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

based on 14 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path in May. 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 16.4% 78.6% 62.2%
2   American Robin 73.3% 64.3% 9.0%
3   Gray Catbird 65.9% 64.3% 1.6%
4   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 64.3% 44.4%
5   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 64.3% 46.0%
6   Chimney Swift 29.8% 57.1% 27.3%
7   House Wren 26.7% 57.1% 30.4%
8   Canada Goose 45.1% 50.0% 4.9%
9   American Redstart 40.4% 50.0% 9.6%
10   Carolina Wren 19.8% 50.0% 30.2%
11   Black Vulture 2.2% 50.0% 47.8%
12   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 42.9% 10.5%
13   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 42.9% 4.7%
14   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 42.9% 16.1%
15   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 42.9% 33.1%
16   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 35.7% 23.3%
17   Mourning Dove 53.4% 35.7% 17.7%
18   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 35.7% 6.9%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 35.7% 1.7%
20   Great Egret 25.4% 35.7% 10.3%
21   European Starling 58.4% 28.6% 29.9%
22   Common Grackle 54.9% 28.6% 26.3%
23   Barn Swallow 31.7% 28.6% 3.1%
24   Herring Gull 23.4% 28.6% 5.1%
25   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 28.6% 10.5%
26   Field Sparrow 3.4% 28.6% 25.2%
27   House Sparrow 57.0% 21.4% 35.5%
28   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 21.4% 18.1%
29   American Goldfinch 28.7% 21.4% 7.2%
30   Laughing Gull 16.9% 21.4% 4.6%
31   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 21.4% 4.6%
32   House Finch 16.0% 21.4% 5.4%
33   Killdeer 9.3% 21.4% 12.1%
34   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 21.4% 18.6%
35   Mallard 49.3% 14.3% 35.0%
36   Blue Jay 49.3% 14.3% 35.0%
37   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 14.3% 21.2%
38   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 14.3% 20.0%
39   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 14.3% 19.5%
40   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 14.3% 13.7%
41   Tree Swallow 22.4% 14.3% 8.1%
42   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 14.3% 7.6%
43   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 14.3% 5.5%
44   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 14.3% 3.5%
45   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 14.3% 2.0%
46   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 14.3% 0.2%
47   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 14.3% 1.1%
48   Fish Crow 10.9% 14.3% 3.4%
49   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 14.3% 6.9%
50   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 14.3% 10.8%
51   Common Raven 2.5% 14.3% 11.8%
52   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 14.3% 12.3%
53   Eastern Whip-poor-will 0.2% 14.3% 14.1%
54   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 7.1% 37.5%
55   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 7.1% 31.0%
56   Song Sparrow 35.5% 7.1% 28.4%
57   Ovenbird 32.7% 7.1% 25.6%
58   Northern Flicker 29.1% 7.1% 22.0%
59   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 7.1% 21.0%
60   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 7.1% 15.6%
61   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 7.1% 11.8%
62   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 7.1% 9.6%
63   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 7.1% 9.3%
64   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 7.1% 8.4%
65   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 7.1% 6.2%
66   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 7.1% 5.0%
67   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 7.1% 2.4%
68   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 7.1% 2.3%
69   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 7.1% 1.3%
70   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 7.1% 0.8%
71   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 7.1% 1.2%
72   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 7.1% 1.3%
73   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 7.1% 1.7%
74   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 7.1% 2.9%
75   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 7.1% 4.4%
76   Bald Eagle 2.5% 7.1% 4.6%
77   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 7.1% 4.9%
78   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 7.1% 5.5%
79   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 7.1% 5.7%
80   Prothonotary Warbler 1.1% 7.1% 6.1%
81   Merlin 0.9% 7.1% 6.2%
82   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 7.1% 6.3%
83   Chuck-will's-widow 0.5% 7.1% 6.7%
84   Northern Gannet 0.3% 7.1% 6.9%