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

based on 94 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 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% 66.0% 15.5%
2   Gray Catbird 38.4% 58.5% 20.1%
3   Northern Mockingbird 36.2% 56.4% 20.1%
4   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.8% 50.0% 21.2%
5   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 47.9% 2.3%
6   Mourning Dove 45.8% 34.0% 11.7%
7   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 34.0% 2.4%
8   House Finch 18.0% 30.9% 12.9%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 29.8% 2.2%
10   Northern Flicker 38.6% 28.7% 9.8%
11   Herring Gull 32.7% 28.7% 4.0%
12   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 27.7% 30.1%
13   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.2% 27.7% 23.4%
14   Song Sparrow 55.3% 26.6% 28.7%
15   Canada Goose 40.8% 26.6% 14.2%
16   Brown Creeper 10.6% 26.6% 16.0%
17   American Crow 23.4% 24.5% 1.1%
18   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 24.5% 3.5%
19   European Starling 46.6% 23.4% 23.2%
20   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 23.4% 2.6%
21   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 23.4% 4.5%
22   American Robin 57.6% 21.3% 36.3%
23   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 21.3% 11.5%
24   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 18.1% 26.4%
25   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 18.1% 16.9%
26   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 18.1% 8.2%
27   American Black Duck 13.3% 18.1% 4.7%
28   Carolina Wren 22.2% 17.0% 5.2%
29   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 17.0% 1.2%
30   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 17.0% 4.0%
31   Osprey 12.5% 16.0% 3.5%
32   Tree Swallow 5.7% 16.0% 10.3%
33   Laughing Gull 13.7% 14.9% 1.2%
34   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 14.9% 5.3%
35   Black Vulture 2.5% 14.9% 12.4%
36   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 13.8% 16.6%
37   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 13.8% 15.8%
38   American Goldfinch 23.8% 13.8% 10.0%
39   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 13.8% 8.9%
40   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 13.8% 0.7%
41   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 13.8% 3.7%
42   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 13.8% 5.7%
43   Merlin 7.4% 13.8% 6.4%
44   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 12.8% 2.8%
45   Brant 9.6% 12.8% 3.2%
46   Palm Warbler 31.0% 11.7% 19.3%
47   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 11.7% 2.3%
48   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 10.6% 24.9%
49   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 10.6% 11.9%
50   Great Blue Heron 21.9% 10.6% 11.2%
51   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 10.6% 10.2%
52   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 10.6% 7.7%
53   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 10.6% 2.7%
54   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 9.6% 2.5%
55   Northern Harrier 5.9% 9.6% 3.7%
56   Fish Crow 2.6% 9.6% 7.0%
57   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 8.5% 15.1%
58   Great Egret 14.2% 8.5% 5.7%
59   Common Raven 5.8% 8.5% 2.8%
60   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 8.5% 8.1%
61   Wood Duck 9.9% 7.4% 2.4%
62   House Wren 9.2% 7.4% 1.8%
63   American Redstart 7.9% 7.4% 0.4%
64   Mallard 38.6% 6.4% 32.3%
65   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 6.4% 13.1%
66   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 6.4% 4.8%
67   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 6.4% 2.3%
68   Royal Tern 3.4% 6.4% 3.0%
69   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 5.3% 14.9%
70   Field Sparrow 11.5% 5.3% 6.2%
71   Northern Parula 11.0% 5.3% 5.7%
72   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 5.3% 4.9%
73   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 5.3% 2.5%
74   Pine Warbler 6.6% 5.3% 1.3%
75   Killdeer 6.1% 5.3% 0.8%
76   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 5.3% 0.4%
77   Common Loon 2.3% 5.3% 3.0%
78   Blue Jay 56.3% 4.3% 52.0%
79   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 4.3% 6.9%
80   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 4.3% 1.4%
81   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 4.3% 1.2%
82   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 4.3% 0.5%
83   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.3% 4.3% 2.9%
84   Winter Wren 10.0% 3.2% 6.8%
85   Bald Eagle 5.4% 3.2% 2.2%
86   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 3.2% 0.4%
87   Forster's Tern 2.4% 3.2% 0.7%
88   Sanderling 1.7% 3.2% 1.5%
89   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 3.2% 1.8%
90   House Sparrow 46.9% 2.1% 44.8%
91   American Kestrel 12.9% 2.1% 10.8%
92   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 2.1% 5.5%
93   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 2.1% 5.4%
94   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 2.1% 4.7%
95   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 2.1% 3.8%
96   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 2.1% 3.7%
97   Snowy Egret 5.5% 2.1% 3.3%
98   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 2.1% 1.8%
99   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 2.1% 1.4%
100   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 2.1% 0.6%
101   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 2.1% 0.4%
102   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.5% 2.1% 0.6%
103   Great Cormorant 1.2% 2.1% 1.0%
104   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.2% 2.1% 1.0%
105   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 2.1% 1.2%
106   Dickcissel 0.9% 2.1% 1.2%
107   Bobolink 0.6% 2.1% 1.5%
108   Philadelphia Vireo 0.3% 2.1% 1.8%
109   Common Grackle 21.2% 1.1% 20.1%
110   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 1.1% 18.0%
111   Mute Swan 10.8% 1.1% 9.8%
112   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 1.1% 6.7%
113   Greater Yellowlegs 7.3% 1.1% 6.2%
114   Purple Finch 7.0% 1.1% 5.9%
115   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 1.1% 3.3%
116   American Coot 4.2% 1.1% 3.2%
117   Dunlin 2.5% 1.1% 1.5%
118   Northern Waterthrush 2.5% 1.1% 1.4%
119   American Pipit 2.4% 1.1% 1.4%
120   Marsh Wren 2.3% 1.1% 1.2%
121   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 1.1% 0.8%
122   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 1.1% 0.7%
123   Rusty Blackbird 1.4% 1.1% 0.3%
124   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 1.1% 0.2%
125   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 1.1% 0.1%
126   Green Heron 1.1% 1.1% 0.0%
127   Black Scoter 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
128   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%
129   Northern Gannet 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%
130   Snow Goose 0.6% 1.1% 0.4%
131   Ring-necked Duck 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
132   White-winged Scoter 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
133   Little Blue Heron 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
134   Common Tern 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
135   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 1.1% 0.6%
136   Red Knot 0.3% 1.1% 0.7%
137   Connecticut Warbler 0.3% 1.1% 0.8%
138   Horned Lark 0.1% 1.1% 0.9%
139   Redhead 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
140   Piping Plover 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
141   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
142   Summer Tanager 0.0% 1.1% 1.0%
143   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.0% 1.1% 1.0%
144   Yellow-throated Warbler 0.0% 1.1% 1.0%