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Top Birds at Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 50 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform in September. 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 24.4% 92.0% 67.6%
2   Northern Flicker 42.2% 82.0% 39.8%
3   Gray Catbird 60.2% 76.0% 15.8%
4   American Robin 59.3% 72.0% 12.7%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 17.1% 70.0% 52.9%
6   Cedar Waxwing 15.2% 70.0% 54.8%
7   Northern Mockingbird 30.9% 68.0% 37.1%
8   American Herring Gull 29.6% 68.0% 38.4%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 30.9% 64.0% 33.1%
10   Laughing Gull 18.6% 64.0% 45.4%
11   Tree Swallow 6.1% 62.0% 55.9%
12   Northern Cardinal 50.3% 60.0% 9.7%
13   European Starling 46.6% 58.0% 11.4%
14   Common Yellowthroat 44.2% 56.0% 11.8%
15   Merlin 5.1% 56.0% 50.9%
16   American Kestrel 10.5% 54.0% 43.5%
17   Carolina Wren 27.0% 52.0% 25.0%
18   American Oystercatcher 4.9% 52.0% 47.1%
19   Rock Pigeon 37.0% 50.0% 13.0%
20   House Finch 14.4% 48.0% 33.6%
21   Eastern Towhee 7.2% 48.0% 40.8%
22   Canada Goose 37.2% 44.0% 6.8%
23   Ring-billed Gull 24.3% 44.0% 19.7%
24   Blue Jay 51.8% 42.0% 9.8%
25   Mourning Dove 52.5% 40.0% 12.5%
26   American Redstart 42.5% 40.0% 2.5%
27   American Goldfinch 26.4% 40.0% 13.6%
28   House Wren 15.7% 40.0% 24.3%
29   Northern Parula 26.3% 38.0% 11.7%
30   Chimney Swift 20.7% 38.0% 17.3%
31   Yellow-rumped Warbler 7.8% 38.0% 30.2%
32   Baltimore Oriole 7.3% 38.0% 30.7%
33   American Crow 17.7% 36.0% 18.3%
34   Eastern Phoebe 17.3% 36.0% 18.7%
35   Red-winged Blackbird 11.4% 36.0% 24.6%
36   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 36.0% 28.6%
37   Northern Harrier 3.3% 36.0% 32.7%
38   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 34.0% 22.8%
39   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 34.0% 26.4%
40   Peregrine Falcon 6.9% 34.0% 27.1%
41   Sharp-shinned Hawk 4.7% 34.0% 29.3%
42   Sanderling 2.6% 34.0% 31.4%
43   Black-and-white Warbler 31.4% 30.0% 1.4%
44   Forster's Tern 4.2% 30.0% 25.8%
45   Song Sparrow 27.5% 28.0% 0.5%
46   Royal Tern 3.3% 28.0% 24.7%
47   Great Blue Heron 24.6% 26.0% 1.4%
48   Cape May Warbler 7.3% 26.0% 18.7%
49   Brown-headed Cowbird 3.8% 26.0% 22.2%
50   Pine Warbler 5.1% 24.0% 18.9%
51   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.3% 22.0% 5.7%
52   Yellow Warbler 12.1% 22.0% 9.9%
53   Killdeer 6.9% 22.0% 15.1%
54   Palm Warbler 14.6% 20.0% 5.4%
55   Blackpoll Warbler 9.5% 20.0% 10.5%
56   Barn Swallow 4.2% 20.0% 15.8%
57   Downy Woodpecker 31.5% 18.0% 13.5%
58   Red-eyed Vireo 24.4% 18.0% 6.4%
59   Great Egret 18.9% 18.0% 0.9%
60   Eastern Wood-Pewee 18.6% 18.0% 0.6%
61   Northern Waterthrush 16.0% 18.0% 2.0%
62   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 18.0% 11.7%
63   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 18.0% 14.0%
64   Common Tern 3.7% 18.0% 14.3%
65   Purple Finch 1.1% 18.0% 16.9%
66   Magnolia Warbler 21.4% 16.0% 5.4%
67   White-eyed Vireo 3.3% 16.0% 12.7%
68   Caspian Tern 1.6% 16.0% 14.4%
69   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 16.0% 14.7%
70   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.7% 14.0% 2.7%
71   Black-throated Green Warbler 11.1% 14.0% 2.9%
72   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.3% 14.0% 9.7%
73   Common Loon 0.5% 14.0% 13.5%
74   Semipalmated Plover 7.1% 12.0% 4.9%
75   Bobolink 2.9% 12.0% 9.1%
76   Eastern Kingbird 2.8% 12.0% 9.2%
77   House Sparrow 45.4% 10.0% 35.4%
78   Common Grackle 23.8% 10.0% 13.8%
79   Snowy Egret 11.5% 10.0% 1.5%
80   Scarlet Tanager 9.5% 10.0% 0.5%
81   Common Raven 6.1% 10.0% 3.9%
