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Top Birds at West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 66 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 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   Mourning Dove 53.7% 90.9% 37.3%
2   Song Sparrow 34.9% 90.9% 56.0%
3   Blue Jay 35.3% 89.4% 54.1%
4   Canada Goose 40.7% 86.4% 45.6%
5   Great Egret 34.5% 84.8% 50.4%
6   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 84.8% 54.3%
7   American Robin 57.2% 83.3% 26.1%
8   Red-winged Blackbird 28.4% 81.8% 53.4%
9   Common Grackle 28.2% 81.8% 53.7%
10   American Goldfinch 37.6% 78.8% 41.2%
11   Barn Swallow 39.8% 77.3% 37.4%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.2% 75.8% 56.5%
13   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.8% 75.8% 61.9%
14   Killdeer 14.1% 72.7% 58.6%
15   Northern Flicker 25.9% 71.2% 45.3%
16   Least Sandpiper 21.9% 71.2% 49.3%
17   Solitary Sandpiper 3.6% 69.7% 66.1%
18   Gray Catbird 54.6% 66.7% 12.0%
19   Wood Duck 9.2% 65.2% 55.9%
20   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 63.6% 38.5%
21   Mallard 40.8% 62.1% 21.3%
22   Carolina Wren 24.7% 62.1% 37.4%
23   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.7% 57.6% 47.9%
24   House Sparrow 50.0% 56.1% 6.1%
25   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 54.5% 43.2%
26   Tufted Titmouse 8.5% 51.5% 43.1%
27   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 50.0% 2.2%
28   American Crow 14.4% 43.9% 29.6%
29   European Starling 51.1% 42.4% 8.7%
30   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 42.4% 25.5%
31   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 40.9% 34.9%
32   Green Heron 11.9% 36.4% 24.5%
33   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 36.4% 27.3%
34   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.1% 36.4% 36.2%
35   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 33.3% 28.0%
36   Chimney Swift 23.8% 30.3% 6.5%
37   Greater Yellowlegs 15.8% 30.3% 14.5%
38   Eastern Phoebe 3.7% 30.3% 26.6%
39   Snowy Egret 22.5% 27.3% 4.8%
40   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 25.8% 18.8%
41   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 25.8% 21.6%
42   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 21.2% 3.0%
43   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 21.2% 0.1%
44   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 21.2% 4.5%
45   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 21.2% 12.9%
46   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 21.2% 17.8%
47   Tree Swallow 14.1% 19.7% 5.6%
48   House Finch 14.9% 18.2% 3.3%
49   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 18.2% 7.0%
50   Bald Eagle 2.5% 18.2% 15.7%
51   House Wren 11.4% 16.7% 5.3%
52   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 16.7% 10.1%
53   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 16.7% 10.7%
54   Pileated Woodpecker 1.3% 16.7% 15.3%
55   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 15.2% 13.1%
56   Eastern Bluebird 0.6% 15.2% 14.6%
57   Fish Crow 9.0% 13.6% 4.7%
58   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 12.1% 8.1%
59   Common Yellowthroat 15.2% 12.1% 3.0%
60   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 10.6% 6.2%
61   Northern Mockingbird 36.1% 9.1% 27.0%
62   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 9.1% 6.1%
63   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 7.6% 1.4%
64   Double-crested Cormorant 41.4% 6.1% 35.3%
65   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 6.1% 0.7%
66   Veery 2.6% 6.1% 3.4%
67   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 6.1% 3.8%
68   Black Vulture 1.4% 6.1% 4.6%
69   Great Horned Owl 0.4% 6.1% 5.6%
70   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 4.5% 30.9%
71   Marsh Wren 5.6% 4.5% 1.1%
72   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 4.5% 0.2%
73   Pectoral Sandpiper 3.1% 4.5% 1.5%
74   Common Raven 2.8% 4.5% 1.8%
75   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 4.5% 2.8%
76   American Redstart 22.0% 3.0% 19.0%
77   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.6% 3.0% 11.5%
78   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 3.0% 6.6%
79   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 3.0% 1.9%
80   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 3.0% 2.3%
81   Osprey 30.7% 1.5% 29.2%
82   Bank Swallow 3.1% 1.5% 1.5%
83   Bobolink 2.2% 1.5% 0.7%
84   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.1% 1.5% 0.4%
85   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 1.5% 0.9%
86   Wilson's Snipe 0.1% 1.5% 1.4%