Top Birds at Watchung Reservation in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 68 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Watchung Reservation in October. 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Jay | 56.2% | 82.4% | 26.2% | |||
| 2 | American Robin | 57.5% | 75.0% | 17.5% | |||
| 3 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 34.9% | 75.0% | 40.1% | |||
| 4 | White-throated Sparrow | 57.7% | 70.6% | 12.9% | |||
| 5 | Northern Cardinal | 44.5% | 66.2% | 21.7% | |||
| 6 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 50.4% | 60.3% | 9.9% | |||
| 7 | Tufted Titmouse | 19.0% | 60.3% | 41.3% | |||
| 8 | Downy Woodpecker | 29.6% | 58.8% | 29.3% | |||
| 9 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 20.2% | 57.4% | 37.2% | |||
| 10 | Song Sparrow | 55.2% | 54.4% | 0.8% | |||
| 11 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 45.6% | 52.9% | 7.3% | |||
| 12 | Northern Flicker | 38.5% | 52.9% | 14.4% | |||
| 13 | Black-capped Chickadee | 18.3% | 52.9% | 34.6% | |||
| 14 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 28.9% | 50.0% | 21.1% | |||
| 15 | Eastern Phoebe | 36.4% | 45.6% | 9.2% | |||
| 16 | Carolina Wren | 22.2% | 45.6% | 23.4% | |||
| 17 | Hairy Woodpecker | 7.7% | 45.6% | 37.8% | |||
| 18 | Swamp Sparrow | 32.8% | 44.1% | 11.3% | |||
| 19 | Dark-eyed Junco | 26.0% | 42.6% | 16.7% | |||
| 20 | American Goldfinch | 23.8% | 42.6% | 18.8% | |||
| 21 | Gray Catbird | 38.5% | 38.2% | 0.2% | |||
| 22 | Turkey Vulture | 9.6% | 36.8% | 27.2% | |||
| 23 | Palm Warbler | 31.0% | 32.4% | 1.4% | |||
| 24 | Red-tailed Hawk | 22.5% | 32.4% | 9.8% | |||
| 25 | Mourning Dove | 45.8% | 30.9% | 14.9% | |||
| 26 | Hermit Thrush | 23.6% | 29.4% | 5.9% | |||
| 27 | Canada Goose | 40.8% | 27.9% | 12.9% | |||
| 28 | House Finch | 18.0% | 27.9% | 10.0% | |||
| 29 | House Sparrow | 46.8% | 26.5% | 20.4% | |||
| 30 | Mallard | 38.6% | 25.0% | 13.6% | |||
| 31 | Common Yellowthroat | 26.3% | 25.0% | 1.3% | |||
| 32 | Eastern Towhee | 21.0% | 23.5% | 2.6% | |||
| 33 | Chipping Sparrow | 20.8% | 23.5% | 2.7% | |||
| 34 | Purple Finch | 6.9% | 22.1% | 15.1% | |||
| 35 | Cedar Waxwing | 10.1% | 20.6% | 10.5% | |||
| 36 | Pileated Woodpecker | 1.3% | 20.6% | 19.2% | |||
| 37 | American Crow | 23.4% | 19.1% | 4.3% | |||
| 38 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 22.7% | 19.1% | 3.6% | |||
| 39 | Common Grackle | 21.1% | 19.1% | 2.0% | |||
| 40 | Red-winged Blackbird | 15.8% | 17.6% | 1.9% | |||
| 41 | Cooper's Hawk | 14.5% | 17.6% | 3.1% | |||
| 42 | Blue-headed Vireo | 11.1% | 17.6% | 6.5% | |||
| 43 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 7.9% | 17.6% | 9.7% | |||
| 44 | Winter Wren | 9.9% | 16.2% | 6.2% | |||
| 45 | Great Blue Heron | 21.9% | 14.7% | 7.1% | |||
| 46 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 9.9% | 14.7% | 4.8% | |||
| 47 | Wood Duck | 9.9% | 14.7% | 4.8% | |||
| 48 | Pine Siskin | 4.5% | 14.7% | 10.2% | |||
| 49 | European Starling | 46.6% | 13.2% | 33.4% | |||
| 50 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 12.0% | 13.2% | 1.2% | |||
| 51 | House Wren | 9.2% | 13.2% | 4.0% | |||
| 52 | Red-eyed Vireo | 5.7% | 13.2% | 7.6% | |||
| 53 | Belted Kingfisher | 13.0% | 11.8% | 1.3% | |||
| 54 | Brown Creeper | 10.7% | 11.8% | 1.1% | |||