82   Black Skimmer 1.7% 10.0% 8.3%
83   Dickcissel 0.8% 10.0% 9.2%
84   Whimbrel 0.5% 10.0% 9.5%
85   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7.8% 8.0% 0.2%
86   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.0% 8.0% 3.0%
87   Prairie Warbler 4.2% 8.0% 3.8%
88   Indigo Bunting 4.0% 8.0% 4.0%
89   Willet 0.8% 8.0% 7.2%
90   Dunlin 0.6% 8.0% 7.4%
91   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.6% 8.0% 7.4%
92   Red-bellied Woodpecker 30.7% 6.0% 24.7%
93   Red-tailed Hawk 18.3% 6.0% 12.3%
94   Swainson's Thrush 13.9% 6.0% 7.9%
95   Mute Swan 10.9% 6.0% 4.9%
96   Wood Duck 9.8% 6.0% 3.8%
97   Turkey Vulture 7.9% 6.0% 1.9%
98   Least Sandpiper 6.9% 6.0% 0.9%
99   Tennessee Warbler 6.1% 6.0% 0.1%
100   Bald Eagle 4.8% 6.0% 1.2%
101   Wilson's Warbler 3.6% 6.0% 2.4%
102   Brant 0.5% 6.0% 5.5%
103   Black Scoter 0.1% 6.0% 5.9%
104   White-breasted Nuthatch 12.6% 4.0% 8.6%
105   White-throated Sparrow 11.3% 4.0% 7.3%
106   Greater Yellowlegs 8.2% 4.0% 4.2%
107   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.7% 4.0% 3.7%
108   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 4.0% 3.6%
109   Gadwall 4.4% 4.0% 0.4%
110   Northern Shoveler 3.7% 4.0% 0.3%
111   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.5% 4.0% 0.5%
112   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 4.0% 0.7%
113   Solitary Sandpiper 3.3% 4.0% 0.7%
114   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 4.0% 1.2%
115   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.5% 4.0% 1.5%
116   Field Sparrow 2.2% 4.0% 1.8%
117   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 4.0% 2.7%
118   American Wigeon 1.0% 4.0% 3.0%
119   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 4.0% 3.3%
120   Cliff Swallow 0.1% 4.0% 3.9%
121   Northern Gannet 0.0% 4.0% 4.0%
122   Mallard 35.5% 2.0% 33.5%
123   Ovenbird 13.3% 2.0% 11.3%
124   Belted Kingfisher 11.3% 2.0% 9.3%
125   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.0% 2.0% 9.0%
126   Chestnut-sided Warbler 9.5% 2.0% 7.5%
127   American Black Duck 8.0% 2.0% 6.0%
128   Brown Thrasher 7.9% 2.0% 5.9%
129   Wood Thrush 5.3% 2.0% 3.3%
130   Swamp Sparrow 5.2% 2.0% 3.2%
131   Nashville Warbler 4.6% 2.0% 2.6%
132   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.2% 2.0% 2.2%
133   Lincoln's Sparrow 3.7% 2.0% 1.7%
134   Least Flycatcher 3.1% 2.0% 1.1%
135   Blackburnian Warbler 2.7% 2.0% 0.7%
136   Broad-winged Hawk 2.7% 2.0% 0.7%
137   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.8% 2.0% 0.2%
138   Winter Wren 1.6% 2.0% 0.4%
139   Brown Creeper 1.3% 2.0% 0.7%
140   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.1% 2.0% 0.9%
141   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.0% 2.0% 1.0%
142   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 2.0% 1.2%
143   Eastern Bluebird 0.7% 2.0% 1.3%
144   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.5% 2.0% 1.5%
145   Great Horned Owl 0.4% 2.0% 1.6%
146   Black Tern 0.4% 2.0% 1.6%
147   Bank Swallow 0.3% 2.0% 1.7%
148   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.2% 2.0% 1.8%
149   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 2.0% 1.8%
150   American Woodcock 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
151   Purple Martin 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
152   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
153   Surf Scoter 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
154   Parasitic Jaeger 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%
155   Eastern Meadowlark 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%
156   Black-legged Kittiwake 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%