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Top Birds at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 141 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in January. 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 38.5% 92.2% 53.7%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 29.3% 88.7% 59.3%
3   Bald Eagle 16.2% 86.5% 70.3%
4   Ring-billed Gull 29.1% 83.0% 53.9%
5   Turkey Vulture 35.0% 73.0% 38.0%
6   Black Vulture 15.7% 56.7% 41.0%
7   American Crow 52.8% 55.3% 2.6%
8   Bonaparte's Gull 9.1% 46.1% 37.0%
9   Song Sparrow 50.8% 39.0% 11.8%
10   Carolina Chickadee 58.9% 37.6% 21.3%
11   Carolina Wren 60.7% 36.2% 24.6%
12   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.4% 32.6% 9.8%
13   Blue Jay 38.9% 32.6% 6.3%
14   Northern Cardinal 59.2% 31.9% 27.3%
15   Eastern Bluebird 44.3% 31.9% 12.4%
16   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.6% 31.2% 20.4%
17   Tufted Titmouse 54.1% 30.5% 23.6%
18   White-throated Sparrow 53.7% 29.1% 24.7%
19   American Robin 34.7% 24.8% 9.9%
20   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.7% 24.1% 2.6%
21   Downy Woodpecker 43.5% 20.6% 22.9%
22   Eastern Towhee 32.7% 20.6% 12.1%
23   Dark-eyed Junco 32.1% 20.6% 11.5%
24   Mourning Dove 30.0% 20.6% 9.5%
25   American Goldfinch 29.0% 18.4% 10.6%
26   Northern Flicker 28.3% 18.4% 9.8%
27   Pileated Woodpecker 12.6% 18.4% 5.8%
28   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.4% 17.0% 7.4%
29   Northern Mockingbird 28.9% 14.9% 14.0%
30   Pine Warbler 21.8% 14.2% 7.6%
31   Hermit Thrush 18.3% 14.2% 4.1%
32   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.1% 13.5% 18.6%
33   Eastern Phoebe 24.5% 13.5% 11.1%
34   Red-tailed Hawk 15.1% 13.5% 1.6%
35   Savannah Sparrow 4.2% 13.5% 9.3%
36   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.5% 12.8% 13.7%
37   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.6% 11.3% 23.3%
38   Herring Gull 5.5% 11.3% 5.9%
39   Winter Wren 11.2% 10.6% 0.5%
40   American Kestrel 5.4% 10.6% 5.3%
41   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.4% 9.9% 20.5%
42   Pied-billed Grebe 16.5% 9.9% 6.6%
43   Red-winged Blackbird 12.0% 9.9% 2.1%
44   Chipping Sparrow 16.6% 8.5% 8.1%
45   Canada Goose 34.8% 7.8% 27.0%
46   Belted Kingfisher 19.6% 7.8% 11.8%
47   Swamp Sparrow 15.6% 7.8% 7.8%
48   Field Sparrow 13.3% 7.8% 5.5%
49   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 7.8% 2.9%
50   Fox Sparrow 6.7% 7.8% 1.1%
51   House Finch 23.8% 6.4% 17.4%
52   Killdeer 16.4% 6.4% 10.1%
53   Brown Creeper 8.7% 5.7% 3.0%
54   House Wren 1.2% 5.0% 3.7%
55   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 4.3% 0.4%
56   Northern Harrier 0.5% 4.3% 3.8%
57   Brown Thrasher 15.3% 3.5% 11.8%
58   Fish Crow 4.3% 3.5% 0.8%
59   Purple Finch 3.7% 3.5% 0.1%
60   Palm Warbler 2.0% 3.5% 1.6%
61   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.8% 3.5% 1.8%
62   American Woodcock 1.4% 3.5% 2.2%
63   Mallard 32.6% 2.8% 29.8%
64   Hairy Woodpecker 10.4% 2.8% 7.6%
65   Eastern Meadowlark 4.6% 2.8% 1.8%
66   Hooded Merganser 20.7% 2.1% 18.6%
67   Rock Pigeon 6.5% 2.1% 4.4%
68   Lesser Scaup 4.5% 2.1% 2.4%
69   Horned Grebe 4.1% 2.1% 2.0%
70   Great Horned Owl 1.2% 2.1% 0.9%
71   Ruddy Duck 16.7% 1.4% 15.3%
72   Bufflehead 15.4% 1.4% 14.0%
73   Common Grackle 4.8% 1.4% 3.4%
74   Pine Siskin 4.4% 1.4% 3.0%
75   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.4% 1.4% 1.0%
76   Red-breasted Merganser 0.9% 1.4% 0.5%
77   Merlin 0.4% 1.4% 1.1%
78   European Starling 16.7% 0.7% 16.0%
79   Cedar Waxwing 7.5% 0.7% 6.8%
80   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.8% 0.7% 4.1%
81   Green-winged Teal 3.5% 0.7% 2.8%
82   Wilson's Snipe 2.1% 0.7% 1.4%
83   Greater Scaup 1.8% 0.7% 1.1%
84   American Wigeon 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
85   Lesser Black-backed Gull 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%
86   Gray Catbird 0.9% 0.7% 0.1%
87   Common Merganser 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
88   Common Raven 0.5% 0.7% 0.2%
89   Sedge Wren 0% 0.7% 0.7%