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Top Birds at Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 11 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 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 33.2% 90.9% 57.7% 2.7x
2   Great Blue Heron 46.5% 81.8% 35.3% 1.8x
3   Mourning Dove 47.6% 63.6% 16.0% 1.3x
4   Killdeer 22.8% 63.6% 40.9% 2.8x
5   Osprey 20.8% 63.6% 42.9% 3.1x
6   Bald Eagle 8.9% 63.6% 54.8% 7.2x
7   Carolina Wren 72.4% 54.5% 17.9% 0.8x
8   Carolina Chickadee 58.3% 54.5% 3.8% 0.9x
9   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.7% 54.5% 13.8% 1.3x
10   Little Blue Heron 7.2% 54.5% 47.4% 7.6x
11   American Goldfinch 59.4% 45.5% 13.9% 0.8x
12   Tufted Titmouse 52.4% 45.5% 7.0% 0.9x
13   Blue Jay 36.6% 45.5% 8.8% 1.2x
14   Canada Goose 25.9% 45.5% 19.6% 1.8x
15   Mallard 23.0% 45.5% 22.5% 2.0x
16   Pine Warbler 16.1% 45.5% 29.3% 2.8x
17   Double-crested Cormorant 14.8% 45.5% 30.6% 3.1x
18   Spotted Sandpiper 10.7% 45.5% 34.7% 4.2x
19   Least Sandpiper 8.6% 45.5% 36.9% 5.3x
20   Lesser Yellowlegs 4.3% 45.5% 41.2% 10.6x
21   American Crow 53.8% 36.4% 17.5% 0.7x
22   Turkey Vulture 31.5% 36.4% 4.9% 1.2x
23   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.3% 36.4% 17.1% 1.9x
24   Wood Duck 11.0% 36.4% 25.4% 3.3x
25   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.4% 27.3% 16.9% 2.6x
26   Northern Flicker 8.8% 27.3% 18.5% 3.1x
27   Pectoral Sandpiper 5.8% 27.3% 21.4% 4.7x
28   Semipalmated Plover 4.0% 27.3% 23.3% 6.9x
29   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.5% 27.3% 23.8% 7.7x
30   White Ibis 2.3% 27.3% 25.0% 12.1x
31   Snowy Egret 2.2% 27.3% 25.1% 12.3x
32   Western Sandpiper 0.6% 27.3% 26.7% 46.3x
33   Northern Cardinal 66.2% 18.2% 48.0% 0.3x
34   Downy Woodpecker 40.5% 18.2% 22.3% 0.4x
35   Eastern Bluebird 39.9% 18.2% 21.7% 0.5x
36   Fish Crow 25.9% 18.2% 7.7% 0.7x
37   Chipping Sparrow 18.5% 18.2% 0.4% 1.0x
38   Pileated Woodpecker 15.9% 18.2% 2.3% 1.1x
39   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.7% 18.2% 2.5% 1.2x
40   Summer Tanager 14.7% 18.2% 3.5% 1.2x
41   Solitary Sandpiper 7.4% 18.2% 10.7% 2.4x
42   peep sp. 2.0% 18.2% 16.2% 9.2x
43   Black Tern 1.5% 18.2% 16.7% 12.2x
44   Wild Turkey 1.0% 18.2% 17.2% 18.6x
45   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.0% 9.1% 29.9% 0.2x
46   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 34.0% 9.1% 24.9% 0.3x
47   Indigo Bunting 28.1% 9.1% 19.0% 0.3x
48   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.7% 9.1% 18.7% 0.3x
49   Brown-headed Nuthatch 26.2% 9.1% 17.1% 0.3x
50   Eastern Towhee 25.2% 9.1% 16.1% 0.4x
51   Belted Kingfisher 22.7% 9.1% 13.6% 0.4x
52   Blue Grosbeak 22.1% 9.1% 13.1% 0.4x
53   Red-eyed Vireo 21.6% 9.1% 12.5% 0.4x
54   Eastern Phoebe 20.1% 9.1% 11.0% 0.5x
55   Chimney Swift 18.5% 9.1% 9.5% 0.5x
56   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.9% 9.1% 8.8% 0.5x
57   Black Vulture 15.8% 9.1% 6.7% 0.6x
58   Eastern Kingbird 13.9% 9.1% 4.8% 0.7x
59   Barn Swallow 11.4% 9.1% 2.3% 0.8x
60   Acadian Flycatcher 9.6% 9.1% 0.5% 0.9x
61   Hairy Woodpecker 8.0% 9.1% 1.1% 1.1x
62   Cooper's Hawk 4.5% 9.1% 4.6% 2.0x
63   Tricolored Heron 4.0% 9.1% 5.1% 2.3x
64   Greater Yellowlegs 3.2% 9.1% 5.9% 2.8x
65   Field Sparrow 2.6% 9.1% 6.5% 3.5x
66   Prothonotary Warbler 2.5% 9.1% 6.6% 3.6x
67   Purple Martin 2.3% 9.1% 6.8% 3.9x
68   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.9% 9.1% 7.1% 4.7x
69   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.8% 9.1% 7.3% 5.1x
70   Scarlet Tanager 1.4% 9.1% 7.7% 6.6x
71   Stilt Sandpiper 1.3% 9.1% 7.8% 7.1x
72   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 9.1% 8.1% 8.9x
73   Northern Waterthrush 0.9% 9.1% 8.2% 10.6x
74   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 9.1% 8.3% 11.0x
75   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 9.1% 8.3% 11.7x
76   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 9.1% 8.4% 13.3x
77   Magnolia Warbler 0.6% 9.1% 8.5% 15.8x
78   woodpecker sp. 0.1% 9.1% 9.0% 67.9x
79   Black-bellied Plover 0.1% 9.1% 9.0% 67.9x
80   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 9.1% 9.1% 226.3x
81   Hooded Merganser 0.0% 9.1% 9.1% 339.5x
82   Sterna sp. 0.0% 9.1% 9.1% 678.9x