Top Birds at South Mountain Reservation in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 81 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at South Mountain Reservation 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Jay | 35.3% | 72.8% | 37.6% | |||
| 2 | American Robin | 57.2% | 56.8% | 0.4% | |||
| 3 | American Goldfinch | 37.6% | 56.8% | 19.2% | |||
| 4 | Northern Flicker | 25.9% | 54.3% | 28.4% | |||
| 5 | Gray Catbird | 54.7% | 51.9% | 2.8% | |||
| 6 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 19.3% | 45.7% | 26.4% | |||
| 7 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 9.0% | 45.7% | 36.6% | |||
| 8 | Northern Cardinal | 47.8% | 43.2% | 4.6% | |||
| 9 | Great Blue Heron | 30.6% | 42.0% | 11.4% | |||
| 10 | Mourning Dove | 53.7% | 35.8% | 17.9% | |||
| 11 | Mallard | 40.8% | 35.8% | 5.0% | |||
| 12 | Chimney Swift | 23.8% | 30.9% | 7.0% | |||
| 13 | Barn Swallow | 39.9% | 29.6% | 10.3% | |||
| 14 | Wood Duck | 9.3% | 29.6% | 20.3% | |||
| 15 | Tufted Titmouse | 8.5% | 28.4% | 19.9% | |||
| 16 | Downy Woodpecker | 25.2% | 27.2% | 1.9% | |||
| 17 | Carolina Wren | 24.7% | 27.2% | 2.4% | |||
| 18 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 9.7% | 27.2% | 17.4% | |||
| 19 | Killdeer | 14.1% | 24.7% | 10.5% | |||
| 20 | Eastern Kingbird | 16.7% | 23.5% | 6.7% | |||
| 21 | Spotted Sandpiper | 17.0% | 22.2% | 5.2% | |||
| 22 | Canada Goose | 40.8% | 21.0% | 19.9% | |||
| 23 | Song Sparrow | 35.0% | 21.0% | 14.1% | |||
| 24 | Common Grackle | 28.2% | 21.0% | 7.3% | |||
| 25 | House Sparrow | 50.0% | 19.8% | 30.3% | |||
| 26 | Turkey Vulture | 5.3% | 19.8% | 14.4% | |||
| 27 | American Redstart | 22.0% | 18.5% | 3.5% | |||
| 28 | Red-tailed Hawk | 11.4% | 18.5% | 7.1% | |||
| 29 | Black-capped Chickadee | 11.2% | 18.5% | 7.3% | |||
| 30 | Solitary Sandpiper | 3.6% | 18.5% | 14.9% | |||
| 31 | European Starling | 51.2% | 16.0% | 35.1% | |||
| 32 | Least Sandpiper | 22.0% | 16.0% | 6.0% | |||
| 33 | Hairy Woodpecker | 6.0% | 14.8% | 8.8% | |||
| 34 | Wood Thrush | 2.5% | 14.8% | 12.3% | |||
| 35 | Belted Kingfisher | 8.4% | 13.6% | 5.2% | |||
| 36 | Pileated Woodpecker | 1.3% | 13.6% | 12.3% | |||
| 37 | House Wren | 11.4% | 12.3% | 1.0% | |||
| 38 | Red-eyed Vireo | 9.6% | 12.3% | 2.7% | |||
| 39 | Double-crested Cormorant | 41.4% | 11.1% | 30.3% | |||
| 40 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 13.9% | 11.1% | 2.8% | |||
| 41 | Northern Mockingbird | 36.1% | 9.9% | 26.2% | |||
| 42 | Red-winged Blackbird | 28.5% | 9.9% | 18.6% | |||
| 43 | Baltimore Oriole | 15.1% | 9.9% | 5.3% | |||
| 44 | American Crow | 14.4% | 9.9% | 4.6% | |||
| 45 | Tree Swallow | 14.1% | 9.9% | 4.2% | |||
| 46 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 9.0% | 9.9% | 0.9% | |||
| 47 | Great Egret | 34.6% | 8.6% | 25.9% | |||
| 48 | Yellow Warbler | 20.2% | 8.6% | 11.6% | |||
| 49 | Cedar Waxwing | 16.8% | 8.6% | 8.2% | |||
| 50 | Black-and-white Warbler | 14.3% | 8.6% | 5.6% | |||
| 51 | Green Heron | 11.9% | 8.6% | 3.3% | |||
| 52 | Pectoral Sandpiper | 3.1% | 8.6% | 5.6% | |||
| 53 | Rock Pigeon | 35.5% | 7.4% | 28.1% | |||
| 54 | Northern Waterthrush | 15.5% | 6.2% | 9.3% | |||
| 55 | Fish Crow | 9.0% | 6.2% | 2.8% | |||
| 56 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 6.8% | 6.2% | 0.6% | |||
| 57 | Chipping Sparrow | 5.2% | 4.9% | 0.3% | |||
| 58 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 2.1% | 4.9% | 2.9% | |||
| 59 | Common Yellowthroat | 15.2% | 3.7% | 11.5% | |||
| 60 | House Finch | 14.9% | 3.7% | 11.2% | |||
| 61 | Eastern Towhee | 7.0% | 3.7% | 3.3% | |||
| 62 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 7.0% | 3.7% | 3.3% | |||
| 63 | Eastern Phoebe | 3.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | |||
| 64 | Veery | 2.6% | 3.7% | 1.1% | |||
| 65 | Bald Eagle | 2.5% | 3.7% | 1.2% | |||
| 66 | Least Flycatcher | 2.0% | 3.7% | 1.7% | |||
| 67 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 1.1% | 3.7% | 2.6% | |||
| 68 | Osprey | 30.7% | 2.5% | 28.3% | |||
| 69 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 6.0% | 2.5% | 3.5% | |||
| 70 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 5.0% | 2.5% | 2.6% | |||
| 71 | Ovenbird | 4.2% | 2.5% | 1.8% | |||
| 72 | Indigo Bunting | 3.4% | 2.5% | 0.9% | |||
| 73 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 1.6% | 2.5% | 0.9% | |||
| 74 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.2% | |||
| 75 | Common Nighthawk | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.2% | |||
| 76 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 0.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | |||
| 77 | Herring Gull | 39.6% | 1.2% | 38.3% | |||
| 78 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 14.6% | 1.2% | 13.3% | |||
| 79 | American Black Duck | 10.1% | 1.2% | 8.8% | |||
| 80 | Canada Warbler | 5.7% | 1.2% | 4.4% | |||
| 81 | Purple Martin | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2.0% | |||
| 82 | Magnolia Warbler | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1.7% | |||
| 83 | Common Raven | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.6% | |||
| 84 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.0% | |||
| 85 | White-eyed Vireo | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | |||
| 86 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% | |||
| 87 | Wild Turkey | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.4% | |||
| 88 | Scarlet Tanager | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.4% | |||
| 89 | Worm-eating Warbler | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | |||
| 90 | Swamp Sparrow | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | |||
| 91 | Cliff Swallow | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% | |||
| 92 | Broad-winged Hawk | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.8% |