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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 68.3% 59.5% 8.9%
2   Great Blue Heron 45.3% 59.5% 14.2%
3   Turkey Vulture 43.6% 59.5% 15.9%
4   Carolina Wren 75.4% 54.1% 21.3%
5   Blue Jay 70.1% 51.4% 18.8%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 20.5% 51.4% 30.8%
7   Northern Cardinal 72.2% 48.6% 23.5%
8   Carolina Chickadee 70.8% 48.6% 22.2%
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.0% 45.9% 23.0%
10   Tufted Titmouse 65.3% 45.9% 19.3%
11   Northern Flicker 55.1% 45.9% 9.2%
12   Eastern Bluebird 54.0% 43.2% 10.7%
13   Pine Warbler 34.9% 43.2% 8.3%
14   Black Vulture 21.1% 43.2% 22.1%
15   Northern Mockingbird 41.3% 40.5% 0.8%
16   Mourning Dove 25.9% 40.5% 14.7%
17   Killdeer 25.1% 37.8% 12.8%
18   Downy Woodpecker 57.9% 35.1% 22.7%
19   Belted Kingfisher 30.8% 35.1% 4.4%
20   Osprey 8.2% 35.1% 27.0%
21   Eastern Phoebe 56.4% 32.4% 24.0%
22   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.9% 32.4% 3.5%
23   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.8% 32.4% 2.4%
24   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.7% 32.4% 1.3%
25   Palm Warbler 19.0% 29.7% 10.7%
26   Bald Eagle 16.6% 29.7% 13.1%
27   European Starling 13.4% 29.7% 16.3%
28   Song Sparrow 35.9% 27.0% 8.8%
29   Canada Goose 26.2% 27.0% 0.8%
30   Pileated Woodpecker 21.5% 27.0% 5.6%
31   Great Egret 16.4% 27.0% 10.6%
32   Chipping Sparrow 23.3% 24.3% 1.0%
33   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.5% 21.6% 13.9%
34   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.7% 21.6% 13.1%
35   American Goldfinch 33.6% 21.6% 12.0%
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.5% 21.6% 6.1%
37   Ring-billed Gull 5.1% 21.6% 16.5%
38   American Robin 34.2% 18.9% 15.3%
39   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 18.9% 1.3%
40   Fish Crow 16.4% 18.9% 2.5%
41   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.3% 18.9% 5.6%
42   Red-tailed Hawk 11.9% 18.9% 7.0%
43   Pied-billed Grebe 7.8% 18.9% 11.1%
44   Wood Duck 5.5% 16.2% 10.7%
45   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 13.5% 24.0%
46   House Finch 28.5% 13.5% 15.0%
47   White-throated Sparrow 23.9% 13.5% 10.4%
48   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.4% 13.5% 0.1%
49   Dark-eyed Junco 2.4% 13.5% 11.1%
50   Loggerhead Shrike 0.4% 13.5% 13.1%
51   Northern Parula 22.0% 10.8% 11.2%
52   Black-and-white Warbler 12.4% 10.8% 1.6%
53   Red-winged Blackbird 7.6% 10.8% 3.2%
54   Rock Pigeon 5.1% 10.8% 5.7%
55   Eastern Meadowlark 4.4% 10.8% 6.4%
56   Blue-headed Vireo 3.5% 10.8% 7.4%
57   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 10.8% 8.0%
58   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 8.1% 24.1%
59   Mallard 22.9% 8.1% 14.8%
60   Common Yellowthroat 18.4% 8.1% 10.3%
61   Hairy Woodpecker 14.6% 8.1% 6.5%
62   Magnolia Warbler 12.6% 8.1% 4.5%
63   Swamp Sparrow 10.1% 8.1% 2.0%
64   House Wren 8.2% 8.1% 0.1%
65   American Kestrel 5.1% 8.1% 3.0%
66   Hermit Thrush 3.8% 8.1% 4.3%
67   American Coot 1.8% 8.1% 6.3%
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 29.0% 5.4% 23.6%
74   American Redstart 15.8% 5.4% 10.4%
75   Chimney Swift 12.4% 5.4% 7.0%
76   Winter Wren 5.6% 5.4% 0.2%
77   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 5.4% 0.2%
78   Field Sparrow 4.7% 5.4% 0.7%
79   Spotted Sandpiper 1.6% 5.4% 3.8%
80   Bonaparte's Gull 1.2% 5.4% 4.2%
81   Black-bellied Plover 0.3% 5.4% 5.1%
82   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 2.7% 12.2%
83   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.5% 2.7% 10.8%
84   Common Grackle 13.4% 2.7% 10.7%
85   Cooper's Hawk 7.1% 2.7% 4.4%
86   Blackpoll Warbler 6.5% 2.7% 3.8%
87   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 2.7% 3.0%
88   Swainson's Thrush 4.9% 2.7% 2.2%
89   Tennessee Warbler 3.9% 2.7% 1.2%
90   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.1% 2.7% 0.4%
91   Blackburnian Warbler 3.1% 2.7% 0.4%
92   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2.6% 2.7% 0.1%
93   Least Sandpiper 2.2% 2.7% 0.5%
94   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.8% 2.7% 0.9%
95   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.7% 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 1.1% 2.7% 1.6%
101   Ring-necked Duck 0.9% 2.7% 1.8%
102   Herring Gull 0.9% 2.7% 1.8%
103   Prairie Warbler 0.7% 2.7% 2.0%
104   Franklin's Gull 0.6% 2.7% 2.1%
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 0.3% 2.7% 2.4%
109   Stilt Sandpiper 0.2% 2.7% 2.5%
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%