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.
| 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 | |