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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--North End in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 239 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--North End 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   Osprey 30.4% 84.9% 54.5%
2   Great Black-backed Gull 26.7% 84.1% 57.4%
3   Herring Gull 39.3% 76.6% 37.3%
4   Laughing Gull 31.8% 69.9% 38.1%
5   Tree Swallow 13.8% 67.8% 53.9%
6   Semipalmated Plover 20.9% 63.6% 42.7%
7   Common Tern 16.2% 61.9% 45.7%
8   Sanderling 5.0% 61.1% 56.1%
9   Barn Swallow 39.8% 59.4% 19.6%
10   Northern Mockingbird 35.9% 57.7% 21.8%
11   Ring-billed Gull 31.7% 54.8% 23.1%
12   American Oystercatcher 12.2% 54.8% 42.6%
13   Eastern Towhee 6.8% 52.3% 45.5%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 51.9% 10.6%
15   Piping Plover 1.7% 49.0% 47.3%
16   Black-bellied Plover 7.2% 47.3% 40.1%
17   Gray Catbird 54.7% 46.9% 7.8%
18   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.1% 42.3% 18.2%
19   Mourning Dove 53.8% 38.1% 15.7%
20   Cedar Waxwing 16.7% 36.0% 19.3%
21   American Robin 57.3% 34.7% 22.6%
22   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 34.3% 3.7%
23   Canada Goose 40.9% 30.5% 10.3%
24   Field Sparrow 1.6% 30.5% 28.9%
25   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 30.1% 15.1%
26   American Goldfinch 37.7% 26.4% 11.3%
27   Snowy Egret 22.5% 26.4% 3.9%
28   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 25.5% 3.5%
29   Ruddy Turnstone 5.4% 25.5% 20.2%
30   Song Sparrow 35.1% 24.7% 10.4%
31   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 24.7% 3.8%
32   Carolina Wren 24.7% 24.3% 0.5%
33   Great Egret 34.6% 23.8% 10.7%
34   House Finch 14.9% 23.4% 8.5%
35   Northern Cardinal 47.9% 22.6% 25.3%
36   Least Tern 5.0% 22.6% 17.6%
37   European Starling 51.3% 21.8% 29.5%
38   Chimney Swift 23.9% 18.8% 5.0%
39   Royal Tern 2.2% 18.8% 16.7%
40   White-eyed Vireo 2.1% 18.8% 16.7%
41   Greater Yellowlegs 15.8% 18.4% 2.6%
42   Mute Swan 14.4% 17.6% 3.1%
43   Willet 3.6% 17.2% 13.6%
44   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 15.9% 10.6%
45   American Redstart 22.0% 13.8% 8.2%
46   Wood Stork 0.2% 13.8% 13.6%
47   Forster's Tern 13.2% 13.4% 0.2%
48   House Wren 11.4% 12.6% 1.2%
49   Bank Swallow 3.0% 12.6% 9.5%
50   Mallard 41.0% 11.7% 29.3%
51   American Crow 14.4% 9.6% 4.8%
52   Killdeer 14.2% 9.6% 4.6%
53   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 9.2% 1.6%
54   Black Skimmer 5.7% 9.2% 3.5%
55   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 9.2% 6.1%
56   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 8.4% 5.6%
57   Yellow Warbler 20.3% 7.5% 12.7%
58   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 7.5% 9.5%
59   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 7.5% 2.3%
60   Baltimore Oriole 15.2% 6.7% 8.5%
61   Downy Woodpecker 25.3% 6.3% 19.1%
62   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 6.3% 4.1%
63   Fish Crow 9.0% 6.3% 2.7%
64   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 6.3% 2.7%
65   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 5.9% 10.9%
66   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 5.9% 8.5%
67   Whimbrel 0.5% 5.9% 5.3%
68   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.6% 5.0% 9.6%
69   Purple Martin 3.2% 5.0% 1.8%
70   Red Knot 1.0% 5.0% 4.1%
71   Black Tern 0.8% 5.0% 4.2%
72   Wood Duck 9.3% 4.6% 4.7%
73   Northern Flicker 26.1% 4.2% 21.9%
74   Pectoral Sandpiper 3.1% 4.2% 1.1%
75   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 4.2% 1.9%
76   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 4.2% 2.6%
77   Rock Pigeon 35.6% 3.8% 31.8%
78   Green Heron 11.9% 3.8% 8.2%
79   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 3.8% 3.3%
80   Brown-headed Cowbird 6.0% 3.8% 2.2%
81   White Ibis 0.3% 3.8% 3.4%
82   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 3.3% 5.1%
83   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 3.3% 0.7%
84   Wilson's Storm-Petrel 0.1% 3.3% 3.2%
85   House Sparrow 50.2% 2.9% 47.3%
86   Northern Waterthrush 15.5% 2.9% 12.6%
