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

based on 90 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path in April. 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   Canada Goose 52.9% 51.1% 1.8%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 48.9% 5.8%
3   Osprey 19.2% 48.9% 29.7%
4   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 42.2% 34.7%
5   Brant 13.8% 37.8% 24.0%
6   American Robin 74.8% 36.7% 38.2%
7   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 35.6% 28.5%
8   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 34.4% 6.1%
9   Herring Gull 26.4% 34.4% 8.0%
10   American Crow 19.4% 34.4% 15.1%
11   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 30.0% 1.2%
12   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 30.0% 14.4%
13   Black Vulture 2.5% 28.9% 26.4%
14   Mallard 54.7% 27.8% 26.9%
15   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 26.7% 14.2%
16   Mourning Dove 51.6% 23.3% 28.3%
17   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 23.3% 1.4%
18   House Finch 16.6% 23.3% 6.7%
19   Fish Crow 15.6% 23.3% 7.8%
20   Song Sparrow 48.8% 22.2% 26.6%
21   Great Egret 22.7% 18.9% 3.8%
22   Northern Cardinal 60.7% 17.8% 42.9%
23   European Starling 56.7% 17.8% 39.0%
24   Northern Flicker 45.2% 17.8% 27.4%
25   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 17.8% 19.0%
26   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 17.8% 5.6%
27   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 17.8% 10.8%
28   Common Grackle 48.9% 16.7% 32.2%
29   Laughing Gull 11.1% 16.7% 5.6%
30   Tree Swallow 22.1% 14.4% 7.7%
31   Killdeer 9.3% 13.3% 4.0%
32   Snowy Egret 7.2% 13.3% 6.2%
33   Northern Gannet 2.2% 13.3% 11.1%
34   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 12.2% 17.2%
35   Palm Warbler 28.0% 12.2% 15.8%
36   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 12.2% 12.9%
37   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 11.1% 46.0%
38   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 11.1% 23.1%
39   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 11.1% 6.7%
40   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 11.1% 6.0%
41   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 11.1% 0.9%
42   Bonaparte's Gull 0.9% 11.1% 10.2%
43   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 10.0% 28.0%
44   American Goldfinch 28.5% 10.0% 18.5%
45   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 10.0% 15.5%
46   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 10.0% 13.0%
47   Carolina Wren 22.3% 10.0% 12.3%
48   American Black Duck 10.2% 10.0% 0.2%
49   Common Loon 5.2% 10.0% 4.8%
50   House Sparrow 53.2% 8.9% 44.3%
51   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 8.9% 11.3%
52   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 8.9% 10.1%
53   Barn Swallow 14.4% 8.9% 5.5%
54   Blue Jay 52.6% 7.8% 44.9%
55   Red-tailed Hawk 24.9% 7.8% 17.1%
56   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 7.8% 4.0%
57   Gray Catbird 9.1% 7.8% 1.4%
58   Field Sparrow 8.1% 7.8% 0.3%
59   Black Scoter 0.5% 7.8% 7.3%
60   White-breasted Nuthatch 17.9% 6.7% 11.2%
61   Bufflehead 11.9% 6.7% 5.3%
62   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 6.7% 4.5%
63   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 6.7% 3.0%
64   Common Raven 3.7% 6.7% 3.0%
65   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.5% 6.7% 4.2%
66   Mute Swan 15.5% 5.6% 9.9%
67   Brown Creeper 9.3% 5.6% 3.7%
68   House Wren 7.6% 5.6% 2.1%
69   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 5.6% 0.6%
70   Merlin 2.0% 5.6% 3.6%
71   Pine Warbler 15.7% 4.4% 11.3%
72   Red-throated Loon 4.4% 4.4% 0.1%
73   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 4.4% 0.3%
74   Green Heron 3.6% 4.4% 0.9%
75   Northern Harrier 1.8% 4.4% 2.6%
76   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 3.3% 36.4%
77   Tufted Titmouse 25.8% 3.3% 22.4%
78   Blue-headed Vireo 9.5% 3.3% 6.2%
79   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 3.3% 4.5%
80   Greater Yellowlegs 6.5% 3.3% 3.1%
81   American Kestrel 5.5% 3.3% 2.1%
82   Chimney Swift 5.4% 3.3% 2.0%
83   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 3.3% 1.8%
84   Bald Eagle 3.9% 3.3% 0.6%
85   Peregrine Falcon 2.9% 3.3% 0.4%
86   Horned Grebe 2.8% 3.3% 0.5%
87   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 2.2% 19.7%
88   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 2.2% 9.8%
89   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10.4% 2.2% 8.2%
90   Forster's Tern 3.7% 2.2% 1.4%
91   Cedar Waxwing 3.6% 2.2% 1.4%
92   Common Yellowthroat 3.5% 2.2% 1.2%
93   Ring-necked Duck 3.0% 2.2% 0.8%
94   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 2.2% 0.7%
95   Prairie Warbler 2.7% 2.2% 0.5%
96   Common Merganser 2.6% 2.2% 0.4%
97   Purple Finch 1.9% 2.2% 0.3%
98   White-eyed Vireo 1.6% 2.2% 0.7%
99   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 2.2% 0.8%
100   Greater Scaup 1.4% 2.2% 0.8%
101   Broad-winged Hawk 1.4% 2.2% 0.9%
102   Long-tailed Duck 1.0% 2.2% 1.2%
103   Eastern Meadowlark 0.5% 2.2% 1.8%
104   Vesper Sparrow 0.4% 2.2% 1.8%
105   White-winged Scoter 0.3% 2.2% 1.9%
106   Wood Duck 14.3% 1.1% 13.2%
107   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10.9% 1.1% 9.8%
108   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 1.1% 9.7%
109   Hairy Woodpecker 10.0% 1.1% 8.9%
110   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 1.1% 6.7%
111   American Coot 7.1% 1.1% 6.0%
112   Ovenbird 3.6% 1.1% 2.5%
113   Warbling Vireo 3.4% 1.1% 2.2%
114   Hooded Merganser 2.8% 1.1% 1.7%
115   Pied-billed Grebe 2.8% 1.1% 1.7%
116   Glossy Ibis 2.3% 1.1% 1.2%
117   Spotted Sandpiper 1.8% 1.1% 0.6%
118   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
119   Indigo Bunting 0.9% 1.1% 0.3%
120   Piping Plover 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
121   Solitary Sandpiper 0.8% 1.1% 0.4%
122   American Woodcock 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%
123   Sanderling 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%
124   Snow Goose 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
125   Surf Scoter 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
126   Purple Martin 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
127   King Eider 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
128   Stilt Sandpiper 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%