Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States
based on 29 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 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.
| Evidence | Sampling | Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Links | Species | Media | Years | Birders | Hits | Frequency | Percentile | |
| 1 | Osprey | 0 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 75.9% | 93% | ||
| 2 | Laughing Gull | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 62.1% | 76% | ||
| 3 | American Herring Gull | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 58.6% | 75% | ||
| 4 | Snowy Egret | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 51.7% | 81% | ||
| 5 | Semipalmated Plover | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 51.7% | 81% | ||
| 6 | Great Black-backed Gull | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 48.3% | 72% | ||
| 7 | Gray Catbird | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 44.8% | 57% | ||
| 8 | Barn Swallow | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 44.8% | 76% | ||
| 9 | Tree Swallow | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 44.8% | 90% | ||
| 10 | Red-winged Blackbird | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 41.4% | 81% | ||
| 11 | American Goldfinch | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 34.5% | 57% | ||
| 12 | European Starling | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 31.0% | 45% | ||
| 13 | Common Tern | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 31.0% | 53% | ||
| 14 | Mourning Dove | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27.6% | 33% | ||
| 15 | Belted Kingfisher | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27.6% | 86% | ||
| 16 | American Robin | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 24.1% | 33% | ||
| 17 | Double-crested Cormorant | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24.1% | 39% | ||
| 18 | Song Sparrow | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 24.1% | 49% | ||
| 19 | Great Egret | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24.1% | 50% | ||
| 20 | Eastern Towhee | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24.1% | 78% | ||
| 21 | Spotted Sandpiper | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20.7% | 67% | ||
| 22 | Common Yellowthroat | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20.7% | 74% | ||
| 23 | Cedar Waxwing | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20.7% | 74% | ||
| 24 | House Wren | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20.7% | 74% | ||
| 25 | Northern Mockingbird | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17.2% | 39% | ||
| 26 | Carolina Wren | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17.2% | 39% | ||
| 27 | Sanderling | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17.2% | 65% | ||
| 28 | Great Blue Heron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13.8% | 28% | ||
| 29 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13.8% | 36% | ||
| 30 | House Finch | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13.8% | 57% | ||
| 31 | Turkey Vulture | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13.8% | 63% | ||
| 32 | Royal Tern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13.8% | 63% | ||
| 33 | Common Grackle | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10.3% | 23% | ||
| 34 | Least Sandpiper | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10.3% | 33% | ||
| 35 | Forster's Tern | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10.3% | 39% | ||
| 36 | Black Vulture | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10.3% | 74% | ||
| 37 | Northern Flicker | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.9% | 12% | ||
| 38 | American Oystercatcher | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.9% | 16% | ||
| 39 | American Black Duck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9% | 41% | ||
| 40 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.9% | 37% | ||
| 41 | Ruddy Turnstone | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.9% | 31% | ||
| 42 | Clapper Rail | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.9% | 38% | ||
| 43 | Northern Cardinal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 1% | ||
| 44 | Mallard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 3% | ||
| 45 | Ring-billed Gull | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.4% | 3% | ||
| 46 | American Redstart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 8% | ||
| 47 | Eastern Kingbird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 6% | ||
| 48 | Killdeer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 6% | ||
| 49 | Mute Swan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 11% | ||
| 50 | American Crow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 4% | ||
| 51 | Green Heron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 13% | ||
| 52 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 15% | ||
| 53 | Wood Duck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 18% | ||
| 54 | Black Skimmer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 12% | ||
| 55 | Marsh Wren | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 27% | ||
| 56 | Least Tern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 18% | ||
| 57 | Solitary Sandpiper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 21% | ||
| 58 | Common Raven | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 25% | ||
| 59 | Bank Swallow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 28% | ||
| 60 | Pectoral Sandpiper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 36% | ||
| 61 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 44% | ||
| 62 | Savannah Sparrow | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.4% | 61% | ||
| 63 | Hudsonian Whimbrel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.4% | 51% | ||
| 64 | Broad-winged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 57% | ||
| 65 | Wood Stork | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.4% | 20% | ||