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

based on 21 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only in August. 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   American Goldfinch 59.5% 28.6% 30.9% 0.5x
2   Osprey 20.8% 28.6% 7.8% 1.4x
3   Carolina Wren 72.5% 23.8% 48.7% 0.3x
4   Northern Cardinal 66.2% 23.8% 42.4% 0.4x
5   Carolina Chickadee 58.4% 23.8% 34.6% 0.4x
6   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 23.8% 22.8% 0.5x
7   Downy Woodpecker 40.5% 23.8% 16.7% 0.6x
8   Great Egret 33.4% 23.8% 9.6% 0.7x
9   Killdeer 22.8% 23.8% 1.0% 1.0x
10   Double-crested Cormorant 14.8% 23.8% 9.0% 1.6x
11   Tufted Titmouse 52.5% 19.0% 33.5% 0.4x
12   Mourning Dove 47.7% 19.0% 28.7% 0.4x
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.0% 19.0% 19.9% 0.5x
14   Turkey Vulture 31.5% 19.0% 12.5% 0.6x
15   Spotted Sandpiper 10.7% 19.0% 8.3% 1.8x
16   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.4% 19.0% 8.7% 1.8x
17   Bald Eagle 8.9% 19.0% 10.1% 2.1x
18   Solitary Sandpiper 7.4% 19.0% 11.6% 2.6x
19   Pectoral Sandpiper 5.8% 19.0% 13.2% 3.3x
20   American Crow 53.9% 14.3% 39.6% 0.3x
21   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.8% 14.3% 26.6% 0.3x
22   Eastern Bluebird 39.9% 14.3% 25.6% 0.4x
23   American Robin 28.2% 14.3% 13.9% 0.5x
24   Brown-headed Nuthatch 26.2% 14.3% 12.0% 0.5x
25   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.3% 14.3% 5.0% 0.7x
26   Black Vulture 15.8% 14.3% 1.5% 0.9x
27   Eastern Kingbird 13.9% 14.3% 0.4% 1.0x
28   Wood Duck 11.0% 14.3% 3.3% 1.3x
29   Northern Flicker 8.8% 14.3% 5.5% 1.6x
30   Least Sandpiper 8.6% 14.3% 5.7% 1.7x
31   Little Blue Heron 7.2% 14.3% 7.1% 2.0x
32   Stilt Sandpiper 1.2% 14.3% 13.0% 11.5x
33   Blue Jay 36.7% 9.5% 27.2% 0.3x
34   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 34.0% 9.5% 24.5% 0.3x
35   Northern Mockingbird 29.4% 9.5% 19.9% 0.3x
36   Gray Catbird 27.2% 9.5% 17.7% 0.4x
37   Canada Goose 25.9% 9.5% 16.4% 0.4x
38   Fish Crow 25.9% 9.5% 16.4% 0.4x
39   Mallard 23.0% 9.5% 13.5% 0.4x
40   Belted Kingfisher 22.7% 9.5% 13.2% 0.4x
41   Red-eyed Vireo 21.7% 9.5% 12.1% 0.4x
42   White-eyed Vireo 20.5% 9.5% 11.0% 0.5x
43   Eastern Phoebe 20.1% 9.5% 10.6% 0.5x
44   Pine Warbler 16.2% 9.5% 6.7% 0.6x
45   Pileated Woodpecker 15.9% 9.5% 6.4% 0.6x
46   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.7% 9.5% 6.2% 0.6x
47   Summer Tanager 14.7% 9.5% 5.2% 0.6x
48   Barn Swallow 11.4% 9.5% 1.8% 0.8x
49   European Starling 10.0% 9.5% 0.4% 1.0x
50   Acadian Flycatcher 9.6% 9.5% 0.1% 1.0x
51   Rock Pigeon 5.7% 9.5% 3.8% 1.7x
52   Lesser Yellowlegs 4.3% 9.5% 5.2% 2.2x
53   Semipalmated Plover 4.0% 9.5% 5.6% 2.4x
54   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.5% 9.5% 6.0% 2.7x
55   Prothonotary Warbler 2.5% 9.5% 7.0% 3.8x
56   Eastern Meadowlark 1.9% 9.5% 7.6% 4.9x
57   Caspian Tern 1.9% 9.5% 7.6% 4.9x
58   Black Tern 1.5% 9.5% 8.0% 6.4x
59   Blue-winged Teal 1.2% 9.5% 8.4% 8.3x
60   Baird's Sandpiper 0.4% 9.5% 9.1% 21.5x
61   Wilson's Phalarope 0.4% 9.5% 9.1% 21.5x
62   Laughing Gull 0.2% 9.5% 9.3% 47.4x
63   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.0% 9.5% 9.5% 236.8x
64   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.8% 4.8% 23.0% 0.2x
65   Red-shouldered Hawk 25.4% 4.8% 20.6% 0.2x
66   Eastern Towhee 25.3% 4.8% 20.5% 0.2x
67   Blue Grosbeak 22.2% 4.8% 17.4% 0.2x
68   Green Heron 18.2% 4.8% 13.5% 0.3x
69   Red-tailed Hawk 10.3% 4.8% 5.5% 0.5x
70   Hairy Woodpecker 8.0% 4.8% 3.2% 0.6x
71   Northern Parula 7.4% 4.8% 2.6% 0.6x
72   Red-winged Blackbird 6.0% 4.8% 1.2% 0.8x
73   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.7% 4.8% 0.9% 0.8x
74   Greater Yellowlegs 3.2% 4.8% 1.5% 1.5x
75   Prairie Warbler 2.9% 4.8% 1.9% 1.7x
76   Purple Martin 2.3% 4.8% 2.4% 2.1x
77   Snowy Egret 2.2% 4.8% 2.5% 2.1x
78   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.9% 4.8% 2.8% 2.4x
79   American Avocet 1.7% 4.8% 3.1% 2.8x
80   Scarlet Tanager 1.4% 4.8% 3.4% 3.4x
81   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 4.8% 4.0% 6.1x
82   swallow sp. 0.7% 4.8% 4.0% 6.6x
83   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 4.8% 4.1% 7.0x
84   Western Sandpiper 0.6% 4.8% 4.1% 7.7x
85   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.3% 4.8% 4.5% 17.8x
86   Willet 0.2% 4.8% 4.6% 23.7x
87   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 4.8% 4.6% 29.6x
88   Black-bellied Plover 0.1% 4.8% 4.6% 35.5x
89   Ruddy Turnstone 0.1% 4.8% 4.7% 44.4x
90   Red Knot 0.1% 4.8% 4.7% 44.4x
91   Marbled Godwit 0.1% 4.8% 4.7% 71.0x
92   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 4.8% 4.7% 118.4x
93   Ring-necked Duck 0.0% 4.8% 4.7% 355.1x
94   American Woodcock 0% 4.8% 4.8%