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

based on 12 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Gravesend Bay 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   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 83.3% 52.9%
2   Herring Gull 32.7% 75.0% 42.3%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 75.0% 43.1%
4   Laughing Gull 13.7% 75.0% 61.3%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 66.7% 47.8%
6   Brant 9.6% 41.7% 32.1%
7   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 41.7% 35.9%
8   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 33.3% 17.1%
9   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 33.3% 2.2%
10   Palm Warbler 31.0% 33.3% 2.3%
11   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 33.3% 13.9%
12   Common Loon 2.3% 33.3% 31.1%
13   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 25.0% 32.7%
14   House Sparrow 46.8% 25.0% 21.8%
15   European Starling 46.6% 25.0% 21.6%
16   Canada Goose 40.8% 25.0% 15.8%
17   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 25.0% 7.8%
18   American Crow 23.4% 25.0% 1.6%
19   American Black Duck 13.3% 25.0% 11.7%
20   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 25.0% 17.2%
21   Forster's Tern 2.4% 25.0% 22.6%
22   Song Sparrow 55.2% 16.7% 38.6%
23   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 16.7% 19.6%
24   American Goldfinch 23.8% 16.7% 7.2%
25   Osprey 12.5% 16.7% 4.2%
26   Northern Gannet 0.7% 16.7% 16.0%
27   American Robin 57.6% 8.3% 49.2%
28   Blue Jay 56.2% 8.3% 47.9%
29   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 8.3% 37.3%
30   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 8.3% 36.2%
31   Mallard 38.6% 8.3% 30.3%
32   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 8.3% 28.1%
33   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 8.3% 20.5%
34   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 8.3% 18.0%
35   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 8.3% 17.6%
36   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 8.3% 14.2%
37   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 8.3% 13.5%
38   Common Grackle 21.1% 8.3% 12.8%
39   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 8.3% 7.5%
40   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 8.3% 2.9%
41   Mute Swan 10.8% 8.3% 2.5%
42   American Redstart 7.9% 8.3% 0.5%
43   Common Raven 5.8% 8.3% 2.6%
44   Tree Swallow 5.7% 8.3% 2.7%
45   Royal Tern 3.4% 8.3% 4.9%
46   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 8.3% 6.5%
47   Sanderling 1.7% 8.3% 6.6%
48   Great Cormorant 1.2% 8.3% 7.2%
49   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.2% 8.3% 7.2%
50   Black Scoter 0.8% 8.3% 7.5%
51   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 8.3% 7.6%
52   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 8.3% 7.7%
53   Bobolink 0.6% 8.3% 7.7%