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

based on 85 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in April. 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 44.4% 92.9% 48.5%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 26.3% 91.8% 65.5%
3   Turkey Vulture 42.5% 82.4% 39.8%
4   Osprey 16.6% 71.8% 55.1%
5   American Crow 56.2% 68.2% 12.0%
6   Eastern Bluebird 48.1% 68.2% 20.1%
7   Chipping Sparrow 42.9% 65.9% 23.0%
8   Tufted Titmouse 69.5% 62.4% 7.1%
9   Northern Cardinal 80.4% 61.2% 19.3%
10   Carolina Wren 70.5% 61.2% 9.3%
11   Carolina Chickadee 66.1% 60.0% 6.1%
12   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.4% 58.8% 3.6%
13   Black Vulture 19.6% 58.8% 39.2%
14   Fish Crow 35.6% 56.5% 20.8%
15   Pine Warbler 43.0% 51.8% 8.8%
16   Blue Jay 49.8% 48.2% 1.6%
17   Common Yellowthroat 33.2% 48.2% 15.1%
18   Mourning Dove 45.9% 47.1% 1.2%
19   Bald Eagle 11.9% 47.1% 35.2%
20   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.2% 45.9% 12.3%
21   Eastern Towhee 46.4% 45.9% 0.5%
22   Yellow-throated Warbler 19.7% 44.7% 25.0%
23   Tree Swallow 12.1% 44.7% 32.6%
24   White-eyed Vireo 37.7% 43.5% 5.8%
25   American Goldfinch 45.1% 42.4% 2.7%
26   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.7% 40.0% 7.3%
27   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 29.8% 40.0% 10.2%
28   Yellow-rumped Warbler 46.3% 37.6% 8.7%
29   Northern Parula 36.0% 37.6% 1.6%
30   Northern Mockingbird 28.2% 36.5% 8.2%
31   White-throated Sparrow 56.7% 35.3% 21.4%
32   Field Sparrow 11.7% 35.3% 23.6%
33   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.4% 34.1% 1.3%
34   Pileated Woodpecker 19.7% 31.8% 12.1%
35   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 29.4% 16.1%
36   Prairie Warbler 7.9% 29.4% 21.5%
37   Savannah Sparrow 4.2% 27.1% 22.8%
38   Red-eyed Vireo 29.9% 25.9% 4.0%
39   Ring-billed Gull 7.2% 25.9% 18.7%
40   Downy Woodpecker 38.8% 24.7% 14.1%
41   Song Sparrow 22.7% 24.7% 2.0%
42   Eastern Meadowlark 6.7% 24.7% 18.0%
43   Ovenbird 19.0% 23.5% 4.5%
44   Black-and-white Warbler 14.1% 23.5% 9.4%
45   Canada Goose 49.2% 22.4% 26.9%
46   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.4% 21.2% 10.2%
47   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.2% 21.2% 7.0%
48   Palm Warbler 8.5% 21.2% 12.6%
49   Orchard Oriole 6.6% 21.2% 14.6%
50   Eastern Kingbird 11.9% 20.0% 8.1%
51   Eastern Phoebe 34.4% 18.8% 15.5%
52   Common Grackle 27.3% 18.8% 8.4%
53   Barn Swallow 19.2% 18.8% 0.4%
54   Killdeer 16.5% 18.8% 2.3%
55   Blue Grosbeak 8.6% 17.6% 9.1%
56   Purple Martin 6.2% 17.6% 11.4%
57   Bonaparte's Gull 3.8% 17.6% 13.9%
58   Swamp Sparrow 13.4% 16.5% 3.0%
59   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.5% 15.3% 17.2%
60   Brown Thrasher 20.9% 14.1% 6.7%
61   American Robin 42.7% 12.9% 29.8%
62   Mallard 30.3% 12.9% 17.3%
63   Summer Tanager 13.8% 12.9% 0.9%
64   Cliff Swallow 3.4% 12.9% 9.6%
65   Indigo Bunting 12.5% 11.8% 0.8%
66   Red-winged Blackbird 26.1% 10.6% 15.6%
67   Hooded Warbler 9.1% 10.6% 1.5%
68   Dark-eyed Junco 4.5% 10.6% 6.1%
69   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.0% 9.4% 12.6%
70   Belted Kingfisher 18.6% 9.4% 9.2%
71   Northern Flicker 13.9% 9.4% 4.5%
72   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 9.4% 1.3%
73   Great Crested Flycatcher 19.8% 8.2% 11.6%
74   Hairy Woodpecker 9.0% 8.2% 0.8%
75   House Finch 25.4% 7.1% 18.3%
76   Gray Catbird 18.9% 7.1% 11.9%
77   Pied-billed Grebe 2.4% 7.1% 4.6%
78   Scarlet Tanager 4.4% 5.9% 1.5%
79   Vesper Sparrow 0.3% 5.9% 5.5%
80   European Starling 21.4% 4.7% 16.7%
81   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.4% 4.7% 5.7%
82   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.4% 4.7% 3.7%
83   Yellow-throated Vireo 5.7% 4.7% 1.0%
84   Yellow-breasted Chat 2.7% 4.7% 2.0%
85   Chimney Swift 13.4% 3.5% 9.9%
86   Prothonotary Warbler 12.1% 3.5% 8.6%
87   Wild Turkey 1.8% 3.5% 1.8%
88   Northern Harrier 0.7% 3.5% 2.8%
89   Wood Duck 13.5% 2.4% 11.2%
90   House Wren 10.5% 2.4% 8.2%
91   Barred Owl 8.8% 2.4% 6.5%
92   Wood Thrush 8.2% 2.4% 5.8%
93   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 2.4% 1.5%
94   Caspian Tern 3.0% 2.4% 0.6%
95   Wilson's Snipe 1.0% 2.4% 1.3%
96   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 2.4% 1.4%
97   Baltimore Oriole 0.6% 2.4% 1.7%
98   American Redstart 8.8% 1.2% 7.6%
99   Cedar Waxwing 6.2% 1.2% 5.0%
100   Pine Siskin 3.6% 1.2% 2.5%
101   Yellow Warbler 2.8% 1.2% 1.7%
102   Great Egret 2.6% 1.2% 1.4%
103   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.1% 1.2% 0.1%
104   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 1.2% 0.3%
105   Lesser Scaup 0.7% 1.2% 0.5%
106   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 1.2% 0.5%
107   Herring Gull 0.5% 1.2% 0.6%
108   Horned Grebe 0.3% 1.2% 0.9%
109   Red-cockaded Woodpecker 0% 1.2% 1.2%