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Top Birds at Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 62 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 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   Herring Gull 32.6% 90.3% 57.7%
2   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 88.7% 38.3%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 88.7% 56.8%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 87.1% 68.2%
5   Osprey 12.4% 83.9% 71.5%
6   Tree Swallow 5.6% 83.9% 78.3%
7   Northern Flicker 38.5% 82.3% 43.8%
8   Laughing Gull 13.7% 79.0% 65.4%
9   American Robin 57.5% 77.4% 19.9%
10   American Kestrel 12.9% 77.4% 64.6%
11   Song Sparrow 55.2% 75.8% 20.6%
12   Merlin 7.4% 75.8% 68.4%
13   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 74.2% 38.7%
14   European Starling 46.6% 72.6% 26.0%
15   Northern Mockingbird 36.2% 72.6% 36.4%
16   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 71.0% 40.6%
17   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 71.0% 56.5%
18   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 69.4% 33.0%
19   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 69.4% 59.5%
20   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 69.4% 61.6%
21   Royal Tern 3.3% 69.4% 66.0%
22   Canada Goose 40.8% 67.7% 27.0%
23   Eastern Towhee 20.9% 64.5% 43.6%
24   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 64.5% 54.5%
25   Gray Catbird 38.4% 61.3% 22.8%
26   Carolina Wren 22.2% 61.3% 39.1%
27   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 59.7% 2.0%
28   Forster's Tern 2.4% 59.7% 57.3%
29   Mourning Dove 45.7% 58.1% 12.3%
30   House Finch 17.9% 58.1% 40.1%
31   Brant 9.5% 58.1% 48.5%
32   Northern Harrier 5.8% 58.1% 52.3%
33   Blue Jay 56.2% 56.5% 0.2%
34   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 54.8% 9.2%
35   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.8% 54.8% 26.0%
36   Red-winged Blackbird 15.7% 54.8% 39.1%
37   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 53.2% 20.5%
38   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 53.2% 51.2%
39   Black Scoter 0.8% 51.6% 50.9%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.7% 50.0% 44.3%
41   Common Loon 2.2% 50.0% 47.8%
42   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 48.4% 3.9%
43   Palm Warbler 31.0% 48.4% 17.4%
44   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 48.4% 18.8%
45   American Crow 23.3% 48.4% 25.0%
46   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 43.5% 21.7%
47   American Goldfinch 23.8% 41.9% 18.1%
48   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 41.9% 23.6%
49   Northern Gannet 0.6% 41.9% 41.3%
50   Pine Warbler 6.5% 38.7% 32.2%
51   Bald Eagle 5.3% 38.7% 33.4%
52   Common Grackle 21.1% 37.1% 16.0%
53   Surf Scoter 0.7% 37.1% 36.4%
54   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 35.5% 31.5%
55   House Sparrow 46.8% 33.9% 13.0%
56   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 33.9% 1.1%
57   American Black Duck 13.3% 33.9% 20.5%
58   Great Egret 14.2% 30.6% 16.4%
59   Purple Finch 6.9% 30.6% 23.7%
60   White-winged Scoter 0.5% 30.6% 30.2%
61   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 29.0% 6.5%
62   Mute Swan 10.8% 29.0% 18.2%
63   Sanderling 1.7% 29.0% 27.4%
64   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 27.4% 1.1%
65   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 27.4% 1.4%
66   Black Skimmer 0.5% 27.4% 26.9%
67   Mallard 38.6% 25.8% 12.8%
68   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 25.8% 3.1%
69   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 25.8% 5.0%
70   Chimney Swift 8.5% 25.8% 17.3%
71   Common Tern 0.5% 25.8% 25.3%
72   Wood Duck 9.9% 24.2% 14.3%
73   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 24.2% 22.4%
74   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 21.0% 8.0%
75   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 21.0% 10.8%
76   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 21.0% 11.4%
77   House Wren 9.2% 21.0% 11.8%
78   Killdeer 6.1% 21.0% 14.8%
79   Rusty Blackbird 1.4% 21.0% 19.6%
80   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 19.4% 4.2%
