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

based on 31 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 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% 90.3% 44.9%
2   Great Egret 28.7% 90.3% 61.6%
3   American Crow 65.2% 83.9% 18.7%
4   Killdeer 24.2% 77.4% 53.2%
5   Carolina Chickadee 70.9% 74.2% 3.2%
6   Bald Eagle 12.4% 71.0% 58.6%
7   Tufted Titmouse 65.5% 67.7% 2.2%
8   Carolina Wren 77.3% 64.5% 12.8%
9   Pine Warbler 40.6% 61.3% 20.7%
10   Blue Jay 59.0% 58.1% 1.0%
11   Turkey Vulture 39.9% 58.1% 18.1%
12   Canada Goose 25.0% 58.1% 33.1%
13   Mallard 20.2% 58.1% 37.9%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 14.9% 58.1% 43.2%
15   Lesser Yellowlegs 5.0% 58.1% 53.1%
16   Least Sandpiper 6.4% 51.6% 45.2%
17   Pectoral Sandpiper 4.6% 51.6% 47.0%
18   Northern Cardinal 73.6% 48.4% 25.2%
19   American Goldfinch 47.2% 48.4% 1.2%
20   Osprey 13.2% 48.4% 35.2%
21   Semipalmated Plover 3.6% 48.4% 44.8%
22   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.4% 45.2% 10.3%
23   Pileated Woodpecker 24.8% 45.2% 20.4%
24   Greater Yellowlegs 2.7% 45.2% 42.5%
25   Downy Woodpecker 56.8% 41.9% 14.9%
26   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.1% 41.9% 6.8%
27   Mourning Dove 36.6% 38.7% 2.1%
28   Northern Flicker 22.5% 38.7% 16.2%
29   Spotted Sandpiper 5.7% 38.7% 33.0%
30   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.9% 32.3% 5.4%
31   Fish Crow 21.4% 32.3% 10.9%
32   Eastern Phoebe 38.5% 29.0% 9.5%
33   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.2% 29.0% 7.2%
34   Eastern Towhee 26.5% 29.0% 2.6%
35   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.3% 29.0% 25.7%
36   Eastern Wood-Pewee 28.6% 25.8% 2.8%
37   Summer Tanager 21.8% 25.8% 4.0%
38   Red-shouldered Hawk 37.0% 22.6% 14.5%
39   Belted Kingfisher 28.0% 22.6% 5.4%
40   Common Yellowthroat 30.2% 19.4% 10.8%
41   Chimney Swift 23.7% 19.4% 4.4%
42   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.4% 19.4% 5.0%
43   Wood Duck 8.1% 19.4% 11.2%
44   Blue-winged Teal 2.9% 19.4% 16.5%
45   Roseate Spoonbill 0.7% 19.4% 18.7%
46   White-eyed Vireo 34.7% 16.1% 18.6%
47   Black Vulture 21.4% 16.1% 5.3%
48   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.9% 16.1% 0.2%
49   Red-tailed Hawk 9.0% 16.1% 7.1%
50   Stilt Sandpiper 2.0% 16.1% 14.1%
51   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 16.1% 15.3%
52   Gray Catbird 43.1% 12.9% 30.2%
53   Caspian Tern 1.7% 12.9% 11.2%
54   Sanderling 1.1% 12.9% 11.8%
55   Forster's Tern 1.0% 12.9% 11.9%
56   Eastern Bluebird 43.3% 9.7% 33.6%
57   American Redstart 30.6% 9.7% 20.9%
58   Northern Parula 24.9% 9.7% 15.2%
59   Chipping Sparrow 14.9% 9.7% 5.2%
60   Hairy Woodpecker 14.2% 9.7% 4.5%
61   Great Crested Flycatcher 11.2% 9.7% 1.5%
62   Acadian Flycatcher 7.8% 9.7% 1.9%
63   Solitary Sandpiper 6.6% 9.7% 3.1%
64   Cooper's Hawk 5.1% 9.7% 4.5%
65   American Kestrel 3.6% 9.7% 6.1%
66   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.1% 9.7% 8.5%
67   Wild Turkey 1.1% 9.7% 8.6%
68   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.3% 6.5% 26.9%
69   Red-eyed Vireo 28.8% 6.5% 22.3%
70   Black-and-white Warbler 24.2% 6.5% 17.7%
71   Indigo Bunting 18.2% 6.5% 11.7%
72   Blue Grosbeak 11.3% 6.5% 4.9%
73   Little Blue Heron 1.8% 6.5% 4.6%
74   Field Sparrow 1.5% 6.5% 5.0%
75   Wood Stork 1.4% 6.5% 5.1%
76   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 6.5% 5.4%
77   Western Sandpiper 0.7% 6.5% 5.7%
78   Black Tern 0.7% 6.5% 5.7%
79   Wilson's Snipe 0.6% 6.5% 5.9%
80   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 6.5% 6.2%
81   Marbled Godwit 0.0% 6.5% 6.4%
82   Brown Thrasher 31.0% 3.2% 27.8%
83   Magnolia Warbler 17.7% 3.2% 14.5%
84   Green Heron 12.0% 3.2% 8.8%
85   Scarlet Tanager 9.2% 3.2% 6.0%
86   Yellow-throated Vireo 8.1% 3.2% 4.8%
87   Palm Warbler 5.2% 3.2% 2.0%
88   Yellow-throated Warbler 5.1% 3.2% 1.9%
89   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.3% 3.2% 1.1%
90   Yellow Warbler 3.9% 3.2% 0.7%
91   Northern Waterthrush 3.8% 3.2% 0.6%
92   Barn Swallow 1.7% 3.2% 1.6%
93   American Avocet 1.1% 3.2% 2.2%
94   White Ibis 1.0% 3.2% 2.2%
95   Least Flycatcher 0.9% 3.2% 2.3%
96   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.8% 3.2% 2.4%
97   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.7% 3.2% 2.5%
98   Northern Harrier 0.6% 3.2% 2.7%
99   Herring Gull 0.1% 3.2% 3.1%