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Top Birds at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 90 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in August. 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 45.0% 91.1% 46.1%
2   Osprey 22.6% 90.0% 67.4%
3   Turkey Vulture 32.0% 87.8% 55.8%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 14.7% 74.4% 59.7%
5   Black Vulture 16.5% 63.3% 46.8%
6   Great Egret 32.3% 60.0% 27.7%
7   American Crow 53.5% 55.6% 2.1%
8   Bald Eagle 9.7% 54.4% 44.8%
9   Carolina Wren 71.4% 50.0% 21.4%
10   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 40.6% 47.8% 7.1%
11   Northern Cardinal 66.5% 45.6% 21.0%
12   Mourning Dove 46.0% 45.6% 0.5%
13   American Goldfinch 60.6% 44.4% 16.1%
14   Carolina Chickadee 56.9% 38.9% 18.0%
15   Fish Crow 25.1% 37.8% 12.7%
16   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.4% 36.7% 16.3%
17   Sooty Tern 0.0% 34.4% 34.4%
18   Tufted Titmouse 52.5% 33.3% 19.2%
19   Eastern Bluebird 39.8% 33.3% 6.5%
20   Forster's Tern 0.7% 33.3% 32.6%
21   Downy Woodpecker 40.3% 28.9% 11.4%
22   Summer Tanager 14.5% 27.8% 13.3%
23   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.8% 25.6% 8.2%
24   Northern Mockingbird 26.6% 23.3% 3.3%
25   Blue Grosbeak 23.0% 23.3% 0.4%
26   Red-eyed Vireo 21.5% 22.2% 0.7%
27   Chipping Sparrow 20.6% 22.2% 1.6%
28   Eastern Kingbird 13.1% 21.1% 8.0%
29   Hairy Woodpecker 8.9% 18.9% 10.0%
30   Indigo Bunting 28.2% 17.8% 10.5%
31   Brown-headed Nuthatch 27.0% 17.8% 9.2%
32   Field Sparrow 2.2% 17.8% 15.5%
33   White-breasted Nuthatch 27.3% 15.6% 11.7%
34   Barn Swallow 11.5% 15.6% 4.1%
35   Blue Jay 34.9% 14.4% 20.5%
36   Eastern Towhee 24.8% 14.4% 10.3%
37   Red-bellied Woodpecker 36.6% 13.3% 23.2%
38   Belted Kingfisher 21.6% 12.2% 9.4%
39   Red-shouldered Hawk 25.5% 11.1% 14.4%
40   Pileated Woodpecker 16.3% 11.1% 5.2%
41   Spotted Sandpiper 10.6% 11.1% 0.5%
42   White-eyed Vireo 21.3% 10.0% 11.3%
43   Eastern Phoebe 21.1% 10.0% 11.1%
44   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.7% 8.9% 8.8%
45   Pine Warbler 16.4% 8.9% 7.5%
46   Common Yellowthroat 11.5% 8.9% 2.6%
47   Killdeer 22.8% 6.7% 16.2%
48   Wood Duck 10.2% 6.7% 3.6%
49   Red-tailed Hawk 9.7% 6.7% 3.1%
50   Orchard Oriole 1.9% 6.7% 4.8%
51   Green Heron 15.5% 5.6% 10.0%
52   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.3% 5.6% 4.8%
53   Yellow-throated Warbler 1.9% 5.6% 3.7%
54   Scarlet Tanager 1.4% 5.6% 4.1%
55   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 4.4% 3.7%
56   American Robin 24.9% 3.3% 21.6%
57   House Finch 20.5% 3.3% 17.2%
58   Prairie Warbler 2.7% 3.3% 0.7%
59   Gray Catbird 25.1% 2.2% 22.9%
60   Canada Goose 24.6% 2.2% 22.4%
61   Chimney Swift 17.0% 2.2% 14.8%
62   Brown Thrasher 14.5% 2.2% 12.3%
63   Northern Flicker 7.5% 2.2% 5.3%
64   Solitary Sandpiper 7.5% 2.2% 5.2%
65   House Wren 3.8% 2.2% 1.6%
66   Purple Martin 2.6% 2.2% 0.4%
67   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 2.2% 1.5%
68   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 2.2% 2.0%
69   Mallard 21.7% 1.1% 20.6%
70   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 14.6% 1.1% 13.5%
71   Common Grackle 9.4% 1.1% 8.3%
72   Little Blue Heron 8.2% 1.1% 7.1%
73   Red-winged Blackbird 5.1% 1.1% 4.0%
74   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.1% 1.1% 4.0%
75   Cooper's Hawk 4.3% 1.1% 3.2%
76   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.2% 1.1% 3.1%
77   Eastern Meadowlark 2.0% 1.1% 0.9%
78   Cedar Waxwing 1.6% 1.1% 0.5%
79   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.6% 1.1% 0.5%
80   Mississippi Kite 1.3% 1.1% 0.2%
81   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
82   Baltimore Oriole 0.9% 1.1% 0.2%
83   Wild Turkey 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%