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Top Birds at Hofstra University in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 47 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hofstra University in October. 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   Blue Jay 56.2% 51.1% 5.2%
2   American Robin 57.6% 44.7% 12.9%
3   European Starling 46.6% 42.6% 4.1%
4   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 42.6% 6.3%
5   House Sparrow 46.8% 40.4% 6.4%
6   Mourning Dove 45.8% 36.2% 9.6%
7   Song Sparrow 55.2% 34.0% 21.2%
8   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 29.8% 27.9%
9   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 29.8% 0.6%
10   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 27.7% 8.8%
11   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 27.7% 7.9%
12   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 25.5% 19.0%
13   Herring Gull 32.7% 25.5% 7.2%
14   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 23.4% 22.2%
15   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 23.4% 0.7%
16   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 21.3% 3.0%
17   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 21.3% 13.4%
18   American Crow 23.4% 19.1% 4.2%
19   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 19.1% 0.3%
20   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 17.0% 3.8%
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.5% 14.9% 35.6%
22   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 14.9% 11.4%
23   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 14.9% 8.7%
24   Canada Goose 40.8% 12.8% 28.1%
25   Gray Catbird 38.5% 12.8% 25.7%
26   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 12.8% 20.0%
27   Fish Crow 2.6% 12.8% 10.2%
28   Northern Flicker 38.6% 10.6% 27.9%
29   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 10.6% 11.9%
30   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 10.6% 3.1%
31   Pine Warbler 6.6% 10.6% 4.1%
32   Ovenbird 5.4% 10.6% 5.2%
33   Palm Warbler 31.0% 8.5% 22.5%
34   Common Grackle 21.1% 8.5% 12.6%
35   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 8.5% 12.5%
36   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 8.5% 11.7%
37   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 8.5% 6.0%
38   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 8.5% 3.5%
39   Field Sparrow 11.5% 8.5% 3.0%
40   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 8.5% 2.7%
41   Brown Creeper 10.7% 8.5% 2.1%
42   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 6.4% 23.2%
43   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 6.4% 22.5%
44   American Goldfinch 23.8% 6.4% 17.4%
45   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 6.4% 9.4%
46   American Kestrel 12.9% 6.4% 6.5%
47   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 6.4% 3.1%
48   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 6.4% 2.9%
49   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 4.3% 21.7%
50   Osprey 12.5% 4.3% 8.2%
51   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 4.3% 6.9%
52   Northern Parula 11.0% 4.3% 6.8%
53   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 4.3% 5.7%
54   American Redstart 7.9% 4.3% 3.6%
55   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 4.3% 2.5%
56   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 4.3% 1.5%
57   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 4.3% 0.5%
58   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 4.3% 3.4%
59   Carolina Wren 22.2% 2.1% 20.1%
60   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 2.1% 16.8%
61   House Finch 18.0% 2.1% 15.9%
62   Winter Wren 10.0% 2.1% 7.8%
63   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 2.1% 7.5%
64   House Wren 9.2% 2.1% 7.1%
65   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 2.1% 5.8%
66   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 2.1% 5.5%
67   Killdeer 6.1% 2.1% 4.0%
68   Bald Eagle 5.4% 2.1% 3.2%
69   Pine Siskin 4.5% 2.1% 2.4%
70   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 2.1% 2.3%
71   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 2.1% 2.1%
72   Northern Waterthrush 2.5% 2.1% 0.3%
73   American Pipit 2.4% 2.1% 0.3%
74   Vesper Sparrow 2.3% 2.1% 0.2%
75   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.9% 2.1% 0.2%
76   Semipalmated Plover 1.4% 2.1% 0.8%
77   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.2% 2.1% 1.0%
78   Green Heron 1.1% 2.1% 1.0%
79   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 2.1% 1.4%
80   Virginia Rail 0.1% 2.1% 2.0%