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

based on 22 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 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   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 68.2% 17.7%
2   Song Sparrow 55.2% 63.6% 8.4%
3   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 63.6% 27.4%
4   Herring Gull 32.7% 59.1% 26.4%
5   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 59.1% 30.2%
6   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 54.5% 8.9%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 50.0% 18.1%
8   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 50.0% 24.0%
9   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 45.5% 12.3%
10   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 45.5% 9.0%
11   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 45.5% 26.5%
12   House Finch 18.0% 40.9% 22.9%
13   Northern Flicker 38.5% 36.4% 2.2%
14   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 36.4% 21.8%
15   Field Sparrow 11.5% 36.4% 24.9%
16   American Robin 57.6% 31.8% 25.8%
17   Canada Goose 40.8% 31.8% 9.0%
18   Gray Catbird 38.5% 31.8% 6.6%
19   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 31.8% 1.0%
20   Tree Swallow 5.7% 31.8% 26.1%
21   European Starling 46.6% 27.3% 19.3%
22   Mourning Dove 45.8% 27.3% 18.5%
23   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 27.3% 17.2%
24   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 27.3% 6.5%
25   Osprey 12.5% 27.3% 14.8%
26   Brown Creeper 10.7% 27.3% 16.6%
27   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 22.7% 6.9%
28   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 22.7% 0.8%
29   Carolina Wren 22.2% 22.7% 0.5%
30   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 22.7% 3.3%
31   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 22.7% 11.5%
32   Merlin 7.4% 22.7% 15.3%
33   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 18.2% 16.8%
34   Palm Warbler 31.0% 18.2% 12.8%
35   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 18.2% 2.8%
36   Laughing Gull 13.7% 18.2% 4.5%
37   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 18.2% 8.3%
38   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 18.2% 8.6%
39   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 18.2% 10.3%
40   Lark Sparrow 0.5% 18.2% 17.6%
41   Blue Jay 56.2% 13.6% 42.6%
42   House Sparrow 46.8% 13.6% 33.2%
43   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 13.6% 2.1%
44   Brant 9.6% 13.6% 4.1%
45   Common Raven 5.8% 13.6% 7.9%
46   Royal Tern 3.4% 13.6% 10.2%
47   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 13.6% 13.2%
48   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 9.1% 21.3%
49   American Goldfinch 23.8% 9.1% 14.7%
50   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 9.1% 13.4%
51   American Kestrel 12.9% 9.1% 3.8%
52   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 9.1% 1.0%
53   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 9.1% 2.3%
54   Sanderling 1.7% 9.1% 7.4%
55   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 9.1% 8.2%
56   Northern Gannet 0.7% 9.1% 8.4%
57   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 4.5% 18.2%
58   Great Blue Heron 21.9% 4.5% 17.3%
59   Common Grackle 21.1% 4.5% 16.6%
60   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 4.5% 13.8%
61   Great Egret 14.2% 4.5% 9.7%
62   American Black Duck 13.4% 4.5% 8.8%
63   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 4.5% 8.5%
64   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 4.5% 6.6%
65   Northern Parula 11.0% 4.5% 6.5%
66   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 4.5% 5.7%
67   Winter Wren 10.0% 4.5% 5.4%
68   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 4.5% 3.3%
69   Northern Harrier 5.9% 4.5% 1.3%
70   Black-bellied Plover 4.1% 4.5% 0.5%
71   Black Vulture 2.5% 4.5% 2.0%
72   Common Loon 2.3% 4.5% 2.3%
73   Great Cormorant 1.2% 4.5% 3.4%
74   Dickcissel 0.9% 4.5% 3.6%
75   Surf Scoter 0.8% 4.5% 3.8%
76   Fox Sparrow 0.6% 4.5% 3.9%
77   Red Knot 0.3% 4.5% 4.2%
78   Piping Plover 0.1% 4.5% 4.5%