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

based on 125 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at South Mountain 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% 78.4% 26.7%
2   Gray Catbird 60.5% 69.6% 9.1%
3   American Robin 60.3% 65.6% 5.3%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.5% 65.6% 36.1%
5   Northern Flicker 43.2% 59.2% 16.0%
6   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 55.2% 4.8%
7   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 46.4% 14.6%
8   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 45.6% 0.4%
9   Mourning Dove 53.2% 44.0% 9.2%
10   Canada Goose 37.8% 43.2% 5.4%
11   Chimney Swift 22.4% 43.2% 20.8%
12   American Goldfinch 27.7% 36.0% 8.3%
13   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 36.0% 17.3%
14   Tufted Titmouse 9.9% 35.2% 25.3%
15   Wood Duck 10.0% 34.4% 24.4%
16   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 33.6% 20.1%
17   Mallard 36.7% 32.8% 3.9%
18   American Redstart 43.0% 32.0% 11.0%
19   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 31.2% 6.5%
20   Killdeer 7.4% 29.6% 22.2%
21   Carolina Wren 26.9% 28.0% 1.1%
22   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 27.2% 4.5%
23   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 27.2% 2.1%
24   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 27.2% 14.5%
25   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 26.4% 8.5%
26   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 24.8% 17.6%
27   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 24.0% 4.5%
28   European Starling 48.5% 21.6% 26.9%
29   Pileated Woodpecker 1.9% 21.6% 19.7%
30   Song Sparrow 28.7% 20.8% 7.9%
31   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 20.8% 12.4%
32   House Sparrow 45.9% 20.0% 25.9%
33   Belted Kingfisher 12.0% 19.2% 7.2%
34   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 17.6% 14.0%
35   Northern Parula 27.0% 16.8% 10.2%
36   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 16.8% 8.3%
37   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 16.0% 6.8%
38   House Wren 17.3% 16.0% 1.3%
39   Common Grackle 24.0% 14.4% 9.6%
40   American Crow 17.0% 14.4% 2.6%
41   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 13.6% 10.5%
42   Double-crested Cormorant 32.1% 12.8% 19.3%
43   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 12.8% 0.6%
44   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 11.2% 5.6%
45   Green Heron 7.5% 11.2% 3.7%
46   Wood Thrush 5.2% 11.2% 6.0%
47   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 8.8% 28.0%
48   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 8.8% 1.4%
49   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 8.0% 0.2%
50   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 8.0% 5.4%
51   Little Blue Heron 2.2% 8.0% 5.8%
52   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 7.2% 0.6%
53   Osprey 25.5% 6.4% 19.1%
54   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 6.4% 10.2%
55   Palm Warbler 15.1% 6.4% 8.7%
56   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 6.4% 3.2%
57   Common Raven 5.4% 6.4% 1.0%
58   Pine Warbler 5.4% 6.4% 1.0%
59   Great Egret 20.1% 5.6% 14.5%
60   Ovenbird 12.6% 5.6% 7.0%
61   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 5.6% 5.9%
62   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 5.6% 1.8%
63   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 5.6% 2.8%
64   House Finch 14.9% 4.8% 10.1%
65   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 4.8% 3.7%
66   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 4.8% 1.6%
67   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 4.8% 0.1%
68   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 4.8% 0.9%
69   Pectoral Sandpiper 2.0% 4.8% 2.8%
70   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 4.0% 12.4%
71   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 4.0% 3.8%
72   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 4.0% 3.6%
73   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 4.0% 2.6%
74   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 4.0% 1.0%
75   Black Vulture 2.7% 4.0% 1.3%
76   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 3.2% 11.6%
77   Veery 11.6% 3.2% 8.4%
78   American Kestrel 10.9% 3.2% 7.7%
79   Greater Yellowlegs 8.9% 3.2% 5.7%
80   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 3.2% 5.5%
81   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 3.2% 2.8%
82   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 3.2% 1.5%
83   Canada Warbler 4.1% 3.2% 0.9%
84   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 3.2% 0.0%
85   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 3.2% 0.2%
86   Fish Crow 2.9% 3.2% 0.3%
87   Wild Turkey 1.5% 3.2% 1.7%
88   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 2.4% 9.9%
89   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 2.4% 9.7%
90   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 2.4% 5.7%
91   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 2.4% 2.8%
92   Bald Eagle 4.8% 2.4% 2.4%
93   Gadwall 4.6% 2.4% 2.2%
94   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 2.4% 2.0%
95   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 2.4% 1.6%
96   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 2.4% 1.1%
97   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 2.4% 1.0%
98   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 2.4% 0.4%
99   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 2.4% 1.6%
100   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 1.6% 8.8%
101   Scarlet Tanager 9.8% 1.6% 8.2%
102   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 1.6% 5.3%
103   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 1.6% 3.7%
104   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 1.6% 2.8%
105   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 1.6% 2.2%
106   Northern Harrier 3.6% 1.6% 2.0%
107   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 1.6% 1.7%
108   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 1.6% 0.5%
109   Brown Creeper 1.3% 1.6% 0.3%
110   Herring Gull 30.9% 0.8% 30.1%
111   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 0.8% 24.4%
112   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 0.8% 15.0%
113   Snowy Egret 12.2% 0.8% 11.4%
114   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 0.8% 7.1%
115   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 0.8% 6.6%
116   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 0.8% 6.2%
117   Tree Swallow 7.0% 0.8% 6.2%
118   Merlin 5.4% 0.8% 4.6%
119   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 0.8% 3.2%
120   Field Sparrow 2.4% 0.8% 1.6%
121   Connecticut Warbler 2.0% 0.8% 1.2%
122   Winter Wren 1.8% 0.8% 1.0%
123   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 0.8% 0.6%
124   Wilson's Snipe 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
125   Red-necked Phalarope 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
126   Rusty Blackbird 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
127   Ring-necked Duck 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%