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

based on 24 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh in September. 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   Herring Gull 30.9% 50.0% 19.1%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 41.7% 9.7%
3   Osprey 25.5% 41.7% 16.2%
4   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 37.5% 12.8%
5   Snowy Egret 12.1% 37.5% 25.4%
6   Song Sparrow 28.7% 33.3% 4.7%
7   Laughing Gull 18.6% 29.2% 10.5%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 29.2% 10.5%
9   Tree Swallow 7.0% 29.2% 22.1%
10   Royal Tern 2.9% 29.2% 26.3%
11   Gray Catbird 60.6% 25.0% 35.6%
12   Great Egret 20.0% 25.0% 5.0%
13   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 25.0% 18.0%
14   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 25.0% 20.0%
15   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 20.8% 8.8%
16   Mourning Dove 53.2% 16.7% 36.6%
17   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 16.7% 15.0%
18   Green Heron 7.5% 16.7% 9.1%
19   Sanderling 2.9% 16.7% 13.8%
20   European Starling 48.5% 12.5% 36.0%
21   Canada Goose 37.8% 12.5% 25.3%
22   American Goldfinch 27.8% 12.5% 15.3%
23   Carolina Wren 26.9% 12.5% 14.4%
24   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 12.5% 4.6%
25   Barn Swallow 4.7% 12.5% 7.8%
26   Clapper Rail 1.9% 12.5% 10.6%
27   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 8.3% 36.9%
28   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 8.3% 28.5%
29   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 8.3% 16.9%
30   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 8.3% 8.1%
31   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 8.3% 3.8%
32   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 8.3% 0.6%
33   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 8.3% 0.9%
34   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 8.3% 1.1%
35   Merlin 5.4% 8.3% 3.0%
36   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 8.3% 3.9%
37   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 8.3% 6.2%
38   Whimbrel 0.5% 8.3% 7.8%
39   American Robin 60.3% 4.2% 56.2%
40   American Redstart 43.0% 4.2% 38.9%
41   Mallard 36.7% 4.2% 32.5%
42   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 4.2% 20.9%
43   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 4.2% 18.6%
44   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 4.2% 14.6%
45   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 4.2% 13.8%
46   American Crow 17.0% 4.2% 12.9%
47   Palm Warbler 15.1% 4.2% 11.0%
48   House Finch 14.9% 4.2% 10.7%
49   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 4.2% 8.1%
50   Mute Swan 11.4% 4.2% 7.3%
51   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 4.2% 4.7%
52   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 4.2% 3.9%
53   Common Raven 5.4% 4.2% 1.3%
54   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 4.2% 1.1%
55   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 4.2% 0.8%
56   Northern Harrier 3.6% 4.2% 0.6%
57   Short-billed Dowitcher 3.0% 4.2% 1.2%
58   Pectoral Sandpiper 2.0% 4.2% 2.2%
59   White-rumped Sandpiper 1.3% 4.2% 2.8%
60   Common Loon 0.5% 4.2% 3.6%
61   Brant 0.5% 4.2% 3.7%
62   Blue Grosbeak 0.5% 4.2% 3.7%
63   Great Cormorant 0.3% 4.2% 3.9%