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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 32 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 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 Relative
1   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 87.5% 50.0% 2.3x
2   Carolina Wren 75.2% 84.4% 9.1% 1.1x
3   Northern Cardinal 72.2% 78.1% 5.9% 1.1x
4   Great Blue Heron 42.8% 78.1% 35.4% 1.8x
5   Blue Jay 70.7% 75.0% 4.3% 1.1x
6   Eastern Bluebird 53.7% 71.9% 18.2% 1.3x
7   Pine Warbler 35.1% 71.9% 36.8% 2.0x
8   Double-crested Cormorant 20.1% 71.9% 51.7% 3.6x
9   Carolina Chickadee 71.0% 68.8% 2.3% 1.0x
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.9% 68.8% 0.2% 1.0x
11   Northern Flicker 54.8% 68.8% 13.9% 1.3x
12   Palm Warbler 17.0% 68.8% 51.8% 4.0x
13   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.9% 65.6% 28.7% 1.8x
14   Chipping Sparrow 22.6% 65.6% 43.1% 2.9x
15   Bald Eagle 15.0% 65.6% 50.6% 4.4x
16   American Crow 68.3% 62.5% 5.8% 0.9x
17   Eastern Phoebe 53.9% 62.5% 8.6% 1.2x
18   Tufted Titmouse 65.4% 59.4% 6.0% 0.9x
19   Downy Woodpecker 57.5% 56.2% 1.3% 1.0x
20   Song Sparrow 34.8% 53.1% 18.4% 1.5x
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 32.7% 53.1% 20.4% 1.6x
22   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.4% 53.1% 39.7% 4.0x
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.6% 46.9% 14.3% 1.4x
24   Great Egret 15.6% 40.6% 25.0% 2.6x
25   American Goldfinch 33.4% 37.5% 4.1% 1.1x
26   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 34.4% 9.4% 0.8x
27   Northern Parula 21.5% 34.4% 12.9% 1.6x
28   Killdeer 23.4% 31.2% 7.9% 1.3x
29   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.0% 31.2% 16.3% 2.1x
30   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.4% 28.1% 7.3% 0.8x
31   Belted Kingfisher 29.8% 28.1% 1.7% 0.9x
32   Field Sparrow 4.9% 28.1% 23.2% 5.7x
33   Ring-billed Gull 4.1% 28.1% 24.1% 6.9x
34   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.5% 25.0% 10.5% 0.7x
35   White-throated Sparrow 23.9% 25.0% 1.1% 1.0x
36   Pileated Woodpecker 22.1% 25.0% 2.9% 1.1x
37   Common Yellowthroat 18.2% 25.0% 6.8% 1.4x
38   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.6% 21.9% 8.3% 1.6x
39   Swamp Sparrow 9.8% 21.9% 12.0% 2.2x
40   House Wren 8.0% 21.9% 13.9% 2.7x
41   Blackpoll Warbler 6.0% 21.9% 15.9% 3.6x
42   Brown Thrasher 32.5% 18.8% 13.7% 0.6x
43   Gray Catbird 28.6% 18.8% 9.8% 0.7x
44   Mourning Dove 28.4% 18.8% 9.6% 0.7x
45   Fish Crow 17.6% 18.8% 1.1% 1.1x
46   Cape May Warbler 12.9% 18.8% 5.8% 1.4x
47   American Robin 35.8% 15.6% 20.2% 0.4x
48   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.1% 15.6% 2.5% 1.2x
49   Red-tailed Hawk 12.4% 15.6% 3.2% 1.3x
50   Black Vulture 21.8% 12.5% 9.3% 0.6x
51   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.6% 12.5% 6.1% 0.7x
52   Black-and-white Warbler 12.7% 12.5% 0.2% 1.0x
53   Chimney Swift 12.3% 12.5% 0.2% 1.0x
54   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.2% 12.5% 12.3% 81.0x
55   American Redstart 16.2% 9.4% 6.8% 0.6x
56   Hairy Woodpecker 15.1% 9.4% 5.7% 0.6x
57   Indigo Bunting 8.3% 9.4% 1.0% 1.1x
58   Pied-billed Grebe 7.4% 9.4% 2.0% 1.3x
59   Osprey 7.4% 9.4% 2.0% 1.3x
60   Wood Duck 5.9% 9.4% 3.5% 1.6x
61   House Finch 29.1% 6.2% 22.9% 0.2x
62   Canada Goose 26.0% 6.2% 19.7% 0.2x
63   Magnolia Warbler 12.1% 6.2% 5.9% 0.5x
64   Red-breasted Nuthatch 5.4% 6.2% 0.8% 1.2x
65   White-eyed Vireo 5.4% 6.2% 0.9% 1.2x
66   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.3% 6.2% 1.0% 1.2x
67   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 6.2% 2.9% 1.8x
68   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 6.2% 2.9% 1.9x
69   Blue Grosbeak 2.2% 6.2% 4.1% 2.9x
70   Yellow-throated Warbler 0.9% 6.2% 5.4% 7.0x
71   Great Horned Owl 0.7% 6.2% 5.5% 8.4x
72   Common Loon 0.7% 6.2% 5.5% 8.9x
73   Mallard 22.4% 3.1% 19.2% 0.1x
74   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.9% 3.1% 5.8% 0.3x
75   Red-winged Blackbird 7.9% 3.1% 4.7% 0.4x
76   Cooper's Hawk 7.7% 3.1% 4.6% 0.4x
77   Red-eyed Vireo 7.5% 3.1% 4.4% 0.4x
78   Cedar Waxwing 6.7% 3.1% 3.6% 0.5x
79   American Kestrel 5.5% 3.1% 2.4% 0.6x
80   Winter Wren 5.1% 3.1% 2.0% 0.6x
81   Eastern Meadowlark 4.4% 3.1% 1.3% 0.7x
82   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 3.1% 0.7% 0.8x
83   Chestnut-sided Warbler 3.1% 3.1% 0.1% 1.0x
84   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.0% 3.1% 0.1% 1.0x
85   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 3.1% 0.4% 1.1x
86   Pine Siskin 2.5% 3.1% 0.6% 1.2x
87   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2.5% 3.1% 0.6% 1.3x
88   Dark-eyed Junco 2.3% 3.1% 0.9% 1.4x
89   American Coot 1.7% 3.1% 1.4% 1.9x
90   Tree Swallow 1.5% 3.1% 1.6% 2.0x
91   warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 1.5% 3.1% 1.7% 2.1x
92   Solitary Sandpiper 1.2% 3.1% 1.9% 2.5x
93   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.1% 3.1% 2.1% 2.9x
94   Merlin 1.1% 3.1% 2.1% 2.9x
95   Bonaparte's Gull 0.9% 3.1% 2.2% 3.5x
96   Peregrine Falcon 0.8% 3.1% 2.3% 4.0x
97   duck sp. 0.8% 3.1% 2.4% 4.2x
98   Herring Gull 0.7% 3.1% 2.4% 4.2x
99   Marsh Wren 0.5% 3.1% 2.6% 5.9x
100   Baltimore Oriole 0.5% 3.1% 2.7% 6.9x
101   blackbird sp. 0.4% 3.1% 2.8% 8.8x
102   Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk 0.2% 3.1% 2.9% 13.0x
103   Sedge Wren 0.1% 3.1% 3.1% 54.0x
104   Canada Warbler 0.1% 3.1% 3.1% 54.0x
105   tern sp. 0% 3.1% 3.1%