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

based on 88 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in March. 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 43.8% 98.9% 55.0%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 88.6% 54.6%
3   Turkey Vulture 44.9% 78.4% 33.5%
4   Osprey 14.9% 77.3% 62.4%
5   American Crow 58.4% 76.1% 17.7%
6   Bald Eagle 15.3% 73.9% 58.5%
7   Eastern Bluebird 50.6% 71.6% 21.0%
8   Northern Cardinal 75.2% 62.5% 12.7%
9   Carolina Chickadee 68.5% 59.1% 9.5%
10   Tufted Titmouse 66.3% 58.0% 8.3%
11   Carolina Wren 67.5% 56.8% 10.7%
12   Fish Crow 35.9% 56.8% 20.9%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.6% 54.5% 1.1%
14   Pine Warbler 51.0% 52.3% 1.3%
15   Song Sparrow 50.1% 48.9% 1.2%
16   Mourning Dove 40.7% 48.9% 8.2%
17   Chipping Sparrow 32.6% 48.9% 16.2%
18   Blue Jay 45.4% 47.7% 2.3%
19   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.3% 43.2% 0.9%
20   Ring-billed Gull 16.9% 43.2% 26.3%
21   Black Vulture 17.6% 42.0% 24.5%
22   Northern Mockingbird 29.2% 38.6% 9.4%
23   Eastern Towhee 43.3% 36.4% 6.9%
24   Bonaparte's Gull 7.1% 34.1% 27.0%
25   White-throated Sparrow 54.6% 33.0% 21.7%
26   Downy Woodpecker 47.0% 33.0% 14.0%
27   Northern Flicker 28.0% 33.0% 5.0%
28   American Robin 53.4% 31.8% 21.6%
29   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 31.8% 5.8%
30   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.3% 30.7% 13.6%
31   American Goldfinch 32.9% 28.4% 4.4%
32   Field Sparrow 16.1% 27.3% 11.2%
33   Pileated Woodpecker 16.9% 26.1% 9.2%
34   Red-shouldered Hawk 34.7% 25.0% 9.7%
35   Red-tailed Hawk 15.1% 25.0% 9.9%
36   Eastern Phoebe 41.4% 23.9% 17.6%
37   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.0% 22.7% 12.3%
38   Common Grackle 17.7% 21.6% 3.9%
39   Common Yellowthroat 6.0% 20.5% 14.4%
40   Savannah Sparrow 3.0% 20.5% 17.4%
41   Brown-headed Cowbird 16.2% 19.3% 3.1%
42   Yellow-throated Warbler 7.6% 19.3% 11.7%
43   Tree Swallow 7.6% 19.3% 11.8%
44   Killdeer 17.1% 18.2% 1.1%
45   Eastern Meadowlark 4.7% 18.2% 13.5%
46   Red-winged Blackbird 22.0% 17.0% 4.9%
47   Hermit Thrush 15.7% 17.0% 1.3%
48   Wood Duck 14.7% 17.0% 2.3%
49   Canada Goose 50.6% 15.9% 34.7%
50   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.2% 15.9% 3.7%
51   Golden-crowned Kinglet 18.7% 14.8% 3.9%
52   Brown Thrasher 20.8% 12.5% 8.3%
53   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.6% 12.5% 2.1%
54   Swamp Sparrow 16.9% 11.4% 5.5%
55   White-breasted Nuthatch 25.4% 10.2% 15.2%
56   Belted Kingfisher 21.9% 10.2% 11.7%
57   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 14.4% 10.2% 4.2%
58   Pied-billed Grebe 13.7% 10.2% 3.5%
59   Northern Parula 3.5% 10.2% 6.8%
60   Palm Warbler 2.3% 9.1% 6.8%
61   House Finch 25.6% 8.0% 17.7%
62   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.1% 8.0% 4.1%
63   Black-and-white Warbler 2.6% 8.0% 5.4%
64   Mallard 37.4% 6.8% 30.6%
65   White-eyed Vireo 3.8% 6.8% 3.0%
66   Purple Martin 3.0% 6.8% 3.8%
67   Hairy Woodpecker 9.9% 5.7% 4.2%
68   Northern Harrier 0.6% 5.7% 5.1%
69   Lesser Scaup 4.0% 4.5% 0.6%
70   American Woodcock 1.2% 4.5% 3.4%
71   Winter Wren 8.4% 3.4% 4.9%
72   Ring-necked Duck 5.0% 3.4% 1.6%
73   Cooper's Hawk 4.8% 3.4% 1.4%
74   Rusty Blackbird 3.4% 3.4% 0.0%
75   Wilson's Snipe 3.2% 3.4% 0.2%
76   American Kestrel 2.7% 3.4% 0.7%
77   Common Loon 1.4% 3.4% 2.0%
78   House Wren 1.3% 3.4% 2.1%
79   Cliff Swallow 0.2% 3.4% 3.2%
80   European Starling 19.2% 2.3% 16.9%
81   Barred Owl 7.3% 2.3% 5.0%
82   Rock Pigeon 4.6% 2.3% 2.3%
83   Louisiana Waterthrush 3.9% 2.3% 1.6%
84   Herring Gull 2.5% 2.3% 0.2%
85   Red-breasted Merganser 2.2% 2.3% 0.1%
86   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.8% 2.3% 0.4%
87   Barn Swallow 1.6% 2.3% 0.7%
88   Wild Turkey 0.8% 2.3% 1.5%
89   Eastern Whip-poor-will 0.1% 2.3% 2.2%
90   Bufflehead 11.5% 1.1% 10.4%
91   American Coot 4.1% 1.1% 2.9%
92   Horned Grebe 2.9% 1.1% 1.8%
93   Green-winged Teal 2.8% 1.1% 1.7%
94   Blue-headed Vireo 1.7% 1.1% 0.6%
95   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.6% 1.1% 0.5%
96   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
97   Vesper Sparrow 0.6% 1.1% 0.6%