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Top Birds at Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 22 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 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   Herring Gull 39.5% 45.5% 5.9%
2   Mourning Dove 53.7% 40.9% 12.8%
3   European Starling 51.1% 40.9% 10.2%
4   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 40.9% 29.5%
5   Great Egret 34.5% 36.4% 1.8%
6   Osprey 30.7% 36.4% 5.7%
7   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 36.4% 5.7%
8   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 36.4% 7.9%
9   Snowy Egret 22.5% 36.4% 13.9%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 31.8% 9.5%
11   Barn Swallow 39.9% 31.8% 8.1%
12   American Robin 57.2% 27.3% 30.0%
13   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 27.3% 4.5%
14   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 27.3% 3.1%
15   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 27.3% 5.3%
16   Marsh Wren 5.6% 27.3% 21.6%
17   Mallard 40.8% 22.7% 18.1%
18   Canada Goose 40.8% 22.7% 18.1%
19   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 22.7% 13.3%
20   Laughing Gull 32.0% 22.7% 9.3%
21   Northern Flicker 26.0% 22.7% 3.2%
22   Bald Eagle 2.5% 22.7% 20.3%
23   Gray Catbird 54.7% 18.2% 36.5%
24   American Goldfinch 37.7% 18.2% 19.5%
25   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 18.2% 2.9%
26   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 18.2% 10.6%
27   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 13.6% 34.1%
28   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 13.6% 21.8%
29   Song Sparrow 35.0% 13.6% 21.4%
30   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 13.6% 13.4%
31   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 13.6% 3.4%
32   Killdeer 14.2% 13.6% 0.5%
33   American Black Duck 10.0% 13.6% 3.6%
34   Bobolink 2.2% 13.6% 11.4%
35   House Sparrow 50.0% 9.1% 40.9%
36   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 9.1% 11.1%
37   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 9.1% 7.6%
38   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 9.1% 6.8%
39   Mute Swan 14.5% 9.1% 5.4%
40   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 9.1% 4.8%
41   Forster's Tern 13.2% 9.1% 4.1%
42   Fish Crow 9.0% 9.1% 0.1%
43   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 9.1% 5.7%
44   Caspian Tern 1.9% 9.1% 7.2%
45   Wilson's Phalarope 1.5% 9.1% 7.6%
46   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 9.1% 8.0%
47   Least Bittern 1.0% 9.1% 8.1%
48   Common Grackle 28.2% 4.5% 23.7%
49   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 4.5% 20.7%
50   Common Yellowthroat 15.2% 4.5% 10.6%
51   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 4.5% 5.8%
52   Wood Duck 9.3% 4.5% 4.8%
53   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 4.5% 4.6%
54   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 4.5% 2.2%
55   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 4.5% 1.4%
56   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 4.5% 0.8%
57   Stilt Sandpiper 3.7% 4.5% 0.8%
58   Willet 3.6% 4.5% 0.9%
59   Saltmarsh Sparrow 2.1% 4.5% 2.4%
60   Gull-billed Tern 1.2% 4.5% 3.4%
61   Prairie Warbler 1.1% 4.5% 3.5%
62   Black Tern 0.8% 4.5% 3.7%
63   Sora 0.4% 4.5% 4.2%
64   Virginia Rail 0.1% 4.5% 4.4%
65   Purple Finch 0.0% 4.5% 4.5%