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Top Birds at Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 50 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point in October. 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   Song Sparrow 55.2% 80.0% 24.8%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 76.0% 44.1%
3   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 72.0% 41.6%
4   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 66.0% 46.6%
5   Northern Mockingbird 36.2% 64.0% 27.8%
6   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 62.0% 29.2%
7   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 54.0% 3.7%
8   Mourning Dove 45.8% 52.0% 6.2%
9   Palm Warbler 31.0% 48.0% 17.0%
10   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 44.0% 6.4%
11   Mallard 38.6% 44.0% 5.4%
12   American Robin 57.6% 42.0% 15.6%
13   House Sparrow 46.8% 42.0% 4.8%
14   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 42.0% 30.8%
15   Herring Gull 32.7% 40.0% 7.3%
16   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 40.0% 24.2%
17   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 32.0% 13.6%
18   Gray Catbird 38.5% 32.0% 6.5%
19   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 30.0% 6.4%
20   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 30.0% 11.1%
21   Field Sparrow 11.5% 30.0% 18.5%
22   European Starling 46.6% 28.0% 18.6%
23   Canada Goose 40.8% 28.0% 12.8%
24   Blue Jay 56.3% 26.0% 30.3%
25   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 26.0% 0.0%
26   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 24.0% 3.2%
27   Bald Eagle 5.3% 24.0% 18.7%
28   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 22.0% 0.2%
29   Laughing Gull 13.7% 20.0% 6.3%
30   Northern Flicker 38.6% 18.0% 20.6%
31   Osprey 12.5% 18.0% 5.5%
32   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 16.0% 13.6%
33   House Finch 18.0% 16.0% 2.0%
34   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 16.0% 9.2%
35   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 16.0% 10.0%
36   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 14.0% 12.3%
37   Marsh Wren 2.3% 14.0% 11.7%
38   Northern Harrier 5.9% 12.0% 6.1%
39   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 10.0% 34.5%
40   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 10.0% 25.5%
41   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 10.0% 12.7%
42   Common Grackle 21.1% 10.0% 11.1%
43   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 10.0% 11.0%
44   House Wren 9.2% 10.0% 0.8%
45   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 10.0% 2.8%
46   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 8.0% 20.9%
47   American Goldfinch 23.8% 8.0% 15.8%
48   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 8.0% 15.6%
49   Carolina Wren 22.2% 8.0% 14.2%
50   Great Egret 14.2% 8.0% 6.2%
51   American Black Duck 13.4% 8.0% 5.4%
52   Sora 0.5% 8.0% 7.5%
53   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 6.0% 16.5%
54   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 6.0% 13.0%
55   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 6.0% 1.8%
56   Snowy Egret 5.5% 6.0% 0.5%
57   Monk Parakeet 2.3% 6.0% 3.7%
58   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 4.0% 31.0%
59   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 4.0% 14.3%
60   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 4.0% 10.6%
61   American Kestrel 12.9% 4.0% 8.9%
62   Brant 9.6% 4.0% 5.6%
63   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 4.0% 4.2%
64   Killdeer 6.1% 4.0% 2.1%
65   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 4.0% 1.8%
66   Common Raven 5.8% 4.0% 1.8%
67   Pine Siskin 4.5% 4.0% 0.5%
68   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 4.0% 0.3%
69   American Crow 23.4% 2.0% 21.4%
70   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 2.0% 9.2%
71   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 2.0% 8.2%
72   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 2.0% 8.1%
73   Winter Wren 10.0% 2.0% 8.0%
74   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 2.0% 7.9%
75   Wood Duck 9.9% 2.0% 7.9%
76   Chimney Swift 8.5% 2.0% 6.5%
77   Gadwall 8.0% 2.0% 6.0%
78   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 2.0% 5.5%
79   Merlin 7.5% 2.0% 5.5%
80   Purple Finch 7.0% 2.0% 5.0%
81   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 2.0% 2.7%
82   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 2.0% 1.6%
83   Fish Crow 2.6% 2.0% 0.6%
84   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 2.0% 0.5%
85   Northern Pintail 1.7% 2.0% 0.3%
86   Semipalmated Plover 1.4% 2.0% 0.6%
87   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 2.0% 1.1%
88   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 2.0% 1.2%
89   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.5% 2.0% 1.5%
90   Caspian Tern 0.4% 2.0% 1.6%
91   Lesser Scaup 0.4% 2.0% 1.6%