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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Plum Island in July
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 39 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Plum Island in July. 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Relative Rank
1   Red-winged Blackbird 0 8 21 26 66.7% +15.6% 171 / 852
2   Laughing Gull 0 9 19 25 64.1% +27.5% 158 / 680
3   Common Tern 2 8 17 22 56.4% +33.0% 106 / 428
4   Northern Mockingbird 0 6 18 20 51.3% +9.8% 189 / 952
5   American Herring Gull 0 8 13 20 51.3% +10.3% 234 / 815
6   Great Black-backed Gull 1 7 14 19 48.7% +21.4% 139 / 577
7   Song Sparrow 0 6 14 18 46.2% -2.6% 317 / 892
8   Great Egret 0 7 16 17 43.6% +3.8% 241 / 714
9   Least Tern 2 8 16 16 41.0% +26.3% 55 / 271
10   Mourning Dove 0 7 16 15 38.5% -13.3% 468 / 1132
11   Double-crested Cormorant 0 7 16 15 38.5% -6.0% 355 / 867
12   American Oystercatcher 3 4 13 14 35.9% +19.9% 88 / 235
13   Barn Swallow 0 5 12 11 28.2% -20.5% 514 / 923
14   Common Grackle 0 5 10 10 25.6% -9.6% 478 / 936
15   Osprey 0 7 12 10 25.6% -3.6% 314 / 678
16   Great Blue Heron 0 7 12 10 25.6% -2.5% 272 / 685
17   Snowy Egret 0 6 10 9 23.1% -0.6% 180 / 402
18   House Finch 0 5 6 9 23.1% +5.9% 159 / 704
19   European Starling 0 4 8 8 20.5% -33.8% 806 / 1135
20   Forster's Tern 0 6 7 8 20.5% +3.2% 134 / 361
21   Boat-tailed Grackle 2 5 6 7 17.9% +10.4% 58 / 150
22   Tree Swallow 0 4 5 6 15.4% -7.0% 237 / 519
23   Clapper Rail 1 4 7 6 15.4% +9.8% 39 / 119
24   American Robin 0 4 5 5 12.8% -50.7% 1068 / 1188
25   Least Sandpiper 0 3 6 5 12.8% -4.3% 156 / 313
26   Black Skimmer 0 4 2 5 12.8% +2.2% 111 / 251
27   Bank Swallow 0 5 6 5 12.8% +6.5% 79 / 210
28   American Goldfinch 0 3 5 4 10.3% -20.5% 580 / 740
29   Gray Catbird 0 3 4 3 7.7% -43.8% 893 / 977
30   Canada Goose 0 3 3 3 7.7% -31.5% 685 / 789
31   Ring-billed Gull 0 2 3 3 7.7% -19.3% 528 / 660
32   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 2 2 3 7.7% -5.2% 158 / 247
33   Royal Tern 0 2 4 3 7.7% +6.2% 38 / 87
34   House Sparrow 0 2 2 2 5.1% -51.5% 1217 / 1232
35   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 2 2 2 5.1% -15.1% 434 / 525
36   Common Yellowthroat 0 2 2 2 5.1% -12.3% 370 / 440
37   Fish Crow 0 2 2 2 5.1% -9.2% 549 / 657
38   American Crow 0 1 3 2 5.1% -8.4% 616 / 728
39   Spotted Sandpiper 0 2 3 2 5.1% -8.1% 292 / 384
40   Greater Yellowlegs 0 1 2 2 5.1% -5.6% 123 / 178
41   Green Heron 0 1 1 2 5.1% -3.6% 235 / 341
42   Lesser Yellowlegs 0 1 3 2 5.1% -3.1% 97 / 152
43   Short-billed Dowitcher 1 2 2 2 5.1% -2.9% 80 / 135
44   Semipalmated Plover 0 2 2 2 5.1% -2.8% 138 / 186
45   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 2 2 2 5.1% -1.0% 244 / 367
46   Turkey Vulture 0 2 2 2 5.1% +0.2% 297 / 403
47   Common Loon 0 1 2 2 5.1% +4.4% 27 / 67
48   Northern Cardinal 0 1 1 1 2.6% -44.1% 996 / 1002
49   Mallard 0 1 1 1 2.6% -35.5% 719 / 730
50   Rock Pigeon 0 1 1 1 2.6% -33.6% 990 / 998
51   Northern Yellow Warbler 0 1 1 1 2.6% -21.0% 520 / 541
52   Cedar Waxwing 0 1 1 1 2.6% -18.6% 630 / 642
53   Carolina Wren 0 1 1 1 2.6% -17.9% 707 / 723
54   Marsh Wren 0 1 1 1 2.6% -10.3% 183 / 204
55   Willow Flycatcher 0 1 1 1 2.6% -9.4% 277 / 297
56   Chipping Sparrow 0 1 1 1 2.6% -3.4% 284 / 329
57   Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 1 2.6% -2.6% 263 / 312
58   Common Raven 0 1 1 1 2.6% +0.5% 236 / 287
59   Black Vulture 0 1 1 1 2.6% +1.5% 110 / 141
60   Bonaparte's Gull 0 1 1 1 2.6% +1.9% 25 / 38
61   Surf Scoter 0 1 1 1 2.6% +2.3% 18 / 27