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

based on 36 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 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   Brant 13.8% 88.9% 75.1%
2   Osprey 19.2% 63.9% 44.7%
3   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 44.4% 37.4%
4   American Robin 74.8% 38.9% 35.9%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 38.9% 2.1%
6   Canada Goose 52.9% 36.1% 16.8%
7   Great Egret 22.7% 36.1% 13.4%
8   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 33.3% 21.4%
9   Herring Gull 26.4% 33.3% 6.9%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 27.8% 12.1%
11   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 27.8% 15.3%
12   Mallard 54.7% 25.0% 29.7%
13   Mourning Dove 51.6% 25.0% 26.6%
14   Common Grackle 48.8% 25.0% 23.8%
15   Bufflehead 11.9% 25.0% 13.1%
16   Snowy Egret 7.2% 25.0% 17.8%
17   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 22.2% 6.1%
18   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 22.2% 15.2%
19   Song Sparrow 48.8% 16.7% 32.2%
20   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 16.7% 6.7%
21   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 16.7% 6.5%
22   Northern Gannet 2.3% 16.7% 14.4%
23   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 13.9% 46.7%
24   Northern Flicker 45.2% 13.9% 31.3%
25   Laughing Gull 11.1% 13.9% 2.8%
26   American Black Duck 10.2% 13.9% 3.7%
27   Horned Grebe 2.8% 13.9% 11.1%
28   Black Vulture 2.5% 13.9% 11.4%
29   European Starling 56.7% 11.1% 45.6%
30   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 11.1% 20.1%
31   Carolina Wren 22.3% 11.1% 11.2%
32   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 11.1% 6.0%
33   Common Loon 5.2% 11.1% 5.9%
34   Common Merganser 2.6% 11.1% 8.5%
35   Tree Swallow 22.1% 8.3% 13.8%
36   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 8.3% 13.6%
37   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 8.3% 2.8%
38   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.5% 8.3% 5.9%
39   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 5.6% 51.6%
40   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 5.6% 34.2%
41   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 5.6% 23.8%
42   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 5.6% 17.5%
43   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 5.6% 14.6%
44   American Crow 19.4% 5.6% 13.8%
45   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 5.6% 13.5%
46   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 5.6% 12.3%
47   House Finch 16.6% 5.6% 11.0%
48   Fish Crow 15.6% 5.6% 10.0%
49   Barn Swallow 14.4% 5.6% 8.8%
50   Brown Creeper 9.3% 5.6% 3.7%
51   House Wren 7.6% 5.6% 2.1%
52   Red-throated Loon 4.4% 5.6% 1.2%
53   Green Heron 3.6% 5.6% 2.0%
54   Glossy Ibis 2.3% 5.6% 3.2%
55   Merlin 2.0% 5.6% 3.6%
56   Willet 1.4% 5.6% 4.2%
57   King Eider 0.1% 5.6% 5.5%
58   House Sparrow 53.2% 2.8% 50.4%
59   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 2.8% 35.2%
60   Palm Warbler 28.0% 2.8% 25.3%
61   Tufted Titmouse 25.8% 2.8% 23.0%
62   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 2.8% 22.1%
63   Mute Swan 15.5% 2.8% 12.7%
64   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10.9% 2.8% 8.1%
65   Blue-headed Vireo 9.5% 2.8% 6.7%
66   Gray Catbird 9.1% 2.8% 6.4%
67   Gadwall 8.5% 2.8% 5.8%
68   Field Sparrow 8.1% 2.8% 5.3%
69   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 2.8% 5.1%
70   Greater Yellowlegs 6.4% 2.8% 3.7%
71   American Kestrel 5.5% 2.8% 2.7%
72   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 2.8% 1.3%
73   Bald Eagle 3.9% 2.8% 1.1%
74   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 2.8% 0.9%
75   Hooded Merganser 2.8% 2.8% 0.0%
76   White-eyed Vireo 1.6% 2.8% 1.2%
77   Broad-winged Hawk 1.4% 2.8% 1.4%
78   Eastern Kingbird 1.2% 2.8% 1.6%
79   Bonaparte's Gull 0.9% 2.8% 1.9%
80   Piping Plover 0.8% 2.8% 1.9%
81   Surf Scoter 0.5% 2.8% 2.3%