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

based on 36 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 September. 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   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 75.0% 43.4%
2   Gray Catbird 60.6% 69.4% 8.9%
3   Eastern Towhee 7.7% 58.3% 50.6%
4   Field Sparrow 2.4% 55.6% 53.2%
5   Herring Gull 30.9% 52.8% 21.9%
6   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 47.2% 29.3%
7   Northern Flicker 43.2% 44.4% 1.3%
8   Osprey 25.5% 44.4% 19.0%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 41.7% 23.1%
10   Mourning Dove 53.2% 38.9% 14.4%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 36.1% 4.1%
12   Carolina Wren 26.9% 36.1% 9.2%
13   Tree Swallow 7.0% 36.1% 29.1%
14   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 36.1% 29.5%
15   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 33.3% 11.9%
16   House Finch 14.8% 33.3% 18.5%
17   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 30.6% 19.8%
18   European Starling 48.5% 30.6% 17.9%
19   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 30.6% 22.5%
20   American Robin 60.3% 27.8% 32.5%
21   Canada Goose 37.8% 27.8% 10.0%
22   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 27.8% 11.4%
23   Lark Sparrow 0.6% 27.8% 27.2%
24   Song Sparrow 28.7% 25.0% 3.7%
25   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 25.0% 0.2%
26   Northern Parula 27.0% 22.2% 4.8%
27   Laughing Gull 18.6% 22.2% 3.6%
28   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 22.2% 14.6%
29   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 22.2% 18.7%
30   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 19.4% 12.3%
31   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 19.4% 3.3%
32   House Wren 17.3% 19.4% 2.2%
33   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 19.4% 12.5%
34   American Redstart 43.0% 16.7% 26.4%
35   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 16.7% 15.2%
36   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 16.7% 8.4%
37   Palm Warbler 15.1% 16.7% 1.6%
38   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 16.7% 4.4%
39   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 16.7% 8.3%
40   Merlin 5.4% 16.7% 11.3%
41   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 13.9% 5.7%
42   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 13.9% 5.4%
43   Pine Warbler 5.4% 13.9% 8.5%
44   Northern Harrier 3.6% 13.9% 10.3%
45   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.8% 13.9% 13.1%
46   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 11.1% 13.6%
47   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 11.1% 3.7%
48   Snowy Egret 12.1% 11.1% 1.0%
49   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 11.1% 0.7%
50   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 11.1% 2.4%
51   Sanderling 2.9% 11.1% 8.2%
52   Blue Jay 51.8% 8.3% 43.5%
53   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 8.3% 28.5%
54   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 8.3% 21.3%
55   Great Egret 20.0% 8.3% 11.7%
56   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 8.3% 4.4%
57   American Kestrel 10.8% 8.3% 2.5%
58   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 8.3% 0.9%
59   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 8.3% 2.0%
60   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 8.3% 4.4%
61   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 8.3% 5.4%
62   Royal Tern 2.9% 8.3% 5.4%
63   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 8.3% 6.2%
64   Connecticut Warbler 2.0% 8.3% 6.4%
65   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 8.3% 6.9%
66   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 8.3% 7.9%
67   House Sparrow 45.9% 5.6% 40.4%
68   American Goldfinch 27.8% 5.6% 22.2%
69   Chimney Swift 22.5% 5.6% 16.9%
70   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 5.6% 13.2%
71   American Crow 17.0% 5.6% 11.5%
72   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 5.6% 6.5%
73   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 5.6% 4.2%
74   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 5.6% 2.4%
75   Common Raven 5.4% 5.6% 0.1%
76   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 5.6% 0.3%
77   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 5.6% 0.6%
78   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 5.6% 1.1%
79   Black Vulture 2.7% 5.6% 2.8%
80   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 5.6% 2.9%
81   Bank Swallow 0.3% 5.6% 5.2%
82   Mallard 36.7% 2.8% 33.9%
83   Ovenbird 12.6% 2.8% 9.9%
84   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 2.8% 9.5%
85   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 2.8% 9.4%
86   Veery 11.6% 2.8% 8.8%
87   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 2.8% 8.8%
88   Mute Swan 11.4% 2.8% 8.7%
89   Wood Duck 10.0% 2.8% 7.2%
90   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 2.8% 6.1%
91   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 2.8% 5.0%
92   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 2.8% 4.6%
93   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 2.8% 4.5%
94   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 2.8% 4.3%
95   Wood Thrush 5.2% 2.8% 2.4%
96   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 2.8% 1.9%
97   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 2.8% 1.6%
98   Prairie Warbler 4.3% 2.8% 1.6%
99   Forster's Tern 4.1% 2.8% 1.3%
100   Common Tern 4.0% 2.8% 1.2%
101   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 2.8% 0.6%
102   Bobolink 3.2% 2.8% 0.4%
103   Fish Crow 2.9% 2.8% 0.1%
104   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 2.8% 0.0%
105   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 2.8% 0.7%
106   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.5% 2.8% 1.2%
107   Purple Finch 1.4% 2.8% 1.4%
108   Dickcissel 0.9% 2.8% 1.9%
109   Piping Plover 0.7% 2.8% 2.0%
110   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 2.8% 2.1%
111   Baird's Sandpiper 0.6% 2.8% 2.2%
112   Hermit Thrush 0.5% 2.8% 2.3%
113   American Pipit 0.4% 2.8% 2.4%
114   Least Tern 0.2% 2.8% 2.6%
115   Carolina Chickadee 0.0% 2.8% 2.8%