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

based on 47 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only during the month of December. 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 Relative
1   Great Blue Heron 42.5% 63.8% 21.3% 1.5x
2   Ring-billed Gull 28.8% 63.8% 35.0% 2.2x
3   American Crow 58.1% 61.7% 3.7% 1.1x
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.9% 61.7% 3.8% 1.1x
5   Double-crested Cormorant 28.9% 61.7% 32.8% 2.1x
6   Carolina Chickadee 64.4% 57.4% 6.9% 0.9x
7   Northern Cardinal 62.9% 57.4% 5.4% 0.9x
8   Tufted Titmouse 58.3% 57.4% 0.9% 1.0x
9   Eastern Bluebird 49.2% 57.4% 8.2% 1.2x
10   Dark-eyed Junco 36.3% 57.4% 21.2% 1.6x
11   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 49.7% 53.2% 3.5% 1.1x
12   Northern Flicker 38.2% 53.2% 14.9% 1.4x
13   Turkey Vulture 36.2% 53.2% 16.9% 1.5x
14   Carolina Wren 67.9% 51.1% 16.9% 0.8x
15   Mourning Dove 24.2% 51.1% 26.9% 2.1x
16   Pied-billed Grebe 20.0% 51.1% 31.1% 2.6x
17   Song Sparrow 53.8% 48.9% 4.9% 0.9x
18   Belted Kingfisher 23.9% 48.9% 25.0% 2.0x
19   White-throated Sparrow 61.6% 46.8% 14.8% 0.8x
20   Downy Woodpecker 48.8% 46.8% 2.0% 1.0x
21   Blue Jay 46.7% 46.8% 0.1% 1.0x
22   Eastern Towhee 39.1% 46.8% 7.7% 1.2x
23   American Robin 36.1% 46.8% 10.7% 1.3x
24   Hooded Merganser 19.3% 46.8% 27.5% 2.4x
25   Killdeer 17.1% 46.8% 29.7% 2.7x
26   Golden-crowned Kinglet 32.3% 44.7% 12.3% 1.4x
27   Bonaparte's Gull 11.3% 44.7% 33.4% 4.0x
28   American Goldfinch 40.8% 42.6% 1.8% 1.0x
29   Northern Mockingbird 32.5% 42.6% 10.0% 1.3x
30   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.5% 40.4% 5.9% 1.2x
31   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.1% 40.4% 6.3% 1.2x
32   Canada Goose 31.9% 40.4% 8.5% 1.3x
33   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 30.9% 38.3% 7.4% 1.2x
34   Hermit Thrush 22.2% 36.2% 14.0% 1.6x
35   Black Vulture 17.5% 36.2% 18.7% 2.1x
36   Red-tailed Hawk 16.5% 36.2% 19.7% 2.2x
37   Bald Eagle 16.4% 36.2% 19.8% 2.2x
38   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 34.0% 13.5% 1.7x
39   Red-winged Blackbird 14.6% 34.0% 19.5% 2.3x
40   Ring-necked Duck 8.3% 34.0% 25.7% 4.1x
41   Mallard 30.5% 31.9% 1.4% 1.0x
42   Eastern Phoebe 28.6% 31.9% 3.3% 1.1x
43   European Starling 15.9% 31.9% 16.0% 2.0x
44   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.4% 29.8% 6.6% 0.8x
45   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.2% 29.8% 1.6% 1.1x
46   Field Sparrow 17.8% 29.8% 12.0% 1.7x
47   Pileated Woodpecker 15.6% 29.8% 14.2% 1.9x
48   Bufflehead 14.6% 29.8% 15.2% 2.0x
49   Fox Sparrow 6.8% 29.8% 23.0% 4.4x
50   House Finch 23.9% 27.7% 3.8% 1.2x
51   Herring Gull 5.5% 27.7% 22.2% 5.1x
