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

based on 17 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 August. 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   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 88.2% 61.2%
2   Herring Gull 39.5% 70.6% 31.1%
3   Osprey 30.7% 64.7% 34.0%
4   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 52.9% 21.2%
5   Tree Swallow 14.1% 52.9% 38.8%
6   Laughing Gull 32.0% 47.1% 15.0%
7   Sanderling 5.3% 41.2% 35.9%
8   Gray Catbird 54.7% 35.3% 19.4%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 35.3% 6.0%
10   Barn Swallow 39.9% 35.3% 4.6%
11   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 35.3% 0.7%
12   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 35.3% 6.8%
13   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 35.3% 11.1%
14   Common Tern 16.4% 35.3% 18.9%
15   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 29.4% 8.3%
16   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 29.4% 22.0%
17   Piping Plover 1.9% 29.4% 27.5%
18   Mourning Dove 53.7% 23.5% 30.2%
19   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 23.5% 16.5%
20   Field Sparrow 1.8% 23.5% 21.8%
21   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 23.5% 23.0%
22   European Starling 51.1% 17.6% 33.5%
23   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 17.6% 5.3%
24   Least Tern 5.1% 17.6% 12.6%
25   Bank Swallow 3.1% 17.6% 14.6%
26   American Robin 57.2% 11.8% 45.5%
27   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 11.8% 10.3%
28   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 11.8% 5.1%
29   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 11.8% 3.4%
30   House Finch 14.9% 11.8% 3.2%
31   Ruddy Turnstone 5.5% 11.8% 6.3%
32   Royal Tern 2.2% 11.8% 9.5%
33   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 11.8% 9.6%
34   House Sparrow 50.0% 5.9% 44.1%
35   Canada Goose 40.8% 5.9% 34.9%
36   American Goldfinch 37.7% 5.9% 31.8%
37   Song Sparrow 35.0% 5.9% 29.1%
38   Great Egret 34.5% 5.9% 28.7%
39   Snowy Egret 22.5% 5.9% 16.6%
40   Forster's Tern 13.2% 5.9% 7.3%
41   House Wren 11.4% 5.9% 5.5%
42   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 5.9% 3.2%
43   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 5.9% 3.1%
44   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 5.9% 0.7%
45   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 5.9% 0.1%
46   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 5.9% 0.5%
47   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 5.9% 0.7%
48   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 5.9% 1.2%
49   Stilt Sandpiper 3.7% 5.9% 2.2%
50   Willet 3.6% 5.9% 2.3%
51   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 5.9% 2.7%
52   Common Raven 2.8% 5.9% 3.1%
53   Western Sandpiper 1.8% 5.9% 4.1%
54   Red Knot 1.0% 5.9% 4.9%
55   Black Tern 0.8% 5.9% 5.1%
56   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.5% 5.9% 5.4%
57   Wilson's Storm-Petrel 0.1% 5.9% 5.7%