Bird Finder

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

based on 28 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only in May. 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 46.4% 28.6% 17.9% 0.6x
2   Tufted Titmouse 64.7% 25.0% 39.7% 0.4x
3   American Crow 56.9% 25.0% 31.9% 0.4x
4   Blue Jay 43.3% 25.0% 18.3% 0.6x
5   Turkey Vulture 39.8% 25.0% 14.8% 0.6x
6   Osprey 15.9% 25.0% 9.1% 1.6x
7   Bald Eagle 10.3% 25.0% 14.7% 2.4x
8   Carolina Wren 70.7% 21.4% 49.2% 0.3x
9   Carolina Chickadee 60.3% 21.4% 38.9% 0.4x
10   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.8% 21.4% 35.4% 0.4x
11   Red-eyed Vireo 51.5% 21.4% 30.1% 0.4x
12   Pine Warbler 40.0% 21.4% 18.6% 0.5x
13   Common Grackle 35.6% 21.4% 14.2% 0.6x
14   Northern Mockingbird 30.9% 21.4% 9.5% 0.7x
15   Barn Swallow 30.5% 21.4% 9.1% 0.7x
16   Double-crested Cormorant 18.2% 21.4% 3.2% 1.2x
17   Northern Cardinal 79.9% 17.9% 62.0% 0.2x
18   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.3% 17.9% 36.5% 0.3x
19   Eastern Bluebird 49.7% 17.9% 31.8% 0.4x
20   Indigo Bunting 45.4% 17.9% 27.5% 0.4x
21   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 17.9% 22.1% 0.4x
22   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 17.9% 19.7% 0.5x
23   Summer Tanager 37.4% 17.9% 19.5% 0.5x
24   Northern Parula 36.4% 17.9% 18.6% 0.5x
25   Fish Crow 33.3% 17.9% 15.5% 0.5x
26   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.5% 17.9% 12.6% 0.6x
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.7% 17.9% 5.9% 0.8x
28   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.3% 17.9% 3.5% 0.8x
29   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 17.9% 1.7% 1.1x
30   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 17.9% 6.6% 1.6x
31   Mourning Dove 48.6% 14.3% 34.3% 0.3x
32   American Goldfinch 44.6% 14.3% 30.3% 0.3x
33   Canada Goose 41.7% 14.3% 27.4% 0.3x
34   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 14.3% 26.5% 0.4x
35   Chipping Sparrow 38.1% 14.3% 23.8% 0.4x
36   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.4% 14.3% 21.1% 0.4x
37   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 14.3% 20.1% 0.4x
38   White-eyed Vireo 33.5% 14.3% 19.2% 0.4x
39   Gray Catbird 30.9% 14.3% 16.6% 0.5x
40   Eastern Kingbird 26.5% 14.3% 12.2% 0.5x
41   Acadian Flycatcher 26.0% 14.3% 11.7% 0.6x
42   Blue Grosbeak 23.4% 14.3% 9.1% 0.6x
43   Black Vulture 21.2% 14.3% 6.9% 0.7x
44   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.5% 14.3% 1.3% 0.9x
45   Wood Thrush 13.7% 14.3% 0.6% 1.0x
46   Northern Flicker 8.7% 14.3% 5.5% 1.6x
47   Cliff Swallow 5.3% 14.3% 9.0% 2.7x
48   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.4% 10.7% 37.7% 0.2x
49   American Robin 38.5% 10.7% 27.8% 0.3x
50   Mallard 28.9% 10.7% 18.2% 0.4x
51   Chimney Swift 28.6% 10.7% 17.9% 0.4x
52   Red-winged Blackbird 27.4% 10.7% 16.7% 0.4x
53   Killdeer 20.0% 10.7% 9.2% 0.5x
54   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 19.1% 10.7% 8.4% 0.6x
55   Ovenbird 18.7% 10.7% 8.0% 0.6x
56   Brown Thrasher 17.4% 10.7% 6.7% 0.6x
57   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 10.7% 3.1% 0.8x
58   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 10.7% 2.6% 0.8x
59   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 10.7% 1.2% 0.9x
60   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 10.7% 0.7% 0.9x
61   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 10.7% 0.4% 1.0x
