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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 76 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
1   Double-crested Cormorant 29.7% 96.1% 66.3%
2   Great Blue Heron 42.7% 90.8% 48.1%
3   Turkey Vulture 35.7% 76.3% 40.6%
4   Ring-billed Gull 28.8% 76.3% 47.5%
5   Bald Eagle 16.6% 72.4% 55.7%
6   Bonaparte's Gull 12.3% 69.7% 57.4%
7   Carolina Wren 68.5% 64.5% 4.0%
8   American Crow 58.7% 64.5% 5.8%
9   Song Sparrow 55.1% 60.5% 5.4%
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.5% 57.9% 0.4%
11   Carolina Chickadee 64.5% 55.3% 9.2%
12   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.7% 53.9% 3.3%
13   Eastern Bluebird 49.8% 52.6% 2.8%
14   White-throated Sparrow 62.2% 50.0% 12.2%
15   Tufted Titmouse 58.6% 48.7% 9.9%
16   American Goldfinch 41.7% 47.4% 5.7%
17   Blue Jay 45.7% 46.1% 0.3%
18   Northern Flicker 39.0% 44.7% 5.8%
19   Eastern Towhee 38.3% 42.1% 3.8%
20   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.1% 42.1% 9.1%
21   Black Vulture 16.9% 40.8% 23.9%
22   Pileated Woodpecker 15.5% 40.8% 25.3%
23   American Robin 37.9% 38.2% 0.3%
24   Downy Woodpecker 49.6% 36.8% 12.8%
25   Northern Mockingbird 32.1% 36.8% 4.7%
26   Eastern Phoebe 30.5% 35.5% 5.0%
27   Dark-eyed Junco 37.2% 32.9% 4.3%
28   Savannah Sparrow 5.0% 32.9% 27.9%
29   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.3% 30.3% 1.0%
30   Belted Kingfisher 24.2% 28.9% 4.7%
31   Northern Cardinal 63.3% 27.6% 35.6%
32   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.0% 26.3% 8.7%
33   Red-shouldered Hawk 29.1% 25.0% 4.1%
34   Hermit Thrush 24.3% 25.0% 0.7%
35   American Kestrel 6.0% 25.0% 19.0%
36   Red-tailed Hawk 15.9% 21.1% 5.1%
37   Chipping Sparrow 21.1% 19.7% 1.3%
38   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 19.7% 1.9%
39   Yellow-rumped Warbler 38.3% 18.4% 19.9%
40   Pied-billed Grebe 20.4% 18.4% 2.0%
41   Pine Warbler 18.2% 18.4% 0.3%
42   Winter Wren 15.8% 18.4% 2.6%
43   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.1% 18.4% 6.3%
44   Mourning Dove 24.1% 15.8% 8.3%
45   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.6% 14.5% 20.1%
46   Field Sparrow 17.3% 14.5% 2.8%
47   House Wren 2.6% 14.5% 11.9%
48   Red-winged Blackbird 15.4% 13.2% 2.3%
49   Hairy Woodpecker 12.8% 10.5% 2.3%
50   Fox Sparrow 7.2% 9.2% 2.0%
51   Palm Warbler 2.9% 9.2% 6.3%
52   Northern Harrier 0.9% 9.2% 8.3%
53   Herring Gull 5.4% 7.9% 2.5%
54   Eastern Meadowlark 4.0% 7.9% 3.9%
55   Canada Goose 32.2% 6.6% 25.6%
56   House Finch 24.5% 6.6% 18.0%
57   Cedar Waxwing 13.5% 5.3% 8.3%
58   Sedge Wren 0% 5.3% 5.3%
59   European Starling 15.4% 3.9% 11.5%
60   Pine Siskin 8.3% 3.9% 4.4%
61   Purple Finch 4.7% 3.9% 0.8%
62   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.4% 3.9% 0.5%
63   Mallard 30.3% 2.6% 27.7%
64   Killdeer 18.3% 2.6% 15.6%
65   Bufflehead 14.3% 2.6% 11.7%
66   Ring-necked Duck 8.0% 2.6% 5.4%
67   Cooper's Hawk 4.6% 2.6% 2.0%
68   Common Loon 3.7% 2.6% 1.0%
69   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.4% 2.6% 0.2%
70   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.6% 2.6% 2.1%
71   Hooded Merganser 19.0% 1.3% 17.6%
72   Brown Creeper 10.8% 1.3% 9.5%
73   Horned Grebe 5.9% 1.3% 4.6%
74   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
75   Common Grackle 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
76   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 1.3% 2.4%
77   Rusty Blackbird 3.2% 1.3% 1.9%
78   Barred Owl 3.0% 1.3% 1.7%
79   Fish Crow 1.9% 1.3% 0.5%
80   Gray Catbird 1.8% 1.3% 0.5%
81   Great Horned Owl 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
82   Blue-headed Vireo 1.3% 1.3% 0.1%
83   American Woodcock 0.9% 1.3% 0.4%
84   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 1.3% 0.6%
85   Merlin 0.5% 1.3% 0.8%