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Top Birds at Watchung Reservation--Lake Surprise in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 46 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Watchung Reservation--Lake Surprise in April. 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 Robin 42.0% 82.6% 40.6%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 26.8% 78.3% 51.5%
3   Wood Duck 13.3% 65.2% 51.9%
4   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 60.9% 19.8%
5   Northern Flicker 13.1% 58.7% 45.6%
6   Canada Goose 48.6% 56.5% 8.0%
7   Blue Jay 48.6% 54.3% 5.8%
8   White-throated Sparrow 57.3% 50.0% 7.3%
9   Mallard 29.5% 45.7% 16.1%
10   Song Sparrow 23.8% 41.3% 17.5%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.3% 39.1% 19.2%
12   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.8% 30.4% 14.3%
13   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 30.4% 2.6%
14   Palm Warbler 7.9% 30.4% 22.5%
15   Tufted Titmouse 70.2% 28.3% 41.9%
16   Great Blue Heron 44.0% 26.1% 17.9%
17   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 26.1% 13.9%
18   Eastern Phoebe 35.4% 26.1% 9.3%
19   Pileated Woodpecker 20.4% 23.9% 3.5%
20   Carolina Wren 71.6% 21.7% 49.8%
21   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 21.7% 21.0%
22   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 19.6% 23.2%
23   Osprey 17.5% 19.6% 2.0%
24   Hairy Woodpecker 10.1% 19.6% 9.4%
25   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 63.5% 17.4% 46.1%
26   Pine Warbler 45.5% 15.2% 30.2%
27   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 28.5% 15.2% 13.3%
28   Belted Kingfisher 18.6% 15.2% 3.4%
29   Green Heron 6.4% 15.2% 8.8%
30   Warbling Vireo 0.2% 13.0% 12.8%
31   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 13.0% 13.0%
32   American Goldfinch 47.1% 10.9% 36.3%
33   Mourning Dove 45.4% 10.9% 34.5%
34   Common Grackle 25.9% 10.9% 15.1%
35   Red-tailed Hawk 12.5% 10.9% 1.6%
36   Ring-necked Duck 0.4% 10.9% 10.5%
37   American Crow 56.7% 8.7% 48.1%
38   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.5% 8.7% 1.8%
39   Eastern Towhee 44.6% 6.5% 38.0%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 38.0% 6.5% 31.5%
41   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.3% 6.5% 15.8%
42   Gray Catbird 18.3% 6.5% 11.8%
43   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 6.5% 1.7%
44   Blue-headed Vireo 4.2% 6.5% 2.4%
45   Brown Creeper 0.3% 6.5% 6.2%
46   Chipping Sparrow 43.6% 4.3% 39.3%
47   Fish Crow 37.0% 4.3% 32.6%
48   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 4.3% 10.8%
49   House Sparrow 2.2% 4.3% 2.2%
50   Pied-billed Grebe 2.1% 4.3% 2.3%
51   Baltimore Oriole 0.7% 4.3% 3.6%
52   Red-shouldered Hawk 33.2% 2.2% 31.0%
53   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 2.2% 24.7%
54   Barn Swallow 19.6% 2.2% 17.5%
55   Ovenbird 18.8% 2.2% 16.6%
56   Tree Swallow 14.5% 2.2% 12.3%
57   House Wren 10.2% 2.2% 8.1%
58   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.1% 2.2% 6.9%
59   Black-throated Blue Warbler 6.0% 2.2% 3.8%
60   Cedar Waxwing 5.8% 2.2% 3.6%
61   Dark-eyed Junco 5.1% 2.2% 2.9%
62   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 2.2% 2.8%
63   Northern Waterthrush 3.3% 2.2% 1.1%
64   Pine Siskin 3.2% 2.2% 1.0%
65   Yellow Warbler 2.6% 2.2% 0.5%
66   Blue-winged Teal 2.2% 2.2% 0.0%
67   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.4% 2.2% 0.8%
68   Winter Wren 1.3% 2.2% 0.8%
69   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 2.2% 1.2%
70   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 2.2% 1.3%
71   Rusty Blackbird 0.8% 2.2% 1.4%
72   Fox Sparrow 0.1% 2.2% 2.1%