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

based on 70 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in February. 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   Bald Eagle 14.8% 82.9% 68.0%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 30.6% 81.4% 50.9%
3   Great Blue Heron 38.1% 77.1% 39.0%
4   Turkey Vulture 39.1% 70.0% 30.9%
5   Ring-billed Gull 26.2% 67.1% 40.9%
6   Black Vulture 15.8% 67.1% 51.4%
7   American Crow 57.0% 52.9% 4.2%
8   Eastern Bluebird 47.7% 42.9% 4.9%
9   Carolina Chickadee 60.2% 37.1% 23.1%
10   Tufted Titmouse 57.1% 37.1% 20.0%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.3% 37.1% 13.2%
12   Northern Cardinal 65.2% 34.3% 30.9%
13   Carolina Wren 60.6% 32.9% 27.7%
14   Song Sparrow 50.4% 32.9% 17.5%
15   Blue Jay 39.2% 32.9% 6.3%
16   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 37.2% 32.9% 4.3%
17   White-throated Sparrow 51.2% 31.4% 19.7%
18   Mourning Dove 37.7% 27.1% 10.5%
19   Eastern Towhee 36.7% 24.3% 12.4%
20   Pine Warbler 38.6% 22.9% 15.8%
21   Golden-crowned Kinglet 22.0% 22.9% 0.9%
22   Red-tailed Hawk 17.0% 22.9% 5.9%
23   Bonaparte's Gull 5.3% 21.4% 16.1%
24   Dark-eyed Junco 28.6% 20.0% 8.6%
25   Fish Crow 14.4% 20.0% 5.6%
26   Downy Woodpecker 42.1% 18.6% 23.5%
27   Yellow-rumped Warbler 37.4% 17.1% 20.3%
28   Northern Flicker 25.6% 17.1% 8.5%
29   American Goldfinch 22.3% 17.1% 5.2%
30   Belted Kingfisher 18.3% 17.1% 1.2%
31   Pileated Woodpecker 11.9% 17.1% 5.2%
32   Northern Mockingbird 27.7% 15.7% 12.0%
33   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.5% 15.7% 1.8%
34   Savannah Sparrow 3.2% 15.7% 12.5%
35   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.3% 14.3% 17.0%
36   White-breasted Nuthatch 28.4% 14.3% 14.1%
37   Chipping Sparrow 17.2% 14.3% 3.0%
38   American Robin 44.3% 12.9% 31.4%
39   Field Sparrow 12.6% 12.9% 0.3%
40   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.5% 11.4% 21.0%
41   Eastern Phoebe 25.1% 11.4% 13.7%
42   Pied-billed Grebe 15.1% 11.4% 3.7%
43   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 11.4% 2.7%
44   Common Grackle 11.4% 11.4% 0.1%
45   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.9% 11.4% 0.5%
46   Red-winged Blackbird 16.1% 10.0% 6.1%
47   American Kestrel 4.4% 10.0% 5.6%
48   Herring Gull 3.6% 10.0% 6.4%
49   Palm Warbler 1.5% 10.0% 8.5%
50   Canada Goose 46.1% 8.6% 37.5%
51   Killdeer 19.3% 8.6% 10.7%
52   Hermit Thrush 13.8% 8.6% 5.2%
53   Fox Sparrow 4.9% 7.1% 2.3%
54   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.8% 7.1% 5.3%
55   Brown Creeper 7.5% 5.7% 1.8%
56   Eastern Meadowlark 5.3% 5.7% 0.4%
57   Winter Wren 8.7% 4.3% 4.4%
58   Brown-headed Cowbird 6.4% 4.3% 2.2%
59   Rock Pigeon 6.0% 4.3% 1.7%
60   Barred Owl 5.5% 4.3% 1.2%
61   Lesser Scaup 5.3% 4.3% 1.0%
62   House Wren 0.9% 4.3% 3.4%
63   Merlin 0.6% 4.3% 3.7%
64   European Starling 18.9% 2.9% 16.1%
65   Hairy Woodpecker 9.4% 2.9% 6.5%
66   Cedar Waxwing 4.9% 2.9% 2.0%
67   Cooper's Hawk 4.2% 2.9% 1.4%
68   American Woodcock 2.9% 2.9% 0.0%
69   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.3% 2.9% 0.6%
70   Osprey 0.6% 2.9% 2.3%
71   Northern Harrier 0.5% 2.9% 2.3%
72   House Finch 24.3% 1.4% 22.9%
73   Hooded Merganser 18.3% 1.4% 16.9%
74   Wood Duck 7.9% 1.4% 6.4%
75   American Coot 3.7% 1.4% 2.2%
76   Purple Finch 3.1% 1.4% 1.7%
77   Red-breasted Merganser 1.6% 1.4% 0.1%
78   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.9% 1.4% 0.5%
79   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.8% 1.4% 0.7%
80   Red Crossbill 0.3% 1.4% 1.1%