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Top Birds at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in May
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 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Great Blue Heron 46.4% 85.5% 39.1%
2   Turkey Vulture 39.5% 75.8% 36.3%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 18.0% 74.2% 56.2%
4   American Crow 56.6% 72.6% 16.0%
5   Chipping Sparrow 37.6% 72.6% 34.9%
6   Carolina Wren 70.4% 71.0% 0.6%
7   Summer Tanager 37.0% 71.0% 34.0%
8   Osprey 15.7% 71.0% 55.3%
9   Northern Cardinal 79.7% 66.1% 13.5%
10   Eastern Bluebird 49.3% 64.5% 15.2%
11   Mourning Dove 48.2% 64.5% 16.3%
12   Indigo Bunting 45.4% 62.9% 17.5%
13   Tufted Titmouse 64.4% 61.3% 3.1%
14   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 56.9% 61.3% 4.4%
15   Red-eyed Vireo 51.4% 59.7% 8.3%
16   Black Vulture 20.9% 58.1% 37.2%
17   American Goldfinch 44.3% 56.5% 12.2%
18   Pine Warbler 39.6% 56.5% 16.8%
19   Common Yellowthroat 40.8% 54.8% 14.1%
20   Blue Grosbeak 23.4% 54.8% 31.5%
21   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.0% 54.8% 43.9%
22   Prairie Warbler 7.4% 53.2% 45.8%
23   Fish Crow 33.2% 51.6% 18.4%
24   Cliff Swallow 5.2% 51.6% 46.4%
25   Eastern Towhee 37.5% 48.4% 10.9%
26   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 46.8% 13.2%
27   Orchard Oriole 15.1% 46.8% 31.6%
28   Eastern Kingbird 26.5% 45.2% 18.6%
29   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.0% 43.5% 8.6%
30   Eastern Wood-Pewee 21.3% 43.5% 22.3%
31   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.0% 40.3% 13.7%
32   White-eyed Vireo 33.6% 40.3% 6.8%
33   Northern Mockingbird 31.0% 38.7% 7.7%
34   Yellow-throated Warbler 15.5% 38.7% 23.2%
35   Tree Swallow 14.4% 38.7% 24.3%
36   Great Crested Flycatcher 48.1% 37.1% 11.0%
37   Barn Swallow 30.5% 35.5% 4.9%
38   Blue Jay 43.0% 33.9% 9.2%
39   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.1% 33.9% 3.7%
40   Pileated Woodpecker 19.1% 33.9% 14.8%
41   Common Grackle 35.7% 30.6% 5.1%
42   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 32.1% 30.6% 1.4%
43   Downy Woodpecker 39.6% 29.0% 10.6%
44   Northern Parula 36.4% 29.0% 7.4%
45   Purple Martin 10.3% 27.4% 17.1%
46   Field Sparrow 3.5% 27.4% 23.9%
47   Ovenbird 18.7% 25.8% 7.1%
48   Bald Eagle 10.3% 25.8% 15.5%
49   Eastern Meadowlark 8.6% 25.8% 17.2%
50   Gray Catbird 30.9% 22.6% 8.3%
51   Red-tailed Hawk 13.3% 19.4% 6.1%
52   Eastern Phoebe 34.5% 17.7% 16.7%
53   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.4% 17.7% 5.6%
54   Hooded Warbler 11.4% 17.7% 6.3%
55   Brown Thrasher 17.3% 16.1% 1.1%
56   Black-and-white Warbler 15.9% 16.1% 0.3%
57   Canada Goose 41.8% 14.5% 27.3%
58   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.8% 14.5% 4.3%
59   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 14.5% 3.8%
60   American Robin 38.7% 12.9% 25.8%
61   Red-winged Blackbird 27.5% 12.9% 14.6%
62   Acadian Flycatcher 26.1% 12.9% 13.2%
63   American Redstart 22.7% 12.9% 9.8%
64   Chimney Swift 28.4% 11.3% 17.1%
65   Scarlet Tanager 11.9% 11.3% 0.6%
66   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 10.4% 11.3% 0.9%
67   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.7% 11.3% 4.6%
68   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.6% 9.7% 21.9%
69   House Finch 27.6% 9.7% 17.9%
70   Prothonotary Warbler 16.2% 9.7% 6.6%
71   Ring-billed Gull 1.6% 9.7% 8.1%
72   Killdeer 20.0% 8.1% 12.0%
73   Spotted Sandpiper 16.4% 8.1% 8.4%
74   Yellow-rumped Warbler 11.3% 8.1% 3.2%
75   Mallard 29.1% 6.5% 22.6%
76   European Starling 22.4% 6.5% 16.0%
77   Song Sparrow 15.0% 6.5% 8.5%
78   Black-throated Blue Warbler 13.8% 6.5% 7.3%
79   Wood Thrush 13.8% 6.5% 7.3%
80   Cedar Waxwing 13.4% 6.5% 6.9%
81   Wood Duck 13.1% 6.5% 6.6%
82   Belted Kingfisher 11.9% 6.5% 5.4%
83   Yellow Warbler 8.1% 4.8% 3.2%
84   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 4.8% 1.3%
85   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 4.8% 3.7%
86   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 3.2% 5.2%
87   Barred Owl 7.8% 3.2% 4.6%
88   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.4% 3.2% 4.2%
89   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 3.2% 2.0%
90   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 3.2% 2.2%
91   Green Heron 10.6% 1.6% 9.0%
92   House Wren 9.7% 1.6% 8.1%
93   Northern Flicker 8.8% 1.6% 7.2%
94   White-throated Sparrow 8.4% 1.6% 6.8%
95   Solitary Sandpiper 8.2% 1.6% 6.5%
96   Blackpoll Warbler 7.3% 1.6% 5.7%
97   Northern Waterthrush 7.0% 1.6% 5.4%
98   Swainson's Thrush 6.0% 1.6% 4.4%
99   House Sparrow 3.7% 1.6% 2.1%
100   Bobolink 3.2% 1.6% 1.6%
101   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 1.6% 1.1%
102   Great Egret 2.2% 1.6% 0.6%
103   Wild Turkey 1.5% 1.6% 0.1%
104   Caspian Tern 0.8% 1.6% 0.8%
105   Laughing Gull 0.3% 1.6% 1.4%
106   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 1.6% 1.4%
107   Pied-billed Grebe 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%