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

based on 20 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 April. 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   Osprey 19.2% 75.0% 55.8%
2   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 70.0% 48.1%
3   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 70.0% 57.5%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 65.0% 28.2%
5   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 50.0% 43.0%
6   Piping Plover 0.8% 50.0% 49.2%
7   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 45.0% 16.7%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 40.0% 24.4%
9   Field Sparrow 8.0% 40.0% 32.0%
10   Herring Gull 26.4% 35.0% 8.6%
11   Killdeer 9.3% 35.0% 25.7%
12   American Robin 74.8% 30.0% 44.8%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 30.0% 24.7%
14   Canada Goose 52.9% 30.0% 22.9%
15   Mourning Dove 51.6% 30.0% 21.6%
16   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 30.0% 26.3%
17   Common Raven 3.6% 30.0% 26.4%
18   Black Vulture 2.5% 30.0% 27.5%
19   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.5% 30.0% 27.5%
20   Song Sparrow 48.8% 25.0% 23.8%
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 25.0% 6.2%
22   Barn Swallow 14.4% 25.0% 10.6%
23   Brant 13.8% 25.0% 11.2%
24   Laughing Gull 11.1% 25.0% 13.9%
25   American Kestrel 5.5% 25.0% 19.5%
26   European Starling 56.7% 20.0% 36.7%
27   Mallard 54.7% 20.0% 34.7%
28   Blue Jay 52.6% 20.0% 32.6%
29   Northern Flicker 45.2% 20.0% 25.2%
30   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 20.0% 5.1%
31   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 20.0% 2.9%
32   House Finch 16.6% 20.0% 3.4%
33   Fish Crow 15.6% 20.0% 4.4%
34   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 15.0% 42.1%
35   Common Grackle 48.8% 15.0% 33.8%
36   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 15.0% 14.4%
37   American Goldfinch 28.5% 15.0% 13.5%
38   Great Egret 22.7% 15.0% 7.7%
39   Carolina Wren 22.3% 15.0% 7.3%
40   Tree Swallow 22.1% 15.0% 7.1%
41   American Crow 19.4% 15.0% 4.4%
42   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 15.0% 3.2%
43   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 15.0% 7.2%
44   Merlin 2.0% 15.0% 13.0%
45   Sanderling 0.7% 15.0% 14.3%
46   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 10.0% 50.6%
47   Palm Warbler 28.0% 10.0% 18.0%
48   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 10.0% 14.8%
49   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 10.0% 13.3%
50   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 10.0% 10.2%
51   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 10.0% 1.1%
52   American Black Duck 10.2% 10.0% 0.2%
53   Snowy Egret 7.2% 10.0% 2.8%
54   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 10.0% 3.0%
55   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 10.0% 3.8%
56   Cedar Waxwing 3.6% 10.0% 6.4%
57   Northern Gannet 2.3% 10.0% 7.7%
58   Broad-winged Hawk 1.4% 10.0% 8.6%
59   House Sparrow 53.2% 5.0% 48.2%
60   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 5.0% 34.7%
61   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 5.0% 33.0%
62   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 5.0% 18.0%
63   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 5.0% 14.0%
64   Pine Warbler 15.7% 5.0% 10.7%
65   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 5.0% 7.0%
66   Bufflehead 11.9% 5.0% 6.9%
67   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10.9% 5.0% 5.9%
68   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 5.0% 5.2%
69   Chimney Swift 5.4% 5.0% 0.4%
70   Common Loon 5.2% 5.0% 0.2%
71   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 5.0% 0.9%
72   Bald Eagle 3.9% 5.0% 1.1%
73   Forster's Tern 3.7% 5.0% 1.3%
74   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 5.0% 2.1%
75   Northern Harrier 1.8% 5.0% 3.2%
76   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.2% 5.0% 3.8%
77   Eastern Kingbird 1.2% 5.0% 3.8%
78   Bonaparte's Gull 0.9% 5.0% 4.1%
79   Black Scoter 0.5% 5.0% 4.5%
80   Whimbrel 0.0% 5.0% 5.0%