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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 62 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 Relative
1   Great Blue Heron 45.4% 91.9% 46.5% 2.0x
2   Double-crested Cormorant 26.4% 90.3% 63.9% 3.4x
3   Turkey Vulture 43.3% 83.9% 40.6% 1.9x
4   Osprey 16.4% 74.2% 57.8% 4.5x
5   Eastern Bluebird 47.9% 67.7% 19.8% 1.4x
6   American Crow 56.4% 64.5% 8.1% 1.1x
7   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 61.3% 19.4% 0.8x
8   Chipping Sparrow 42.3% 61.3% 19.0% 1.5x
9   Tufted Titmouse 70.1% 59.7% 10.4% 0.9x
10   Black Vulture 19.7% 58.1% 38.4% 2.9x
11   Carolina Wren 70.4% 53.2% 17.1% 0.8x
12   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.2% 53.2% 9.0% 0.9x
13   Carolina Chickadee 66.9% 50.0% 16.9% 0.7x
14   Fish Crow 35.4% 50.0% 14.6% 1.4x
15   Blue Jay 50.3% 43.5% 6.8% 0.9x
16   Pine Warbler 42.9% 43.5% 0.7% 1.0x
17   Yellow-throated Warbler 18.7% 43.5% 24.8% 2.3x
18   Tree Swallow 11.6% 43.5% 32.0% 3.8x
19   Bald Eagle 11.7% 41.9% 30.2% 3.6x
20   Eastern Towhee 46.6% 40.3% 6.3% 0.9x
21   Red-bellied Woodpecker 59.0% 38.7% 20.3% 0.7x
22   Yellow-rumped Warbler 47.6% 38.7% 8.9% 0.8x
23   Mourning Dove 46.4% 38.7% 7.7% 0.8x
24   White-eyed Vireo 35.9% 38.7% 2.8% 1.1x
25   Northern Parula 36.1% 37.1% 1.0% 1.0x
26   Common Yellowthroat 33.1% 37.1% 4.0% 1.1x
27   White-throated Sparrow 56.3% 33.9% 22.4% 0.6x
28   American Goldfinch 44.2% 33.9% 10.3% 0.8x
29   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.6% 32.3% 0.4% 1.0x
30   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.7% 32.3% 1.6% 1.1x
31   Northern Mockingbird 28.7% 32.3% 3.5% 1.1x
32   Pileated Woodpecker 20.2% 30.6% 10.5% 1.5x
33   Red-tailed Hawk 13.8% 29.0% 15.2% 2.1x
34   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.5% 27.4% 8.0% 0.8x
35   Red-eyed Vireo 29.6% 27.4% 2.2% 0.9x
36   Field Sparrow 11.7% 27.4% 15.8% 2.3x
37   Prairie Warbler 8.2% 27.4% 19.2% 3.3x
38   Eastern Meadowlark 6.4% 27.4% 21.1% 4.3x
39   Savannah Sparrow 3.9% 25.8% 21.9% 6.7x
40   Downy Woodpecker 39.1% 24.2% 14.9% 0.6x
41   Ring-billed Gull 7.4% 24.2% 16.8% 3.3x
42   Barn Swallow 18.9% 22.6% 3.7% 1.2x
43   Eastern Kingbird 12.0% 22.6% 10.5% 1.9x
44   Bonaparte's Gull 3.7% 21.0% 17.2% 5.6x
45   Eastern Phoebe 33.3% 19.4% 13.9% 0.6x
46   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.5% 19.4% 12.2% 0.6x
47   Song Sparrow 22.0% 19.4% 2.6% 0.9x
48   Killdeer 16.7% 19.4% 2.7% 1.2x
49   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.0% 19.4% 5.3% 1.4x