62   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 10.7% 0.0% 1.0x
63   Prairie Warbler 7.6% 10.7% 3.1% 1.4x
64   Ring-billed Gull 1.6% 10.7% 9.1% 6.7x
65   Eastern Whip-poor-will 0.4% 10.7% 10.3% 24.6x
66   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 10.7% 10.5% 63.5x
67   House Finch 27.9% 7.1% 20.8% 0.3x
68   American Redstart 22.7% 7.1% 15.5% 0.3x
69   European Starling 22.3% 7.1% 15.1% 0.3x
70   Pileated Woodpecker 19.2% 7.1% 12.0% 0.4x
71   Spotted Sandpiper 16.4% 7.1% 9.2% 0.4x
72   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 7.1% 8.7% 0.5x
73   Song Sparrow 14.8% 7.1% 7.7% 0.5x
74   Tree Swallow 14.5% 7.1% 7.3% 0.5x
75   Wood Duck 13.0% 7.1% 5.8% 0.5x
76   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 7.1% 3.2% 0.7x
77   Eastern Meadowlark 8.7% 7.1% 1.5% 0.8x
78   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 7.1% 0.9% 0.9x
79   Barred Owl 7.8% 7.1% 0.7% 0.9x
80   Field Sparrow 3.6% 7.1% 3.6% 2.0x
81   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.3% 7.1% 4.8% 3.1x
82   Hooded Merganser 1.8% 7.1% 5.3% 4.0x
83   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 7.1% 6.1% 6.7x
84   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 7.1% 6.3% 8.1x
85   Laughing Gull 0.2% 7.1% 6.9% 29.0x
86   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.1% 7.1% 7.0% 68.8x
87   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 7.1% 7.1% 84.6x
88   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.0% 3.6% 28.4% 0.1x
89   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.6% 3.6% 28.1% 0.1x
90   Orchard Oriole 15.2% 3.6% 11.7% 0.2x
91   Cedar Waxwing 13.4% 3.6% 9.8% 0.3x
92   Purple Martin 10.4% 3.6% 6.8% 0.3x
93   House Wren 9.6% 3.6% 6.0% 0.4x
94   Hairy Woodpecker 8.6% 3.6% 5.1% 0.4x
95   White-throated Sparrow 8.5% 3.6% 4.9% 0.4x
96   Solitary Sandpiper 8.1% 3.6% 4.6% 0.4x
97   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 3.6% 3.7% 0.5x
98   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 3.6% 3.4% 0.5x
99   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 3.6% 3.1% 0.5x
100   Bobolink 3.2% 3.6% 0.4% 1.1x
101   Cooper's Hawk 2.8% 3.6% 0.8% 1.3x
102   Kentucky Warbler 2.3% 3.6% 1.3% 1.5x
103   Swamp Sparrow 2.1% 3.6% 1.5% 1.7x
104   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.6% 3.6% 2.0% 2.3x
105   Wild Turkey 1.5% 3.6% 2.0% 2.3x
106   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.5% 3.6% 2.1% 2.4x
107   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 3.6% 2.3% 2.9x
108   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 3.6% 2.4% 3.0x
109   Caspian Tern 0.8% 3.6% 2.7% 4.3x
110   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.7% 3.6% 2.8% 4.9x
111   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 3.6% 3.1% 7.2x
112   Chuck-will's-widow 0.4% 3.6% 3.2% 10.2x
113   Northern Harrier 0.3% 3.6% 3.2% 11.0x
114   Common Tern 0.2% 3.6% 3.3% 14.9x
115   Merlin 0.1% 3.6% 3.4% 23.9x
116   Bonaparte's Gull 0.1% 3.6% 3.4% 23.9x
117   gull sp. 0.1% 3.6% 3.5% 45.8x
118   Horned Grebe 0.1% 3.6% 3.5% 61.1x
119   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 3.6% 3.5% 61.1x
120   Willet 0.1% 3.6% 3.5% 68.8x
121   Forster's Tern 0.1% 3.6% 3.5% 68.8x
122   Common Merganser 0.0% 3.6% 3.6% 550.1x
123   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 3.6% 3.6% 550.1x
124   American White Pelican 0.0% 3.6% 3.6% 550.1x