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Top Birds at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 85 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 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   Great Blue Heron 45.0% 84.7% 39.7%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 16.6% 75.3% 58.7%
3   Osprey 16.1% 75.3% 59.2%
4   Turkey Vulture 38.2% 74.1% 35.9%
5   Chipping Sparrow 38.2% 72.9% 34.7%
6   Carolina Wren 70.8% 69.4% 1.4%
7   American Crow 56.1% 68.2% 12.1%
8   Summer Tanager 37.6% 68.2% 30.6%
9   Northern Cardinal 79.6% 67.1% 12.5%
10   Eastern Bluebird 49.6% 65.9% 16.3%
11   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 63.5% 11.7%
12   Mourning Dove 47.8% 62.4% 14.6%
13   Indigo Bunting 45.6% 61.2% 15.6%
14   Black Vulture 20.3% 61.2% 40.9%
15   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 60.0% 5.2%
16   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.5% 60.0% 2.5%
17   Cliff Swallow 4.8% 57.6% 52.8%
18   Fish Crow 33.9% 54.1% 20.2%
19   Pine Warbler 41.6% 52.9% 11.3%
20   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 51.8% 11.5%
21   Blue Grosbeak 23.7% 51.8% 28.1%
22   American Goldfinch 45.0% 50.6% 5.6%
23   Yellow-breasted Chat 10.9% 50.6% 39.7%
24   Northern Mockingbird 29.8% 49.4% 19.6%
25   Eastern Kingbird 26.9% 49.4% 22.5%
26   Carolina Chickadee 59.3% 47.1% 12.2%
27   Orchard Oriole 15.4% 45.9% 30.5%
28   Prairie Warbler 6.5% 45.9% 39.4%
29   Yellow-throated Warbler 16.1% 43.5% 27.4%
30   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 42.4% 7.6%
31   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.4% 41.2% 13.2%
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 41.2% 4.1%
33   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 41.2% 4.7%
34   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.8% 38.8% 18.1%
35   Tree Swallow 15.1% 38.8% 23.7%
36   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.1% 36.5% 12.6%
37   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.8% 35.3% 4.5%
38   Pileated Woodpecker 19.0% 32.9% 14.0%
39   Barn Swallow 30.1% 31.8% 1.7%
40   Blue Jay 41.9% 28.2% 13.7%
41   Downy Woodpecker 40.3% 28.2% 12.1%
42   Northern Parula 35.4% 28.2% 7.1%
43   Common Grackle 33.9% 28.2% 5.7%
44   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 28.2% 1.8%
45   Bald Eagle 10.4% 28.2% 17.8%
46   Purple Martin 10.4% 28.2% 17.9%
47   Ovenbird 17.6% 27.1% 9.5%
48   Field Sparrow 2.9% 23.5% 20.6%
49   Gray Catbird 28.2% 22.4% 5.8%
50   Killdeer 19.5% 21.2% 1.7%
51   Black-and-white Warbler 15.1% 21.2% 6.1%
52   Hooded Warbler 10.4% 20.0% 9.6%
53   Eastern Phoebe 34.3% 18.8% 15.4%
54   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 18.8% 4.3%
55   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 18.8% 6.7%
56   Eastern Meadowlark 8.2% 18.8% 10.7%
57   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.6% 17.6% 6.1%
58   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.2% 16.5% 1.7%
59   American Robin 38.1% 15.3% 22.8%
60   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.0% 15.3% 8.3%
61   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 14.1% 13.2%
62   Acadian Flycatcher 25.8% 14.1% 11.7%
63   American Redstart 22.2% 14.1% 8.0%
64   Canada Goose 41.3% 12.9% 28.3%
65   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 12.9% 3.2%
66   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.4% 12.9% 2.6%
67   House Finch 29.4% 11.8% 17.6%
68   Chimney Swift 27.6% 11.8% 15.8%
69   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 11.8% 3.8%
70   Scarlet Tanager 11.6% 11.8% 0.2%
71   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.0% 10.6% 21.4%
72   Prothonotary Warbler 15.9% 9.4% 6.5%
73   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 8.2% 3.9%
74   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 8.2% 1.7%
75   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.0% 8.2% 1.2%
76   Mallard 28.3% 7.1% 21.2%
77   Wood Thrush 13.0% 7.1% 6.0%
78   Wood Duck 12.5% 7.1% 5.5%
79   Ring-billed Gull 1.3% 7.1% 5.8%
80   Song Sparrow 15.8% 5.9% 9.9%
81   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 5.9% 6.2%
82   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 5.9% 1.7%
83   European Starling 20.5% 4.7% 15.8%
84   Cedar Waxwing 14.1% 4.7% 9.3%
85   Hairy Woodpecker 8.8% 4.7% 4.1%
86   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 4.7% 3.1%
87   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 4.7% 3.6%
88   Green Heron 9.8% 3.5% 6.3%
89   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 3.5% 2.1%
90   Wild Turkey 1.4% 3.5% 2.1%
91   Blue-headed Vireo 1.1% 3.5% 2.4%
92   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 2.4% 5.6%
93   Barred Owl 7.3% 2.4% 5.0%
94   Bobolink 2.8% 2.4% 0.4%
95   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 2.4% 1.2%
96   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 2.4% 2.2%
97   House Wren 8.6% 1.2% 7.4%
98   Northern Flicker 8.5% 1.2% 7.3%
99   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 1.2% 6.5%
100   Swainson's Thrush 7.0% 1.2% 5.9%
101   Northern Waterthrush 6.8% 1.2% 5.6%
102   Least Sandpiper 5.0% 1.2% 3.8%
103   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 1.2% 2.1%
104   House Sparrow 3.3% 1.2% 2.1%
105   Veery 2.8% 1.2% 1.7%
106   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 1.2% 1.6%
107   Great Egret 2.5% 1.2% 1.3%
108   Warbling Vireo 1.4% 1.2% 0.2%
109   Caspian Tern 0.7% 1.2% 0.5%
110   Laughing Gull 0.2% 1.2% 1.0%
111   Pied-billed Grebe 0.1% 1.2% 1.1%