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

based on 49 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only in 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
1   Ring-billed Gull 29.5% 63.3% 33.7%
2   Great Blue Heron 43.5% 61.2% 17.7%
3   American Crow 58.0% 59.2% 1.2%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 56.5% 59.2% 2.7%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 31.2% 59.2% 28.0%
6   Carolina Chickadee 63.2% 55.1% 8.1%
7   Northern Cardinal 62.7% 55.1% 7.6%
8   Tufted Titmouse 58.1% 55.1% 3.0%
9   Eastern Bluebird 49.5% 55.1% 5.6%
10   Dark-eyed Junco 38.2% 55.1% 17.0%
11   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.4% 51.0% 0.6%
12   Northern Flicker 38.1% 51.0% 13.0%
13   Turkey Vulture 36.0% 51.0% 15.0%
14   Pied-billed Grebe 19.6% 51.0% 31.4%
15   Carolina Wren 67.9% 49.0% 18.9%
16   Mourning Dove 23.3% 49.0% 25.7%
17   Song Sparrow 54.4% 46.9% 7.4%
18   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 46.9% 22.8%
19   White-throated Sparrow 62.3% 44.9% 17.4%
20   Downy Woodpecker 49.1% 44.9% 4.2%
21   Blue Jay 44.9% 44.9% 0.0%
22   American Robin 37.7% 44.9% 7.2%
23   Eastern Towhee 36.3% 44.9% 8.6%
24   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.9% 44.9% 11.0%
25   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 44.9% 26.1%
26   Killdeer 18.4% 44.9% 26.5%
27   Bonaparte's Gull 13.3% 44.9% 31.6%
28   American Goldfinch 40.2% 40.8% 0.6%
29   Northern Mockingbird 31.4% 40.8% 9.4%
30   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.1% 38.8% 3.6%
31   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.1% 38.8% 4.7%
32   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 30.8% 38.8% 8.0%
33   Canada Goose 30.8% 38.8% 8.0%
34   Hermit Thrush 25.1% 36.7% 11.7%
35   Bald Eagle 17.5% 36.7% 19.2%
36   Black Vulture 17.0% 34.7% 17.7%
37   Red-tailed Hawk 15.2% 34.7% 19.5%
38   Red-winged Blackbird 14.4% 34.7% 20.3%
39   Mallard 30.3% 32.7% 2.3%
40   Chipping Sparrow 20.9% 32.7% 11.7%
41   Ring-necked Duck 8.2% 32.7% 24.5%
42   Eastern Phoebe 30.6% 30.6% 0.1%
43   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.5% 30.6% 2.1%
44   Bufflehead 14.5% 30.6% 16.1%
45   European Starling 14.4% 30.6% 16.2%
46   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.8% 28.6% 8.2%
47   Field Sparrow 16.3% 28.6% 12.2%
48   Pileated Woodpecker 15.5% 28.6% 13.1%
49   Fox Sparrow 7.0% 28.6% 21.5%
50   American Herring Gull 5.5% 28.6% 23.1%
51   House Finch 24.6% 26.5% 1.9%
52   Swamp Sparrow 18.2% 24.5% 6.3%
53   Cedar Waxwing 12.5% 24.5% 12.0%
54   Purple Finch 5.0% 24.5% 19.5%
55   Pine Warbler 17.6% 20.4% 2.8%
56   Winter Wren 16.1% 18.4% 2.3%
57   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.7% 18.4% 6.7%
58   Gadwall 5.6% 18.4% 12.8%
59   Brown Creeper 10.8% 16.3% 5.5%
60   Eastern Meadowlark 3.7% 16.3% 12.6%
61   Horned Grebe 6.1% 14.3% 8.2%
62   Pine Siskin 7.2% 12.2% 5.1%
63   Brown Thrasher 18.2% 10.2% 8.0%
64   American Kestrel 5.6% 10.2% 4.6%
65   Common Loon 3.7% 10.2% 6.5%
66   Wilson's Snipe 1.9% 10.2% 8.3%
67   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 10.2% 10.0%
68   Hairy Woodpecker 13.1% 8.2% 4.9%
69   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 8.2% 2.5%
70   American Coot 3.3% 8.2% 4.9%
71   Great Black-backed Gull 0.1% 8.2% 8.1%
72   Northern Shoveler 4.2% 6.1% 2.0%
73   Lesser Scaup 3.9% 6.1% 2.2%
74   American Pipit 3.4% 6.1% 2.7%
75   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.2% 6.1% 2.9%
76   Wood Duck 3.2% 6.1% 3.0%
77   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 6.1% 3.9%
78   American Black Duck 1.7% 6.1% 4.5%
79   Red-breasted Merganser 1.5% 6.1% 4.6%
80   Loggerhead Shrike 0.7% 6.1% 5.4%
81   Least Sandpiper 0.4% 6.1% 5.7%
82   Ruddy Duck 16.1% 4.1% 12.0%
83   Common Grackle 5.1% 4.1% 1.0%
84   Cooper's Hawk 4.4% 4.1% 0.3%
85   Rusty Blackbird 3.0% 4.1% 1.1%
86   American Wigeon 1.2% 4.1% 2.9%
87   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.9% 4.1% 3.1%
88   Osprey 0.2% 4.1% 3.9%
89   Spotted Sandpiper 0.1% 4.1% 4.0%
90   Savannah Sparrow 5.4% 2.0% 3.4%
91   Barred Owl 2.8% 2.0% 0.8%
92   House Wren 2.7% 2.0% 0.6%
93   Gray Catbird 1.6% 2.0% 0.4%
94   House Sparrow 1.3% 2.0% 0.7%
95   Great Horned Owl 1.2% 2.0% 0.8%
96   Redhead 1.1% 2.0% 0.9%
97   Canvasback 1.1% 2.0% 0.9%
98   Northern Harrier 1.1% 2.0% 0.9%
99   Northern Pintail 1.1% 2.0% 1.0%
100   American Woodcock 0.8% 2.0% 1.2%
101   Merlin 0.6% 2.0% 1.5%
102   Long-tailed Duck 0.3% 2.0% 1.7%
103   Wild Turkey 0.3% 2.0% 1.7%
104   Greater Yellowlegs 0.2% 2.0% 1.8%
105   Common Merganser 0.2% 2.0% 1.9%
106   Snow Goose 0.2% 2.0% 1.9%
107   Black Scoter 0.2% 2.0% 1.9%
108   Eared Grebe 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
109   Common Goldeneye 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
110   Green Heron 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
111   Forster's Tern 0.1% 2.0% 2.0%
112   Western Sandpiper 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%