87   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 2.9% 3.9%
88   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 2.9% 0.8%
89   Black Vulture 1.4% 2.9% 1.5%
90   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 2.5% 7.1%
91   Glossy Ibis 6.6% 2.5% 4.1%
92   Canada Warbler 5.7% 2.5% 3.2%
93   American Kestrel 3.6% 2.5% 1.1%
94   Common Raven 2.8% 2.5% 0.3%
95   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.1% 2.5% 0.4%
96   Western Sandpiper 1.8% 2.5% 0.7%
97   Blue Jay 35.5% 2.1% 33.4%
98   American Black Duck 10.1% 2.1% 8.0%
99   Chestnut-sided Warbler 5.1% 2.1% 3.0%
100   Bobolink 2.2% 2.1% 0.1%
101   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 2.1% 0.4%
102   Baird's Sandpiper 0.7% 2.1% 1.4%
103   Common Grackle 28.4% 1.7% 26.7%
104   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.4% 1.7% 17.7%
105   Red-tailed Hawk 11.5% 1.7% 9.8%
106   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 1.7% 7.5%
107   Little Blue Heron 4.3% 1.7% 2.6%
108   Caspian Tern 1.9% 1.7% 0.2%
109   Northern Parula 1.8% 1.7% 0.1%
110   Merlin 0.5% 1.7% 1.1%
111   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 1.7% 1.3%
112   American Golden-Plover 0.1% 1.7% 1.5%
113   Black-capped Chickadee 11.3% 1.3% 10.0%
114   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.8% 1.3% 8.5%
115   Marsh Wren 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
116   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 1.3% 3.5%
117   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 1.3% 3.0%
118   Ovenbird 4.2% 1.3% 3.0%
119   Stilt Sandpiper 3.7% 1.3% 2.5%
120   Bald Eagle 2.5% 1.3% 1.2%
121   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 1.3% 0.8%
122   Least Flycatcher 2.0% 1.3% 0.8%
123   Cape May Warbler 1.2% 1.3% 0.0%
124   Orchard Oriole 1.0% 1.3% 0.3%
125   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
126   Savannah Sparrow 0.7% 1.3% 0.5%
127   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 1.3% 0.8%
128   Broad-winged Hawk 0.5% 1.3% 0.8%
129   Tufted Titmouse 8.6% 0.8% 7.7%
130   Clapper Rail 4.3% 0.8% 3.4%
131   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 0.8% 2.8%
132   Magnolia Warbler 2.9% 0.8% 2.1%
133   Gull-billed Tern 1.2% 0.8% 0.3%
134   Prairie Warbler 1.1% 0.8% 0.2%
135   Northern Harrier 0.9% 0.8% 0.0%
136   Common Loon 0.5% 0.8% 0.3%
137   Black Scoter 0.4% 0.8% 0.5%
138   Lark Sparrow 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
139   Yellow-rumped Warbler 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
140   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
141   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.2% 0.8% 0.7%
142   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 0.4% 9.6%
143   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.2% 0.4% 8.8%
144   Hairy Woodpecker 6.1% 0.4% 5.6%
145   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 0.4% 3.5%
146   Wood Thrush 2.5% 0.4% 2.1%
147   Scarlet Tanager 1.7% 0.4% 1.3%
148   Common Nighthawk 1.3% 0.4% 0.8%
149   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 0.4% 0.7%
150   Black-throated Green Warbler 1.1% 0.4% 0.6%
151   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.8% 0.4% 0.4%
152   Marbled Godwit 0.7% 0.4% 0.3%
153   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.7% 0.4% 0.2%
154   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.5% 0.4% 0.0%
155   Pine Warbler 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
156   Swainson's Thrush 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
157   Red-breasted Merganser 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
158   Dickcissel 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
159   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
160   Brown Pelican 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
161   Blackpoll Warbler 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
162   Surf Scoter 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
163   Carolina Chickadee 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
164   American Pipit 0% 0.4% 0.4%