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Top Birds at Montclair Hawk Watch in March
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

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 11.5% 76.6% 65.1%
2   Red-tailed Hawk 25.2% 68.8% 43.6%
3   American Robin 58.6% 57.1% 1.5%
4   Blue Jay 41.3% 57.1% 15.8%
5   American Crow 24.5% 53.2% 28.7%
6   Northern Cardinal 49.7% 49.4% 0.3%
7   Mourning Dove 42.6% 49.4% 6.7%
8   Cooper's Hawk 5.5% 49.4% 43.8%
9   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.2% 48.1% 45.8%
10   Red-shouldered Hawk 2.0% 48.1% 46.1%
11   Common Grackle 33.6% 44.2% 10.5%
12   House Finch 15.3% 44.2% 28.9%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 30.4% 41.6% 11.2%
14   Ring-billed Gull 42.6% 40.3% 2.4%
15   Downy Woodpecker 31.6% 40.3% 8.6%
16   Black Vulture 2.2% 40.3% 38.1%
17   Tufted Titmouse 24.5% 39.0% 14.4%
18   Canada Goose 56.8% 37.7% 19.1%
19   Black-capped Chickadee 26.0% 37.7% 11.7%
20   Rock Pigeon 30.1% 36.4% 6.2%
21   Osprey 7.0% 33.8% 26.7%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.8% 32.5% 11.7%
23   Dark-eyed Junco 26.4% 29.9% 3.4%
24   Bald Eagle 4.6% 29.9% 25.3%
25   Common Raven 4.0% 27.3% 23.3%
26   European Starling 46.4% 24.7% 21.7%
27   Northern Flicker 14.0% 24.7% 10.7%
28   American Kestrel 4.1% 23.4% 19.3%
29   Hairy Woodpecker 8.7% 22.1% 13.3%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 43.1% 19.5% 23.6%
31   Herring Gull 35.0% 19.5% 15.5%
32   Fish Crow 13.1% 19.5% 6.4%
33   American Goldfinch 15.2% 18.2% 3.0%
34   Eastern Phoebe 13.9% 18.2% 4.2%
35   Tree Swallow 6.3% 18.2% 11.9%
36   Northern Mockingbird 27.4% 16.9% 10.6%
37   Merlin 2.0% 15.6% 13.6%
38   Carolina Wren 18.7% 13.0% 5.7%
39   Great Blue Heron 11.7% 13.0% 1.3%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.4% 11.7% 3.3%
41   Mallard 53.6% 10.4% 43.2%
42   Northern Harrier 3.1% 10.4% 7.3%
43   Song Sparrow 50.9% 9.1% 41.8%
44   Double-crested Cormorant 17.1% 7.8% 9.3%
45   House Sparrow 44.1% 6.5% 37.6%
46   Cedar Waxwing 3.1% 6.5% 3.4%
47   White-throated Sparrow 42.4% 5.2% 37.2%
48   Killdeer 11.1% 5.2% 5.9%
49   Great Black-backed Gull 23.7% 3.9% 19.8%
50   Common Merganser 8.6% 3.9% 4.7%
51   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6.5% 3.9% 2.7%
52   Peregrine Falcon 4.0% 3.9% 0.1%
53   Fox Sparrow 12.0% 2.6% 9.4%
54   Golden-crowned Kinglet 8.3% 2.6% 5.7%
55   Brown Creeper 6.2% 2.6% 3.6%
56   Belted Kingfisher 6.1% 2.6% 3.5%
57   Eastern Bluebird 1.2% 2.6% 1.4%
58   Wood Duck 11.9% 1.3% 10.6%
59   Common Loon 6.7% 1.3% 5.4%
60   Yellow-rumped Warbler 5.8% 1.3% 4.5%
61   American Woodcock 5.2% 1.3% 3.9%
62   Great Egret 4.6% 1.3% 3.3%
63   Pine Warbler 3.2% 1.3% 1.9%
64   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 1.3% 0.6%
65   Chipping Sparrow 1.7% 1.3% 0.4%
66   Pileated Woodpecker 1.6% 1.3% 0.3%
67   Wild Turkey 1.5% 1.3% 0.2%
68   Pine Siskin 1.2% 1.3% 0.1%
69   Horned Lark 0.7% 1.3% 0.6%
70   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.1% 1.3% 1.2%
71   Sandhill Crane 0.0% 1.3% 1.3%