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

based on 38 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh in May. 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   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 68.4% 15.1%
2   Osprey 16.4% 55.3% 38.9%
3   Laughing Gull 16.9% 52.6% 35.8%
4   Common Grackle 54.9% 47.4% 7.5%
5   Gray Catbird 65.9% 44.7% 21.2%
6   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 44.7% 2.1%
7   Song Sparrow 35.5% 44.7% 9.2%
8   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 44.7% 18.0%
9   Brant 10.7% 44.7% 34.0%
10   American Robin 73.3% 39.5% 33.8%
11   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 39.5% 31.6%
12   Mourning Dove 53.4% 36.8% 16.6%
13   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 36.8% 2.8%
14   Great Egret 25.4% 36.8% 11.4%
15   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 36.8% 17.0%
16   Mallard 49.3% 34.2% 15.1%
17   House Wren 26.7% 34.2% 7.5%
18   Snowy Egret 9.9% 34.2% 24.3%
19   Canada Goose 45.1% 31.6% 13.5%
20   Herring Gull 23.4% 31.6% 8.1%
21   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 28.9% 18.6%
22   Barn Swallow 31.7% 26.3% 5.4%
23   American Redstart 40.4% 23.7% 16.7%
24   Carolina Wren 19.8% 23.7% 3.9%
25   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 23.7% 6.9%
26   Willet 5.8% 23.7% 17.9%
27   Clapper Rail 3.4% 23.7% 20.3%
28   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 18.4% 40.6%
29   European Starling 58.4% 18.4% 40.0%
30   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 18.4% 6.0%
31   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 18.4% 8.7%
32   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 15.8% 18.5%
33   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 15.8% 1.5%
34   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 15.8% 2.5%
35   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 15.8% 9.9%
36   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 13.2% 5.1%
37   Fish Crow 10.9% 13.2% 2.3%
38   Green Heron 9.0% 13.2% 4.2%
39   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 13.2% 11.5%
40   Blue Jay 49.3% 10.5% 38.7%
41   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 10.5% 7.6%
42   American Crow 17.6% 10.5% 7.1%
43   House Finch 16.0% 10.5% 5.5%
44   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 10.5% 3.4%
45   Common Tern 5.8% 10.5% 4.7%
46   House Sparrow 57.0% 7.9% 49.1%
47   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 7.9% 25.9%
48   Chimney Swift 29.8% 7.9% 21.9%
49   Killdeer 9.3% 7.9% 1.4%
50   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 7.9% 3.4%
51   Least Tern 3.9% 7.9% 4.0%
52   Black Vulture 2.2% 7.9% 5.7%
53   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 7.9% 5.7%
54   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 5.3% 32.9%
55   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 5.3% 30.2%
56   Ovenbird 32.7% 5.3% 27.5%
57   American Goldfinch 28.7% 5.3% 23.4%
58   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 5.3% 16.6%
59   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 5.3% 15.5%
60   Veery 20.1% 5.3% 14.8%
61   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 5.3% 4.8%
62   Forster's Tern 7.9% 5.3% 2.7%
63   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 5.3% 2.1%
64   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 5.3% 0.1%
65   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 5.3% 0.4%
66   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 5.3% 0.9%
67   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 5.3% 1.6%
68   Dunlin 2.2% 5.3% 3.1%
69   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 5.3% 3.5%
70   Sanderling 1.6% 5.3% 3.6%
71   Piping Plover 1.4% 5.3% 3.8%
72   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 5.3% 4.7%
73   Northern Parula 35.7% 2.6% 33.1%
74   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 2.6% 29.5%
75   Northern Flicker 29.1% 2.6% 26.5%
76   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 2.6% 25.4%
77   Tree Swallow 22.4% 2.6% 19.8%
78   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 2.6% 17.6%
79   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 2.6% 13.8%
80   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 2.6% 13.6%
81   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 2.6% 12.9%
82   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 2.6% 11.8%
83   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 2.6% 10.6%
84   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 2.6% 8.5%
85   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 2.6% 8.4%
86   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 2.6% 8.1%
87   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 2.6% 6.9%
88   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 2.6% 3.7%
89   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 2.6% 2.9%
90   Marsh Wren 4.6% 2.6% 2.0%
91   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 2.6% 1.6%
92   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 2.6% 1.6%
93   Field Sparrow 3.4% 2.6% 0.8%
94   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 2.6% 0.3%
95   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 2.6% 0.2%
96   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 2.6% 0.1%
97   Bank Swallow 2.5% 2.6% 0.1%
98   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 2.6% 1.8%
99   Seaside Sparrow 0.8% 2.6% 1.9%
100   Alder Flycatcher 0.6% 2.6% 2.1%
101   Least Bittern 0.5% 2.6% 2.2%
102   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 2.6% 2.3%
103   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.2% 2.6% 2.4%
104   Pied-billed Grebe 0.2% 2.6% 2.5%
105   Great Cormorant 0.1% 2.6% 2.6%
106   Carolina Chickadee 0.0% 2.6% 2.6%