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

based on 87 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 December. 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 41.9% 57.5% 15.6%
2   Horned Lark 2.6% 55.2% 52.5%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 52.9% 23.5%
4   Snow Bunting 2.0% 51.7% 49.8%
5   Northern Gannet 3.1% 46.0% 42.9%
6   Long-tailed Duck 6.2% 43.7% 37.4%
7   Red-throated Loon 6.8% 41.4% 34.5%
8   Black-bellied Plover 1.1% 34.5% 33.4%
9   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 26.4% 23.3%
10   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 21.8% 6.6%
11   Common Loon 9.0% 21.8% 12.8%
12   Sanderling 3.1% 21.8% 18.7%
13   Lapland Longspur 0.4% 21.8% 21.5%
14   Surf Scoter 2.3% 17.2% 14.9%
15   White-winged Scoter 2.0% 17.2% 15.2%
16   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 16.1% 1.2%
17   Black Scoter 2.6% 16.1% 13.5%
18   Canada Goose 51.7% 14.9% 36.7%
19   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 14.9% 8.1%
20   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 14.9% 9.6%
21   Common Raven 4.5% 14.9% 10.5%
22   Brant 18.9% 13.8% 5.1%
23   Northern Harrier 4.9% 13.8% 8.9%
24   Bonaparte's Gull 1.7% 13.8% 12.1%
25   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 12.6% 5.3%
26   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 8.0% 32.1%
27   American Black Duck 26.7% 8.0% 18.7%
28   American Crow 20.6% 8.0% 12.6%
29   European Starling 38.9% 6.9% 32.0%
30   House Finch 16.4% 6.9% 9.5%
31   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 6.9% 1.1%
32   Merlin 2.3% 6.9% 4.6%
33   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 6.9% 4.8%
34   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 5.7% 43.0%
35   Song Sparrow 37.1% 5.7% 31.4%
36   Bufflehead 28.2% 5.7% 22.5%
37   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 5.7% 18.9%
38   Northern Flicker 11.0% 5.7% 5.2%
39   Great Cormorant 3.8% 5.7% 2.0%
40   Tree Swallow 1.0% 5.7% 4.8%
41   American Robin 29.6% 4.6% 25.0%
42   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 4.6% 18.7%
43   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 4.6% 1.8%
44   Laughing Gull 0.6% 4.6% 4.0%
45   Mallard 48.4% 3.4% 45.0%
46   Mourning Dove 36.2% 3.4% 32.7%
47   Carolina Wren 18.8% 3.4% 15.4%
48   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 3.4% 7.3%
49   Greater Scaup 6.8% 3.4% 3.3%
50   Horned Grebe 5.3% 3.4% 1.8%
51   Black Vulture 1.3% 3.4% 2.1%
52   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 2.3% 17.9%
53   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 2.3% 3.2%
54   Common Merganser 4.9% 2.3% 2.6%
55   Bald Eagle 4.8% 2.3% 2.5%
56   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 2.3% 1.4%
57   Snow Goose 2.2% 2.3% 0.1%
58   Field Sparrow 1.9% 2.3% 0.4%
59   American Pipit 1.0% 2.3% 1.3%
60   Rock Pigeon 30.8% 1.1% 29.6%
61   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 1.1% 29.6%
62   Mute Swan 14.0% 1.1% 12.8%
63   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 1.1% 6.5%
64   American Wigeon 6.2% 1.1% 5.1%
65   American Kestrel 5.9% 1.1% 4.8%
66   Northern Pintail 3.3% 1.1% 2.1%
67   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.3% 1.1% 2.1%
68   Dunlin 1.6% 1.1% 0.4%
69   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 1.1% 0.3%
70   Common Eider 1.2% 1.1% 0.0%
71   Snowy Owl 1.0% 1.1% 0.2%
72   White-crowned Sparrow 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%
73   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
74   Iceland Gull 0.6% 1.1% 0.6%
75   King Eider 0.6% 1.1% 0.6%
76   Red-necked Grebe 0.5% 1.1% 0.7%
77   Glaucous Gull 0.3% 1.1% 0.9%
78   Forster's Tern 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%