Top Birds at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 50 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in May. 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Blue Heron | 47.8% | 84.0% | 36.2% | 1.8x | |||
| 2 | Turkey Vulture | 39.3% | 80.0% | 40.7% | 2.0x | |||
| 3 | Double-crested Cormorant | 18.8% | 74.0% | 55.2% | 3.9x | |||
| 4 | American Crow | 56.6% | 70.0% | 13.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 5 | Summer Tanager | 37.7% | 70.0% | 32.3% | 1.9x | |||
| 6 | Chipping Sparrow | 37.1% | 68.0% | 30.9% | 1.8x | |||
| 7 | Osprey | 15.3% | 68.0% | 52.7% | 4.5x | |||
| 8 | Northern Cardinal | 79.5% | 66.0% | 13.5% | 0.8x | |||
| 9 | Carolina Wren | 70.0% | 66.0% | 4.0% | 0.9x | |||
| 10 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.4% | 64.0% | 14.6% | 1.3x | |||
| 11 | Mourning Dove | 49.3% | 62.0% | 12.7% | 1.3x | |||
| 12 | Indigo Bunting | 44.8% | 62.0% | 17.2% | 1.4x | |||
| 13 | Tufted Titmouse | 64.8% | 60.0% | 4.8% | 0.9x | |||
| 14 | Black Vulture | 21.0% | 60.0% | 39.0% | 2.9x | |||
| 15 | Blue Grosbeak | 23.2% | 58.0% | 34.8% | 2.5x | |||
| 16 | Red-eyed Vireo | 51.4% | 56.0% | 4.6% | 1.1x | |||
| 17 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 56.4% | 54.0% | 2.4% | 1.0x | |||
| 18 | American Goldfinch | 43.5% | 52.0% | 8.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 19 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.7% | 52.0% | 11.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 20 | Pine Warbler | 39.0% | 52.0% | 13.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 21 | Yellow-breasted Chat | 10.9% | 52.0% | 41.1% | 4.8x | |||
| 22 | Prairie Warbler | 7.5% | 52.0% | 44.5% | 6.9x | |||
| 23 | Fish Crow | 33.2% | 50.0% | 16.8% | 1.5x | |||
| 24 | Eastern Towhee | 37.7% | 48.0% | 10.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 25 | Eastern Kingbird | 26.3% | 46.0% | 19.7% | 1.7x | |||
| 26 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.6% | 44.0% | 16.6% | 0.7x | |||
| 27 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 21.6% | 44.0% | 22.4% | 2.0x | |||
| 28 | Orchard Oriole | 15.1% | 44.0% | 28.9% | 2.9x | |||
| 29 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 55.2% | 42.0% | 13.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 30 | Northern Mockingbird | 31.3% | 42.0% | 10.7% | 1.3x | |||
| 31 | Cliff Swallow | 5.4% | 42.0% | 36.6% | 7.8x | |||
| 32 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 35.8% | 40.0% | 4.2% | 1.1x | |||
| 33 | Yellow-throated Warbler | 14.7% | 40.0% | 25.3% | 2.7x | |||
| 34 | Barn Swallow | 31.3% | 38.0% | 6.7% | 1.2x | |||
| 35 | Blue Jay | 44.5% | 36.0% | 8.5% | 0.8x | |||
| 36 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 33.3% | 36.0% | 2.7% | 1.1x | |||
| 37 | White-eyed Vireo | 31.9% | 36.0% | 4.1% | 1.1x | |||
| 38 | Pileated Woodpecker | 19.3% | 34.0% | 14.7% | 1.8x | |||
| 39 | Tree Swallow | 13.1% | 34.0% | 20.9% | 2.6x | |||
| 40 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 48.0% | 32.0% | 16.0% | 0.7x | |||
| 41 | Common Grackle | 36.9% | 32.0% | 4.9% | 0.9x | |||
| 42 | Eastern Meadowlark | 8.2% | 30.0% | 21.8% | 3.7x | |||
| 43 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 30.6% | 28.0% | 2.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 44 | Purple Martin | 10.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 2.8x | |||
| 45 | Downy Woodpecker | 39.3% | 26.0% | 13.3% | 0.7x | |||
| 46 | Northern Parula | 36.3% | 26.0% | 10.3% | 0.7x | |||
| 47 | Bald Eagle | 10.3% | 26.0% | 15.7% | 2.5x | |||
| 48 | Ovenbird | 18.7% | 24.0% | 5.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 49 | Gray Catbird | 31.4% | 22.0% | 9.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 50 | Brown Thrasher | 16.8% | 20.0% | 3.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 51 | Red-tailed Hawk | 14.0% | 20.0% | 6.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 52 | Hooded Warbler | 11.0% | 20.0% | 9.0% | 1.8x | |||
| 53 | Field Sparrow | 3.7% | 20.0% | 16.3% | 5.4x | |||
