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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path in September
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 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path in September. 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   Gray Catbird 60.6% 50.0% 10.6%
2   Osprey 25.5% 50.0% 24.5%
3   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 41.7% 33.9%
4   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 33.3% 17.0%
5   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 33.3% 11.9%
6   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 33.3% 1.7%
7   Carolina Wren 26.9% 33.3% 6.5%
8   Black Vulture 2.7% 33.3% 30.6%
9   American Robin 60.3% 25.0% 35.3%
10   European Starling 48.4% 25.0% 23.4%
11   American Redstart 43.0% 25.0% 18.0%
12   Canada Goose 37.8% 25.0% 12.8%
13   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 25.0% 2.2%
14   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 25.0% 8.6%
15   Palm Warbler 15.1% 25.0% 9.9%
16   House Finch 14.9% 25.0% 10.1%
17   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 25.0% 21.5%
18   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 16.7% 15.3%
19   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 16.7% 15.2%
20   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 16.7% 15.0%
21   Northern Parula 27.0% 16.7% 10.3%
22   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 16.7% 8.0%
23   Great Egret 20.0% 16.7% 3.4%
24   House Wren 17.3% 16.7% 0.6%
25   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 16.7% 4.4%
26   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 16.7% 6.5%
27   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 16.7% 9.1%
28   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 16.7% 9.7%
29   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 16.7% 10.0%
30   Common Raven 5.4% 16.7% 11.2%
31   Mourning Dove 53.2% 8.3% 44.9%
32   Blue Jay 51.8% 8.3% 43.5%
33   Northern Flicker 43.2% 8.3% 34.9%
34   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 8.3% 28.5%
35   Herring Gull 30.9% 8.3% 22.5%
36   Song Sparrow 28.7% 8.3% 20.3%
37   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 8.3% 16.8%
38   Common Grackle 24.0% 8.3% 15.7%
39   Chimney Swift 22.5% 8.3% 14.1%
40   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 8.3% 11.2%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 8.3% 10.4%
42   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 8.3% 9.6%
43   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 8.3% 8.5%
44   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 8.3% 3.8%
45   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 8.3% 2.0%
46   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 8.3% 1.4%
47   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 8.3% 0.4%
48   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 8.3% 0.1%
49   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 8.3% 0.1%
50   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 8.3% 0.1%
51   Green Heron 7.5% 8.3% 0.8%
52   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 8.3% 0.9%
53   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 8.3% 1.3%
54   Tree Swallow 7.0% 8.3% 1.3%
55   Pine Warbler 5.4% 8.3% 2.9%
56   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 8.3% 3.1%
57   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 8.3% 3.7%
58   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 8.3% 4.0%
59   Canada Warbler 4.1% 8.3% 4.2%
60   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 8.3% 4.4%
61   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 8.3% 4.9%
62   Sanderling 2.9% 8.3% 5.4%
63   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 8.3% 5.7%
64   Field Sparrow 2.4% 8.3% 5.9%
65   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1.7% 8.3% 6.6%
66   Dickcissel 0.9% 8.3% 7.4%
67   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 8.3% 7.5%
68   Willow Flycatcher 0.5% 8.3% 7.9%
69   Carolina Chickadee 0.0% 8.3% 8.3%