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

based on 202 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 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 32.5% 90.6% 58.0%
2   Great Blue Heron 46.5% 89.6% 43.1%
3   Little Blue Heron 7.2% 80.2% 73.0%
4   Killdeer 23.7% 71.3% 47.5%
5   American Goldfinch 60.0% 66.8% 6.8%
6   Osprey 21.2% 66.8% 45.6%
7   Wood Duck 10.8% 64.9% 54.1%
8   Least Sandpiper 9.9% 63.4% 53.5%
9   Carolina Wren 71.5% 62.4% 9.1%
10   Lesser Yellowlegs 4.9% 61.9% 57.0%
11   Solitary Sandpiper 7.5% 58.4% 50.9%
12   American Crow 53.7% 55.0% 1.3%
13   Pectoral Sandpiper 6.2% 55.0% 48.7%
14   Spotted Sandpiper 10.9% 54.5% 43.5%
15   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.0% 50.0% 30.0%
16   Mourning Dove 46.8% 47.5% 0.7%
17   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.1% 47.0% 6.9%
18   Carolina Chickadee 56.6% 46.0% 10.6%
19   Tufted Titmouse 51.4% 45.5% 5.9%
20   Semipalmated Plover 4.7% 45.5% 40.9%
21   Northern Cardinal 65.7% 43.6% 22.1%
22   Eastern Bluebird 39.5% 43.1% 3.5%
23   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 42.1% 40.4%
24   Belted Kingfisher 21.7% 38.6% 16.9%
25   White Ibis 2.1% 37.6% 35.6%
26   Greater Yellowlegs 3.2% 37.1% 33.9%
27   Indigo Bunting 29.7% 36.6% 6.9%
28   Eastern Phoebe 20.4% 36.6% 16.3%
29   Semipalmated Sandpiper 3.8% 36.6% 32.8%
30   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.7% 35.1% 1.4%
31   Fish Crow 25.4% 35.1% 9.8%
32   Blue Grosbeak 23.4% 34.7% 11.3%
33   Double-crested Cormorant 14.5% 31.2% 16.7%
34   Canada Goose 25.6% 30.7% 5.0%
35   Snowy Egret 2.1% 30.7% 28.6%
36   Pileated Woodpecker 15.5% 30.2% 14.7%
37   Bald Eagle 8.8% 30.2% 21.4%
38   Mallard 22.1% 29.7% 7.6%
39   Brown-headed Nuthatch 25.0% 28.7% 3.7%
40   Downy Woodpecker 39.5% 28.2% 11.3%
41   Eastern Towhee 25.5% 27.2% 1.7%
42   Turkey Vulture 32.5% 26.7% 5.7%
43   Chipping Sparrow 19.4% 24.3% 4.9%
44   Eastern Kingbird 14.4% 22.8% 8.4%
45   Red-bellied Woodpecker 36.6% 22.3% 14.3%
46   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 15.7% 22.3% 6.6%
47   Pine Warbler 15.8% 21.8% 5.9%
48   Wood Stork 2.0% 20.3% 18.3%
49   Wilson's Phalarope 1.0% 20.3% 19.3%
50   Black Vulture 16.6% 19.8% 3.2%
51   Chimney Swift 18.1% 19.3% 1.2%
52   Red-shouldered Hawk 24.8% 18.8% 6.0%
53   Green Heron 17.3% 18.8% 1.5%
54   Blue Jay 34.5% 18.3% 16.2%
55   Barn Swallow 11.7% 17.3% 5.7%
56   Baird's Sandpiper 1.1% 17.3% 16.2%
57   Barred Owl 4.4% 16.3% 12.0%
58   White-breasted Nuthatch 26.3% 15.8% 10.5%
59   Limpkin 0.2% 15.3% 15.1%
60   Summer Tanager 14.4% 14.9% 0.4%
61   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 14.9% 7.0%
62   Stilt Sandpiper 1.2% 14.4% 13.1%
63   Western Sandpiper 0.7% 14.4% 13.7%
64   Field Sparrow 2.0% 13.9% 11.9%
65   Anhinga 1.4% 13.9% 12.5%
66   Northern Flicker 7.9% 12.9% 4.9%
67   Prothonotary Warbler 2.6% 12.4% 9.8%
68   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.6% 11.4% 6.2%
69   Red-tailed Hawk 10.5% 9.4% 1.1%
70   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 8.9% 19.5%
71   Yellow Warbler 2.6% 8.9% 6.3%
