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

based on 9 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path in August. 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 30.7% 88.9% 58.2%
2   Gray Catbird 54.7% 55.6% 0.9%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 55.6% 14.2%
4   Barn Swallow 39.9% 55.6% 15.7%
5   American Goldfinch 37.6% 44.4% 6.8%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 44.4% 17.4%
7   Chimney Swift 23.8% 44.4% 20.6%
8   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 44.4% 37.4%
9   Black Vulture 1.4% 44.4% 43.0%
10   Herring Gull 39.5% 33.3% 6.2%
11   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 33.3% 2.7%
12   Great Egret 34.5% 33.3% 1.2%
13   European Starling 51.1% 22.2% 28.9%
14   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 22.2% 25.5%
15   Canada Goose 40.8% 22.2% 18.6%
16   Song Sparrow 35.0% 22.2% 12.8%
17   Laughing Gull 32.0% 22.2% 9.8%
18   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 22.2% 5.4%
19   Tree Swallow 14.1% 22.2% 8.1%
20   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 22.2% 16.9%
21   Bank Swallow 3.1% 22.2% 19.2%
22   American Robin 57.2% 11.1% 46.1%
23   Mourning Dove 53.7% 11.1% 42.6%
24   Blue Jay 35.3% 11.1% 24.2%
25   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 11.1% 20.7%
26   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 11.1% 17.4%
27   Common Grackle 28.2% 11.1% 17.1%
28   Common Tern 16.4% 11.1% 5.3%
29   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 11.1% 4.0%
30   Forster's Tern 13.2% 11.1% 2.1%
31   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 11.1% 2.0%
32   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 11.1% 2.1%
33   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 11.1% 3.7%
34   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 11.1% 5.9%
35   Least Tern 5.1% 11.1% 6.0%
36   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.1% 11.1% 9.0%