81   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 19.4% 0.1%
82   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 19.4% 12.6%
83   Green-winged Teal 5.9% 19.4% 13.4%
84   Pine Siskin 4.5% 19.4% 14.8%
85   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 19.4% 18.6%
86   Greater Scaup 0.6% 19.4% 18.8%
87   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 17.7% 9.8%
88   American Pipit 2.4% 17.7% 15.3%
89   Caspian Tern 0.4% 17.7% 17.3%
90   Field Sparrow 11.5% 16.1% 4.6%
91   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 14.5% 5.7%
92   Northern Parula 11.0% 14.5% 3.5%
93   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 14.5% 8.9%
94   Dunlin 2.5% 14.5% 12.0%
95   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 12.9% 5.7%
96   Common Raven 5.8% 12.9% 7.1%
97   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 12.9% 7.2%
98   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 12.9% 12.2%
99   Parasitic Jaeger 0.1% 12.9% 12.8%
100   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 11.3% 1.8%
101   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 9.7% 2.3%
102   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 9.7% 1.5%
103   Snowy Egret 5.5% 9.7% 4.2%
104   Great Cormorant 1.2% 9.7% 8.5%
105   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 9.7% 8.5%
106   Dickcissel 0.9% 9.7% 8.7%
107   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.7% 9.7% 9.0%
108   Great Horned Owl 0.6% 9.7% 9.1%
109   Long-tailed Duck 0.1% 9.7% 9.6%
110   Brown Pelican 0.1% 9.7% 9.6%
111   American Wigeon 3.0% 8.1% 5.0%
112   Cackling Goose 0.1% 8.1% 8.0%
113   Gadwall 8.0% 6.5% 1.6%
114   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 6.5% 1.0%
115   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 6.5% 1.7%
116   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 6.5% 2.9%
117   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 6.5% 3.8%
118   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 6.5% 4.0%
119   Common Nighthawk 0.9% 6.5% 5.6%
120   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 6.5% 5.8%
121   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 6.5% 6.0%
122   Common Eider 0.1% 6.5% 6.3%
123   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 4.8% 6.4%
124   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 4.8% 2.8%
125   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 4.8% 0.4%
126   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 4.8% 0.6%
127   Northern Pintail 1.7% 4.8% 3.2%
128   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 4.8% 4.1%
129   Snow Goose 0.6% 4.8% 4.2%
130   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.5% 4.8% 4.3%
131   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 4.8% 4.4%
132   Red Knot 0.3% 4.8% 4.5%
133   Short-eared Owl 0.1% 4.8% 4.8%
134   Winter Wren 10.0% 3.2% 6.7%
135   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 3.2% 0.3%
136   Fish Crow 2.6% 3.2% 0.6%
137   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 3.2% 1.3%
138   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 3.2% 1.3%
139   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 3.2% 2.2%
140   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 3.2% 2.4%
141   American Golden-Plover 0.6% 3.2% 2.6%
142   Blackburnian Warbler 0.3% 3.2% 2.9%
143   Barn Swallow 0.2% 3.2% 3.0%
144   Whimbrel 0.0% 3.2% 3.2%
145   Black Tern 0.0% 3.2% 3.2%
146   Brown Creeper 10.7% 1.6% 9.1%
147   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 1.6% 7.1%
148   American Redstart 7.9% 1.6% 6.3%
149   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 1.6% 5.9%
150   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 1.6% 0.5%
151   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 1.6% 0.7%
152   Least Sandpiper 0.7% 1.6% 0.9%
153   Wilson's Warbler 0.6% 1.6% 1.0%
154   Bobolink 0.6% 1.6% 1.0%
155   Philadelphia Vireo 0.3% 1.6% 1.3%
156   Horned Lark 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
157   Budgerigar 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
158   Black-legged Kittiwake 0.0% 1.6% 1.6%
159   Greater White-fronted Goose 0.0% 1.6% 1.6%