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Top Birds at Jacob Riis Park in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 110 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jacob Riis Park 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   American Herring Gull 31.7% 88.2% 56.5%
2   Great Black-backed Gull 17.8% 85.5% 67.7%
3   Ring-billed Gull 29.6% 81.8% 52.2%
4   European Starling 45.8% 70.9% 25.1%
5   Laughing Gull 13.4% 70.9% 57.5%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 31.0% 67.3% 36.3%
7   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 66.4% 30.1%
8   Rock Pigeon 35.6% 65.5% 29.8%
9   Song Sparrow 54.9% 64.5% 9.6%
10   Yellow-rumped Warbler 49.7% 59.1% 9.4%
11   White-throated Sparrow 58.7% 57.3% 1.4%
12   Northern Flicker 38.1% 55.5% 17.3%
13   Eastern Phoebe 36.2% 54.5% 18.3%
14   Swamp Sparrow 32.9% 54.5% 21.7%
15   House Sparrow 46.7% 51.8% 5.1%
16   Golden-crowned Kinglet 29.7% 50.0% 20.3%
17   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.1% 49.1% 4.0%
18   Mourning Dove 45.6% 48.2% 2.6%
19   Savannah Sparrow 18.7% 48.2% 29.5%
20   Royal Tern 3.3% 46.4% 43.1%
21   Northern Cardinal 45.1% 44.5% 0.6%
22   Palm Warbler 30.3% 44.5% 14.2%
23   Common Yellowthroat 25.4% 44.5% 19.2%
24   American Robin 57.7% 43.6% 14.1%
25   Brant 9.0% 43.6% 34.6%
26   Tree Swallow 5.0% 38.2% 33.1%
27   American Crow 23.4% 34.5% 11.2%
28   Merlin 7.3% 30.0% 22.7%
29   Gray Catbird 37.4% 29.1% 8.3%
30   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 28.2% 7.7%
31   Dark-eyed Junco 26.6% 27.3% 0.7%
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 27.3% 21.8%
33   Forster's Tern 2.3% 23.6% 21.3%
34   Canada Goose 40.5% 22.7% 17.8%
35   American Goldfinch 23.3% 22.7% 0.6%
36   Carolina Wren 23.2% 22.7% 0.4%
37   Sanderling 1.5% 22.7% 21.2%
38   Eastern Towhee 20.5% 21.8% 1.3%
39   American Kestrel 12.6% 21.8% 9.2%
40   Osprey 11.7% 21.8% 10.1%
41   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 20.9% 18.9%
42   Hermit Thrush 24.3% 19.1% 5.2%
43   House Finch 18.0% 19.1% 1.1%
44   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.5% 18.2% 4.4%
45   White-crowned Sparrow 10.2% 18.2% 8.0%
46   Cooper's Hawk 14.8% 17.3% 2.5%
47   Field Sparrow 11.3% 17.3% 6.0%
48   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.4% 17.3% 7.8%
49   Peregrine Falcon 7.5% 16.4% 8.8%
50   Pine Warbler 6.3% 16.4% 10.1%
51   Black Scoter 0.7% 15.5% 14.7%
52   Red-winged Blackbird 15.6% 14.5% 1.1%
53   Blackpoll Warbler 9.8% 14.5% 4.8%
54   Northern Gannet 0.6% 14.5% 14.0%
55   Brown Creeper 11.2% 13.6% 2.5%
56   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 12.7% 12.0%
57   Blue Jay 56.8% 11.8% 44.9%
58   Downy Woodpecker 30.0% 11.8% 18.2%
59   Common Loon 2.1% 11.8% 9.7%
60   Surf Scoter 0.7% 11.8% 11.1%
61   Parasitic Jaeger 0.1% 11.8% 11.7%
62   Dunlin 2.4% 10.9% 8.5%
63   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 10.0% 2.1%
64   Cedar Waxwing 9.6% 10.0% 0.4%
65   House Wren 8.9% 10.0% 1.1%
66   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.8% 10.0% 2.2%
67   Black-bellied Plover 3.9% 10.0% 6.1%
68   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.8% 9.1% 26.7%
69   Magnolia Warbler 7.1% 9.1% 2.0%
70   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.3% 9.1% 2.7%
71   Killdeer 6.0% 8.2% 2.2%
72   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 8.2% 7.5%
73   Northern Harrier 5.6% 7.3% 1.7%
74   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 7.3% 2.8%