| 55 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 1.9% | 11.8% | 9.8% | |||
| 56 | Rock Pigeon | 35.5% | 10.3% | 25.2% | |||
| 57 | Blackpoll Warbler | 10.2% | 10.3% | 0.1% | |||
| 58 | Black-throated Green Warbler | 5.6% | 10.3% | 4.7% | |||
| 59 | Magnolia Warbler | 7.6% | 8.8% | 1.2% | |||
| 60 | Swainson's Thrush | 7.5% | 8.8% | 1.3% | |||
| 61 | Northern Mockingbird | 36.3% | 7.4% | 28.9% | |||
| 62 | Savannah Sparrow | 19.4% | 7.4% | 12.1% | |||
| 63 | Field Sparrow | 11.5% | 7.4% | 4.1% | |||
| 64 | White-crowned Sparrow | 11.2% | 7.4% | 3.9% | |||
| 65 | Black Vulture | 2.5% | 7.4% | 4.8% | |||
| 66 | American Kestrel | 12.9% | 5.9% | 7.0% | |||
| 67 | Black-and-white Warbler | 9.5% | 5.9% | 3.6% | |||
| 68 | American Redstart | 7.9% | 5.9% | 2.0% | |||
| 69 | Lincoln's Sparrow | 6.8% | 5.9% | 0.9% | |||
| 70 | Chimney Swift | 8.5% | 4.4% | 4.1% | |||
| 71 | Scarlet Tanager | 3.5% | 4.4% | 0.9% | |||
| 72 | Tennessee Warbler | 2.5% | 4.4% | 1.9% | |||
| 73 | Broad-winged Hawk | 0.7% | 4.4% | 3.7% | |||
| 74 | Double-crested Cormorant | 32.0% | 2.9% | 29.0% | |||
| 75 | Northern Parula | 11.0% | 2.9% | 8.1% | |||
| 76 | Merlin | 7.5% | 2.9% | 4.5% | |||
| 77 | Pine Warbler | 6.6% | 2.9% | 3.6% | |||
| 78 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.8% | 2.9% | 2.8% | |||
| 79 | Common Raven | 5.8% | 2.9% | 2.8% | |||
| 80 | Indigo Bunting | 4.7% | 2.9% | 1.8% | |||
| 81 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 4.4% | 2.9% | 1.5% | |||
| 82 | Common Loon | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.7% | |||
| 83 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 1.9% | 2.9% | 1.1% | |||
| 84 | Eastern Bluebird | 1.9% | 2.9% | 1.1% | |||
| 85 | Herring Gull | 32.7% | 1.5% | 31.3% | |||
| 86 | Ring-billed Gull | 30.4% | 1.5% | 29.0% | |||
| 87 | American Black Duck | 13.4% | 1.5% | 11.9% | |||
| 88 | Peregrine Falcon | 7.8% | 1.5% | 6.4% | |||
| 89 | Northern Harrier | 5.9% | 1.5% | 4.4% | |||
| 90 | Ovenbird | 5.4% | 1.5% | 4.0% | |||
| 91 | Brown Thrasher | 5.4% | 1.5% | 3.9% | |||
| 92 | Nashville Warbler | 3.6% | 1.5% | 2.1% | |||
| 93 | Cape May Warbler | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | |||
| 94 | Fish Crow | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1.1% | |||
| 95 | Vesper Sparrow | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.9% | |||
| 96 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | |||
| 97 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | |||
| 98 | Hooded Merganser | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.3% | |||
| 99 | Green Heron | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | |||
| 100 | Orange-crowned Warbler | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | |||
| 101 | Common Nighthawk | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.6% | |||
| 102 | Clay-colored Sparrow | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.6% | |||
| 103 | Spotted Sandpiper | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.6% | |||
| 104 | Solitary Sandpiper | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.7% | |||
| 105 | Bobolink | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | |||
| 106 | Least Flycatcher | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% | |||
| 107 | Evening Grosbeak | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.4% |