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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 87 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
1   Great Egret 33.4% 81.6% 48.2%
2   Great Blue Heron 47.2% 75.9% 28.7%
3   Little Blue Heron 8.2% 66.7% 58.4%
4   Osprey 21.9% 48.3% 26.3%
5   Anhinga 1.2% 47.1% 45.9%
6   Wood Duck 11.6% 43.7% 32.0%
7   Carolina Wren 71.6% 35.6% 36.0%
8   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.5% 33.3% 12.8%
9   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.4% 29.9% 10.5%
10   American Goldfinch 60.5% 28.7% 31.7%
11   Carolina Chickadee 56.7% 27.6% 29.1%
12   Belted Kingfisher 22.1% 26.4% 4.4%
13   Killdeer 24.8% 25.3% 0.5%
14   Mourning Dove 47.0% 24.1% 22.9%
15   Tricolored Heron 3.1% 24.1% 21.1%
16   American Crow 54.0% 23.0% 31.0%
17   Canada Goose 25.8% 23.0% 2.8%
18   White Ibis 2.6% 21.8% 19.2%
19   Wood Stork 2.2% 21.8% 19.6%
20   Northern Cardinal 65.6% 20.7% 44.9%
21   Downy Woodpecker 39.5% 20.7% 18.8%
22   Mallard 22.3% 20.7% 1.6%
23   Fish Crow 25.6% 19.5% 6.1%
24   Chimney Swift 18.1% 19.5% 1.4%
25   Brown-headed Nuthatch 25.1% 18.4% 6.7%
26   Green Heron 17.3% 18.4% 1.0%
27   Least Sandpiper 11.0% 18.4% 7.4%
28   Eastern Bluebird 39.8% 17.2% 22.6%
29   Pectoral Sandpiper 7.2% 17.2% 10.1%
30   Blue-winged Teal 2.4% 17.2% 14.8%
31   Tufted Titmouse 51.6% 16.1% 35.6%
32   Red-bellied Woodpecker 36.5% 16.1% 20.4%
33   Snowy Egret 2.6% 16.1% 13.5%
34   Turkey Vulture 32.5% 14.9% 17.5%
35   Indigo Bunting 30.0% 13.8% 16.2%
36   Double-crested Cormorant 14.8% 13.8% 1.0%
37   Summer Tanager 14.4% 13.8% 0.7%
38   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.0% 13.8% 7.8%
39   Blue Jay 34.4% 12.6% 21.7%
40   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 34.0% 12.6% 21.3%
41   White-breasted Nuthatch 26.2% 12.6% 13.6%
42   Red-shouldered Hawk 24.8% 12.6% 12.2%
43   Eastern Phoebe 20.8% 12.6% 8.2%
44   Pileated Woodpecker 15.8% 12.6% 3.2%
45   Spotted Sandpiper 11.9% 12.6% 0.8%
46   Barn Swallow 11.8% 12.6% 0.9%
47   Acadian Flycatcher 9.8% 12.6% 2.8%
48   Bald Eagle 9.2% 12.6% 3.4%
49   Greater Yellowlegs 3.9% 11.5% 7.6%
50   Wilson's Phalarope 1.3% 11.5% 10.2%
51   Solitary Sandpiper 8.6% 10.3% 1.7%
52   Semipalmated Plover 5.5% 10.3% 4.8%
53   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.5% 10.3% 5.9%
54   Blue Grosbeak 23.8% 9.2% 14.6%
55   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.6% 9.2% 8.4%
56   Eastern Kingbird 14.6% 9.2% 5.4%
57   Barred Owl 4.6% 9.2% 4.6%
58   Prothonotary Warbler 2.7% 8.0% 5.3%
59   Roseate Spoonbill 2.3% 8.0% 5.8%
60   Eastern Towhee 25.8% 6.9% 18.9%
61   Chipping Sparrow 19.6% 6.9% 12.7%
62   Red-eyed Vireo 21.9% 5.7% 16.1%
63   Black Vulture 16.8% 5.7% 11.1%
64   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 16.0% 5.7% 10.2%
65   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.2% 5.7% 4.4%
66   Common Grackle 9.6% 5.7% 3.8%
67   Western Sandpiper 0.9% 5.7% 4.8%
68   Pied-billed Grebe 0.4% 5.7% 5.4%
69   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.3% 5.7% 5.5%
70   American Robin 26.1% 4.6% 21.5%
71   Red-tailed Hawk 10.5% 4.6% 5.9%
72   Red-winged Blackbird 5.7% 4.6% 1.1%
73   Cooper's Hawk 4.6% 4.6% 0.0%
74   Baird's Sandpiper 1.4% 4.6% 3.2%
75   Pine Warbler 16.1% 3.4% 12.6%
76   Common Yellowthroat 12.3% 3.4% 8.8%
77   Prairie Warbler 3.1% 3.4% 0.4%
78   Field Sparrow 2.3% 3.4% 1.2%
79   Great Horned Owl 1.1% 3.4% 2.3%
80   Northern Shoveler 0.1% 3.4% 3.3%
81   White-eyed Vireo 20.9% 2.3% 18.6%
82   House Finch 19.3% 2.3% 17.0%
83   House Wren 4.3% 2.3% 2.0%
84   Yellow-throated Vireo 3.9% 2.3% 1.6%
85   Orchard Oriole 2.3% 2.3% 0.0%
86   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.8% 2.3% 0.5%
87   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.7% 2.3% 0.6%
88   Stilt Sandpiper 1.5% 2.3% 0.8%
89   Ovenbird 1.3% 2.3% 1.0%
90   Wild Turkey 0.9% 2.3% 1.4%
91   Common Nighthawk 0.7% 2.3% 1.6%
92   Sanderling 0.6% 2.3% 1.7%
93   Limpkin 0.5% 2.3% 1.8%
94   Gray Catbird 26.6% 1.1% 25.4%
95   Northern Flicker 8.1% 1.1% 7.0%
96   Hairy Woodpecker 8.0% 1.1% 6.9%
97   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.6% 1.1% 0.5%
98   Mississippi Kite 1.4% 1.1% 0.3%
99   Wood Thrush 1.4% 1.1% 0.2%
100   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
101   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
102   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 1.1% 0.4%
103   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 1.1% 0.5%
104   Tree Swallow 0.4% 1.1% 0.7%
105   Northern Bobwhite 0.4% 1.1% 0.7%
106   Eastern Whip-poor-will 0.3% 1.1% 0.9%