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

based on 77 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Montclair Hawk Watch in March. 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 44.6% 76.6% 32.1%
2   Red-tailed Hawk 14.2% 68.8% 54.7%
3   American Robin 52.4% 57.1% 4.8%
4   Blue Jay 43.9% 57.1% 13.2%
5   American Crow 58.5% 53.2% 5.3%
6   Northern Cardinal 75.4% 49.4% 26.0%
7   Mourning Dove 40.0% 49.4% 9.3%
8   Cooper's Hawk 4.5% 49.4% 44.9%
9   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.7% 48.1% 12.4%
10   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.5% 48.1% 46.6%
11   House Finch 28.1% 44.2% 16.1%
12   Common Grackle 16.5% 44.2% 27.6%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.7% 41.6% 14.1%
14   Downy Woodpecker 49.0% 40.3% 8.7%
15   Black Vulture 17.7% 40.3% 22.6%
16   Ring-billed Gull 15.6% 40.3% 24.7%
17   Tufted Titmouse 67.4% 39.0% 28.5%
18   Canada Goose 49.1% 37.7% 11.4%
19   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 37.7% 37.7%
20   Rock Pigeon 4.2% 36.4% 32.2%
21   Osprey 16.6% 33.8% 17.2%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 25.9% 32.5% 6.6%
23   Dark-eyed Junco 28.3% 29.9% 1.5%
24   Bald Eagle 16.2% 29.9% 13.6%
25   Common Raven 0.5% 27.3% 26.8%
26   Northern Flicker 27.4% 24.7% 2.7%
27   European Starling 17.8% 24.7% 6.9%
28   American Kestrel 2.3% 23.4% 21.1%
29   Hairy Woodpecker 11.0% 22.1% 11.1%
30   Fish Crow 37.2% 19.5% 17.7%
31   Red-winged Blackbird 22.4% 19.5% 2.9%
32   American Herring Gull 2.3% 19.5% 17.2%
33   Eastern Phoebe 42.3% 18.2% 24.1%
34   American Goldfinch 34.8% 18.2% 16.7%
35   Tree Swallow 9.5% 18.2% 8.7%
36   Northern Mockingbird 28.2% 16.9% 11.3%
37   Merlin 0.2% 15.6% 15.3%
38   Carolina Wren 67.7% 13.0% 54.7%
39   Great Blue Heron 43.2% 13.0% 30.2%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 17.5% 11.7% 5.8%
41   Mallard 36.4% 10.4% 26.0%
42   Northern Harrier 0.6% 10.4% 9.8%
43   Song Sparrow 49.6% 9.1% 40.6%
44   Double-crested Cormorant 34.5% 7.8% 26.7%
45   Cedar Waxwing 3.4% 6.5% 3.1%
46   House Sparrow 1.9% 6.5% 4.6%
47   White-throated Sparrow 56.2% 5.2% 51.0%
48   Killdeer 17.8% 5.2% 12.6%
49   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 13.9% 3.9% 10.0%
50   Great Black-backed Gull 0.1% 3.9% 3.8%
51   Peregrine Falcon 0.1% 3.9% 3.8%
52   Common Merganser 0.0% 3.9% 3.9%
53   Eastern Bluebird 51.9% 2.6% 49.3%
54   Belted Kingfisher 21.6% 2.6% 19.0%
55   Golden-crowned Kinglet 19.1% 2.6% 16.5%
56   Brown Creeper 6.9% 2.6% 4.3%
57   Fox Sparrow 2.4% 2.6% 0.2%
58   Pine Warbler 52.4% 1.3% 51.1%
59   Yellow-rumped Warbler 46.3% 1.3% 45.0%
60   Chipping Sparrow 35.0% 1.3% 33.7%
61   Pileated Woodpecker 17.4% 1.3% 16.1%
62   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 16.3% 1.3% 15.0%
63   Wood Duck 14.5% 1.3% 13.2%
64   Pine Siskin 4.1% 1.3% 2.8%
65   Great Egret 2.0% 1.3% 0.7%
66   Common Loon 1.6% 1.3% 0.3%
67   American Woodcock 1.1% 1.3% 0.2%
68   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 1.3% 0.3%
69   Horned Lark 1.0% 1.3% 0.3%
70   Wild Turkey 0.9% 1.3% 0.4%
71   Sandhill Crane 0% 1.3% 1.3%