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

based on 176 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam in September. 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% 84.7% 39.6%
2   Turkey Vulture 39.5% 72.7% 33.2%
3   Black Vulture 20.8% 67.6% 46.8%
4   Kirtland's Warbler 0% 63.6% 63.6%
5   American Crow 65.4% 58.5% 6.8%
6   Blue Jay 59.0% 57.4% 1.7%
7   Fish Crow 20.9% 56.8% 35.9%
8   Carolina Wren 77.6% 52.8% 24.8%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 14.5% 49.4% 34.9%
10   Carolina Chickadee 71.4% 40.3% 31.0%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.7% 36.4% 19.3%
12   Pileated Woodpecker 24.7% 36.4% 11.7%
13   Cape May Warbler 9.3% 36.4% 27.1%
14   Bald Eagle 12.2% 35.2% 23.0%
15   Tufted Titmouse 66.0% 34.7% 31.3%
16   Northern Cardinal 74.2% 30.7% 43.5%
17   Downy Woodpecker 57.2% 25.0% 32.2%
18   Mourning Dove 36.8% 25.0% 11.8%
19   Palm Warbler 4.9% 23.3% 18.3%
20   Eastern Bluebird 43.5% 19.9% 23.6%
21   Pine Warbler 40.9% 18.8% 22.2%
22   Belted Kingfisher 28.1% 18.8% 9.3%
23   Osprey 13.2% 18.8% 5.6%
24   Northern Parula 25.0% 18.2% 6.8%
25   Black-and-white Warbler 24.2% 16.5% 7.7%
26   American Goldfinch 47.6% 15.9% 31.7%
27   American Redstart 30.7% 14.2% 16.5%
28   Red-shouldered Hawk 37.3% 13.6% 23.7%
29   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.4% 13.6% 21.8%
30   Northern Flicker 22.7% 13.6% 9.1%
31   Eastern Phoebe 38.8% 13.1% 25.8%
32   Hairy Woodpecker 14.3% 10.8% 3.5%
33   White-breasted Nuthatch 36.6% 10.2% 26.3%
34   Common Yellowthroat 30.4% 10.2% 20.2%
35   Chimney Swift 23.9% 10.2% 13.7%
36   Red-headed Woodpecker 14.4% 10.2% 4.2%
37   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 27.1% 9.7% 17.5%
38   Chipping Sparrow 14.9% 9.7% 5.3%
39   Blue Grosbeak 11.4% 9.7% 1.7%
40   Summer Tanager 21.9% 9.1% 12.9%
41   Yellow-throated Warbler 5.0% 9.1% 4.0%
42   Northern Mockingbird 29.8% 8.5% 21.2%
43   White-eyed Vireo 35.1% 7.4% 27.7%
44   Great Egret 29.2% 7.4% 21.8%
45   Red-eyed Vireo 29.0% 7.4% 21.6%
46   Eastern Wood-Pewee 28.9% 7.4% 21.5%
47   Eastern Towhee 26.7% 7.4% 19.3%
48   House Finch 19.1% 7.4% 11.7%
49   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33.6% 6.8% 26.8%
50   Gray Catbird 43.6% 6.2% 37.3%
51   Field Sparrow 1.4% 6.2% 4.8%
52   Brown Thrasher 31.3% 5.7% 25.6%
53   American Robin 28.9% 5.1% 23.8%
54   Canada Goose 25.3% 5.1% 20.2%
55   Indigo Bunting 18.3% 5.1% 13.2%
56   Killdeer 24.6% 4.5% 20.1%
57   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6.4% 3.4% 3.0%
58   American Kestrel 3.6% 3.4% 0.2%
59   Magnolia Warbler 17.9% 2.8% 15.0%
60   Red-tailed Hawk 9.1% 2.8% 6.3%
61   Swainson's Thrush 4.9% 2.8% 2.1%
62   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 16.1% 2.3% 13.8%
63   Great Crested Flycatcher 11.3% 2.3% 9.0%
64   Chestnut-sided Warbler 9.6% 2.3% 7.3%
65   Wood Duck 8.2% 2.3% 5.9%
66   Cooper's Hawk 5.2% 2.3% 2.9%
67   Black-throated Blue Warbler 4.8% 2.3% 2.5%
68   Wood Thrush 3.3% 2.3% 1.0%
69   Scarlet Tanager 9.3% 1.7% 7.6%
70   Yellow-throated Vireo 8.1% 1.7% 6.4%
71   Blackburnian Warbler 2.4% 1.7% 0.7%
72   Bobolink 1.6% 1.7% 0.1%
73   Eastern Meadowlark 1.0% 1.7% 0.7%
74   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 1.7% 0.9%
75   Tree Swallow 0.5% 1.7% 1.2%
76   Common Grackle 5.2% 1.1% 4.0%
77   Prairie Warbler 4.2% 1.1% 3.1%
78   Yellow Warbler 4.0% 1.1% 2.8%
79   Tennessee Warbler 2.7% 1.1% 1.6%
80   Baltimore Oriole 2.7% 1.1% 1.5%
81   Pied-billed Grebe 1.3% 1.1% 0.2%
82   Yellow-rumped Warbler 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
83   Golden-winged Warbler 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
84   Blackpoll Warbler 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
85   European Starling 10.4% 0.6% 9.8%
86   Song Sparrow 9.8% 0.6% 9.2%
87   House Wren 8.6% 0.6% 8.0%
88   Acadian Flycatcher 7.9% 0.6% 7.3%
89   Hooded Warbler 6.9% 0.6% 6.3%
90   Cedar Waxwing 6.5% 0.6% 5.9%
91   Spotted Sandpiper 5.8% 0.6% 5.3%
92   Barred Owl 5.5% 0.6% 5.0%
93   Veery 4.3% 0.6% 3.7%
94   Rock Pigeon 4.3% 0.6% 3.7%
95   Ovenbird 3.4% 0.6% 2.9%
96   Black-throated Green Warbler 2.3% 0.6% 1.7%
97   Eastern Kingbird 2.0% 0.6% 1.4%
98   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.7% 0.6% 1.1%
99   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.2% 0.6% 0.6%
100   Bay-breasted Warbler 1.2% 0.6% 0.6%
101   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.6% 0.6% 0.1%
102   Northern Harrier 0.6% 0.6% 0.0%
103   Common Raven 0.5% 0.6% 0.1%
104   Merlin 0.5% 0.6% 0.1%
105   Royal Tern 0.5% 0.6% 0.1%
106   Bank Swallow 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%
107   American Pipit 0.0% 0.6% 0.5%
108   Barn Owl 0% 0.6% 0.6%