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

based on 59 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in December. 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   Double-crested Cormorant 28.6% 96.6% 68.0% 3.4x
2   Great Blue Heron 42.3% 89.8% 47.5% 2.1x
3   Turkey Vulture 36.1% 74.6% 38.5% 2.1x
4   Ring-billed Gull 28.7% 74.6% 45.9% 2.6x
5   Bald Eagle 16.1% 69.5% 53.4% 4.3x
6   Bonaparte's Gull 11.1% 66.1% 55.0% 6.0x
7   Carolina Wren 67.9% 61.0% 6.9% 0.9x
8   American Crow 58.1% 59.3% 1.3% 1.0x
9   Song Sparrow 53.8% 54.2% 0.4% 1.0x
10   Carolina Chickadee 64.4% 52.5% 11.9% 0.8x
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.9% 52.5% 5.4% 0.9x
12   Eastern Bluebird 49.2% 50.8% 1.6% 1.0x
13   Blue Jay 46.6% 49.2% 2.5% 1.1x
14   White-throated Sparrow 61.6% 47.5% 14.1% 0.8x
15   Tufted Titmouse 58.4% 47.5% 10.9% 0.8x
16   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 49.7% 47.5% 2.2% 1.0x
17   Black Vulture 17.4% 45.8% 28.4% 2.6x
18   American Goldfinch 40.8% 40.7% 0.1% 1.0x
19   Eastern Towhee 39.1% 40.7% 1.6% 1.0x
20   Northern Flicker 38.3% 39.0% 0.7% 1.0x
21   Pileated Woodpecker 15.5% 39.0% 23.4% 2.5x
22   American Robin 36.1% 37.3% 1.2% 1.0x
23   Northern Mockingbird 32.6% 37.3% 4.7% 1.1x
24   Golden-crowned Kinglet 32.4% 35.6% 3.2% 1.1x
25   Eastern Phoebe 28.6% 30.5% 1.9% 1.1x
26   Downy Woodpecker 48.9% 28.8% 20.1% 0.6x
27   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.0% 28.8% 2.2% 0.9x
28   American Kestrel 6.1% 27.1% 21.0% 4.4x
29   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 25.4% 1.4% 1.1x
30   Savannah Sparrow 4.6% 25.4% 20.8% 5.5x
31   Northern Cardinal 63.1% 23.7% 39.4% 0.4x
32   Dark-eyed Junco 36.5% 23.7% 12.7% 0.7x
33   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.3% 23.7% 4.5% 0.8x
34   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.6% 23.7% 11.1% 1.9x
35   Hermit Thrush 22.3% 22.0% 0.2% 1.0x
36   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.3% 20.3% 13.9% 0.6x
37   Pine Warbler 18.2% 20.3% 2.1% 1.1x
38   Pied-billed Grebe 20.2% 18.6% 1.5% 0.9x
39   Red-tailed Hawk 16.6% 18.6% 2.0% 1.1x
40   Chipping Sparrow 20.6% 16.9% 3.7% 0.8x
41   Swamp Sparrow 17.0% 16.9% 0.0% 1.0x
42   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.7% 15.3% 19.4% 0.4x
43   Field Sparrow 17.9% 15.3% 2.7% 0.9x
44   Mourning Dove 24.4% 13.6% 10.8% 0.6x
45   Winter Wren 15.2% 13.6% 1.6% 0.9x
46   Red-winged Blackbird 14.7% 11.9% 2.8% 0.8x
47   Hairy Woodpecker 12.0% 10.2% 1.9% 0.8x
48   Eastern Meadowlark 3.9% 10.2% 6.3% 2.6x
49   House Wren 2.8% 10.2% 7.3% 3.6x
50   Northern Harrier 1.0% 10.2% 9.2% 10.3x
51   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.5% 8.5% 28.1% 0.2x
52   Herring Gull 5.6% 8.5% 2.9% 1.5x
53   Palm Warbler 2.5% 8.5% 6.0% 3.4x
54   Canada Goose 32.1% 5.1% 27.0% 0.2x
55   European Starling 16.1% 5.1% 11.0% 0.3x
56   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.1% 5.1% 0.9% 1.2x
57   gull sp. 1.8% 5.1% 3.3% 2.8x
58   duck sp. 1.1% 5.1% 3.9% 4.5x
59   Mallard 30.7% 3.4% 27.3% 0.1x
60   House Finch 24.1% 3.4% 20.7% 0.1x
61   Bufflehead 14.7% 3.4% 11.3% 0.2x
62   Cedar Waxwing 11.9% 3.4% 8.5% 0.3x
63   Cooper's Hawk 4.8% 3.4% 1.4% 0.7x
64   Common Loon 3.1% 3.4% 0.3% 1.1x
65   hawk sp. 0.5% 3.4% 2.9% 7.0x
66   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.3% 3.4% 3.0% 9.8x
67   Hooded Merganser 19.6% 1.7% 17.9% 0.1x
68   Killdeer 17.4% 1.7% 15.7% 0.1x
69   Pine Siskin 9.3% 1.7% 7.7% 0.2x
70   Ring-necked Duck 8.5% 1.7% 6.8% 0.2x
71   Fox Sparrow 7.0% 1.7% 5.3% 0.2x
72   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 1.7% 4.2% 0.3x
73   Common Grackle 5.8% 1.7% 4.1% 0.3x
74   Horned Grebe 5.5% 1.7% 3.8% 0.3x
75   Purple Finch 5.4% 1.7% 3.7% 0.3x
76   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 1.7% 2.0% 0.5x
77   Barred Owl 3.0% 1.7% 1.3% 0.6x
78   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.6% 1.7% 0.9% 0.6x
79   Gray Catbird 1.8% 1.7% 0.1% 1.0x
80   Fish Crow 1.3% 1.7% 0.4% 1.3x
81   Blue-headed Vireo 1.1% 1.7% 0.6% 1.6x
82   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 1.7% 1.0% 2.5x
83   Merlin 0.5% 1.7% 1.2% 3.1x
84   Sedge Wren 0% 1.7% 1.7%