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Top Birds at Watchung Reservation in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 71 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Blue Jay 56.7% 81.7% 25.0%
2   American Robin 57.7% 73.2% 15.6%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.7% 73.2% 37.5%
4   White-throated Sparrow 58.7% 70.4% 11.8%
5   Northern Cardinal 45.1% 66.2% 21.1%
6   Tufted Titmouse 20.2% 62.0% 41.7%
7   Yellow-rumped Warbler 49.7% 59.2% 9.4%
8   Downy Woodpecker 30.0% 57.7% 27.8%
9   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.6% 56.3% 34.7%
10   Song Sparrow 54.9% 53.5% 1.4%
11   Northern Flicker 38.1% 53.5% 15.4%
12   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.1% 52.1% 7.0%
13   Black-capped Chickadee 18.0% 52.1% 34.1%
14   Golden-crowned Kinglet 29.7% 49.3% 19.6%
15   Carolina Wren 23.1% 45.1% 21.9%
16   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 45.1% 37.3%
17   Eastern Phoebe 36.2% 43.7% 7.4%
18   Swamp Sparrow 32.9% 43.7% 10.8%
19   Dark-eyed Junco 26.6% 43.7% 17.1%
20   American Goldfinch 23.3% 43.7% 20.4%
21   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 39.4% 29.8%
22   Gray Catbird 37.3% 38.0% 0.7%
23   Mourning Dove 45.6% 31.0% 14.7%
24   Palm Warbler 30.3% 31.0% 0.7%
25   Red-tailed Hawk 23.1% 31.0% 7.9%
26   Hermit Thrush 24.3% 29.6% 5.3%
27   Canada Goose 40.5% 28.2% 12.4%
28   House Finch 18.0% 26.8% 8.7%
29   House Sparrow 46.8% 25.4% 21.4%
30   Mallard 38.2% 25.4% 12.9%
31   Common Yellowthroat 25.4% 25.4% 0.0%
32   Eastern Towhee 20.5% 23.9% 3.4%
33   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 22.5% 2.0%
34   Purple Finch 6.7% 22.5% 15.9%
35   Pileated Woodpecker 1.4% 21.1% 19.8%
36   Cedar Waxwing 9.6% 19.7% 10.1%
37   American Crow 23.4% 18.3% 5.1%
38   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.5% 18.3% 4.2%
39   Common Grackle 21.9% 18.3% 3.6%
40   Red-winged Blackbird 15.6% 16.9% 1.3%
41   Cooper's Hawk 14.8% 16.9% 2.1%
42   Blue-headed Vireo 11.4% 16.9% 5.5%
43   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.8% 16.9% 9.1%
44   Winter Wren 10.6% 15.5% 4.9%
45   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.4% 15.5% 6.1%
46   Great Blue Heron 22.2% 14.1% 8.1%
47   Wood Duck 9.9% 14.1% 4.2%
48   Pine Siskin 3.9% 14.1% 10.1%
49   European Starling 45.9% 12.7% 33.2%
50   Belted Kingfisher 12.7% 12.7% 0.1%
51   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 12.7% 0.6%
52   Brown Creeper 11.2% 12.7% 1.5%
53   House Wren 8.9% 12.7% 3.8%
54   Red-eyed Vireo 5.6% 12.7% 7.1%
55   Red-shouldered Hawk 2.0% 11.3% 9.3%
56   Rock Pigeon 35.7% 9.9% 25.8%
57   Blackpoll Warbler 9.8% 9.9% 0.1%
58   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.2% 9.9% 4.7%
59   Swainson's Thrush 7.3% 8.5% 1.2%
60   Magnolia Warbler 7.1% 8.5% 1.4%
61   Black Vulture 2.5% 8.5% 5.9%
62   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 7.0% 29.3%
63   Savannah Sparrow 18.7% 7.0% 11.7%
64   Field Sparrow 11.3% 7.0% 4.2%
65   White-crowned Sparrow 10.2% 7.0% 3.2%
66   American Kestrel 12.6% 5.6% 7.0%
67   Black-and-white Warbler 9.0% 5.6% 3.4%
68   American Redstart 7.7% 5.6% 2.1%
69   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.3% 5.6% 0.7%
70   Chimney Swift 7.6% 4.2% 3.4%
71   Scarlet Tanager 3.6% 4.2% 0.6%
72   Tennessee Warbler 2.3% 4.2% 1.9%
73   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 4.2% 3.6%
74   Double-crested Cormorant 31.0% 2.8% 28.2%
75   Northern Parula 10.7% 2.8% 7.9%
76   Merlin 7.4% 2.8% 4.6%
77   Pine Warbler 6.3% 2.8% 3.5%
78   Common Raven 6.2% 2.8% 3.4%
79   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.6% 2.8% 2.7%
80   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 2.8% 1.7%
81   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.3% 2.8% 1.4%
82   Common Loon 2.1% 2.8% 0.7%
83   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.0% 2.8% 0.8%
84   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 2.8% 1.0%
85   American Herring Gull 31.8% 1.4% 30.4%
86   Ring-billed Gull 29.7% 1.4% 28.3%
87   American Black Duck 13.4% 1.4% 12.0%
88   Peregrine Falcon 7.5% 1.4% 6.1%
89   Northern Harrier 5.6% 1.4% 4.2%
90   Ovenbird 5.5% 1.4% 4.1%
91   Brown Thrasher 5.1% 1.4% 3.7%
92   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 1.4% 2.2%
93   Fish Crow 2.7% 1.4% 1.3%
94   Cape May Warbler 2.5% 1.4% 1.1%
95   Vesper Sparrow 2.2% 1.4% 0.8%
96   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.5% 1.4% 0.1%
97   Hooded Merganser 1.2% 1.4% 0.2%
98   Green Heron 1.2% 1.4% 0.2%
99   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1.1% 1.4% 0.3%
100   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 1.4% 0.4%
101   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 1.4% 0.5%
102   Spotted Sandpiper 0.8% 1.4% 0.6%
103   Common Nighthawk 0.8% 1.4% 0.6%
104   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 1.4% 0.7%
105   Bobolink 0.6% 1.4% 0.8%
106   Least Flycatcher 0.2% 1.4% 1.2%
107   Evening Grosbeak 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%