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

based on 15 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path in April. 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   Osprey 19.2% 80.0% 60.8%
2   Brant 13.8% 73.3% 59.5%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 66.7% 51.0%
4   Canada Goose 52.9% 53.3% 0.4%
5   American Robin 74.8% 46.7% 28.1%
6   Herring Gull 26.4% 46.7% 20.3%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 40.0% 3.2%
8   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 40.0% 27.5%
9   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 33.3% 21.4%
10   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 33.3% 5.0%
11   Great Egret 22.7% 33.3% 10.6%
12   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 26.7% 34.0%
13   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 26.7% 1.2%
14   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 26.7% 7.6%
15   Killdeer 9.3% 26.7% 17.4%
16   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 20.0% 37.1%
17   European Starling 56.7% 20.0% 36.7%
18   Mourning Dove 51.6% 20.0% 31.6%
19   Common Grackle 48.8% 20.0% 28.8%
20   Northern Flicker 45.2% 20.0% 25.2%
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 20.0% 11.2%
22   Palm Warbler 28.0% 20.0% 8.0%
23   Carolina Wren 22.3% 20.0% 2.3%
24   Fish Crow 15.6% 20.0% 4.4%
25   Field Sparrow 8.1% 20.0% 11.9%
26   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 20.0% 13.0%
27   Northern Gannet 2.3% 20.0% 17.7%
28   Merlin 2.0% 20.0% 18.0%
29   House Sparrow 53.2% 13.3% 39.9%
30   Song Sparrow 48.8% 13.3% 35.5%
31   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 13.3% 16.0%
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 13.3% 9.7%
33   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 13.3% 8.6%
34   American Crow 19.4% 13.3% 6.0%
35   Bufflehead 11.9% 13.3% 1.4%
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 13.3% 1.5%
37   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10.4% 13.3% 3.0%
38   American Black Duck 10.2% 13.3% 3.1%
39   Brown Creeper 9.3% 13.3% 4.0%
40   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 13.3% 6.3%
41   American Kestrel 5.5% 13.3% 7.9%
42   Black Vulture 2.5% 13.3% 10.8%
43   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.2% 13.3% 12.1%
44   Mallard 54.7% 6.7% 48.0%
45   Blue Jay 52.6% 6.7% 45.9%
46   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 6.7% 33.0%
47   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 6.7% 31.3%
48   Rock Pigeon 34.1% 6.7% 27.5%
49   American Goldfinch 28.5% 6.7% 21.8%
50   Tufted Titmouse 25.8% 6.7% 19.1%
51   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 6.7% 18.4%
52   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 6.7% 18.2%
53   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 6.7% 16.7%
54   Tree Swallow 22.1% 6.7% 15.5%
55   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 6.7% 15.2%
56   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 6.7% 13.5%
57   White-breasted Nuthatch 17.9% 6.7% 11.2%
58   House Finch 16.6% 6.7% 9.9%
59   Barn Swallow 14.4% 6.7% 7.7%
60   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 6.7% 4.5%
61   Laughing Gull 11.1% 6.7% 4.4%
62   Gray Catbird 9.1% 6.7% 2.5%
63   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 6.7% 1.2%
64   Greater Yellowlegs 6.4% 6.7% 0.2%
65   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 6.7% 0.5%
66   Common Loon 5.2% 6.7% 1.5%
67   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 6.7% 3.0%
68   Common Raven 3.7% 6.7% 3.0%
69   Cedar Waxwing 3.6% 6.7% 3.1%
70   Common Yellowthroat 3.5% 6.7% 3.2%
71   Horned Grebe 2.8% 6.7% 3.9%
72   Common Merganser 2.6% 6.7% 4.1%
73   Purple Finch 1.9% 6.7% 4.8%
74   Great Crested Flycatcher 0.9% 6.7% 5.8%