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Top Birds at Hempstead Lake SP in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 109 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hempstead Lake SP 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   Blue Jay 56.2% 83.5% 27.3%
2   American Robin 57.5% 80.7% 23.2%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 34.9% 78.0% 43.1%
4   Mallard 38.5% 74.3% 35.8%
5   Song Sparrow 55.2% 71.6% 16.4%
6   Northern Cardinal 44.4% 71.6% 27.1%
7   Canada Goose 40.8% 68.8% 28.0%
8   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 67.9% 17.5%
9   Mourning Dove 45.7% 63.3% 17.6%
10   Mute Swan 10.7% 61.5% 50.7%
11   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 58.7% 1.0%
12   Herring Gull 32.6% 57.8% 25.1%
13   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 56.0% 19.6%
14   Gray Catbird 38.4% 54.1% 15.7%
15   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 54.1% 22.2%
16   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 54.1% 23.8%
17   Carolina Wren 22.2% 53.2% 31.0%
18   Northern Flicker 38.5% 51.4% 12.8%
19   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 51.4% 29.6%
20   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 46.8% 1.2%
21   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 44.0% 14.5%
22   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 43.1% 24.8%
23   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 43.1% 30.1%
24   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 40.4% 20.2%
25   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 38.5% 9.7%
26   Hermit Thrush 23.5% 35.8% 12.2%
27   European Starling 46.6% 34.9% 11.8%
28   Palm Warbler 31.0% 33.0% 2.0%
29   Great Egret 14.2% 32.1% 17.9%
30   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 30.3% 4.3%
31   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 27.5% 1.2%
32   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 26.6% 6.2%
33   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 26.6% 7.6%
34   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 23.9% 12.4%
35   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 23.9% 4.9%
36   Laughing Gull 13.7% 23.9% 10.1%
37   American Black Duck 13.3% 22.9% 9.6%
38   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 22.0% 1.1%
39   Osprey 12.5% 22.0% 9.5%
40   Northern Parula 11.0% 22.0% 11.0%
41   American Goldfinch 23.8% 21.1% 2.7%
42   Blue-headed Vireo 11.1% 21.1% 10.0%
43   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 20.2% 8.2%
44   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 20.2% 10.8%
45   House Sparrow 46.9% 19.3% 27.6%
46   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 19.3% 11.1%
47   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 18.3% 2.4%
48   Wood Duck 9.9% 18.3% 8.5%
49   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 18.3% 10.6%
50   Green-winged Teal 5.9% 18.3% 12.4%
51   Common Grackle 21.1% 17.4% 3.7%
52   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 15.6% 5.4%
53   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 15.6% 8.4%
54   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 13.8% 8.1%
55   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 11.9% 23.6%
56   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 11.9% 10.8%
57   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 11.9% 2.6%
58   Brown Creeper 10.7% 11.9% 1.3%
59   American Redstart 7.9% 11.9% 4.1%
60   Merlin 7.4% 11.0% 3.6%
61   Pied-billed Grebe 3.9% 11.0% 7.1%
62   American Wigeon 3.0% 11.0% 8.0%
63   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 10.1% 7.6%
64   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 9.2% 6.6%
65   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 8.3% 11.2%
66   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 8.3% 0.4%
67   Killdeer 6.1% 8.3% 2.1%
68   Fish Crow 2.6% 8.3% 5.7%
69   Spotted Sandpiper 0.8% 8.3% 7.4%
70   Red-tailed Hawk 22.6% 7.3% 15.2%
71   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 7.3% 2.6%
72   Gadwall 8.0% 7.3% 0.7%
73   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 7.3% 0.3%
74   Ovenbird 5.4% 7.3% 1.9%
75   Bald Eagle 5.4% 7.3% 2.0%
76   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 7.3% 3.8%
77   Hooded Merganser 1.1% 7.3% 6.2%
78   Winter Wren 10.0% 6.4% 3.5%
79   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 6.4% 1.1%
80   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 6.4% 0.8%
81   Snowy Egret 5.5% 6.4% 1.0%
82   American Crow 23.4% 5.5% 17.9%
83   House Wren 9.2% 5.5% 3.7%
84   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 5.5% 2.4%
85   American Coot 4.2% 5.5% 1.3%
86   Rusty Blackbird 1.4% 5.5% 4.1%
87   Ring-necked Duck 0.5% 5.5% 5.0%
88   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 4.6% 5.5%
89   Purple Finch 7.0% 4.6% 2.4%
90   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 4.6% 3.9%
91   Field Sparrow 11.5% 3.7% 7.8%
92   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 3.7% 7.6%
93   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 3.7% 5.1%
94   Chimney Swift 8.5% 3.7% 4.8%
95   Pine Warbler 6.6% 3.7% 2.9%
96   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 3.7% 0.2%
97   Northern Waterthrush 2.5% 3.7% 1.2%
98   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 2.8% 4.0%
99   Common Raven 5.8% 2.8% 3.0%
100   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 2.8% 2.7%
101   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 2.8% 2.0%
102   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 2.8% 1.6%
103   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 2.8% 0.3%
104   Bufflehead 1.6% 2.8% 1.2%
105   Chestnut-sided Warbler 0.8% 2.8% 2.0%
106   Great Horned Owl 0.6% 2.8% 2.1%
107   House Finch 18.0% 1.8% 16.2%
108   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 1.8% 4.0%
109   Tree Swallow 5.7% 1.8% 3.9%
110   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.9% 1.8% 0.1%
111   Wood Thrush 1.8% 1.8% 0.0%
112   Northern Pintail 1.7% 1.8% 0.2%
113   Least Sandpiper 0.7% 1.8% 1.1%
114   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.5% 1.8% 1.3%
115   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 0.9% 8.7%
116   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 0.9% 3.4%
117   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 0.9% 1.8%
118   Dunlin 2.5% 0.9% 1.6%
119   Marsh Wren 2.3% 0.9% 1.4%
120   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 0.9% 0.9%
121   Great Cormorant 1.2% 0.9% 0.3%
122   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 0.9% 0.2%
123   Green Heron 1.1% 0.9% 0.2%
124   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 0.9% 0.1%
125   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 0.9% 0.0%
126   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 0.9% 0.0%
127   Dickcissel 0.9% 0.9% 0.0%
128   Veery 0.4% 0.9% 0.6%
129   White-eyed Vireo 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
130   Least Flycatcher 0.3% 0.9% 0.7%
131   Warbling Vireo 0.1% 0.9% 0.9%