72   Great Horned Owl 0.9% 8.9% 8.0%
73   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 8.9% 8.8%
74   Common Yellowthroat 12.3% 8.4% 3.9%
75   Common Grackle 9.6% 8.4% 1.1%
76   Cooper's Hawk 4.5% 8.4% 3.9%
77   Tricolored Heron 3.2% 7.9% 4.8%
78   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.2% 7.4% 2.8%
79   Northern Waterthrush 1.1% 6.9% 5.8%
80   Black Tern 1.1% 6.9% 5.8%
81   Prairie Warbler 3.0% 6.4% 3.4%
82   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.6% 6.4% 4.8%
83   American Avocet 1.5% 5.9% 4.4%
84   Red-winged Blackbird 5.7% 5.4% 0.3%
85   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 5.4% 0.1%
86   American Robin 26.3% 5.0% 21.4%
87   Orchard Oriole 2.2% 5.0% 2.8%
88   House Finch 19.5% 4.5% 15.0%
89   Ruddy Turnstone 0.1% 4.5% 4.3%
90   House Wren 4.3% 4.0% 0.4%
91   Gray Catbird 26.9% 3.5% 23.4%
92   Red-eyed Vireo 22.1% 3.5% 18.7%
93   Acadian Flycatcher 10.0% 3.5% 6.5%
94   Roseate Spoonbill 2.3% 3.5% 1.2%
95   White-eyed Vireo 21.1% 3.0% 18.1%
96   Yellow-throated Vireo 3.9% 3.0% 0.9%
97   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.7% 3.0% 1.2%
98   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.1% 3.0% 1.9%
99   Caspian Tern 1.8% 2.5% 0.7%
100   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.2% 2.5% 1.3%
101   Wild Turkey 0.9% 2.5% 1.5%
102   Sanderling 0.6% 2.5% 1.9%
103   Northern Bobwhite 0.4% 2.5% 2.1%
104   Eastern Whip-poor-will 0.2% 2.5% 2.3%
105   Purple Martin 2.7% 2.0% 0.8%
106   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 2.0% 1.2%
107   Hooded Merganser 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
108   Song Sparrow 9.8% 1.5% 8.3%
109   American Redstart 6.2% 1.5% 4.8%
110   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.6% 1.5% 0.1%
111   Common Nighthawk 0.7% 1.5% 0.8%
112   Tree Swallow 0.4% 1.5% 1.1%
113   Pied-billed Grebe 0.4% 1.5% 1.1%
114   Wilson's Snipe 0.1% 1.5% 1.4%
115   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.0% 1.5% 1.5%
116   Brown Thrasher 14.8% 1.0% 13.8%
117   Northern Parula 7.4% 1.0% 6.4%
118   Scarlet Tanager 1.3% 1.0% 0.3%
119   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
120   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
121   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
122   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
123   Willet 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
124   Northern Harrier 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
125   Merlin 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
126   European Starling 9.2% 0.5% 8.7%
127   Black-and-white Warbler 5.8% 0.5% 5.3%
128   Eastern Meadowlark 2.3% 0.5% 1.8%
129   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 0.5% 0.2%
130   Magnolia Warbler 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
131   Forster's Tern 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
132   Northern Shoveler 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
133   Bank Swallow 0.0% 0.5% 0.5%
134   Palm Warbler 0.0% 0.5% 0.5%
135   Clapper Rail 0% 0.5% 0.5%
136   American Pipit 0% 0.5% 0.5%