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Top Birds at Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 10 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center in May. 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   American Crow 56.6% 70.0% 13.4%
2   Osprey 15.9% 60.0% 44.1%
3   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 40.0% 39.6%
4   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 40.0% 0.4%
5   Fish Crow 33.2% 40.0% 6.8%
6   Eastern Kingbird 26.6% 40.0% 13.4%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 18.2% 40.0% 21.8%
8   Bald Eagle 10.3% 40.0% 29.7%
9   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 30.0% 26.9%
10   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 30.0% 21.4%
11   Mourning Dove 48.3% 30.0% 18.3%
12   Great Blue Heron 46.6% 30.0% 16.6%
13   Pine Warbler 39.7% 30.0% 9.7%
14   Chipping Sparrow 37.8% 30.0% 7.8%
15   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 30.0% 0.2%
16   Chimney Swift 28.3% 30.0% 1.7%
17   European Starling 22.4% 30.0% 7.6%
18   Brown Thrasher 17.2% 30.0% 12.8%
19   Carolina Wren 70.4% 20.0% 50.4%
20   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 20.0% 44.4%
21   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 20.0% 40.0%
22   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 20.0% 29.4%
23   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 20.0% 28.1%
24   Blue Jay 43.0% 20.0% 23.0%
25   Summer Tanager 37.1% 20.0% 17.1%
26   Common Grackle 35.7% 20.0% 15.7%
27   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 20.0% 15.0%
28   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 20.0% 12.1%
29   Barn Swallow 30.6% 20.0% 10.6%
30   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.4% 20.0% 1.4%
31   Black Vulture 21.0% 20.0% 1.0%
32   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.6% 20.0% 4.4%
33   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 10.0% 44.0%
34   Indigo Bunting 45.5% 10.0% 35.5%
35   American Goldfinch 44.4% 10.0% 34.4%
36   Common Yellowthroat 40.9% 10.0% 30.9%
37   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 10.0% 29.6%
38   American Robin 38.6% 10.0% 28.6%
39   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 10.0% 27.5%
40   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 10.0% 24.4%
41   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 10.0% 23.6%
42   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 10.0% 21.0%
43   Gray Catbird 30.8% 10.0% 20.8%
44   House Finch 27.6% 10.0% 17.6%
45   Blue Grosbeak 23.5% 10.0% 13.5%
46   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 10.0% 9.1%
47   Ovenbird 18.7% 10.0% 8.7%
48   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 10.0% 5.9%
49   Tree Swallow 14.5% 10.0% 4.5%
50   Belted Kingfisher 11.8% 10.0% 1.8%
51   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 10.0% 1.3%
52   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 10.0% 0.7%
53   Purple Martin 10.4% 10.0% 0.4%
54   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 10.0% 1.9%
55   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 10.0% 2.7%
56   Ring-billed Gull 1.6% 10.0% 8.4%
57   Pied-billed Grebe 0.1% 10.0% 9.9%