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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 23 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 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   Song Sparrow 55.2% 73.9% 18.7%
2   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 73.9% 37.7%
3   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 69.6% 19.1%
4   Herring Gull 32.7% 69.6% 36.9%
5   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 60.9% 39.0%
6   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 47.8% 19.0%
7   House Finch 18.0% 47.8% 29.9%
8   Gray Catbird 38.5% 43.5% 5.0%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 43.5% 11.5%
10   American Robin 57.6% 34.8% 22.8%
11   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 34.8% 10.8%
12   Carolina Wren 22.2% 34.8% 12.6%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 34.8% 15.9%
14   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 30.4% 6.0%
15   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 30.4% 17.4%
16   Royal Tern 3.4% 30.4% 27.0%
17   Osprey 12.5% 26.1% 13.6%
18   Brant 9.6% 26.1% 16.5%
19   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 21.7% 36.0%
20   European Starling 46.6% 21.7% 24.9%
21   Northern Flicker 38.6% 21.7% 16.8%
22   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 21.7% 4.6%
23   Laughing Gull 13.7% 21.7% 8.0%
24   Snowy Egret 5.4% 21.7% 16.3%
25   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 21.7% 17.7%
26   Mourning Dove 45.8% 17.4% 28.4%
27   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 17.4% 15.4%
28   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 17.4% 12.2%
29   American Crow 23.4% 17.4% 6.0%
30   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 17.4% 3.6%
31   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 17.4% 1.6%
32   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 17.4% 7.3%
33   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 13.0% 31.4%
34   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 13.0% 12.9%
35   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 13.0% 7.2%
36   Merlin 7.4% 13.0% 5.6%
37   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 13.0% 5.8%
38   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 13.0% 11.7%
39   Canada Goose 40.8% 8.7% 32.1%
40   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 8.7% 26.3%
41   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 8.7% 21.7%
42   American Goldfinch 23.8% 8.7% 15.1%
43   American Black Duck 13.4% 8.7% 4.7%
44   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 8.7% 2.5%
45   Northern Parula 11.0% 8.7% 2.3%
46   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 8.7% 0.9%
47   Bald Eagle 5.4% 8.7% 3.3%
48   Pine Siskin 4.5% 8.7% 4.2%
49   Black Vulture 2.5% 8.7% 6.2%
50   Common Loon 2.3% 8.7% 6.4%
51   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 8.7% 6.7%
52   Blue Jay 56.2% 4.3% 51.9%
53   Palm Warbler 31.0% 4.3% 26.6%
54   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 4.3% 19.2%
55   Common Grackle 21.1% 4.3% 16.8%
56   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 4.3% 16.4%
57   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 4.3% 15.1%
58   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 4.3% 14.7%
59   Great Egret 14.2% 4.3% 9.9%
60   Field Sparrow 11.5% 4.3% 7.2%
61   Brown Creeper 10.7% 4.3% 6.3%
62   Winter Wren 10.0% 4.3% 5.6%
63   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 4.3% 5.6%
64   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 4.3% 3.6%
65   Common Raven 5.8% 4.3% 1.4%
66   Tree Swallow 5.7% 4.3% 1.3%
67   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 4.3% 2.3%
68   Sanderling 1.7% 4.3% 2.7%
69   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.5% 4.3% 2.8%
70   Great Cormorant 1.2% 4.3% 3.2%
71   Green Heron 1.1% 4.3% 3.3%
72   Clapper Rail 1.0% 4.3% 3.3%
73   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 4.3% 3.4%
74   Little Blue Heron 0.5% 4.3% 3.8%
75   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 4.3% 4.0%