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

based on 16 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 May. 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   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 50.0% 3.3%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 50.0% 16.0%
3   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 50.0% 30.1%
4   Piping Plover 1.4% 50.0% 48.6%
5   American Robin 73.3% 37.5% 35.8%
6   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 37.5% 10.0%
7   Herring Gull 23.4% 37.5% 14.1%
8   Osprey 16.4% 37.5% 21.1%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 37.5% 24.2%
10   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 37.5% 29.6%
11   Least Tern 3.9% 37.5% 33.6%
12   Barn Swallow 31.7% 31.2% 0.5%
13   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 31.2% 4.5%
14   Laughing Gull 16.9% 31.2% 14.4%
15   Gray Catbird 65.9% 25.0% 40.9%
16   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 25.0% 15.2%
17   Field Sparrow 3.4% 25.0% 21.6%
18   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 18.8% 40.3%
19   House Sparrow 57.0% 18.8% 38.2%
20   Mourning Dove 53.4% 18.8% 34.7%
21   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 18.8% 23.9%
22   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 18.8% 0.5%
23   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 18.8% 4.4%
24   Killdeer 9.3% 18.8% 9.4%
25   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 18.8% 14.4%
26   European Starling 58.4% 12.5% 45.9%
27   Common Grackle 54.9% 12.5% 42.4%
28   Song Sparrow 35.5% 12.5% 23.0%
29   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 12.5% 21.3%
30   Chimney Swift 29.8% 12.5% 17.3%
31   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 12.5% 1.8%
32   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 12.5% 5.2%
33   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 12.5% 9.0%
34   Black Vulture 2.2% 12.5% 10.3%
35   Mallard 49.3% 6.2% 43.1%
36   Blue Jay 49.3% 6.2% 43.0%
37   Canada Goose 45.1% 6.2% 38.9%
38   American Redstart 40.4% 6.2% 34.2%
39   Northern Parula 35.7% 6.2% 29.5%
40   House Wren 26.7% 6.2% 20.5%
41   Tree Swallow 22.4% 6.2% 16.2%
42   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 6.2% 13.9%
43   Carolina Wren 19.8% 6.2% 13.6%
44   American Crow 17.6% 6.2% 11.4%
45   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 6.2% 10.6%
46   House Finch 16.0% 6.2% 9.8%
47   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 6.2% 6.9%
48   Fish Crow 10.9% 6.2% 4.6%
49   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 6.2% 3.3%
50   Green Heron 9.0% 6.2% 2.8%
51   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 6.2% 2.6%
52   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 6.2% 0.0%
53   Common Tern 5.8% 6.2% 0.4%
54   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 6.2% 0.8%
55   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 6.2% 0.8%
56   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 6.2% 1.1%
57   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 6.2% 1.4%
58   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 6.2% 2.0%
59   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 6.2% 3.5%
60   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 6.2% 4.3%
61   Sanderling 1.6% 6.2% 4.6%
62   Merlin 0.9% 6.2% 5.3%
63   Blue Grosbeak 0.8% 6.2% 5.5%
64   Seaside Sparrow 0.8% 6.2% 5.5%
65   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 6.2% 5.7%
66   Northern Gannet 0.3% 6.2% 6.0%
67   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.2% 6.2% 6.0%
68   Great Cormorant 0.1% 6.2% 6.2%
69   Northern Bobwhite 0.0% 6.2% 6.2%