Bird Finder

Top Birds at Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 18 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) during the month of January. 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   Eastern Towhee 32.6% 88.9% 56.2% 2.7x
2   Ring-billed Gull 31.2% 88.9% 57.7% 2.8x
3   Double-crested Cormorant 27.6% 88.9% 61.3% 3.2x
4   Song Sparrow 49.6% 83.3% 33.7% 1.7x
5   Carolina Chickadee 59.6% 66.7% 7.1% 1.1x
6   American Crow 52.4% 66.7% 14.3% 1.3x
7   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 41.0% 66.7% 25.7% 1.6x
8   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.1% 66.7% 36.5% 2.2x
9   Northern Cardinal 59.2% 61.1% 1.9% 1.0x
10   Tufted Titmouse 54.3% 61.1% 6.8% 1.1x
11   Northern Flicker 27.9% 61.1% 33.2% 2.2x
12   Bonaparte's Gull 8.7% 61.1% 52.4% 7.0x
13   Carolina Wren 60.9% 55.6% 5.4% 0.9x
14   Eastern Bluebird 42.6% 55.6% 13.0% 1.3x
15   Pied-billed Grebe 17.6% 55.6% 37.9% 3.1x
16   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 55.6% 44.8% 5.2x
17   White-throated Sparrow 52.9% 50.0% 2.9% 0.9x
18   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.1% 50.0% 1.1% 1.0x
19   Blue Jay 38.1% 50.0% 11.9% 1.3x
20   American Goldfinch 27.6% 44.4% 16.9% 1.6x
21   Pine Warbler 20.6% 44.4% 23.9% 2.2x
22   Chipping Sparrow 16.1% 44.4% 28.3% 2.8x
23   Herring Gull 6.0% 44.4% 38.4% 7.4x
24   Downy Woodpecker 42.3% 38.9% 3.4% 0.9x
25   Golden-crowned Kinglet 25.8% 38.9% 13.1% 1.5x
26   Bald Eagle 16.7% 38.9% 22.2% 2.3x
27   Red-winged Blackbird 10.7% 38.9% 28.2% 3.6x
28   Great Blue Heron 39.5% 33.3% 6.2% 0.8x
29   Dark-eyed Junco 30.3% 33.3% 3.0% 1.1x
30   Hermit Thrush 17.8% 33.3% 15.5% 1.9x
31   Horned Grebe 3.7% 33.3% 29.6% 9.0x
32   Turkey Vulture 35.2% 27.8% 7.5% 0.8x
33   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.2% 27.8% 2.4% 0.9x
34   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.3% 27.8% 3.5% 1.1x
35   Killdeer 16.3% 27.8% 11.4% 1.7x
36   Red-tailed Hawk 15.9% 27.8% 11.9% 1.8x
37   Yellow-rumped Warbler 32.2% 22.2% 10.0% 0.7x
38   Brown Thrasher 16.3% 22.2% 6.0% 1.4x
39   Black Vulture 16.0% 22.2% 6.3% 1.4x
40   Swamp Sparrow 14.6% 22.2% 7.6% 1.5x
41   Hairy Woodpecker 10.1% 22.2% 12.1% 2.2x
42   Mallard 33.6% 16.7% 16.9% 0.5x
43   Mourning Dove 30.2% 16.7% 13.5% 0.6x
44   Eastern Phoebe 22.8% 16.7% 6.1% 0.7x
45   Belted Kingfisher 20.0% 16.7% 3.3% 0.8x
46   Bufflehead 15.7% 16.7% 1.0% 1.1x
47   Wood Duck 3.2% 16.7% 13.4% 5.2x
48   duck sp. 1.2% 16.7% 15.5% 14.3x
49   Ruddy Duck 16.5% 11.1% 5.4% 0.7x
50   Field Sparrow 13.7% 11.1% 2.6% 0.8x
51   Pileated Woodpecker 12.3% 11.1% 1.2% 0.9x
52   Winter Wren 11.0% 11.1% 0.1% 1.0x
53   Palm Warbler 1.7% 11.1% 9.4% 6.6x
54   House Wren 1.2% 11.1% 9.9% 9.0x
55   Canada Goose 35.1% 5.6% 29.6% 0.2x
56   American Robin 30.7% 5.6% 25.1% 0.2x
57   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 5.6% 24.4% 0.2x
58   Hooded Merganser 22.0% 5.6% 16.4% 0.3x
59   Brown Creeper 9.0% 5.6% 3.4% 0.6x
60   Fox Sparrow 6.4% 5.6% 0.8% 0.9x
61   Pine Siskin 6.0% 5.6% 0.4% 0.9x
62   Gadwall 5.8% 5.6% 0.2% 1.0x
63   Lesser Scaup 4.6% 5.6% 0.9% 1.2x
64   Purple Finch 3.0% 5.6% 2.6% 1.9x
65   Common Loon 1.7% 5.6% 3.9% 3.3x
66   Great Horned Owl 1.1% 5.6% 4.5% 5.1x
67   Lesser Black-backed Gull 1.0% 5.6% 4.5% 5.4x
68   Muscovy Duck 0.9% 5.6% 4.7% 6.3x
69   American Wigeon 0.7% 5.6% 4.8% 7.6x
70   Northern Harrier 0.5% 5.6% 5.1% 11.9x
71   crow sp. 0.4% 5.6% 5.1% 13.4x
72   Ruby-crowned/Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.2% 5.6% 5.4% 31.6x
73   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.2% 5.6% 5.4% 35.8x
74   Northern Bobwhite 0.0% 5.6% 5.5% 179.2x