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

based on 57 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) in October. 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   Carolina Wren 75.3% 87.7% 12.5%
2   Eastern Towhee 37.2% 87.7% 50.5%
3   Blue Jay 70.0% 84.2% 14.2%
4   Pine Warbler 34.7% 82.5% 47.7%
5   Eastern Bluebird 53.8% 80.7% 26.9%
6   Great Blue Heron 45.1% 80.7% 35.6%
7   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.8% 78.9% 10.1%
8   Northern Cardinal 72.1% 77.2% 5.1%
9   Carolina Chickadee 70.8% 77.2% 6.4%
10   Northern Flicker 55.0% 77.2% 22.2%
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.7% 77.2% 41.5%
12   Eastern Phoebe 56.2% 75.4% 19.2%
13   American Crow 68.3% 73.7% 5.4%
14   Bald Eagle 16.4% 73.7% 57.3%
15   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 71.9% 6.7%
16   Double-crested Cormorant 20.4% 68.4% 48.0%
17   Palm Warbler 18.8% 66.7% 47.8%
18   Chipping Sparrow 23.1% 63.2% 40.0%
19   Downy Woodpecker 57.8% 61.4% 3.6%
20   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.7% 61.4% 26.8%
21   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.6% 56.1% 22.5%
22   Turkey Vulture 43.6% 49.1% 5.5%
23   Northern Parula 21.9% 47.4% 25.5%
24   Pileated Woodpecker 21.4% 47.4% 26.0%
25   Great Egret 16.3% 45.6% 29.3%
26   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.2% 43.9% 30.6%
27   American Goldfinch 33.5% 40.4% 6.8%
28   Song Sparrow 35.8% 38.6% 2.8%
29   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.6% 38.6% 4.0%
30   Cape May Warbler 14.8% 36.8% 22.1%
31   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.3% 35.1% 21.7%
32   Common Yellowthroat 18.3% 33.3% 15.0%
33   Fish Crow 16.3% 31.6% 15.3%
34   Belted Kingfisher 30.8% 29.8% 1.0%
35   Ring-billed Gull 5.1% 29.8% 24.8%
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.5% 26.3% 10.8%
37   Killdeer 25.1% 24.6% 0.6%
38   House Wren 8.1% 24.6% 16.5%
39   Gray Catbird 28.9% 22.8% 6.1%
40   Chimney Swift 12.3% 22.8% 10.5%
41   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.5% 21.1% 14.5%
42   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 21.1% 11.2%
43   American Redstart 15.8% 21.1% 5.3%
44   Hairy Woodpecker 14.5% 21.1% 6.5%
45   Black Vulture 21.2% 19.3% 1.9%
46   Magnolia Warbler 12.6% 19.3% 6.7%
47   Swamp Sparrow 10.1% 19.3% 9.2%
48   White-throated Sparrow 23.9% 17.5% 6.4%
49   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.4% 17.5% 4.1%
50   Indigo Bunting 8.3% 17.5% 9.3%
51   Osprey 8.2% 17.5% 9.3%
52   Blackpoll Warbler 6.4% 17.5% 11.1%
53   Mourning Dove 26.0% 15.8% 10.2%
54   Black-and-white Warbler 12.4% 15.8% 3.4%
55   Field Sparrow 4.6% 15.8% 11.1%
56   American Coot 1.7% 14.0% 12.3%
57   House Finch 28.6% 12.3% 16.3%
58   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.5% 12.3% 6.7%
59   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.3% 12.3% 8.0%
60   American Robin 34.3% 10.5% 23.7%
61   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 10.5% 7.1%
62   Red-tailed Hawk 12.0% 8.8% 3.2%
63   Pied-billed Grebe 7.8% 8.8% 0.9%
64   Cooper's Hawk 7.1% 8.8% 1.7%
65   Tennessee Warbler 3.9% 7.0% 3.1%
66   Blackburnian Warbler 3.1% 7.0% 4.0%
67   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2.6% 7.0% 4.5%
68   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 7.0% 5.6%
69   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.1% 7.0% 6.9%
70   Red-eyed Vireo 6.2% 5.3% 0.9%
71   Wood Duck 5.5% 5.3% 0.2%
72   Canada Goose 26.3% 3.5% 22.8%
73   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 3.5% 2.6%
74   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 3.5% 2.2%
75   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.3% 3.5% 0.8%
76   Hermit Thrush 3.8% 3.5% 0.3%
77   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.7% 3.5% 0.2%
78   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.1% 3.5% 0.4%
79   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 3.5% 1.4%
80   Tree Swallow 1.7% 3.5% 1.8%
81   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 3.5% 2.7%
82   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 3.5% 2.7%
83   Common Loon 0.7% 3.5% 2.8%
84   Caspian Tern 0.6% 3.5% 2.9%
85   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.4% 3.5% 3.1%
86   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.0% 3.5% 3.5%
87   Mallard 22.9% 1.8% 21.2%
88   Common Grackle 13.5% 1.8% 11.7%
89   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.7% 1.8% 6.9%
90   Red-winged Blackbird 7.7% 1.8% 5.9%
91   Winter Wren 5.6% 1.8% 3.8%
92   American Kestrel 5.1% 1.8% 3.4%
93   Eastern Meadowlark 4.4% 1.8% 2.6%
94   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 1.8% 1.1%
95   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.8% 1.8% 1.1%
96   Dark-eyed Junco 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%
97   Pine Siskin 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
98   Summer Tanager 1.7% 1.8% 0.0%
99   American Pipit 1.5% 1.8% 0.2%
100   Yellow Warbler 1.4% 1.8% 0.4%
101   Northern Harrier 1.3% 1.8% 0.5%
102   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 1.8% 0.5%
103   Merlin 1.2% 1.8% 0.5%
104   Bonaparte's Gull 1.2% 1.8% 0.6%
105   Solitary Sandpiper 1.1% 1.8% 0.7%
106   Hooded Warbler 1.0% 1.8% 0.7%
107   Herring Gull 0.9% 1.8% 0.9%
108   Peregrine Falcon 0.8% 1.8% 0.9%
109   Marsh Wren 0.5% 1.8% 1.2%
110   Baltimore Oriole 0.3% 1.8% 1.4%
111   Sedge Wren 0.0% 1.8% 1.7%
112   Canada Warbler 0.0% 1.8% 1.7%