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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 Cary, NC, USA

based on 66 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference Relative
1   Great Egret 32.8% 87.9% 55.0% 2.7x
2   Great Blue Heron 46.2% 84.8% 38.6% 1.8x
3   Little Blue Heron 6.7% 69.7% 63.0% 10.5x
4   Anhinga 1.2% 56.1% 54.9% 46.7x
5   Osprey 20.5% 54.5% 34.0% 2.7x
6   Wood Duck 10.7% 42.4% 31.7% 4.0x
7   Carolina Wren 72.7% 39.4% 33.3% 0.5x
8   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.2% 37.9% 18.7% 2.0x
9   Tricolored Heron 3.8% 33.3% 29.6% 8.9x
10   American Goldfinch 59.6% 30.3% 29.3% 0.5x
11   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.9% 30.3% 10.6% 0.7x
12   Belted Kingfisher 22.6% 30.3% 7.7% 1.3x
13   Carolina Chickadee 58.6% 28.8% 29.8% 0.5x
14   Mourning Dove 47.8% 25.8% 22.1% 0.5x
15   Wood Stork 1.6% 25.8% 24.1% 15.9x
16   Northern Cardinal 66.5% 24.2% 42.2% 0.4x
17   Downy Woodpecker 40.6% 24.2% 16.4% 0.6x
18   Canada Goose 25.9% 24.2% 1.7% 0.9x
19   American Crow 54.1% 22.7% 31.4% 0.4x
20   Mallard 23.0% 22.7% 0.3% 1.0x
21   Chimney Swift 18.5% 21.2% 2.7% 1.1x
22   White Ibis 2.1% 21.2% 19.1% 10.0x
23   Fish Crow 25.9% 19.7% 6.2% 0.8x
24   Killdeer 22.8% 19.7% 3.1% 0.9x
25   Green Heron 18.2% 19.7% 1.5% 1.1x
26   Snowy Egret 2.1% 18.2% 16.1% 8.6x
27   Tufted Titmouse 52.7% 16.7% 36.1% 0.3x
28   Eastern Bluebird 40.0% 16.7% 23.4% 0.4x
29   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.1% 16.7% 22.5% 0.4x
30   Brown-headed Nuthatch 26.3% 16.7% 9.6% 0.6x
31   Acadian Flycatcher 9.5% 16.7% 7.1% 1.8x
32   Indigo Bunting 28.2% 15.2% 13.0% 0.5x
33   Pileated Woodpecker 15.9% 15.2% 0.8% 1.0x
34   Double-crested Cormorant 14.9% 15.2% 0.3% 1.0x
35   Summer Tanager 14.7% 15.2% 0.5% 1.0x
36   Bald Eagle 8.9% 15.2% 6.2% 1.7x
37   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.8% 13.6% 14.2% 0.5x
38   Barn Swallow 11.3% 13.6% 2.3% 1.2x
39   Blue-winged Teal 1.1% 13.6% 12.6% 12.8x
40   Blue Jay 36.8% 12.1% 24.7% 0.3x
41   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 34.1% 12.1% 22.0% 0.4x
42   Turkey Vulture 31.7% 12.1% 19.6% 0.4x
43   Red-shouldered Hawk 25.5% 12.1% 13.3% 0.5x
44   Eastern Phoebe 20.1% 12.1% 8.0% 0.6x
45   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.0% 10.6% 7.4% 0.6x
46   Eastern Kingbird 14.0% 10.6% 3.4% 0.8x
47   Roseate Spoonbill 2.4% 10.6% 8.2% 4.4x
48   Blue Grosbeak 22.2% 9.1% 13.2% 0.4x
49   Spotted Sandpiper 10.8% 9.1% 1.7% 0.8x
50   Least Sandpiper 8.6% 9.1% 0.5% 1.1x
51   Pectoral Sandpiper 5.9% 7.6% 1.7% 1.3x
52   Barred Owl 4.5% 7.6% 3.0% 1.7x
53   Pied-billed Grebe 0.4% 7.6% 7.2% 18.1x
54   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.3% 7.6% 7.2% 22.5x
55   Eastern Towhee 25.4% 6.1% 19.3% 0.2x
56   Red-eyed Vireo 21.8% 6.1% 15.7% 0.3x
57   Chipping Sparrow 18.7% 6.1% 12.6% 0.3x
58   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.8% 6.1% 9.7% 0.4x
59   Red-tailed Hawk 10.3% 6.1% 4.2% 0.6x
60   Common Grackle 10.0% 6.1% 3.9% 0.6x
61   Lesser Yellowlegs 4.3% 6.1% 1.7% 1.4x
62   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.5% 6.1% 2.5% 1.7x
63   Prothonotary Warbler 2.5% 6.1% 3.6% 2.4x
64   Pine Warbler 16.3% 4.5% 11.7% 0.3x
65   Black Vulture 15.9% 4.5% 11.3% 0.3x
66   Common Yellowthroat 12.2% 4.5% 7.6% 0.4x
67   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.5% 4.5% 5.9% 0.4x
68   Solitary Sandpiper 7.5% 4.5% 2.9% 0.6x
69   Cooper's Hawk 4.5% 4.5% 0.1% 1.0x
70   Semipalmated Plover 4.0% 4.5% 0.6% 1.1x
71   Prairie Warbler 2.8% 4.5% 1.7% 1.6x
72   Field Sparrow 2.6% 4.5% 1.9% 1.7x
73   Northern Shoveler 0.1% 4.5% 4.4% 37.4x
74   American Robin 28.4% 3.0% 25.3% 0.1x
75   White-eyed Vireo 20.6% 3.0% 17.6% 0.1x
76   Red-winged Blackbird 6.0% 3.0% 3.0% 0.5x
77   House Wren 4.6% 3.0% 1.6% 0.7x
78   Yellow-throated Vireo 3.6% 3.0% 0.6% 0.8x
79   Greater Yellowlegs 3.2% 3.0% 0.2% 0.9x
80   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.8% 3.0% 1.3% 1.7x
81   Stilt Sandpiper 1.3% 3.0% 1.8% 2.4x
82   Ovenbird 1.2% 3.0% 1.8% 2.5x
83   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 3.0% 2.0% 3.0x
84   Wild Turkey 1.0% 3.0% 2.0% 3.1x
85   Common Nighthawk 0.7% 3.0% 2.3% 4.1x
86   swallow sp. 0.7% 3.0% 2.3% 4.2x
87   Sanderling 0.5% 3.0% 2.5% 5.9x
88   Gray Catbird 27.4% 1.5% 25.9% 0.1x
89   peep sp. 2.0% 1.5% 0.5% 0.8x
90   Orchard Oriole 2.0% 1.5% 0.4% 0.8x
91   Short-billed Dowitcher 2.0% 1.5% 0.4% 0.8x
92   Wood Thrush 1.4% 1.5% 0.1% 1.1x
93   Mississippi Kite 0.8% 1.5% 0.7% 1.8x
94   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 1.5% 0.7% 1.8x
95   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 1.5% 0.8% 2.2x
96   Western Sandpiper 0.6% 1.5% 0.9% 2.4x
97   Tree Swallow 0.5% 1.5% 1.1% 3.3x
98   Eastern Whip-poor-will 0.2% 1.5% 1.3% 6.2x
99   Greater/Lesser Yellowlegs 0.2% 1.5% 1.3% 7.5x
100   shorebird sp. 0.1% 1.5% 1.4% 10.2x