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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 12 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
1   Great Egret 33.7% 91.7% 57.9%
2   Great Blue Heron 47.4% 83.3% 36.0%
3   Killdeer 24.7% 66.7% 41.9%
4   Osprey 22.1% 66.7% 44.5%
5   Bald Eagle 9.2% 66.7% 57.5%
6   Carolina Wren 71.3% 58.3% 13.0%
7   Carolina Chickadee 56.4% 58.3% 1.9%
8   Mourning Dove 46.8% 58.3% 11.5%
9   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.2% 58.3% 18.1%
10   Little Blue Heron 8.7% 58.3% 49.6%
11   Blue Jay 34.2% 50.0% 15.8%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 14.8% 50.0% 35.2%
13   Spotted Sandpiper 11.8% 50.0% 38.2%
14   Least Sandpiper 11.0% 50.0% 39.0%
15   American Goldfinch 60.2% 41.7% 18.5%
16   American Crow 53.7% 41.7% 12.0%
17   Tufted Titmouse 51.3% 41.7% 9.7%
18   Turkey Vulture 32.3% 41.7% 9.4%
19   Canada Goose 25.7% 41.7% 15.9%
20   Mallard 22.3% 41.7% 19.4%
21   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.6% 41.7% 21.1%
22   Pine Warbler 15.9% 41.7% 25.7%
23   Wood Duck 11.9% 41.7% 29.8%
24   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.1% 41.7% 35.6%
25   Fish Crow 25.6% 25.0% 0.6%
26   Pileated Woodpecker 15.8% 25.0% 9.2%
27   Summer Tanager 14.4% 25.0% 10.6%
28   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.1% 25.0% 14.9%
29   Northern Flicker 8.0% 25.0% 17.0%
30   Pectoral Sandpiper 7.2% 25.0% 17.8%
31   Semipalmated Plover 5.5% 25.0% 19.5%
32   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.5% 25.0% 20.5%
33   White Ibis 2.8% 25.0% 22.2%
34   Snowy Egret 2.7% 25.0% 22.3%
35   Western Sandpiper 1.0% 25.0% 24.0%
36   Northern Cardinal 65.3% 16.7% 48.6%
37   Eastern Bluebird 39.6% 16.7% 23.0%
38   Downy Woodpecker 39.3% 16.7% 22.6%
39   Brown-headed Nuthatch 25.1% 16.7% 8.4%
40   Belted Kingfisher 22.1% 16.7% 5.4%
41   Chipping Sparrow 19.5% 16.7% 2.8%
42   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.5% 16.7% 0.8%
43   Black Vulture 16.7% 16.7% 0.0%
44   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.9% 16.7% 0.8%
45   Eastern Kingbird 14.5% 16.7% 2.1%
46   Solitary Sandpiper 8.6% 16.7% 8.0%
47   Black Tern 1.2% 16.7% 15.4%
48   Wild Turkey 0.9% 16.7% 15.7%
49   Red-bellied Woodpecker 36.3% 8.3% 28.0%
50   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.8% 8.3% 25.5%
51   Indigo Bunting 29.9% 8.3% 21.6%
52   White-breasted Nuthatch 26.1% 8.3% 17.8%
53   Eastern Towhee 25.6% 8.3% 17.3%
54   Blue Grosbeak 23.7% 8.3% 15.3%
55   Red-eyed Vireo 21.7% 8.3% 13.4%
56   Eastern Phoebe 20.7% 8.3% 12.4%
57   Chimney Swift 18.1% 8.3% 9.8%
58   Barn Swallow 11.8% 8.3% 3.5%
59   Acadian Flycatcher 9.9% 8.3% 1.5%
60   Hairy Woodpecker 8.0% 8.3% 0.4%
61   Cooper's Hawk 4.6% 8.3% 3.8%
62   Greater Yellowlegs 4.0% 8.3% 4.4%
63   Tricolored Heron 3.3% 8.3% 5.1%
64   Prothonotary Warbler 2.8% 8.3% 5.6%
65   Purple Martin 2.7% 8.3% 5.6%
66   Field Sparrow 2.3% 8.3% 6.1%
67   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.8% 8.3% 6.6%
68   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.7% 8.3% 6.6%
69   Stilt Sandpiper 1.5% 8.3% 6.8%
70   Scarlet Tanager 1.3% 8.3% 7.0%
71   Northern Waterthrush 1.3% 8.3% 7.1%
72   Great Horned Owl 1.1% 8.3% 7.2%
73   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 8.3% 7.5%
74   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.7% 8.3% 7.6%
75   Broad-winged Hawk 0.6% 8.3% 7.7%
76   Magnolia Warbler 0.6% 8.3% 7.8%
77   Black-bellied Plover 0.3% 8.3% 8.0%
78   Hooded Merganser 0.1% 8.3% 8.2%
79   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 8.3% 8.3%