50   Blue Grosbeak 8.0% 19.4% 11.4% 2.4x
51   Canada Goose 49.5% 17.7% 31.8% 0.4x
52   Common Grackle 28.1% 17.7% 10.3% 0.6x
53   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 17.7% 3.4% 1.2x
54   Indigo Bunting 11.8% 16.1% 4.3% 1.4x
55   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.6% 14.5% 18.1% 0.4x
56   Ovenbird 19.3% 14.5% 4.8% 0.8x
57   Orchard Oriole 6.4% 14.5% 8.1% 2.3x
58   Purple Martin 5.9% 14.5% 8.6% 2.4x
59   Palm Warbler 8.6% 12.9% 4.3% 1.5x
60   American Robin 43.2% 11.3% 31.9% 0.3x
61   Mallard 31.3% 11.3% 20.1% 0.4x
62   Brown Thrasher 20.9% 11.3% 9.6% 0.5x
63   Summer Tanager 13.8% 11.3% 2.6% 0.8x
64   Swamp Sparrow 13.4% 11.3% 2.1% 0.8x
65   Hooded Warbler 8.6% 11.3% 2.7% 1.3x
66   Dark-eyed Junco 4.7% 11.3% 6.6% 2.4x
67   Northern Flicker 14.2% 9.7% 4.5% 0.7x
68   Cliff Swallow 3.2% 9.7% 6.4% 3.0x
69   Red-winged Blackbird 25.8% 8.1% 17.7% 0.3x
70   Great Crested Flycatcher 19.6% 8.1% 11.5% 0.4x
71   Belted Kingfisher 19.4% 8.1% 11.3% 0.4x
72   Hairy Woodpecker 8.9% 8.1% 0.8% 0.9x
73   House Finch 25.4% 6.5% 18.9% 0.3x
74   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.1% 6.5% 15.7% 0.3x
75   European Starling 21.9% 6.5% 15.4% 0.3x
76   Gray Catbird 19.7% 6.5% 13.3% 0.3x
77   Hermit Thrush 8.6% 6.5% 2.1% 0.8x
78   Chimney Swift 13.5% 4.8% 8.6% 0.4x
79   Prothonotary Warbler 11.8% 4.8% 7.0% 0.4x
80   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.6% 4.8% 3.7% 0.6x
81   Wild Turkey 1.7% 4.8% 3.1% 2.8x
82   Northern Harrier 0.7% 4.8% 4.2% 7.3x
83   House Wren 10.3% 3.2% 7.1% 0.3x
84   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.1% 3.2% 6.8% 0.3x
85   Yellow-throated Vireo 5.1% 3.2% 1.8% 0.6x
86   Scarlet Tanager 4.3% 3.2% 1.1% 0.8x
87   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 3.2% 0.5% 0.9x
88   Caspian Tern 3.2% 3.2% 0.1% 1.0x
89   Yellow-breasted Chat 2.6% 3.2% 0.6% 1.2x
90   Wilson's Snipe 1.0% 3.2% 2.2% 3.1x
91   Baltimore Oriole 0.5% 3.2% 2.7% 5.9x
92   Barred Owl 8.8% 1.6% 7.2% 0.2x
93   Cedar Waxwing 6.8% 1.6% 5.2% 0.2x
94   Pine Siskin 4.5% 1.6% 2.9% 0.4x
95   Great Egret 2.7% 1.6% 1.1% 0.6x
96   Yellow Warbler 2.7% 1.6% 1.0% 0.6x
97   Pied-billed Grebe 2.6% 1.6% 1.0% 0.6x
98   swallow sp. 1.1% 1.6% 0.5% 1.5x
99   Lesser Scaup 0.7% 1.6% 0.9% 2.2x
100   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 1.6% 0.9% 2.3x
101   Herring Gull 0.6% 1.6% 1.0% 2.7x
102   gull sp. 0.5% 1.6% 1.1% 3.4x
103   Vesper Sparrow 0.3% 1.6% 1.3% 5.0x
104   Horned Grebe 0.3% 1.6% 1.4% 6.2x
105   new world vulture sp. 0.1% 1.6% 1.5% 17.6x