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Top Birds at Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 98 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   Great Egret 1 9 46 77 78.6% 95%
2   Great Blue Heron 1 9 43 73 74.5% 97%
3   Little Blue Heron 1 9 40 63 64.3% 98%
4   Anhinga 7 7 34 47 48.0% 100%
5   Osprey 0 9 34 45 45.9% 78%
6   Wood Duck 1 8 31 39 39.8% 84%
7   Carolina Wren 0 8 23 33 33.7% 78%
8   Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 7 26 31 31.6% 88%
9   American Goldfinch 0 7 17 27 27.6% 56%
10   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 6 19 27 27.6% 95%
11   Killdeer 0 5 22 25 25.5% 75%
12   Belted Kingfisher 0 7 20 25 25.5% 89%
13   Carolina Chickadee 0 6 19 25 25.5% 75%
14   Mourning Dove 0 7 21 23 23.5% 37%
15   Tricolored Heron 3 4 18 23 23.5% 92%
16   White Ibis 2 7 15 23 23.5% 92%
17   Wood Stork 7 4 23 23 23.5% 83%
18   Northern Cardinal 0 7 19 20 20.4% 37%
19   Canada Goose 0 6 17 20 20.4% 44%
20   American Crow 0 5 17 20 20.4% 83%
21   Downy Woodpecker 0 6 17 19 19.4% 61%
22   Mallard 0 6 18 18 18.4% 48%
23   Chimney Swift 0 6 13 18 18.4% 63%
24   Green Heron 0 6 16 17 17.3% 78%
25   Fish Crow 0 4 15 17 17.3% 78%
26   Eastern Bluebird 0 4 16 17 17.3% 98%
27   Brown-headed Nuthatch 0 4 13 17 17.3% 100%
28   Double-crested Cormorant 1 5 16 16 16.3% 36%
29   Snowy Egret 0 7 14 16 16.3% 54%
30   Least Sandpiper 0 4 15 16 16.3% 56%
31   Tufted Titmouse 0 5 15 15 15.3% 65%
32   Pectoral Sandpiper 0 3 14 15 15.3% 86%
33   Blue-winged Teal 0 4 13 15 15.3% 90%
34   Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 4 16 14 14.3% 45%
35   Turkey Vulture 0 5 14 14 14.3% 75%
36   Bald Eagle 0 7 14 14 14.3% 82%
37   Eastern Phoebe 0 5 9 13 13.3% 86%
38   Indigo Bunting 0 5 12 13 13.3% 83%
39   Lesser Yellowlegs 0 3 13 12 12.2% 63%
40   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 4 13 12 12.2% 72%
41   Summer Tanager 0 3 13 12 12.2% 100%
42   Barn Swallow 0 4 10 11 11.2% 31%
43   Blue Jay 0 5 13 11 11.2% 25%
44   Spotted Sandpiper 0 5 13 11 11.2% 54%
45   White-breasted Nuthatch 0 3 12 11 11.2% 50%
46   Pileated Woodpecker 0 5 13 11 11.2% 73%
47   Red-shouldered Hawk 0 6 11 11 11.2% 94%
48   Acadian Flycatcher 0 3 9 11 11.2% 100%
49   Greater Yellowlegs 0 2 10 10 10.2% 54%
50   Wilson's Phalarope 0 1 11 10 10.2% 64%
51   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 3 8 9 9.2% 35%
52   Semipalmated Plover 0 2 10 9 9.2% 32%
53   Solitary Sandpiper 0 4 12 9 9.2% 78%
54   Blue Grosbeak 0 5 9 9 9.2% 77%
55   Barred Owl 0 6 7 9 9.2% 94%
56   Eastern Kingbird 0 4 10 8 8.2% 44%
57   Great Crested Flycatcher 0 4 6 8 8.2% 62%
58   Chipping Sparrow 0 3 7 7 7.1% 57%
59   Prothonotary Warbler 2 4 9 7 7.1% 89%
60   Roseate Spoonbill 3 1 7 7 7.1% 100%
61   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 3 6 6 6.1% 46%
62   Eastern Towhee 0 3 5 6 6.1% 53%
63   Black Vulture 0 5 6 6 6.1% 70%
64   Common Grackle 0 3 6 5 5.1% 14%
65   Red-eyed Vireo 0 2 8 5 5.1% 36%
66   Western Sandpiper 0 2 5 5 5.1% 66%
67   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 0 3 5 5 5.1% 74%
68   Pied-billed Grebe 0 2 5 5 5.1% 73%
69   Red-headed Woodpecker 0 4 4 5 5.1% 38%
70   American Robin 0 3 5 4 4.1% 3%
71   Red-winged Blackbird 0 3 5 4 4.1% 14%
72   Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 4 4 4.1% 21%
73   Cooper's Hawk 0 3 3 4 4.1% 58%
74   Baird's Sandpiper 0 1 4 4 4.1% 55%
75   Common Yellowthroat 0 1 4 3 3.1% 14%
76   Field Sparrow 0 2 2 3 3.1% 58%
77   Northern Shoveler 0 1 3 3 3.1% 72%
78   Prairie Warbler 0 2 3 3 3.1% 64%
79   Orchard Oriole 1 3 4 3 3.1% 75%
80   Great Horned Owl 0 3 3 3 3.1% 59%
81   Pine Warbler 0 1 3 3 3.1% 79%
82   Northern Flicker 0 2 2 2 2.0% 3%
83   House Finch 0 1 2 2 2.0% 5%
84   House Wren 0 1 4 2 2.0% 9%
85   Short-billed Dowitcher 0 2 2 2 2.0% 20%
86   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 2 1 2 2.0% 15%
87   Sanderling 0 1 3 2 2.0% 18%
88   Ovenbird 0 1 1 2 2.0% 20%
89   Stilt Sandpiper 0 2 2 2 2.0% 46%
90   White-eyed Vireo 0 2 2 2 2.0% 38%
91   Wild Turkey 0 2 2 2 2.0% 22%
92   Common Nighthawk 0 2 2 2 2.0% 34%
93   Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 2 2 2.0% 56%
94   Yellow-throated Vireo 0 1 2 2 2.0% 67%
95   Yellow-throated Warbler 1 1 4 2 2.0% 100%
96   Limpkin 0 1 2 2 2.0% 100%
97   Gray Catbird 0 1 1 1 1.0% 0%
98   Tree Swallow 0 1 1 1 1.0% 2%
99   Hairy Woodpecker 0 1 1 1 1.0% 6%
100   Wood Thrush 0 1 1 1 1.0% 12%
101   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 1 1 1 1.0% 12%
102   Cliff Swallow 0 1 2 1 1.0% 22%
103   Yellow-breasted Chat 0 1 1 1 1.0% 46%
104   Northern Bobwhite 0 1 1 1 1.0% 50%
105   Eastern Whip-poor-will 0 1 1 1 1.0% 67%
106   Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 1 1.0% 100%