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

based on 53 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in October. 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 45.2% 77.4% 32.2%
2   Blue Jay 70.0% 75.5% 5.4%
3   Turkey Vulture 43.5% 75.5% 32.0%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 20.4% 73.6% 53.2%
5   Black Vulture 20.9% 71.7% 50.8%
6   Red-bellied Woodpecker 68.9% 58.5% 10.4%
7   American Crow 68.3% 58.5% 9.8%
8   Carolina Wren 75.4% 56.6% 18.8%
9   Carolina Chickadee 70.9% 54.7% 16.1%
10   Bald Eagle 16.5% 54.7% 38.2%
11   Northern Cardinal 72.2% 50.9% 21.2%
12   Eastern Bluebird 54.0% 47.2% 6.8%
13   Tufted Titmouse 65.3% 41.5% 23.8%
14   Pileated Woodpecker 21.4% 35.8% 14.4%
15   Downy Woodpecker 57.9% 34.0% 23.9%
16   Northern Flicker 55.2% 34.0% 21.2%
17   Eastern Phoebe 56.4% 32.1% 24.4%
18   Pine Warbler 35.0% 32.1% 2.9%
19   Belted Kingfisher 30.8% 30.2% 0.6%
20   Mourning Dove 25.9% 30.2% 4.3%
21   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.3% 30.2% 16.9%
22   Fish Crow 16.3% 28.3% 12.0%
23   Northern Mockingbird 41.4% 24.5% 16.9%
24   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 24.5% 13.0%
25   Brown-headed Nuthatch 36.0% 22.6% 13.3%
26   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.5% 20.8% 14.8%
27   Palm Warbler 19.0% 20.8% 1.7%
28   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.7% 17.0% 17.8%
29   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.8% 17.0% 16.8%
30   Chipping Sparrow 23.3% 17.0% 6.3%
31   Northern Parula 22.0% 17.0% 5.0%
32   Hairy Woodpecker 14.6% 15.1% 0.5%
33   Black-and-white Warbler 12.4% 15.1% 2.7%
34   Chimney Swift 12.3% 15.1% 2.8%
35   Osprey 8.2% 15.1% 6.9%
36   Song Sparrow 35.9% 13.2% 22.7%
37   American Goldfinch 33.7% 13.2% 20.5%
38   Cape May Warbler 14.9% 13.2% 1.7%
39   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.4% 13.2% 0.2%
40   American Kestrel 5.1% 13.2% 8.1%
41   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.9% 11.3% 23.6%
42   Red-tailed Hawk 12.0% 11.3% 0.6%
43   Swamp Sparrow 10.1% 11.3% 1.2%
44   Brown Thrasher 32.3% 9.4% 22.8%
45   Gray Catbird 29.0% 9.4% 19.6%
46   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 9.4% 8.2%
47   Great Egret 16.5% 9.4% 7.1%
48   Field Sparrow 4.7% 9.4% 4.8%
49   Eastern Meadowlark 4.4% 9.4% 5.1%
50   Killdeer 25.2% 7.5% 17.6%
51   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 7.5% 16.4%
52   Common Yellowthroat 18.4% 7.5% 10.9%
53   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.6% 7.5% 8.0%
54   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.3% 7.5% 3.2%
55   American Robin 34.3% 5.7% 28.6%
56   Canada Goose 26.3% 5.7% 20.6%
57   American Redstart 15.8% 5.7% 10.2%
58   Blackpoll Warbler 6.5% 5.7% 0.8%
59   House Finch 28.6% 3.8% 24.8%
60   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.5% 3.8% 9.7%
61   House Wren 8.2% 3.8% 4.4%
62   Pied-billed Grebe 7.9% 3.8% 4.1%
63   Cooper's Hawk 7.1% 3.8% 3.3%
64   Ring-billed Gull 5.2% 3.8% 1.4%
65   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 3.8% 0.6%
66   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.1% 3.8% 0.6%
67   Blackburnian Warbler 3.1% 3.8% 0.7%
68   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 3.8% 1.0%
69   Northern Harrier 1.3% 3.8% 2.5%
70   Common Raven 0.6% 3.8% 3.2%
71   Common Grackle 13.5% 1.9% 11.6%
72   Magnolia Warbler 12.6% 1.9% 10.7%
73   Indigo Bunting 8.4% 1.9% 6.5%
74   Wood Duck 5.5% 1.9% 3.6%
75   Scarlet Tanager 5.2% 1.9% 3.3%
76   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2.6% 1.9% 0.7%
77   Pine Siskin 2.2% 1.9% 0.3%
78   Blue Grosbeak 2.1% 1.9% 0.2%
79   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 1.9% 0.6%
80   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 1.9% 0.7%
81   Ring-necked Duck 0.9% 1.9% 1.0%
82   Herring Gull 0.9% 1.9% 1.0%
83   Peregrine Falcon 0.8% 1.9% 1.0%
84   Northern Bobwhite 0.0% 1.9% 1.8%