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Top Birds at Lake Tappan (NY) in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 15 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Tappan (NY) 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   Canada Goose 40.8% 86.7% 45.9%
2   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 86.7% 56.3%
3   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 80.0% 58.2%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 73.3% 41.4%
5   Mallard 38.6% 60.0% 21.4%
6   Mute Swan 10.8% 60.0% 49.2%
7   Blue Jay 56.2% 46.7% 9.6%
8   Wood Duck 9.9% 46.7% 36.8%
9   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 40.0% 10.4%
10   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 40.0% 27.0%
11   Gray Catbird 38.5% 33.3% 5.1%
12   Gadwall 8.0% 33.3% 25.3%
13   American Robin 57.6% 26.7% 30.9%
14   Great Egret 14.2% 26.7% 12.5%
15   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 26.7% 19.4%
16   Killdeer 6.1% 26.7% 20.5%
17   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 26.7% 24.1%
18   American Pipit 2.4% 26.7% 24.2%
19   Song Sparrow 55.2% 20.0% 35.2%
20   Mourning Dove 45.8% 20.0% 25.8%
21   American Crow 23.4% 20.0% 3.4%
22   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 20.0% 2.5%
23   American Black Duck 13.3% 20.0% 6.7%
24   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 20.0% 11.3%
25   American Wigeon 3.0% 20.0% 17.0%
26   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 13.3% 44.4%
27   European Starling 46.6% 13.3% 33.3%
28   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 13.3% 31.2%
29   Northern Flicker 38.6% 13.3% 25.2%
30   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 13.3% 23.1%
31   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 13.3% 22.2%
32   Palm Warbler 31.0% 13.3% 17.7%
33   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 13.3% 5.7%
34   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 13.3% 2.5%
35   Osprey 12.5% 13.3% 0.8%
36   Chimney Swift 8.5% 13.3% 4.8%
37   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 13.3% 5.1%
38   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 13.3% 7.4%
39   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 13.3% 12.6%
40   Common Merganser 0.2% 13.3% 13.1%
41   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 6.7% 29.6%
42   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 6.7% 28.3%
43   Herring Gull 32.7% 6.7% 26.0%
44   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 6.7% 22.9%
45   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 6.7% 22.2%
46   American Goldfinch 23.8% 6.7% 17.2%
47   Carolina Wren 22.2% 6.7% 15.6%
48   Common Grackle 21.1% 6.7% 14.5%
49   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 6.7% 13.6%
50   House Finch 18.0% 6.7% 11.3%
51   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 6.7% 3.5%
52   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 6.7% 3.3%
53   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 6.7% 2.9%
54   Purple Finch 7.0% 6.7% 0.3%
55   Northern Harrier 5.9% 6.7% 0.8%
56   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 6.7% 2.7%
57   Black Vulture 2.5% 6.7% 4.2%
58   Bufflehead 1.6% 6.7% 5.1%
59   Green Heron 1.1% 6.7% 5.6%
60   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 6.7% 5.7%
61   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 6.7% 5.8%
62   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 6.7% 6.0%
63   Least Sandpiper 0.7% 6.7% 6.0%