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Top Birds at Watchung Reservation in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 77 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Watchung Reservation in September. 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 51.7% 75.3% 23.6%
2   Gray Catbird 60.6% 67.5% 7.0%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.5% 64.9% 35.4%
4   Northern Flicker 43.2% 62.3% 19.2%
5   American Robin 60.3% 61.0% 0.7%
6   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 58.4% 8.1%
7   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 53.2% 21.4%
8   Tufted Titmouse 9.9% 53.2% 43.3%
9   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 50.6% 37.2%
10   Mourning Dove 53.2% 49.4% 3.9%
11   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 44.2% 1.0%
12   Carolina Wren 26.9% 42.9% 16.0%
13   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 42.9% 34.4%
14   American Redstart 43.0% 39.0% 4.1%
15   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 39.0% 26.3%
16   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 37.7% 19.8%
17   American Goldfinch 27.7% 36.4% 8.6%
18   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 36.4% 11.3%
19   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 32.5% 0.8%
20   House Wren 17.3% 26.0% 8.7%
21   Wood Duck 10.0% 26.0% 16.0%
22   Northern Parula 27.0% 24.7% 2.3%
23   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 24.7% 6.0%
24   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 22.1% 2.5%
25   Pileated Woodpecker 2.0% 22.1% 20.1%
26   Chimney Swift 22.5% 20.8% 1.7%
27   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 20.8% 6.0%
28   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 20.8% 12.4%
29   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 19.5% 3.3%
30   Song Sparrow 28.7% 18.2% 10.5%
31   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 18.2% 1.8%
32   Wood Thrush 5.2% 18.2% 13.0%
33   European Starling 48.5% 16.9% 31.6%
34   Common Grackle 24.0% 16.9% 7.1%
35   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 16.9% 0.1%
36   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 16.9% 13.7%
37   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 15.6% 3.5%
38   Mallard 36.7% 14.3% 22.4%
39   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 14.3% 2.3%
40   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 14.3% 2.1%
41   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 14.3% 4.1%
42   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 14.3% 6.1%
43   Green Heron 7.5% 14.3% 6.7%
44   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 13.0% 11.7%
45   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 13.0% 2.8%
46   Palm Warbler 15.1% 13.0% 2.1%
47   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 13.0% 0.9%
48   House Sparrow 45.9% 11.7% 34.2%
49   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 11.7% 25.1%
50   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 11.7% 4.1%
51   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 11.7% 4.3%
52   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.8% 11.7% 6.8%
53   Canada Goose 37.9% 10.4% 27.5%
54   House Finch 14.9% 10.4% 4.5%
55   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 10.4% 1.1%
56   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 10.4% 3.8%
57   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 10.4% 5.1%
58   Ovenbird 12.6% 9.1% 3.5%
59   Veery 11.6% 9.1% 2.5%
60   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 9.1% 0.6%
61   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 9.1% 1.0%
62   American Crow 17.0% 7.8% 9.2%
63   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 7.8% 1.8%
64   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 6.5% 3.2%
65   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 6.5% 3.1%
66   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 6.5% 1.3%
67   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 6.5% 3.5%
68   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 6.5% 3.7%
69   Osprey 25.5% 5.2% 20.3%
70   American Kestrel 10.8% 5.2% 5.7%
71   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 5.2% 3.5%
72   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 5.2% 1.7%
73   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 5.2% 2.6%
74   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 3.9% 6.5%
75   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 3.9% 1.1%
76   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 3.9% 0.8%
77   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 3.9% 0.5%
78   Canada Warbler 4.1% 3.9% 0.2%
79   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 3.9% 0.4%
80   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 3.9% 0.5%
81   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 3.9% 0.8%
82   Black Vulture 2.7% 3.9% 1.2%
83   Purple Finch 1.4% 3.9% 2.5%
84   Brown Creeper 1.3% 3.9% 2.6%
85   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.0% 3.9% 2.9%
86   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 2.6% 29.5%
87   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 2.6% 5.2%
88   Common Raven 5.4% 2.6% 2.8%
89   Merlin 5.4% 2.6% 2.8%
90   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 2.6% 2.4%
91   Bald Eagle 4.8% 2.6% 2.2%
92   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 2.6% 1.8%
93   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 2.6% 1.4%
94   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 2.6% 1.3%
95   Bobolink 3.2% 2.6% 0.6%
96   Connecticut Warbler 2.0% 2.6% 0.6%
97   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.1% 2.6% 1.5%
98   Northern Mockingbird 31.7% 1.3% 30.4%
99   Great Egret 20.1% 1.3% 18.8%
100   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 1.3% 11.0%
101   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 1.3% 6.1%
102   Pine Warbler 5.4% 1.3% 4.1%
103   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 1.3% 3.9%
104   Barn Swallow 4.8% 1.3% 3.5%
105   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 1.3% 2.7%
106   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 1.3% 2.5%
107   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 1.3% 1.7%
108   Fish Crow 2.9% 1.3% 1.6%
109   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 1.3% 0.8%
110   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 1.3% 0.7%
111   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 1.3% 0.5%
112   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1.7% 1.3% 0.4%
113   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.5% 1.3% 0.2%
114   Blue-winged Warbler 1.5% 1.3% 0.2%
115   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 1.3% 0.1%
116   Hooded Warbler 0.9% 1.3% 0.4%
117   Dickcissel 0.9% 1.3% 0.4%
118   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
119   Hermit Thrush 0.5% 1.3% 0.8%
120   Willow Flycatcher 0.5% 1.3% 0.8%
121   Blue Grosbeak 0.5% 1.3% 0.8%
122   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.3% 1.3% 1.0%
123   Pine Siskin 0.0% 1.3% 1.3%