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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 20 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 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   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 65.0% 14.6%
2   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 65.0% 36.1%
3   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 60.0% 23.7%
4   European Starling 46.6% 55.0% 8.4%
5   American Robin 57.6% 50.0% 7.6%
6   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 45.0% 12.7%
7   Canada Goose 40.8% 45.0% 4.2%
8   Northern Flicker 38.5% 45.0% 6.5%
9   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 45.0% 8.6%
10   Mourning Dove 45.8% 40.0% 5.8%
11   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 40.0% 5.6%
12   Carolina Wren 22.2% 40.0% 17.8%
13   Gray Catbird 38.5% 35.0% 3.5%
14   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 35.0% 9.0%
15   House Finch 18.0% 35.0% 17.0%
16   Osprey 12.5% 35.0% 22.5%
17   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 30.0% 9.2%
18   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 30.0% 20.4%
19   Merlin 7.4% 30.0% 22.6%
20   Common Raven 5.8% 30.0% 24.2%
21   Tree Swallow 5.7% 30.0% 24.3%
22   Song Sparrow 55.2% 25.0% 30.2%
23   Herring Gull 32.7% 25.0% 7.7%
24   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 25.0% 6.1%
25   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 20.0% 24.5%
26   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 20.0% 1.8%
27   Great Egret 14.2% 20.0% 5.8%
28   Brown Creeper 10.7% 20.0% 9.3%
29   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 20.0% 9.9%
30   House Sparrow 46.8% 15.0% 31.8%
31   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 15.0% 20.5%
32   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 15.0% 20.0%
33   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 15.0% 17.0%
34   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 15.0% 15.4%
35   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 15.0% 14.6%
36   American Crow 23.4% 15.0% 8.4%
37   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 15.0% 7.7%
38   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 15.0% 7.5%
39   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 15.0% 6.0%
40   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 15.0% 0.8%
41   Field Sparrow 11.5% 15.0% 3.5%
42   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 15.0% 7.1%
43   Black Vulture 2.5% 15.0% 12.5%
44   Blue Jay 56.2% 10.0% 46.2%
45   Palm Warbler 31.0% 10.0% 21.0%
46   American Goldfinch 23.8% 10.0% 13.8%
47   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 10.0% 13.6%
48   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 10.0% 9.4%
49   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 10.0% 3.0%
50   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 10.0% 1.2%
51   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 10.0% 1.2%
52   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 10.0% 0.2%
53   Snowy Egret 5.5% 10.0% 4.5%
54   Pine Siskin 4.5% 10.0% 5.5%
55   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 5.0% 27.8%
56   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 5.0% 21.3%
57   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 5.0% 15.2%
58   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 5.0% 14.0%
59   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 5.0% 13.3%
60   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 5.0% 9.6%
61   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 5.0% 7.0%
62   Northern Parula 11.0% 5.0% 6.0%
63   American Redstart 7.9% 5.0% 2.9%
64   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 5.0% 2.8%
65   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 5.0% 2.8%
66   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 5.0% 2.6%
67   Purple Finch 7.0% 5.0% 2.0%
68   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 5.0% 1.8%
69   Pine Warbler 6.6% 5.0% 1.6%
70   Killdeer 6.1% 5.0% 1.1%
71   Northern Harrier 5.9% 5.0% 0.9%
72   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 5.0% 0.6%
73   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 5.0% 0.4%
74   Bald Eagle 5.4% 5.0% 0.4%
75   Common Loon 2.3% 5.0% 2.7%
76   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 5.0% 3.2%
77   Semipalmated Plover 1.4% 5.0% 3.6%
78   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.3% 5.0% 3.7%
79   Green Heron 1.1% 5.0% 3.9%
80   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.3% 5.0% 4.7%
81   Least Flycatcher 0.3% 5.0% 4.7%