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Top Birds at Montclair Hawk Watch in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 123 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Montclair Hawk Watch in April. 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   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 65.0% 22.3%
2   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.0% 63.4% 62.4%
3   Red-tailed Hawk 12.5% 59.3% 46.9%
4   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 58.5% 57.5%
5   American Kestrel 1.0% 58.5% 57.6%
6   Osprey 17.5% 57.7% 40.2%
7   American Robin 42.0% 49.6% 7.6%
8   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 49.6% 45.8%
9   Blue Jay 48.6% 46.3% 2.2%
10   Black Vulture 20.4% 45.5% 25.1%
11   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 43.9% 36.8%
12   Mourning Dove 45.4% 43.1% 2.3%
13   American Crow 56.7% 42.3% 14.5%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.3% 41.5% 16.9%
15   Northern Flicker 13.1% 39.8% 26.7%
16   Merlin 0.2% 38.2% 38.0%
17   Common Grackle 25.9% 35.8% 9.8%
18   Double-crested Cormorant 25.8% 35.0% 9.2%
19   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 34.1% 5.9%
20   Tufted Titmouse 70.2% 33.3% 36.9%
21   American Goldfinch 47.1% 33.3% 13.8%
22   Tree Swallow 14.5% 32.5% 18.0%
23   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 31.7% 26.8%
24   Bald Eagle 12.4% 30.9% 18.5%
25   Northern Harrier 0.8% 30.9% 30.1%
26   White-throated Sparrow 57.3% 26.8% 30.5%
27   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 26.8% 6.2%
28   House Finch 27.2% 26.8% 0.4%
29   Common Raven 0.4% 25.2% 24.8%
30   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.3% 24.4% 2.1%
31   Eastern Phoebe 35.4% 23.6% 11.8%
32   Red-shouldered Hawk 33.2% 23.6% 9.6%
33   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 23.6% 23.6%
34   Canada Goose 48.6% 22.0% 26.6%
35   Fish Crow 37.0% 22.0% 15.0%
36   Hairy Woodpecker 10.1% 22.0% 11.8%
37   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 22.0% 21.2%
38   Brown-headed Cowbird 38.0% 21.1% 16.9%
39   European Starling 19.9% 20.3% 0.4%
40   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 63.5% 19.5% 44.0%
41   Mallard 29.5% 19.5% 10.0%
42   Common Loon 0.6% 17.9% 17.2%
43   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.8% 17.1% 27.7%
44   Pine Warbler 45.5% 16.3% 29.2%
45   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 16.3% 10.6%
46   American Herring Gull 0.5% 16.3% 15.8%
47   Eastern Towhee 44.6% 15.4% 29.1%
48   Song Sparrow 23.8% 15.4% 8.4%
49   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 15.4% 7.2%
50   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.2% 15.4% 14.3%
51   Red-winged Blackbird 26.8% 14.6% 12.2%
52   Barn Swallow 19.6% 14.6% 5.0%
53   Chimney Swift 13.9% 14.6% 0.7%
54   Ring-billed Gull 6.3% 14.6% 8.3%
55   Dark-eyed Junco 5.1% 13.8% 8.7%
56   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 13.8% 13.8%
57   Great Blue Heron 44.0% 13.0% 31.0%
58   Palm Warbler 7.9% 13.0% 5.1%
59   Carolina Wren 71.6% 12.2% 59.4%
60   Pileated Woodpecker 20.4% 11.4% 9.0%
61   Chipping Sparrow 43.6% 9.8% 33.9%
62   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 28.5% 9.8% 18.8%
63   House Sparrow 2.2% 8.1% 6.0%
64   Cedar Waxwing 5.8% 7.3% 1.5%
65   Blue-headed Vireo 4.2% 6.5% 2.3%
66   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 4.1% 11.1%
67   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 4.1% 4.1%
68   Belted Kingfisher 18.6% 3.3% 15.4%
69   Winter Wren 1.3% 3.3% 1.9%
70   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 3.3% 2.6%
71   Eastern Bluebird 49.1% 2.4% 46.7%
72   House Wren 10.2% 2.4% 7.8%
73   Purple Martin 7.0% 2.4% 4.6%
74   Sandhill Crane 0% 2.4% 2.4%
75   Great Crested Flycatcher 22.4% 1.6% 20.8%
76   Brown Thrasher 19.9% 1.6% 18.3%
77   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 1.6% 12.4%
78   Wood Duck 13.3% 1.6% 11.7%
79   Purple Finch 0.7% 1.6% 0.9%
80   Brown Creeper 0.3% 1.6% 1.3%
81   Gray Catbird 18.3% 0.8% 17.5%
82   Killdeer 17.3% 0.8% 16.4%
83   Eastern Kingbird 13.0% 0.8% 12.2%
84   Field Sparrow 10.7% 0.8% 9.9%
85   Hooded Warbler 9.6% 0.8% 8.8%
86   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.1% 0.8% 8.2%
87   Green Heron 6.4% 0.8% 5.6%
88   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.4% 0.8% 5.6%
89   Savannah Sparrow 4.1% 0.8% 3.3%
90   Pine Siskin 3.2% 0.8% 2.4%
91   Acadian Flycatcher 2.5% 0.8% 1.7%
92   Great Egret 2.2% 0.8% 1.4%
93   Wild Turkey 2.0% 0.8% 1.2%
94   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
95   Rusty Blackbird 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
96   Baltimore Oriole 0.7% 0.8% 0.1%
97   Anhinga 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
98   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
99   Cockatiel 0% 0.8% 0.8%
100   Red-throated Loon 0% 0.8% 0.8%
101   Common Merganser 0% 0.8% 0.8%
102   Short-eared Owl 0% 0.8% 0.8%
103   Great Cormorant 0% 0.8% 0.8%