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

based on 5 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 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   Carolina Wren 72.4% 80.0% 7.6% 1.1x
2   American Goldfinch 59.4% 80.0% 20.6% 1.3x
3   Carolina Chickadee 58.3% 80.0% 21.7% 1.4x
4   American Crow 53.8% 80.0% 26.2% 1.5x
5   Mourning Dove 47.6% 80.0% 32.4% 1.7x
6   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 80.0% 33.4% 1.7x
7   Eastern Towhee 25.2% 80.0% 54.8% 3.2x
8   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.3% 80.0% 60.7% 4.1x
9   Northern Cardinal 66.2% 60.0% 6.2% 0.9x
10   Downy Woodpecker 40.5% 60.0% 19.5% 1.5x
11   Eastern Bluebird 39.8% 60.0% 20.2% 1.5x
12   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.9% 60.0% 26.1% 1.8x
13   Great Egret 33.3% 60.0% 26.7% 1.8x
14   Northern Mockingbird 29.3% 60.0% 30.7% 2.0x
15   Indigo Bunting 28.0% 60.0% 32.0% 2.1x
16   Fish Crow 25.8% 60.0% 34.2% 2.3x
17   Blue Grosbeak 22.1% 60.0% 37.9% 2.7x
18   Osprey 20.8% 60.0% 39.2% 2.9x
19   Chimney Swift 18.5% 60.0% 41.5% 3.2x
20   Chipping Sparrow 18.5% 60.0% 41.5% 3.2x
21   Pine Warbler 16.2% 60.0% 43.8% 3.7x
22   Double-crested Cormorant 14.8% 60.0% 45.2% 4.0x
23   Bald Eagle 8.9% 60.0% 51.1% 6.7x
24   Orchard Oriole 1.9% 60.0% 58.1% 31.4x
25   Tufted Titmouse 52.4% 40.0% 12.4% 0.8x
26   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.7% 40.0% 0.7% 1.0x
27   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.9% 40.0% 1.1% 1.0x
28   Blue Jay 36.6% 40.0% 3.4% 1.1x
29   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.7% 40.0% 12.3% 1.4x
30   Brown-headed Nuthatch 26.2% 40.0% 13.8% 1.5x
31   White-eyed Vireo 20.5% 40.0% 19.5% 2.0x
32   Barn Swallow 11.3% 40.0% 28.7% 3.5x
33   Spotted Sandpiper 10.7% 40.0% 29.3% 3.7x
34   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.4% 40.0% 29.6% 3.9x
35   Hairy Woodpecker 7.9% 40.0% 32.1% 5.0x
36   Black-and-white Warbler 5.6% 40.0% 34.4% 7.2x
37   Field Sparrow 2.6% 40.0% 37.4% 15.3x
38   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.8% 40.0% 38.2% 22.8x
39   Northern Bobwhite 0.3% 40.0% 39.7% 130.0x
40   Turkey Vulture 31.5% 20.0% 11.5% 0.6x
41   Mallard 23.0% 20.0% 3.0% 0.9x
42   Killdeer 22.8% 20.0% 2.8% 0.9x
43   Belted Kingfisher 22.7% 20.0% 2.7% 0.9x
44   Red-eyed Vireo 21.6% 20.0% 1.6% 0.9x
45   House Finch 20.1% 20.0% 0.1% 1.0x
46   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.9% 20.0% 2.1% 1.1x
47   Pileated Woodpecker 15.9% 20.0% 4.1% 1.3x
48   Black Vulture 15.8% 20.0% 4.2% 1.3x
49   Eastern Kingbird 13.9% 20.0% 6.1% 1.4x
50   Common Yellowthroat 12.1% 20.0% 7.9% 1.7x
51   Red-tailed Hawk 10.2% 20.0% 9.8% 2.0x
52   Northern Flicker 8.8% 20.0% 11.2% 2.3x
53   Northern Parula 7.4% 20.0% 12.6% 2.7x
54   Little Blue Heron 7.2% 20.0% 12.8% 2.8x
55   American Redstart 6.2% 20.0% 13.8% 3.2x
56   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.7% 20.0% 14.3% 3.5x
57   House Wren 4.6% 20.0% 15.4% 4.4x
58   Prairie Warbler 2.9% 20.0% 17.1% 7.0x
59   Prothonotary Warbler 2.5% 20.0% 17.5% 8.0x
60   Yellow Warbler 2.3% 20.0% 17.7% 8.7x
61   swallow sp. 0.7% 20.0% 19.3% 27.7x