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Top Birds at Rahway River--Yacht Club Overlook in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 8 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rahway River--Yacht Club Overlook 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   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 75.0% 50.3%
2   Blue Jay 51.8% 62.5% 10.7%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 62.5% 30.5%
4   Mallard 36.6% 50.0% 13.4%
5   Osprey 25.5% 50.0% 24.5%
6   Great Egret 20.0% 50.0% 30.0%
7   European Starling 48.4% 37.5% 10.9%
8   Northern Flicker 43.2% 37.5% 5.7%
9   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 37.5% 5.7%
10   Herring Gull 30.9% 37.5% 6.6%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 37.5% 7.9%
12   Common Grackle 24.0% 37.5% 13.5%
13   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 37.5% 25.4%
14   Gray Catbird 60.6% 25.0% 35.6%
15   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 25.0% 25.4%
16   American Redstart 43.0% 25.0% 18.0%
17   Canada Goose 37.8% 25.0% 12.8%
18   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 25.0% 6.6%
19   American Goldfinch 27.8% 25.0% 2.8%
20   Laughing Gull 18.6% 25.0% 6.4%
21   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 25.0% 8.6%
22   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 25.0% 16.2%
23   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 25.0% 16.5%
24   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 25.0% 17.1%
25   American Robin 60.3% 12.5% 47.8%
26   Mourning Dove 53.2% 12.5% 40.7%
27   House Sparrow 45.9% 12.5% 33.4%
28   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 12.5% 32.7%
29   Song Sparrow 28.7% 12.5% 16.2%
30   Carolina Wren 26.9% 12.5% 14.4%
31   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 12.5% 12.7%
32   American Crow 17.0% 12.5% 4.5%
33   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 12.5% 3.3%
34   Snowy Egret 12.1% 12.5% 0.4%
35   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 12.5% 2.1%
36   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 12.5% 4.1%
37   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 12.5% 5.1%
38   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 12.5% 5.3%
39   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 12.5% 5.5%
40   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 12.5% 7.5%
41   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 12.5% 8.5%
42   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 12.5% 8.5%
43   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 12.5% 9.4%
44   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 12.5% 10.7%