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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 90 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion in January. 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   Long-tailed Duck 9.1% 65.6% 56.5%
2   Herring Gull 43.3% 62.2% 18.9%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 58.9% 27.3%
4   Horned Lark 2.2% 57.8% 55.6%
5   Red-throated Loon 7.2% 47.8% 40.5%
6   Snow Bunting 1.5% 42.2% 40.7%
7   Sanderling 4.0% 40.0% 36.0%
8   Northern Gannet 2.1% 40.0% 37.9%
9   Common Loon 10.6% 38.9% 28.3%
10   Black-bellied Plover 1.0% 38.9% 37.9%
11   Surf Scoter 2.7% 32.2% 29.5%
12   Ring-billed Gull 52.1% 31.1% 21.0%
13   Black Scoter 2.9% 28.9% 26.0%
14   Lapland Longspur 0.3% 25.6% 25.3%
15   Canada Goose 53.5% 23.3% 30.2%
16   Turkey Vulture 4.8% 23.3% 18.6%
17   Yellow-rumped Warbler 4.9% 21.1% 16.3%
18   White-winged Scoter 1.9% 20.0% 18.1%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 13.8% 18.9% 5.0%
20   Bonaparte's Gull 2.2% 18.9% 16.6%
21   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 17.8% 5.9%
22   Razorbill 1.3% 15.6% 14.3%
23   Song Sparrow 32.2% 14.4% 17.8%
24   Red-breasted Merganser 19.3% 12.2% 7.1%
25   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 12.2% 11.0%
26   Great Cormorant 4.8% 11.1% 6.3%
27   Northern Harrier 4.2% 11.1% 6.9%
28   Common Raven 3.9% 11.1% 7.3%
29   American Robin 24.9% 10.0% 14.9%
30   Carolina Wren 15.1% 10.0% 5.1%
31   Brant 20.5% 7.8% 12.8%
32   Black Vulture 1.4% 7.8% 6.4%
33   Bufflehead 31.9% 6.7% 25.3%
34   House Finch 13.4% 6.7% 6.8%
35   Greater Scaup 9.9% 6.7% 3.2%
36   Horned Grebe 7.2% 6.7% 0.6%
37   Peregrine Falcon 5.2% 6.7% 1.5%
38   American Black Duck 27.9% 5.6% 22.3%
39   Cedar Waxwing 1.7% 5.6% 3.9%
40   White-throated Sparrow 42.2% 4.4% 37.7%
41   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 4.4% 32.3%
42   American Crow 18.2% 4.4% 13.8%
43   Field Sparrow 1.2% 4.4% 3.3%
44   Mourning Dove 29.4% 3.3% 26.0%
45   Dark-eyed Junco 15.9% 3.3% 12.5%
46   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.6% 3.3% 0.8%
47   Merlin 1.9% 3.3% 1.4%
48   European Starling 36.0% 2.2% 33.8%
49   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 2.2% 19.8%
50   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 2.2% 14.3%
51   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 2.2% 12.5%
52   American Goldfinch 13.2% 2.2% 11.0%
53   Dunlin 1.7% 2.2% 0.5%
54   Common Eider 1.4% 2.2% 0.8%
55   Dovekie 0.1% 2.2% 2.1%
56   Mallard 49.0% 1.1% 47.9%
57   Downy Woodpecker 27.2% 1.1% 26.1%
58   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 1.1% 23.6%
59   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 1.1% 20.7%
60   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 1.1% 18.4%
61   Bald Eagle 5.2% 1.1% 4.1%
62   Green-winged Teal 4.4% 1.1% 3.3%
63   Hermit Thrush 2.8% 1.1% 1.6%
64   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 1.1% 1.2%
65   Tree Swallow 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%
66   American Pipit 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%
67   Red Knot 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%