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Top Birds at Watchung Reservation--Lake Surprise in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 10 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Watchung Reservation--Lake Surprise 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   American Robin 57.2% 80.0% 22.8%
2   Northern Flicker 26.0% 80.0% 54.0%
3   Gray Catbird 54.7% 70.0% 15.3%
4   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 70.0% 44.8%
5   Wood Duck 9.3% 70.0% 60.7%
6   American Redstart 22.0% 60.0% 38.0%
7   Tufted Titmouse 8.5% 60.0% 51.5%
8   American Goldfinch 37.6% 50.0% 12.4%
9   Blue Jay 35.3% 50.0% 14.7%
10   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 50.0% 40.9%
11   Wood Thrush 2.5% 50.0% 47.5%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 40.0% 20.7%
13   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 40.0% 24.9%
14   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 40.0% 25.7%
15   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 30.0% 17.8%
16   Carolina Wren 24.7% 30.0% 5.3%
17   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 30.0% 14.6%
18   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 30.0% 14.9%
19   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 30.0% 20.4%
20   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 30.0% 26.2%
21   Mourning Dove 53.7% 20.0% 33.7%
22   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 20.0% 10.6%
23   Green Heron 11.9% 20.0% 8.1%
24   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.8% 20.0% 10.2%
25   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 20.0% 13.2%
26   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 20.0% 14.0%
27   Canada Warbler 5.7% 20.0% 14.3%
28   Mallard 40.8% 10.0% 30.8%
29   Barn Swallow 39.9% 10.0% 29.9%
30   Song Sparrow 35.0% 10.0% 25.0%
31   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 10.0% 18.5%
32   Common Grackle 28.2% 10.0% 18.2%
33   Chimney Swift 23.8% 10.0% 13.8%
34   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 10.0% 10.2%
35   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 10.0% 6.7%
36   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 10.0% 1.4%
37   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 10.0% 0.0%
38   Fish Crow 9.0% 10.0% 1.0%
39   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 10.0% 1.0%
40   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 10.0% 1.6%
41   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 10.0% 7.9%
42   Scarlet Tanager 1.7% 10.0% 8.3%
43   Worm-eating Warbler 1.3% 10.0% 8.7%