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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 47 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 Relative
1   Great Blue Heron 42.7% 78.7% 36.0% 1.8x
2   Blue Jay 70.7% 74.5% 3.8% 1.1x
3   Black Vulture 21.5% 74.5% 53.0% 3.5x
4   Turkey Vulture 43.6% 72.3% 28.7% 1.7x
5   Double-crested Cormorant 20.1% 70.2% 50.1% 3.5x
6   Red-bellied Woodpecker 69.0% 57.4% 11.6% 0.8x
7   Carolina Wren 75.4% 55.3% 20.1% 0.7x
8   American Crow 68.4% 55.3% 13.1% 0.8x
9   Bald Eagle 15.0% 55.3% 40.3% 3.7x
10   Carolina Chickadee 71.1% 53.2% 17.9% 0.7x
11   Northern Cardinal 72.4% 48.9% 23.4% 0.7x
12   Eastern Bluebird 53.8% 48.9% 4.8% 0.9x
13   Tufted Titmouse 65.5% 40.4% 25.1% 0.6x
14   Pileated Woodpecker 22.1% 34.0% 12.0% 1.5x
15   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.4% 34.0% 20.6% 2.5x
16   Downy Woodpecker 57.7% 31.9% 25.8% 0.6x
17   Northern Flicker 55.0% 31.9% 23.1% 0.6x
18   Eastern Phoebe 54.0% 31.9% 22.1% 0.6x
19   Pine Warbler 35.2% 29.8% 5.4% 0.8x
20   Belted Kingfisher 29.9% 29.8% 0.1% 1.0x
21   Mourning Dove 28.3% 29.8% 1.5% 1.1x
22   Eastern Towhee 37.7% 25.5% 12.2% 0.7x
23   Fish Crow 17.6% 25.5% 7.9% 1.5x
24   Northern Mockingbird 42.9% 23.4% 19.5% 0.5x
25   Brown-headed Nuthatch 37.1% 23.4% 13.7% 0.6x
26   Palm Warbler 17.2% 21.3% 4.1% 1.2x
27   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.5% 19.1% 16.3% 0.5x
28   Chipping Sparrow 22.7% 19.1% 3.6% 0.8x
29   Northern Parula 21.6% 17.0% 4.5% 0.8x
30   Chimney Swift 12.3% 17.0% 4.8% 1.4x
31   White-breasted Nuthatch 35.6% 14.9% 20.7% 0.4x
32   Song Sparrow 34.9% 14.9% 20.0% 0.4x
33   Hairy Woodpecker 15.1% 14.9% 0.2% 1.0x
34   Osprey 7.4% 14.9% 7.5% 2.0x
35   American Kestrel 5.4% 14.9% 9.5% 2.7x
36   American Goldfinch 33.6% 12.8% 20.8% 0.4x
37   Yellow-rumped Warbler 32.9% 12.8% 20.1% 0.4x
38   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.8% 12.8% 20.0% 0.4x
39   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.2% 12.8% 0.4% 1.0x
40   Cape May Warbler 13.0% 12.8% 0.2% 1.0x
41   Black-and-white Warbler 12.7% 12.8% 0.1% 1.0x
42   Gray Catbird 28.6% 10.6% 18.0% 0.4x
43   Red-tailed Hawk 12.4% 10.6% 1.8% 0.9x
44   Field Sparrow 5.0% 10.6% 5.7% 2.1x
45   Eastern Meadowlark 4.4% 10.6% 6.2% 2.4x
46   Brown Thrasher 32.5% 8.5% 24.0% 0.3x
47   White-throated Sparrow 24.0% 8.5% 15.5% 0.4x
48   Killdeer 23.5% 8.5% 15.0% 0.4x
49   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 18.6% 8.5% 10.1% 0.5x
50   Great Egret 15.7% 8.5% 7.2% 0.5x
51   Swamp Sparrow 9.9% 8.5% 1.4% 0.9x
52   Red-breasted Nuthatch 5.4% 8.5% 3.1% 1.6x
53   American Robin 35.9% 6.4% 29.5% 0.2x
54   Golden-crowned Kinglet 15.1% 6.4% 8.7% 0.4x
55   Blackpoll Warbler 6.1% 6.4% 0.3% 1.0x
56   Canada Goose 26.1% 4.3% 21.8% 0.2x
57   Common Yellowthroat 18.3% 4.3% 14.1% 0.2x
58   American Redstart 16.2% 4.3% 12.0% 0.3x
59   Eastern Wood-Pewee 13.7% 4.3% 9.4% 0.3x
60   Pied-billed Grebe 7.4% 4.3% 3.2% 0.6x
61   Ring-billed Gull 4.1% 4.3% 0.1% 1.0x
62   Blackburnian Warbler 2.8% 4.3% 1.5% 1.5x
63   Savannah Sparrow 2.8% 4.3% 1.5% 1.5x
64   Bay-breasted Warbler 2.6% 4.3% 1.6% 1.6x
65   Northern Harrier 1.2% 4.3% 3.0% 3.4x
66   Common Raven 0.6% 4.3% 3.7% 7.2x
67   Magnolia Warbler 12.2% 2.1% 10.0% 0.2x
68   Indigo Bunting 8.4% 2.1% 6.2% 0.3x
69   House Wren 8.1% 2.1% 5.9% 0.3x
70   Cooper's Hawk 7.8% 2.1% 5.6% 0.3x
71   Scarlet Tanager 6.5% 2.1% 4.4% 0.3x
72   Wood Duck 5.9% 2.1% 3.8% 0.4x
73   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.4% 2.1% 1.3% 0.6x
74   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.0% 2.1% 0.9% 0.7x
75   Pine Siskin 2.5% 2.1% 0.4% 0.8x
76   Blue Grosbeak 2.2% 2.1% 0.1% 1.0x
77   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 2.1% 0.8% 1.6x
78   Ring-necked Duck 0.9% 2.1% 1.3% 2.4x
79   Peregrine Falcon 0.8% 2.1% 1.3% 2.7x
80   Herring Gull 0.7% 2.1% 1.4% 2.9x
81   Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk 0.2% 2.1% 1.9% 8.8x
82   Northern Bobwhite 0.0% 2.1% 2.1% 44.0x