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

based on 35 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path in August. 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   Osprey 30.7% 77.1% 46.5%
2   Gray Catbird 54.7% 57.1% 2.5%
3   Tree Swallow 14.1% 57.1% 43.1%
4   Laughing Gull 32.0% 54.3% 22.3%
5   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 54.3% 25.8%
6   Herring Gull 39.5% 51.4% 11.9%
7   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 42.9% 6.8%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 42.9% 15.9%
9   Great Egret 34.5% 37.1% 2.6%
10   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 37.1% 22.6%
11   Common Tern 16.4% 31.4% 15.0%
12   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 31.4% 24.4%
13   Mourning Dove 53.7% 28.6% 25.2%
14   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 28.6% 3.2%
15   American Crow 14.4% 28.6% 14.2%
16   Canada Goose 40.8% 25.7% 15.1%
17   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 25.7% 9.7%
18   American Robin 57.3% 22.9% 34.4%
19   Snowy Egret 22.5% 22.9% 0.3%
20   European Starling 51.2% 20.0% 31.2%
21   American Goldfinch 37.7% 20.0% 17.7%
22   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 20.0% 3.2%
23   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 20.0% 19.6%
24   Double-crested Cormorant 41.4% 17.1% 24.2%
25   Barn Swallow 39.9% 17.1% 22.8%
26   Chimney Swift 23.8% 17.1% 6.7%
27   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 17.1% 4.8%
28   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 17.1% 8.0%
29   Song Sparrow 35.0% 14.3% 20.7%
30   Great Blue Heron 30.7% 14.3% 16.4%
31   Carolina Wren 24.7% 14.3% 10.5%
32   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 14.3% 6.8%
33   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 14.3% 0.0%
34   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 11.4% 36.4%
35   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 11.4% 3.7%
36   House Wren 11.4% 11.4% 0.1%
37   Fish Crow 9.0% 11.4% 2.4%
38   Least Tern 5.1% 11.4% 6.4%
39   Clapper Rail 4.2% 11.4% 7.2%
40   American Bittern 0.0% 11.4% 11.4%
41   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 8.6% 8.4%
42   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 8.6% 8.2%
43   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 8.6% 6.6%
44   House Finch 14.9% 8.6% 6.4%
45   Killdeer 14.2% 8.6% 5.6%
46   Green Heron 11.9% 8.6% 3.3%
47   Common Raven 2.8% 8.6% 5.8%
48   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 8.6% 6.3%
49   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 8.6% 6.4%
50   Black Vulture 1.4% 8.6% 7.2%
51   Northern Flicker 26.0% 5.7% 20.3%
52   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 5.7% 18.5%
53   American Redstart 22.0% 5.7% 16.3%
54   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 5.7% 14.5%
55   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 5.7% 3.4%
56   Ruddy Turnstone 5.5% 5.7% 0.2%
57   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 5.7% 0.4%
58   Sanderling 5.3% 5.7% 0.4%
59   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 5.7% 0.5%
60   Field Sparrow 1.8% 5.7% 3.9%
61   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 5.7% 4.1%
62   Prairie Warbler 1.1% 5.7% 4.7%
63   House Sparrow 50.0% 2.9% 47.2%
64   Mallard 40.8% 2.9% 38.0%
65   Blue Jay 35.4% 2.9% 32.5%
66   Common Grackle 28.3% 2.9% 25.4%
67   Forster's Tern 13.2% 2.9% 10.3%
68   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 2.9% 8.4%
69   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 2.9% 7.1%
70   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 2.9% 6.8%
71   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 2.9% 6.1%
72   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 2.9% 5.5%
73   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 2.9% 4.8%
74   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 2.9% 4.5%
75   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 2.9% 3.1%
76   Black Skimmer 5.8% 2.9% 2.9%
77   Canada Warbler 5.7% 2.9% 2.8%
78   Marsh Wren 5.6% 2.9% 2.8%
79   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 2.9% 1.2%
80   Gadwall 3.9% 2.9% 1.0%
81   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 2.9% 0.5%
82   Purple Martin 3.2% 2.9% 0.3%
83   Bald Eagle 2.5% 2.9% 0.4%
84   Royal Tern 2.2% 2.9% 0.6%
85   Bobolink 2.2% 2.9% 0.6%
86   Piping Plover 1.9% 2.9% 0.9%
87   Northern Parula 1.8% 2.9% 1.1%
88   Cape May Warbler 1.2% 2.9% 1.6%
89   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 2.9% 1.7%
90   Red Knot 1.0% 2.9% 1.9%
91   Pied-billed Grebe 1.0% 2.9% 1.9%
92   Least Bittern 1.0% 2.9% 1.9%
93   Northern Harrier 0.9% 2.9% 2.0%
94   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 2.9% 2.1%
95   Tennessee Warbler 0.8% 2.9% 2.1%
96   Hooded Warbler 0.5% 2.9% 2.3%
97   Prothonotary Warbler 0.5% 2.9% 2.4%
98   Pine Warbler 0.3% 2.9% 2.5%
99   Wilson's Storm-Petrel 0.1% 2.9% 2.7%