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Top Birds at South Mountain Reservation in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 128 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at South Mountain Reservation in April. 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   American Robin 74.8% 86.7% 11.9%
2   Blue Jay 52.6% 67.2% 14.6%
3   Northern Flicker 45.2% 65.6% 20.5%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 57.8% 18.1%
5   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 56.2% 4.4%
6   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 47.7% 7.1%
7   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 46.9% 10.2%
8   Mallard 54.7% 45.3% 9.4%
9   Mourning Dove 51.6% 45.3% 6.3%
10   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 45.3% 7.3%
11   Canada Goose 52.9% 40.6% 12.3%
12   Tufted Titmouse 25.7% 40.6% 14.9%
13   White-breasted Nuthatch 17.8% 36.7% 18.9%
14   Song Sparrow 48.8% 35.9% 12.9%
15   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 35.2% 22.7%
16   Common Grackle 48.9% 34.4% 14.5%
17   American Goldfinch 28.5% 34.4% 5.9%
18   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 29.7% 4.9%
19   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 28.1% 1.2%
20   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 28.1% 5.1%
21   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 28.1% 6.2%
22   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 25.8% 6.8%
23   Hairy Woodpecker 10.0% 25.8% 15.8%
24   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 25.0% 0.1%
25   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 24.2% 7.1%
26   Wood Duck 14.3% 24.2% 9.9%
27   Carolina Wren 22.3% 23.4% 1.1%
28   Pileated Woodpecker 2.3% 22.7% 20.4%
29   Palm Warbler 28.0% 21.1% 6.9%
30   Tree Swallow 22.1% 20.3% 1.8%
31   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 20.3% 1.6%
32   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 19.5% 8.8%
33   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 18.8% 12.5%
34   European Starling 56.7% 18.0% 38.8%
35   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 18.0% 2.2%
36   American Crow 19.4% 18.0% 1.4%
37   House Sparrow 53.2% 14.8% 38.4%
38   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 14.8% 22.0%
39   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 14.8% 10.6%
40   Pine Warbler 15.7% 14.8% 0.9%
41   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 14.1% 2.9%
42   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 13.3% 1.3%
43   Blue-headed Vireo 9.5% 12.5% 3.0%
44   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10.9% 10.9% 0.0%
45   Gray Catbird 9.1% 10.9% 1.8%
46   House Wren 7.6% 10.9% 3.3%
47   House Finch 16.6% 10.2% 6.4%
48   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 9.4% 1.5%
49   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 8.6% 1.6%
50   Fish Crow 15.6% 7.8% 7.8%
51   Barn Swallow 14.4% 7.8% 6.6%
52   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 7.8% 4.0%
53   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.0% 7.8% 0.8%
54   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 7.0% 27.1%
55   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 7.0% 10.8%
56   Brown Creeper 9.3% 7.0% 2.3%
57   Osprey 19.2% 6.2% 13.0%
58   Baltimore Oriole 2.8% 6.2% 3.4%
59   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10.4% 5.5% 4.9%
60   Chimney Swift 5.4% 5.5% 0.1%
61   Northern Parula 4.8% 5.5% 0.6%
62   Wood Thrush 2.1% 5.5% 3.4%
63   Ovenbird 3.6% 4.7% 1.1%
64   Killdeer 9.3% 3.9% 5.4%
65   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 3.9% 2.3%
66   Wild Turkey 2.4% 3.9% 1.5%
67   Spotted Sandpiper 1.7% 3.9% 2.2%
68   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.6% 3.9% 2.3%
69   Warbling Vireo 3.4% 3.1% 0.2%
70   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 3.1% 0.2%
71   Black-throated Green Warbler 2.3% 3.1% 0.8%
72   Black-throated Blue Warbler 1.7% 3.1% 1.5%
73   Veery 1.4% 3.1% 1.7%
74   Broad-winged Hawk 1.4% 3.1% 1.8%
75   American Redstart 1.3% 3.1% 1.8%
76   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.2% 3.1% 1.9%
77   Bald Eagle 3.9% 2.3% 1.5%
78   Common Yellowthroat 3.5% 2.3% 1.1%
79   Common Merganser 2.6% 2.3% 0.3%
80   Black Vulture 2.5% 2.3% 0.2%
81   Purple Finch 1.9% 2.3% 0.4%
82   White-eyed Vireo 1.6% 2.3% 0.8%
83   Eastern Kingbird 1.2% 2.3% 1.2%
84   Little Blue Heron 0.8% 2.3% 1.6%
85   Ring-billed Gull 23.4% 1.6% 21.8%
86   Field Sparrow 8.1% 1.6% 6.5%
87   Northern Waterthrush 5.2% 1.6% 3.6%
88   Winter Wren 3.7% 1.6% 2.2%
89   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 1.6% 2.1%
90   Common Raven 3.7% 1.6% 2.1%
91   Cedar Waxwing 3.6% 1.6% 2.0%
92   Fox Sparrow 3.2% 1.6% 1.7%
93   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.5% 1.6% 0.9%
94   Great Crested Flycatcher 0.9% 1.6% 0.7%
95   Nashville Warbler 0.8% 1.6% 0.7%
96   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 1.6% 0.8%
97   Great Egret 22.8% 0.8% 22.0%
98   Mute Swan 15.5% 0.8% 14.7%
99   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 0.8% 10.1%
100   Greater Yellowlegs 6.5% 0.8% 5.7%
101   American Kestrel 5.5% 0.8% 4.7%
102   Green Heron 3.6% 0.8% 2.8%
103   Prairie Warbler 2.7% 0.8% 1.9%
104   Northern Harrier 1.8% 0.8% 1.1%
105   Blue-winged Warbler 1.8% 0.8% 1.0%
106   Eastern Bluebird 1.3% 0.8% 0.5%
107   Worm-eating Warbler 0.9% 0.8% 0.2%
108   Indigo Bunting 0.9% 0.8% 0.1%
109   Pine Siskin 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
110   Bank Swallow 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%
111   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0.5% 0.8% 0.3%
112   Blackburnian Warbler 0.5% 0.8% 0.3%
113   Red-eyed Vireo 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
114   Common Tern 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
115   Tennessee Warbler 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%