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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 29 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) during the month of 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 Relative
1   Great Blue Heron 44.5% 89.7% 45.1% 2.0x
2   Great Egret 29.1% 89.7% 60.5% 3.1x
3   American Crow 64.8% 82.8% 18.0% 1.3x
4   Killdeer 23.8% 75.9% 52.1% 3.2x
5   Carolina Chickadee 71.2% 72.4% 1.2% 1.0x
6   Bald Eagle 12.1% 72.4% 60.3% 6.0x
7   Tufted Titmouse 65.4% 65.5% 0.1% 1.0x
8   Carolina Wren 77.0% 62.1% 14.9% 0.8x
9   Blue Jay 60.4% 58.6% 1.8% 1.0x
10   Pine Warbler 40.5% 58.6% 18.1% 1.4x
11   Turkey Vulture 39.5% 58.6% 19.1% 1.5x
12   Canada Goose 24.8% 58.6% 33.9% 2.4x
13   Double-crested Cormorant 15.3% 58.6% 43.4% 3.8x
14   Mallard 20.0% 55.2% 35.2% 2.8x
15   Lesser Yellowlegs 4.3% 55.2% 50.8% 12.8x
16   Least Sandpiper 6.1% 51.7% 45.6% 8.5x
17   Pectoral Sandpiper 4.6% 51.7% 47.1% 11.3x
18   Northern Cardinal 73.5% 48.3% 25.2% 0.7x
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 56.0% 48.3% 7.7% 0.9x
20   Pileated Woodpecker 24.5% 48.3% 23.8% 2.0x
21   Semipalmated Plover 3.1% 48.3% 45.2% 15.4x
22   American Goldfinch 47.2% 44.8% 2.4% 0.9x
23   Osprey 12.8% 44.8% 32.0% 3.5x
24   Greater Yellowlegs 2.2% 44.8% 42.6% 20.1x
25   Downy Woodpecker 56.2% 41.4% 14.8% 0.7x
26   Northern Flicker 22.5% 41.4% 18.9% 1.8x
27   Mourning Dove 38.3% 37.9% 0.4% 1.0x
28   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.0% 37.9% 2.0% 1.1x
29   Fish Crow 21.9% 34.5% 12.6% 1.6x
30   Spotted Sandpiper 5.6% 34.5% 28.8% 6.1x
31   Semipalmated Sandpiper 2.9% 31.0% 28.1% 10.7x
32   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.4% 27.6% 8.8% 0.8x
33   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 26.4% 27.6% 1.2% 1.0x
34   Summer Tanager 22.3% 27.6% 5.3% 1.2x
35   Eastern Phoebe 37.1% 24.1% 13.0% 0.6x
36   Red-shouldered Hawk 36.7% 24.1% 12.5% 0.7x
37   Belted Kingfisher 28.1% 24.1% 4.0% 0.9x
38   Eastern Wood-Pewee 27.8% 24.1% 3.6% 0.9x
39   Eastern Towhee 26.3% 24.1% 2.2% 0.9x
40   Common Yellowthroat 29.9% 20.7% 9.2% 0.7x
41   Chimney Swift 24.5% 20.7% 3.8% 0.8x
42   peep sp. 1.6% 20.7% 19.1% 13.0x
43   Roseate Spoonbill 0.7% 20.7% 20.0% 28.9x
44   Black Vulture 21.2% 17.2% 4.0% 0.8x
45   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.4% 17.2% 1.8% 1.1x
46   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.8% 17.2% 2.5% 1.2x
47   Red-tailed Hawk 9.4% 17.2% 7.9% 1.8x
48   Wood Duck 8.5% 17.2% 8.8% 2.0x
49   Blue-winged Teal 2.6% 17.2% 14.7% 6.7x
50   Stilt Sandpiper 1.9% 17.2% 15.4% 9.3x
51   American Golden-Plover 0.4% 17.2% 16.9% 45.9x
52   Gray Catbird 42.8% 13.8% 29.1% 0.3x
53   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 13.8% 19.8% 0.4x
54   Caspian Tern 1.8% 13.8% 12.0% 7.7x
55   Forster's Tern 1.1% 13.8% 12.7% 12.1x
56   American Redstart 31.0% 10.3% 20.6% 0.3x
57   Chipping Sparrow 14.3% 10.3% 4.0% 0.7x
58   Hairy Woodpecker 14.2% 10.3% 3.9% 0.7x
59   Great Crested Flycatcher 10.6% 10.3% 0.3% 1.0x
60   Cooper's Hawk 5.2% 10.3% 5.1% 2.0x
61   American Kestrel 3.7% 10.3% 6.7% 2.8x
62   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.2% 10.3% 9.1% 8.5x
63   Wild Turkey 1.0% 10.3% 9.3% 10.0x
64   Sanderling 0.9% 10.3% 9.4% 11.1x
65   Eastern Bluebird 42.3% 6.9% 35.4% 0.2x
66   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 32.7% 6.9% 25.8% 0.2x
67   Northern Parula 25.1% 6.9% 18.2% 0.3x
68   Black-and-white Warbler 24.2% 6.9% 17.3% 0.3x
69   Indigo Bunting 17.5% 6.9% 10.6% 0.4x
70   Blue Grosbeak 11.4% 6.9% 4.5% 0.6x
71   Acadian Flycatcher 6.8% 6.9% 0.1% 1.0x
72   Solitary Sandpiper 5.1% 6.9% 1.8% 1.4x
73   Little Blue Heron 1.9% 6.9% 5.0% 3.5x
74   Field Sparrow 1.6% 6.9% 5.3% 4.3x
75   Wood Stork 1.3% 6.9% 5.6% 5.5x
76   Western Sandpiper 0.9% 6.9% 6.0% 8.1x
77   Black Tern 0.8% 6.9% 6.1% 9.2x
78   Wilson's Snipe 0.4% 6.9% 6.5% 16.0x
79   Black-bellied Plover 0.3% 6.9% 6.6% 25.9x
80   Marbled Godwit 0.0% 6.9% 6.9% 150.5x
81   Brown Thrasher 30.6% 3.4% 27.1% 0.1x
82   Red-eyed Vireo 28.7% 3.4% 25.2% 0.1x
83   Magnolia Warbler 17.6% 3.4% 14.1% 0.2x
84   Green Heron 10.8% 3.4% 7.3% 0.3x
85   Scarlet Tanager 9.5% 3.4% 6.1% 0.4x
86   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.6% 3.4% 4.2% 0.5x
87   Palm Warbler 4.9% 3.4% 1.5% 0.7x
88   Yellow-throated Warbler 4.8% 3.4% 1.3% 0.7x
89   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.4% 3.4% 1.0% 0.8x
90   Yellow Warbler 3.7% 3.4% 0.3% 0.9x
91   Barn Swallow 1.7% 3.4% 1.8% 2.0x
92   crow sp. 1.1% 3.4% 2.3% 3.0x
93   White Ibis 0.8% 3.4% 2.7% 4.5x
94   Least Flycatcher 0.7% 3.4% 2.7% 4.6x
95   Northern Shoveler 0.7% 3.4% 2.8% 5.0x
96   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.7% 3.4% 2.8% 5.0x
97   Northern Harrier 0.5% 3.4% 3.0% 7.5x
98   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 3.4% 3.0% 8.0x
99   Herring Gull 0.1% 3.4% 3.3% 34.2x
100   woodpecker sp. 0.1% 3.4% 3.3% 34.2x