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

based on 39 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hempstead Lake SP--north end in August. 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 30.6% 76.9% 46.3%
2   Mallard 40.8% 74.4% 33.6%
3   Canada Goose 40.8% 74.4% 33.6%
4   Mourning Dove 53.7% 71.8% 18.1%
5   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 71.8% 57.9%
6   Great Egret 34.5% 66.7% 32.2%
7   Osprey 30.7% 66.7% 36.0%
8   American Robin 57.2% 64.1% 6.9%
9   Laughing Gull 32.0% 64.1% 32.1%
10   Northern Cardinal 47.7% 61.5% 13.8%
11   Greater Yellowlegs 15.8% 56.4% 40.6%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 53.8% 12.5%
13   Blue Jay 35.3% 53.8% 18.5%
14   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.1% 53.8% 29.7%
15   Herring Gull 39.5% 51.3% 11.8%
16   Forster's Tern 13.2% 51.3% 38.1%
17   Gray Catbird 54.7% 48.7% 6.0%
18   Song Sparrow 35.0% 43.6% 8.6%
19   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 43.6% 18.4%
20   House Sparrow 50.0% 38.5% 11.5%
21   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 35.9% 4.1%
22   Common Grackle 28.2% 33.3% 5.1%
23   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 33.3% 6.3%
24   Carolina Wren 24.7% 33.3% 8.6%
25   Snowy Egret 22.5% 33.3% 10.8%
26   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 33.3% 22.1%
27   Fish Crow 9.0% 33.3% 24.4%
28   American Goldfinch 37.6% 30.8% 6.9%
29   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 30.8% 2.3%
30   Chimney Swift 23.8% 30.8% 6.9%
31   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 30.8% 11.5%
32   European Starling 51.1% 28.2% 22.9%
33   Northern Flicker 26.0% 28.2% 2.2%
34   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 28.2% 6.2%
35   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 28.2% 19.8%
36   Killdeer 14.2% 25.6% 11.5%
37   Tufted Titmouse 8.5% 25.6% 17.1%
38   Barn Swallow 39.9% 23.1% 16.8%
39   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 23.1% 6.1%
40   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 20.5% 3.7%
41   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 17.9% 1.2%
42   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 17.9% 13.7%
43   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 15.4% 5.7%
44   Mute Swan 14.5% 15.4% 0.9%
45   House Wren 11.4% 15.4% 4.0%
46   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 12.8% 7.4%
47   Tree Swallow 14.1% 12.8% 1.3%
48   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 12.8% 6.8%
49   Green-winged Teal 1.7% 12.8% 11.1%
50   American Redstart 22.0% 10.3% 11.7%
51   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 10.3% 5.2%
52   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 10.3% 4.0%
53   Green Heron 11.9% 10.3% 1.6%
54   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.8% 10.3% 0.5%
55   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 10.3% 3.5%
56   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 10.3% 6.6%
57   Western Sandpiper 1.8% 10.3% 8.5%
58   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 7.7% 28.4%
59   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 7.7% 27.7%
60   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 7.7% 7.5%
61   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 7.7% 3.7%
62   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 7.7% 2.7%
63   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 7.7% 1.9%
64   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 7.7% 0.7%
65   Pectoral Sandpiper 3.1% 7.7% 4.6%
66   Common Tern 16.4% 5.1% 11.3%
67   American Black Duck 10.1% 5.1% 4.9%
68   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 5.1% 4.0%
69   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 5.1% 1.4%
70   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 5.1% 0.8%
71   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 5.1% 0.1%
72   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 5.1% 1.1%
73   Gadwall 3.9% 5.1% 1.2%
74   Stilt Sandpiper 3.7% 5.1% 1.4%
75   Common Yellowthroat 15.2% 2.6% 12.6%
76   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.6% 2.6% 12.0%
77   American Crow 14.4% 2.6% 11.9%
78   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 2.6% 7.4%
79   Wood Duck 9.3% 2.6% 6.8%
80   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 2.6% 6.5%
81   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 2.6% 6.4%
82   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 2.6% 5.0%
83   Canada Warbler 5.7% 2.6% 3.1%
84   Sanderling 5.3% 2.6% 2.8%
85   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 2.6% 1.3%
86   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 2.6% 0.8%
87   Bank Swallow 3.1% 2.6% 0.5%
88   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 2.6% 0.3%
89   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 2.6% 0.9%
90   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 2.6% 1.2%
91   Northern Pintail 0.2% 2.6% 2.3%