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Top Birds at Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 55 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) in September. 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 Blue Heron 45.5% 72.7% 27.3%
2   Great Egret 28.7% 70.9% 42.2%
3   Killdeer 24.2% 63.6% 39.5%
4   Canada Goose 24.9% 45.5% 20.5%
5   Wood Duck 8.0% 36.4% 28.3%
6   Lesser Yellowlegs 4.9% 36.4% 31.4%
7   Red-shouldered Hawk 37.0% 34.5% 2.5%
8   Carolina Wren 77.5% 32.7% 44.7%
9   American Crow 65.4% 32.7% 32.7%
10   Eastern Phoebe 38.5% 30.9% 7.6%
11   Wood Stork 1.3% 30.9% 29.6%
12   Pine Warbler 40.7% 29.1% 11.6%
13   Blue-winged Teal 2.8% 29.1% 26.3%
14   Northern Cardinal 73.8% 27.3% 46.5%
15   Tufted Titmouse 65.7% 27.3% 38.4%
16   Eastern Bluebird 43.2% 27.3% 16.0%
17   Least Sandpiper 6.4% 27.3% 20.9%
18   Pectoral Sandpiper 4.6% 27.3% 22.6%
19   Greater Yellowlegs 2.7% 27.3% 24.6%
20   Belted Kingfisher 28.0% 25.5% 2.5%
21   Chimney Swift 23.7% 25.5% 1.7%
22   Mallard 20.2% 25.5% 5.2%
23   Solitary Sandpiper 6.5% 25.5% 19.0%
24   Semipalmated Plover 3.6% 25.5% 21.8%
25   White Ibis 0.9% 25.5% 24.6%
26   Pileated Woodpecker 24.8% 23.6% 1.2%
27   Carolina Chickadee 71.2% 21.8% 49.3%
28   Blue Jay 59.2% 21.8% 37.4%
29   Downy Woodpecker 56.9% 21.8% 35.1%
30   Eastern Wood-Pewee 28.6% 21.8% 6.8%
31   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 21.8% 21.1%
32   American Goldfinch 47.3% 20.0% 27.3%
33   Northern Waterthrush 3.8% 20.0% 16.2%
34   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.6% 18.2% 37.4%
35   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.3% 18.2% 14.9%
36   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.9% 16.4% 10.6%
37   Summer Tanager 21.8% 16.4% 5.4%
38   Turkey Vulture 40.1% 14.5% 25.5%
39   Mourning Dove 36.7% 14.5% 22.2%
40   Bald Eagle 12.5% 14.5% 2.1%
41   Indigo Bunting 18.2% 12.7% 5.4%
42   Double-crested Cormorant 15.0% 12.7% 2.3%
43   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.4% 12.7% 1.7%
44   Osprey 13.3% 12.7% 0.5%
45   Spotted Sandpiper 5.7% 12.7% 7.0%
46   Barred Owl 5.4% 12.7% 7.3%
47   Little Blue Heron 1.8% 12.7% 11.0%
48   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.3% 10.9% 25.4%
49   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.2% 10.9% 24.3%
50   Eastern Towhee 26.5% 10.9% 15.6%
51   Northern Flicker 22.6% 10.9% 11.7%
52   Chipping Sparrow 14.9% 10.9% 4.0%
53   Hairy Woodpecker 14.2% 10.9% 3.3%
54   Palm Warbler 5.2% 10.9% 5.7%
55   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 9.1% 25.7%
56   Common Yellowthroat 30.3% 9.1% 21.2%
57   Wild Turkey 1.1% 9.1% 8.0%
58   American Avocet 1.0% 9.1% 8.1%
59   Snowy Egret 1.0% 9.1% 8.1%
60   Fish Crow 21.5% 7.3% 14.2%
61   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 16.0% 7.3% 8.7%
62   Blue Grosbeak 11.4% 7.3% 4.1%
63   Stilt Sandpiper 2.0% 7.3% 5.2%
64   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.8% 7.3% 6.5%
65   Gray Catbird 43.2% 5.5% 37.8%
66   Merlin 0.5% 5.5% 5.0%
67   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.4% 3.6% 29.8%
68   American Redstart 30.6% 3.6% 27.0%
69   Northern Mockingbird 29.6% 3.6% 26.0%
70   American Robin 28.7% 3.6% 25.1%
71   Northern Parula 25.0% 3.6% 21.3%
72   Red-tailed Hawk 9.1% 3.6% 5.4%
73   Yellow-throated Vireo 8.1% 3.6% 4.4%
74   Acadian Flycatcher 7.8% 3.6% 4.1%
75   American Kestrel 3.6% 3.6% 0.0%
76   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.1% 3.6% 2.5%
77   Tricolored Heron 1.1% 3.6% 2.5%
78   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 3.6% 2.6%
79   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 3.6% 2.8%
80   Limpkin 0.2% 3.6% 3.4%
81   Brown Thrasher 31.0% 1.8% 29.2%
82   Red-eyed Vireo 28.8% 1.8% 27.0%
83   Black-and-white Warbler 24.2% 1.8% 22.4%
84   Black Vulture 21.5% 1.8% 19.7%
85   House Finch 19.0% 1.8% 17.2%
86   Green Heron 12.0% 1.8% 10.2%
87   Great Crested Flycatcher 11.2% 1.8% 9.4%
88   Chestnut-sided Warbler 9.5% 1.8% 7.7%
89   Scarlet Tanager 9.2% 1.8% 7.4%
90   House Wren 8.5% 1.8% 6.7%
91   Cedar Waxwing 6.4% 1.8% 4.6%
92   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6.4% 1.8% 4.6%
93   Common Grackle 5.1% 1.8% 3.3%
94   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.3% 1.8% 2.5%
95   Yellow Warbler 3.9% 1.8% 2.1%
96   Caspian Tern 1.7% 1.8% 0.1%
97   Barn Swallow 1.7% 1.8% 0.1%
98   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.7% 1.8% 0.2%
99   Bay-breasted Warbler 1.2% 1.8% 0.6%
100   Sanderling 1.1% 1.8% 0.7%
101   Broad-winged Hawk 0.9% 1.8% 0.9%
102   Wilson's Snipe 0.6% 1.8% 1.3%
103   Northern Harrier 0.6% 1.8% 1.3%
104   Tree Swallow 0.5% 1.8% 1.3%
105   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.3% 1.8% 1.5%
106   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%