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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 75.5% 87.7% 12.2%
2   Eastern Towhee 36.9% 87.7% 50.8%
3   Blue Jay 70.1% 84.2% 14.1%
4   Pine Warbler 35.9% 82.5% 46.6%
5   Eastern Bluebird 54.5% 80.7% 26.2%
6   Great Blue Heron 44.2% 80.7% 36.5%
7   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.3% 78.9% 9.7%
8   Northern Cardinal 72.5% 77.2% 4.7%
9   Carolina Chickadee 71.2% 77.2% 6.0%
10   Northern Flicker 55.4% 77.2% 21.8%
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.8% 77.2% 40.4%
12   Eastern Phoebe 55.9% 75.4% 19.5%
13   American Crow 68.8% 73.7% 4.9%
14   Bald Eagle 16.3% 73.7% 57.3%
15   Tufted Titmouse 65.8% 71.9% 6.2%
16   Double-crested Cormorant 20.1% 68.4% 48.3%
17   Palm Warbler 18.4% 66.7% 48.2%
18   Chipping Sparrow 23.2% 63.2% 40.0%
19   Downy Woodpecker 58.5% 61.4% 2.9%
20   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.2% 61.4% 27.2%
21   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 34.5% 56.1% 21.6%
22   Turkey Vulture 43.8% 49.1% 5.3%
23   Northern Parula 22.6% 47.4% 24.7%
24   Pileated Woodpecker 22.4% 47.4% 25.0%
25   Great Egret 16.0% 45.6% 29.6%
26   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.1% 43.9% 30.8%
27   American Goldfinch 34.1% 40.4% 6.2%
28   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.9% 38.6% 2.7%
29   Song Sparrow 35.0% 38.6% 3.6%
30   Cape May Warbler 14.7% 36.8% 22.1%
31   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.6% 35.1% 21.5%
32   Common Yellowthroat 18.0% 33.3% 15.3%
33   Fish Crow 16.7% 31.6% 14.9%
34   Belted Kingfisher 30.2% 29.8% 0.4%
35   Ring-billed Gull 5.0% 29.8% 24.9%
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.7% 26.3% 10.6%
37   Killdeer 24.6% 24.6% 0.0%
38   House Wren 8.0% 24.6% 16.6%
39   Gray Catbird 29.3% 22.8% 6.5%
40   Chimney Swift 13.0% 22.8% 9.8%
41   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.1% 21.1% 15.1%
42   Brown Thrasher 32.2% 21.1% 11.1%
43   American Redstart 16.6% 21.1% 4.5%
44   Hairy Woodpecker 15.4% 21.1% 5.6%
45   Black Vulture 21.6% 19.3% 2.3%
46   Magnolia Warbler 12.8% 19.3% 6.5%
47   Swamp Sparrow 9.9% 19.3% 9.4%
48   White-throated Sparrow 24.1% 17.5% 6.5%
49   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 17.5% 3.7%
50   Osprey 8.2% 17.5% 9.3%
51   Indigo Bunting 8.1% 17.5% 9.4%
52   Blackpoll Warbler 6.4% 17.5% 11.2%
53   Mourning Dove 27.1% 15.8% 11.3%
54   Black-and-white Warbler 13.2% 15.8% 2.6%
55   Field Sparrow 4.5% 15.8% 11.2%
56   American Coot 1.7% 14.0% 12.3%
57   House Finch 29.7% 12.3% 17.4%
58   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.7% 12.3% 6.6%
59   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.5% 12.3% 7.8%
60   American Robin 34.8% 10.5% 24.3%
61   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.5% 10.5% 8.0%
62   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 8.8% 3.4%
63   Pied-billed Grebe 7.7% 8.8% 1.1%
64   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 8.8% 1.3%
65   Tennessee Warbler 4.0% 7.0% 3.1%
66   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.4% 7.0% 3.6%
67   Blackburnian Warbler 3.1% 7.0% 3.9%
68   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.4% 7.0% 5.6%
69   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.1% 7.0% 6.9%
70   Red-eyed Vireo 7.1% 5.3% 1.9%
71   Wood Duck 5.4% 5.3% 0.1%
72   Canada Goose 25.9% 3.5% 22.4%
73   Cedar Waxwing 6.1% 3.5% 2.6%
74   White-eyed Vireo 5.7% 3.5% 2.2%
75   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.6% 3.5% 1.1%
76   Hermit Thrush 3.9% 3.5% 0.4%
77   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.6% 3.5% 0.1%
78   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 3.5% 0.1%
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 22.5% 1.8% 20.7%
88   Common Grackle 13.4% 1.8% 11.7%
89   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.6% 1.8% 6.8%
90   Red-winged Blackbird 7.5% 1.8% 5.8%
91   Winter Wren 5.5% 1.8% 3.7%
92   American Kestrel 5.2% 1.8% 3.4%
93   Eastern Meadowlark 4.3% 1.8% 2.5%
94   Chestnut-sided Warbler 2.9% 1.8% 1.2%
95   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 1.8% 1.0%
96   Dark-eyed Junco 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%
97   Summer Tanager 2.2% 1.8% 0.5%
98   Pine Siskin 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
99   American Pipit 1.5% 1.8% 0.2%
100   Northern Harrier 1.3% 1.8% 0.4%
101   Yellow Warbler 1.3% 1.8% 0.4%
102   Merlin 1.2% 1.8% 0.5%
103   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 1.8% 0.6%
104   Bonaparte's Gull 1.2% 1.8% 0.6%
105   Solitary Sandpiper 1.0% 1.8% 0.7%
106   Hooded Warbler 1.0% 1.8% 0.7%
107   Peregrine Falcon 0.9% 1.8% 0.8%
108   Herring Gull 0.9% 1.8% 0.9%
109   Marsh Wren 0.5% 1.8% 1.2%
110   Baltimore Oriole 0.4% 1.8% 1.3%
111   Sedge Wren 0.0% 1.8% 1.7%
112   Canada Warbler 0.0% 1.8% 1.7%