| 54 | Eastern Phoebe | 34.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 55 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 19.0% | 16.0% | 3.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 56 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 11.1% | 16.0% | 4.9% | 1.4x | |||
| 57 | American Robin | 38.1% | 14.0% | 24.1% | 0.4x | |||
| 58 | Red-winged Blackbird | 27.2% | 14.0% | 13.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 59 | Acadian Flycatcher | 26.8% | 14.0% | 12.8% | 0.5x | |||
| 60 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 23.7% | 14.0% | 9.7% | 0.6x | |||
| 61 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 12.0% | 14.0% | 2.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 62 | Canada Goose | 42.4% | 12.0% | 30.4% | 0.3x | |||
| 63 | Black-and-white Warbler | 15.4% | 12.0% | 3.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 64 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.7% | 10.0% | 21.7% | 0.3x | |||
| 65 | Chimney Swift | 28.9% | 10.0% | 18.9% | 0.3x | |||
| 66 | House Finch | 27.2% | 10.0% | 17.2% | 0.4x | |||
| 67 | Spotted Sandpiper | 16.3% | 10.0% | 6.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 68 | European Starling | 22.8% | 8.0% | 14.8% | 0.4x | |||
| 69 | American Redstart | 22.6% | 8.0% | 14.6% | 0.4x | |||
| 70 | Killdeer | 20.0% | 8.0% | 12.0% | 0.4x | |||
| 71 | Prothonotary Warbler | 16.5% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 72 | Song Sparrow | 14.2% | 8.0% | 6.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 73 | Wood Duck | 12.8% | 8.0% | 4.8% | 0.6x | |||
| 74 | Scarlet Tanager | 12.1% | 8.0% | 4.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 75 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 6.4% | 8.0% | 1.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 76 | Mallard | 30.5% | 6.0% | 24.5% | 0.2x | |||
| 77 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 14.7% | 6.0% | 8.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 78 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.0% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 79 | Belted Kingfisher | 12.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 80 | Rock Pigeon | 6.6% | 6.0% | 0.6% | 0.9x | |||
| 81 | Ring-billed Gull | 1.8% | 6.0% | 4.2% | 3.3x | |||
| 82 | Savannah Sparrow | 1.2% | 6.0% | 4.8% | 5.0x | |||
| 83 | Wood Thrush | 14.2% | 4.0% | 10.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 84 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 11.3% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 85 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.3% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 0.5x | |||
| 86 | Yellow Warbler | 7.9% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 0.5x | |||
| 87 | Blue-headed Vireo | 1.1% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 3.6x | |||
| 88 | Green Heron | 10.7% | 2.0% | 8.7% | 0.2x | |||
| 89 | Northern Flicker | 9.3% | 2.0% | 7.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 90 | House Wren | 9.2% | 2.0% | 7.2% | 0.2x | |||
| 91 | Barred Owl | 8.1% | 2.0% | 6.1% | 0.2x | |||
| 92 | Solitary Sandpiper | 8.0% | 2.0% | 6.0% | 0.2x | |||
| 93 | Blackpoll Warbler | 7.5% | 2.0% | 5.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 94 | Northern Waterthrush | 7.3% | 2.0% | 5.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 95 | House Sparrow | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 96 | Bobolink | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.7x | |||
| 97 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.7% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 98 | Great Egret | 2.4% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 99 | Wild Turkey | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6% | 1.4x | |||
| 100 | Baltimore Oriole | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 2.1x | |||
| 101 | Laughing Gull | 0.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 6.5x | |||
| 102 | Red-breasted Merganser | 0.2% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 9.0x |