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

based on 119 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Great Kills Park 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   Herring Gull 30.8% 74.8% 44.0%
2   Northern Mockingbird 31.5% 73.1% 41.6%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 72.3% 40.3%
4   Gray Catbird 60.5% 69.7% 9.2%
5   Mourning Dove 53.2% 63.0% 9.8%
6   Osprey 25.4% 62.2% 36.8%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 18.5% 62.2% 43.6%
8   Ring-billed Gull 25.1% 57.1% 32.0%
9   European Starling 48.4% 52.9% 4.5%
10   Laughing Gull 18.6% 52.9% 34.4%
11   Tree Swallow 7.0% 47.1% 40.1%
12   American Robin 60.3% 43.7% 16.6%
13   Song Sparrow 28.6% 39.5% 10.9%
14   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 38.7% 11.7%
15   Mallard 36.6% 38.7% 2.0%
16   Canada Goose 37.8% 37.0% 0.8%
17   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 36.1% 9.1%
18   Eastern Towhee 7.7% 35.3% 27.6%
19   American Goldfinch 27.7% 34.5% 6.7%
20   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 31.1% 5.7%
21   Blue Jay 51.8% 29.4% 22.4%
22   Carolina Wren 26.9% 27.7% 0.9%
23   Great Egret 20.0% 26.9% 6.9%
24   House Sparrow 45.9% 26.1% 19.9%
25   Northern Flicker 43.2% 26.1% 17.2%
26   Common Tern 3.9% 26.1% 22.1%
27   House Finch 14.8% 22.7% 7.8%
28   Little Blue Heron 2.1% 22.7% 20.6%
29   Downy Woodpecker 31.9% 18.5% 13.4%
30   Killdeer 7.4% 18.5% 11.1%
31   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 18.5% 11.5%
32   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 17.6% 0.3%
33   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 16.8% 11.8%
34   Field Sparrow 2.4% 16.8% 14.4%
35   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 16.0% 7.3%
36   American Redstart 43.1% 15.1% 27.9%
37   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 15.1% 10.7%
38   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 14.3% 10.4%
39   Palm Warbler 15.1% 14.3% 0.8%
40   Snowy Egret 12.1% 14.3% 2.2%
41   American Black Duck 8.0% 13.4% 5.4%
42   Royal Tern 2.9% 13.4% 10.6%
43   Sanderling 2.9% 13.4% 10.6%
44   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 12.6% 3.8%
45   Common Grackle 24.0% 11.8% 12.2%
46   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 11.8% 0.3%
47   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 11.8% 3.3%
48   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 10.9% 20.8%
49   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 8.4% 16.7%
50   Barn Swallow 4.7% 8.4% 3.7%
51   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 7.6% 22.1%
52   House Wren 17.3% 7.6% 9.7%
53   American Crow 17.0% 7.6% 9.5%
54   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 7.6% 8.2%
55   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 7.6% 4.6%
56   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 7.6% 3.5%
57   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 7.6% 4.1%
58   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 6.7% 2.9%
59   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 6.7% 1.7%
60   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 6.7% 0.7%
61   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 6.7% 0.5%
62   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 6.7% 0.4%
63   Merlin 5.4% 6.7% 1.4%
64   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.4% 6.7% 6.3%
65   Northern Parula 27.0% 5.9% 21.1%
66   Chimney Swift 22.5% 5.9% 16.6%
67   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 5.9% 2.1%
68   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 5.9% 0.9%
69   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 5.0% 17.8%
70   Mute Swan 11.5% 5.0% 6.4%
71   American Kestrel 10.8% 5.0% 5.8%
72   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 5.0% 2.9%
73   Forster's Tern 4.1% 5.0% 0.9%
74   Green Heron 7.6% 4.2% 3.4%
75   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 4.2% 0.8%
76   Northern Harrier 3.6% 4.2% 0.6%
77   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 4.2% 2.9%
78   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 4.2% 2.9%
79   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 3.4% 16.2%
80   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 3.4% 13.3%
81   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 3.4% 8.9%
82   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 3.4% 4.2%
83   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 3.4% 1.8%
84   Bobolink 3.2% 3.4% 0.2%
85   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 3.4% 0.4%
86   Caspian Tern 1.5% 3.4% 1.8%
87   Brant 0.5% 3.4% 2.9%
88   Red-tailed Hawk 18.8% 2.5% 16.2%
89   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.9% 2.5% 14.3%
90   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 2.5% 11.0%
91   Ovenbird 12.7% 2.5% 10.1%
92   Greater Yellowlegs 8.9% 2.5% 6.3%
93   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 2.5% 6.0%
94   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 2.5% 5.6%
95   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 2.5% 5.3%
96   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 2.5% 4.9%
97   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 2.5% 4.4%
98   Common Raven 5.4% 2.5% 2.9%
99   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 2.5% 2.8%
100   Bald Eagle 4.8% 2.5% 2.3%
101   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 2.5% 0.3%
102   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 1.7% 11.1%
103   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.6% 1.7% 9.9%
104   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 1.7% 4.8%
105   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 1.7% 4.3%
106   Wood Thrush 5.2% 1.7% 3.5%
107   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 1.7% 3.2%
108   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 1.7% 2.3%
109   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 1.7% 2.1%
110   Marsh Wren 3.5% 1.7% 1.8%
111   Fish Crow 2.9% 1.7% 1.2%
112   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 1.7% 0.5%
113   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.7% 1.7% 1.0%
114   Bank Swallow 0.3% 1.7% 1.4%
115   Nelson's Sparrow 0.2% 1.7% 1.5%
116   Least Tern 0.2% 1.7% 1.5%
117   Black Scoter 0.2% 1.7% 1.5%
118   Lesser Scaup 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%
119   Northern Gannet 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%
120   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 0.8% 14.0%
121   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.3% 0.8% 11.4%
122   Veery 11.6% 0.8% 10.8%
123   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 0.8% 9.6%
124   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 0.8% 9.4%
125   Scarlet Tanager 9.8% 0.8% 8.9%
126   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 0.8% 7.4%
127   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 0.8% 5.8%
128   Pine Warbler 5.4% 0.8% 4.6%
129   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 0.8% 3.8%
130   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 0.8% 3.5%
131   Canada Warbler 4.1% 0.8% 3.3%
132   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 0.8% 3.2%
133   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 0.8% 2.8%
134   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 0.8% 2.6%
135   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 0.8% 1.8%
136   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 0.8% 1.3%
137   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 0.8% 1.2%
138   Clapper Rail 1.9% 0.8% 1.1%
139   Black Skimmer 1.6% 0.8% 0.8%
140   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 0.8% 0.6%
141   Purple Finch 1.4% 0.8% 0.5%
142   Brown Creeper 1.3% 0.8% 0.5%
143   Hooded Warbler 0.9% 0.8% 0.1%
144   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
145   Northern Pintail 0.8% 0.8% 0.1%
146   Mourning Warbler 0.6% 0.8% 0.3%
147   Black Tern 0.5% 0.8% 0.4%
148   American Pipit 0.4% 0.8% 0.5%
149   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
150   Great Cormorant 0.3% 0.8% 0.6%
151   American Woodcock 0.2% 0.8% 0.7%
152   Purple Martin 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
153   Surf Scoter 0.1% 0.8% 0.8%
154   Gull-billed Tern 0.1% 0.8% 0.8%
155   Vesper Sparrow 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%
156   Bufflehead 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%