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

based on 4 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Montclair Hawk Watch 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   American Robin 57.2% 100.0% 42.8%
2   Blue Jay 35.3% 100.0% 64.7%
3   Gray Catbird 54.7% 75.0% 20.3%
4   Mourning Dove 53.7% 75.0% 21.3%
5   American Goldfinch 37.6% 75.0% 37.4%
6   House Finch 14.9% 75.0% 60.1%
7   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 75.0% 63.6%
8   European Starling 51.1% 50.0% 1.1%
9   House Sparrow 50.0% 50.0% 0.0%
10   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 50.0% 2.2%
11   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 50.0% 14.6%
12   Osprey 30.7% 50.0% 19.3%
13   Northern Flicker 26.0% 50.0% 24.0%
14   Chimney Swift 23.8% 50.0% 26.2%
15   American Redstart 22.0% 50.0% 28.0%
16   American Crow 14.4% 50.0% 35.6%
17   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 50.0% 41.0%
18   Tufted Titmouse 8.5% 50.0% 41.5%
19   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 50.0% 44.7%
20   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 50.0% 47.7%
21   Barn Swallow 39.9% 25.0% 14.9%
22   Song Sparrow 35.0% 25.0% 10.0%
23   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 25.0% 3.5%
24   Common Grackle 28.2% 25.0% 3.2%
25   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 25.0% 0.2%
26   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 25.0% 5.7%
27   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 25.0% 9.6%
28   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 25.0% 9.9%
29   House Wren 11.4% 25.0% 13.6%
30   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 25.0% 13.8%
31   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.8% 25.0% 15.2%
32   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 25.0% 15.4%
33   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 25.0% 15.9%
34   Fish Crow 9.0% 25.0% 16.0%
35   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 25.0% 18.0%
36   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 25.0% 19.0%
37   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 25.0% 21.2%
38   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 25.0% 21.6%
39   Purple Martin 3.2% 25.0% 21.8%
40   Wood Thrush 2.5% 25.0% 22.5%
41   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 25.0% 23.4%
42   Common Nighthawk 1.3% 25.0% 23.7%