern Mockingbird 40.9% 40.5% 0.4%
16   Mourning Dove 27.0% 40.5% 13.5%
17   Killdeer 24.6% 37.8% 13.3%
18   Downy Woodpecker 58.6% 35.1% 23.5%
19   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 35.1% 5.0%
20   Osprey 8.2% 35.1% 27.0%
21   Eastern Phoebe 56.1% 32.4% 23.6%
22   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.0% 32.4% 4.6%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.6% 32.4% 2.2%
24   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.3% 32.4% 1.9%
25   Palm Warbler 18.6% 29.7% 11.1%
26   Bald Eagle 16.6% 29.7% 13.2%
27   European Starling 13.1% 29.7% 16.6%
28   Song Sparrow 35.1% 27.0% 8.1%
29   Canada Goose 25.8% 27.0% 1.2%
30   Pileated Woodpecker 22.5% 27.0% 4.5%
31   Great Egret 16.1% 27.0% 10.9%
32   Chipping Sparrow 23.3% 24.3% 1.0%
33   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.1% 21.6% 14.5%
34   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.9% 21.6% 14.3%
35   American Goldfinch 34.2% 21.6% 12.6%
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.7% 21.6% 5.9%
37   Ring-billed Gull 5.0% 21.6% 16.6%
38   American Robin 34.7% 18.9% 15.8%
39   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 18.9% 0.4%
40   Fish Crow 16.7% 18.9% 2.2%
41   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.2% 18.9% 5.7%
42   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 18.9% 6.8%
43   Pied-billed Grebe 7.6% 18.9% 11.3%
44   Wood Duck 5.4% 16.2% 10.9%
45   Eastern Towhee 37.2% 13.5% 23.7%
46   House Finch 29.7% 13.5% 16.1%
47   White-throated Sparrow 24.1% 13.5% 10.5%
48   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 13.5% 0.3%
49   Dark-eyed Junco 2.4% 13.5% 11.1%
50   Loggerhead Shrike 0.4% 13.5% 13.1%
51   Northern Parula 22.8% 10.8% 12.0%
52   Black-and-white Warbler 13.2% 10.8% 2.4%
53   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 10.8% 3.3%
54   Rock Pigeon 5.0% 10.8% 5.8%
55   Eastern Meadowlark 4.3% 10.8% 6.5%
56   Blue-headed Vireo 3.6% 10.8% 7.2%
57   Savannah Sparrow 2.7% 10.8% 8.1%
58   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 8.1% 24.1%
59   Mallard 22.4% 8.1% 14.3%
60   Common Yellowthroat 18.1% 8.1% 10.0%
61   Hairy Woodpecker 15.5% 8.1% 7.4%
62   Magnolia Warbler 12.8% 8.1% 4.7%
63   Swamp Sparrow 9.9% 8.1% 1.8%
64   House Wren 8.0% 8.1% 0.1%
65   American Kestrel 5.2% 8.1% 2.9%
66   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 8.1% 4.2%
67   American Coot 1.7% 8.1% 6.4%
68   Laughing Gull 0.7% 8.1% 7.4%
69   Common Loon 0.7% 8.1% 7.4%
70   Horned Grebe 0.7% 8.1% 7.4%
71   Forster's Tern 0.5% 8.1% 7.6%
72   Wild Turkey 0.4% 8.1% 7.7%
73   Gray Catbird 29.4% 5.4% 24.0%
74   American Redstart 16.6% 5.4% 11.2%
75   Chimney Swift 13.1% 5.4% 7.7%
76   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.7% 5.4% 0.3%
77   Winter Wren 5.5% 5.4% 0.1%
78   Field Sparrow 4.6% 5.4% 0.8%
79   Spotted Sandpiper 1.5% 5.4% 3.9%
80   Bonaparte's Gull 1.2% 5.4% 4.3%
81   Black-bellied Plover 0.3% 5.4% 5.1%
82   Cape May Warbler 14.8% 2.7% 12.1%
83   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.7% 2.7% 11.0%
84   Common Grackle 13.4% 2.7% 10.7%
85   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 2.7% 4.8%
86   Blackpoll Warbler 6.4% 2.7% 3.7%
87   Swainson's Thrush 6.3% 2.7% 3.6%
88   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 2.7% 3.0%
89   Tennessee Warbler 4.0% 2.7% 1.3%
90   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.4% 2.7% 0.7%
91   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 2.7% 0.7%
92   Blackburnian Warbler 3.1% 2.7% 0.4%
93   Gray-cheeked Thrush 2.7% 2.7% 0.0%
94   Least Sandpiper 2.1% 2.7% 0.6%
95   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.8% 2.7% 1.0%
96   Tree Swallow 1.7% 2.7% 1.0%
97   American Pipit 1.5% 2.7% 1.2%
98   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 2.7% 1.3%
99   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 2.7% 1.4%
100   Solitary Sandpiper 1.0% 2.7% 1.7%
101   Ring-necked Duck 0.9% 2.7% 1.8%
102   Herring Gull 0.9% 2.7% 1.8%
103   Prairie Warbler 0.6% 2.7% 2.1%
104   Franklin's Gull 0.5% 2.7% 2.2%
105   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 2.7% 2.2%
106   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0.4% 2.7% 2.3%
107   Barn Swallow 0.3% 2.7% 2.4%
108   Common Tern 0.2% 2.7% 2.5%
109   Stilt Sandpiper 0.2% 2.7% 2.6%
110   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 2.7% 2.6%
111   Great Cormorant 0% 2.7% 2.7%
112   Red Phalarope 0% 2.7% 2.7%