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Top Birds at Great Kills Park in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 110 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Great Kills Park 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% 74.5% 24.1%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 73.6% 41.8%
3   Herring Gull 32.6% 71.8% 39.2%
4   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 66.4% 36.0%
5   Northern Mockingbird 36.2% 64.5% 28.3%
6   Song Sparrow 55.2% 63.6% 8.4%
7   European Starling 46.6% 61.8% 15.2%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 18.8% 60.9% 42.1%
9   American Robin 57.6% 56.4% 1.2%
10   Canada Goose 40.8% 55.5% 14.7%
11   Blue Jay 56.2% 47.3% 9.0%
12   Osprey 12.4% 46.4% 33.9%
13   Mourning Dove 45.8% 45.5% 0.3%
14   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 44.5% 13.2%
15   Laughing Gull 13.7% 42.7% 29.0%
16   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 40.0% 7.2%
17   Mallard 38.6% 38.2% 0.4%
18   Brant 9.5% 38.2% 28.7%
19   Gray Catbird 38.5% 35.5% 3.0%
20   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 35.5% 1.0%
21   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 34.5% 9.9%
22   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 34.5% 15.1%
23   Northern Flicker 38.6% 31.8% 6.7%
24   House Sparrow 46.8% 30.9% 15.9%
25   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 30.0% 15.6%
26   House Finch 17.9% 30.0% 12.1%
27   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 26.4% 9.2%
28   Field Sparrow 11.5% 26.4% 14.9%
29   Royal Tern 3.4% 26.4% 23.0%
30   Carolina Wren 22.2% 25.5% 3.2%
31   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 25.5% 4.5%
32   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 25.5% 14.3%
33   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 23.6% 2.3%
34   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 22.7% 6.9%
35   Great Egret 14.2% 22.7% 8.5%
36   Tree Swallow 5.7% 21.8% 16.2%
37   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 20.0% 6.3%
38   American Goldfinch 23.8% 20.0% 3.8%
39   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 20.0% 4.2%
40   American Crow 23.4% 18.2% 5.2%
41   Great Blue Heron 21.9% 17.3% 4.6%
42   Merlin 7.4% 17.3% 9.8%
43   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 17.3% 13.2%
44   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 16.4% 7.2%
45   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 15.5% 0.9%
46   Palm Warbler 31.0% 14.5% 16.5%
47   Common Grackle 21.2% 14.5% 6.6%
48   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 13.6% 21.4%
49   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 13.6% 15.3%
50   Common Loon 2.3% 12.7% 10.5%
51   American Black Duck 13.4% 10.0% 3.4%
52   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 10.0% 0.1%
53   Northern Harrier 5.9% 10.0% 4.1%
54   Forster's Tern 2.4% 10.0% 7.6%
55   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 10.0% 7.9%
56   Mute Swan 10.8% 9.1% 1.7%
57   Killdeer 6.1% 9.1% 3.0%
58   Bald Eagle 5.4% 9.1% 3.7%
59   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 8.2% 1.4%
60   Dunlin 2.5% 8.2% 5.7%
61   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 7.3% 13.5%
62   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 7.3% 6.7%
63   Greater Scaup 0.6% 7.3% 6.7%
64   Red-tailed Hawk 22.6% 6.4% 16.2%
65   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 6.4% 5.0%
66   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 6.4% 5.7%
67   Northern Gannet 0.7% 6.4% 5.7%
68   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 5.5% 7.6%
69   American Kestrel 12.9% 5.5% 7.5%
70   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 5.5% 0.3%
71   American Pipit 2.4% 5.5% 3.0%
72   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 4.5% 18.2%
73   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 4.5% 15.7%
74   Black-capped Chickadee 18.4% 4.5% 13.8%
75   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 4.5% 5.6%
76   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 4.5% 3.3%
77   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 4.5% 2.2%
78   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 4.5% 3.8%
79   Caspian Tern 0.4% 4.5% 4.1%
80   Horned Grebe 0.3% 4.5% 4.2%
81   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 3.6% 15.4%
82   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 3.6% 4.2%
83   Fish Crow 2.6% 3.6% 1.0%
84   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.5% 3.6% 2.1%
85   Common Nighthawk 0.9% 3.6% 2.8%
86   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 3.6% 2.8%
87   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.6% 3.6% 3.0%
88   House Wren 9.2% 2.7% 6.5%
89   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 2.7% 4.8%
90   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 2.7% 3.0%
91   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 2.7% 2.7%
92   American Wigeon 3.0% 2.7% 0.3%
93   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 2.7% 0.7%
94   Sanderling 1.7% 2.7% 1.0%
95   American Woodcock 0.9% 2.7% 1.8%
96   American Golden-Plover 0.6% 2.7% 2.1%
97   Horned Lark 0.1% 2.7% 2.6%
98   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 1.8% 9.4%
99   Northern Parula 11.0% 1.8% 9.2%
100   Brown Creeper 10.7% 1.8% 8.9%
101   Winter Wren 10.0% 1.8% 8.1%
102   Wood Duck 9.9% 1.8% 8.1%
103   Black-and-white Warbler 9.5% 1.8% 7.6%
104   Chimney Swift 8.5% 1.8% 6.7%
105   Greater Yellowlegs 7.3% 1.8% 5.4%
106   Purple Finch 7.0% 1.8% 5.1%
107   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 1.8% 4.1%
108   Vesper Sparrow 2.3% 1.8% 0.5%
109   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 1.8% 0.1%
110   Great Cormorant 1.2% 1.8% 0.6%
111   Great Horned Owl 0.6% 1.8% 1.2%
112   Little Blue Heron 0.5% 1.8% 1.3%
113   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 1.8% 1.5%
114   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 0.9% 11.1%
115   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 0.9% 7.8%
116   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 0.9% 7.3%
117   Gadwall 8.0% 0.9% 7.1%
118   American Redstart 7.9% 0.9% 7.0%
119   Pine Warbler 6.6% 0.9% 5.7%
120   Common Raven 5.8% 0.9% 4.9%
121   Snowy Egret 5.5% 0.9% 4.6%
122   Indigo Bunting 4.8% 0.9% 3.8%
123   Pine Siskin 4.5% 0.9% 3.6%
124   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 0.9% 2.6%
125   Black Vulture 2.5% 0.9% 1.6%
126   Marsh Wren 2.3% 0.9% 1.4%
127   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.9% 0.9% 1.0%
128   Northern Pintail 1.7% 0.9% 0.8%
129   Bufflehead 1.6% 0.9% 0.7%
130   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 0.9% 0.3%
131   Black Scoter 0.8% 0.9% 0.1%
132   Surf Scoter 0.8% 0.9% 0.1%
133   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.7% 0.9% 0.2%
134   Snow Goose 0.6% 0.9% 0.3%
135   Fox Sparrow 0.6% 0.9% 0.3%
136   Ring-necked Duck 0.6% 0.9% 0.4%
137   Common Tern 0.5% 0.9% 0.4%
138   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 0.9% 0.5%
139   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 0.9% 0.5%
140   American Bittern 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
141   Western Kingbird 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
142   Parasitic Jaeger 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
143   Long-tailed Duck 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
144   Eastern Kingbird 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%