52   Swamp Sparrow 16.9% 25.5% 8.6% 1.5x
53   Purple Finch 5.3% 25.5% 20.2% 4.8x
54   Cedar Waxwing 11.8% 23.4% 11.6% 2.0x
55   Pine Warbler 18.2% 21.3% 3.1% 1.2x
56   Winter Wren 15.1% 19.1% 4.0% 1.3x
57   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.6% 19.1% 6.5% 1.5x
58   Gadwall 4.9% 19.1% 14.2% 3.9x
59   Brown Creeper 11.1% 17.0% 6.0% 1.5x
60   Eastern Meadowlark 3.9% 17.0% 13.2% 4.4x
61   Pine Siskin 9.3% 12.8% 3.5% 1.4x
62   Horned Grebe 5.5% 12.8% 7.3% 2.3x
63   Brown Thrasher 19.5% 10.6% 8.8% 0.5x
64   American Kestrel 6.2% 10.6% 4.4% 1.7x
65   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.3% 10.6% 10.4% 42.1x
66   Hairy Woodpecker 12.1% 8.5% 3.5% 0.7x
67   Rock Pigeon 6.4% 8.5% 2.1% 1.3x
68   Common Loon 3.1% 8.5% 5.4% 2.8x
69   Wilson's Snipe 1.8% 8.5% 6.7% 4.6x
70   Great Black-backed Gull 0.1% 8.5% 8.4% 61.7x
71   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.1% 6.4% 2.2% 1.5x
72   Wood Duck 3.8% 6.4% 2.6% 1.7x
73   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 6.4% 2.7% 1.7x
74   American Coot 3.1% 6.4% 3.3% 2.0x
75   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.6% 6.4% 3.8% 2.5x
76   Red-breasted Merganser 1.4% 6.4% 5.0% 4.6x
77   Loggerhead Shrike 0.7% 6.4% 5.7% 8.8x
78   Least Sandpiper 0.4% 6.4% 5.9% 14.2x
79   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 4.3% 11.2% 0.3x
80   Common Grackle 5.8% 4.3% 1.5% 0.7x
81   Northern Shoveler 4.5% 4.3% 0.2% 1.0x
82   Rusty Blackbird 3.3% 4.3% 0.9% 1.3x
83   American Pipit 3.2% 4.3% 1.0% 1.3x
84   American Black Duck 1.9% 4.3% 2.4% 2.3x
85   American Wigeon 1.2% 4.3% 3.0% 3.5x
86   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 4.3% 3.6% 6.3x
87   Osprey 0.1% 4.3% 4.1% 28.5x
88   Spotted Sandpiper 0.1% 4.3% 4.2% 41.1x
89   Savannah Sparrow 4.8% 2.1% 2.7% 0.4x
90   Cooper's Hawk 4.8% 2.1% 2.7% 0.4x
91   Barred Owl 3.0% 2.1% 0.9% 0.7x
92   House Wren 2.9% 2.1% 0.7% 0.7x
93   Gray Catbird 1.8% 2.1% 0.4% 1.2x
94   Canvasback 1.4% 2.1% 0.7% 1.5x
95   Great Horned Owl 1.3% 2.1% 0.8% 1.6x
96   House Sparrow 1.3% 2.1% 0.8% 1.6x
97   Redhead 1.1% 2.1% 1.1% 2.0x
98   Northern Harrier 1.0% 2.1% 1.1% 2.0x
99   American Woodcock 1.0% 2.1% 1.1% 2.1x
100   Merlin 0.5% 2.1% 1.6% 3.9x
101   Wild Turkey 0.3% 2.1% 1.8% 6.2x
102   Common Merganser 0.3% 2.1% 1.9% 8.0x
103   Greater Yellowlegs 0.2% 2.1% 1.9% 10.9x
104   Snow Goose 0.2% 2.1% 2.0% 13.2x
105   Green Heron 0.1% 2.1% 2.0% 14.2x
106   Common Goldeneye 0.1% 2.1% 2.0% 16.8x
107   Forster's Tern 0.1% 2.1% 2.0% 26.4x
108   Long-tailed Duck 0.1% 2.1% 2.1% 30.9x
109   Black Scoter 0.0% 2.1% 2.1% 92.6x
110   Eared Grebe 0.0% 2.1% 2.1% 185.1x
111   Western Sandpiper 0.0% 2.1% 2.1% 185.1x