75   Bobolink 0.6% 7.3% 6.7%
76   White-winged Scoter 0.5% 7.3% 6.8%
77   Red-eyed Vireo 5.6% 6.4% 0.8%
78   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.3% 6.4% 2.1%
79   Vesper Sparrow 2.2% 6.4% 4.2%
80   Bonaparte's Gull 0.3% 6.4% 6.0%
81   Black-capped Chickadee 18.1% 5.5% 12.6%
82   Northern Parula 10.7% 5.5% 5.2%
83   American Redstart 7.7% 5.5% 2.3%
84   American Pipit 2.4% 5.5% 3.0%
85   Caspian Tern 0.4% 5.5% 5.0%
86   American Black Duck 13.4% 4.5% 8.9%
87   Black-and-white Warbler 9.0% 4.5% 4.5%
88   Swainson's Thrush 7.3% 4.5% 2.7%
89   Great Cormorant 1.1% 4.5% 3.4%
90   Common Tern 0.4% 4.5% 4.1%
91   Black-legged Kittiwake 0.0% 4.5% 4.5%
92   Common Grackle 21.9% 3.6% 18.2%
93   Blue-headed Vireo 11.4% 3.6% 7.8%
94   Common Raven 6.2% 3.6% 2.6%
95   Brown Thrasher 5.1% 3.6% 1.5%
96   Pine Siskin 4.0% 3.6% 0.3%
97   Nelson's Sparrow 2.0% 3.6% 1.6%
98   Blue Grosbeak 0.6% 3.6% 3.0%
99   Winter Wren 10.6% 2.7% 7.9%
100   Purple Finch 6.7% 2.7% 4.0%
101   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.2% 2.7% 2.5%
102   Pied-billed Grebe 3.6% 2.7% 0.9%
103   Cape May Warbler 2.5% 2.7% 0.2%
104   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 2.7% 1.5%
105   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 2.7% 1.5%
106   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 2.7% 1.7%
107   Greater Scaup 0.5% 2.7% 2.2%
108   Lark Sparrow 0.5% 2.7% 2.2%
109   Horned Grebe 0.3% 2.7% 2.5%
110   Long-tailed Duck 0.1% 2.7% 2.7%
111   Red-tailed Hawk 23.1% 1.8% 21.3%
112   Great Blue Heron 22.2% 1.8% 20.4%
113   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.7% 1.8% 19.8%
114   Belted Kingfisher 12.8% 1.8% 10.9%
115   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 1.8% 7.9%
116   Chimney Swift 7.6% 1.8% 5.8%
117   Green-winged Teal 6.4% 1.8% 4.6%
118   Marsh Wren 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
119   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.5% 1.8% 0.3%
120   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.4% 1.8% 0.4%
121   Yellow Warbler 1.1% 1.8% 0.8%
122   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 1.8% 0.9%
123   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 1.8% 1.2%
124   Harlequin Duck 0.0% 1.8% 1.8%
125   Mallard 38.3% 0.9% 37.4%
126   Tufted Titmouse 20.3% 0.9% 19.4%
127   Great Egret 13.9% 0.9% 13.0%
128   Mute Swan 10.6% 0.9% 9.7%
129   Wood Duck 9.9% 0.9% 9.0%
130   Snowy Egret 5.3% 0.9% 4.4%
131   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 0.9% 2.7%
132   Fish Crow 2.7% 0.9% 1.8%
133   Tennessee Warbler 2.3% 0.9% 1.4%
134   Eastern Meadowlark 1.7% 0.9% 0.8%
135   Rusty Blackbird 1.4% 0.9% 0.5%
136   Black Skimmer 0.6% 0.9% 0.3%
137   Snow Goose 0.6% 0.9% 0.4%
138   Wilson's Warbler 0.5% 0.9% 0.4%
139   Prairie Warbler 0.5% 0.9% 0.4%
140   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 0.9% 0.5%
141   Grasshopper Sparrow 0.4% 0.9% 0.5%
142   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
143   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
144   Barn Swallow 0.2% 0.9% 0.7%
145   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 0.9% 0.7%
146   Common Eider 0.2% 0.9% 0.8%
147   Western Cattle-Egret 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
148   Black Tern 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%
149   Pomarine Jaeger 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%
150   Great Shearwater 0% 0.9% 0.9%