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Top Birds at Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 622 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout 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   Osprey 24.9% 81.7% 56.7%
2   Turkey Vulture 7.7% 80.7% 73.0%
3   Bald Eagle 4.1% 77.2% 73.1%
4   Black Vulture 2.0% 74.3% 72.2%
5   Blue Jay 51.6% 72.5% 20.9%
6   Peregrine Falcon 6.8% 72.3% 65.6%
7   American Kestrel 10.4% 59.0% 48.6%
8   Sharp-shinned Hawk 4.8% 58.4% 53.6%
9   Common Raven 4.9% 57.9% 53.0%
10   Red-tailed Hawk 18.4% 56.1% 37.7%
11   Chimney Swift 22.2% 52.3% 30.1%
12   Broad-winged Hawk 2.8% 47.6% 44.8%
13   Northern Flicker 43.1% 47.4% 4.3%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.4% 46.8% 17.4%
15   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 45.8% 13.9%
16   Cooper's Hawk 7.0% 44.4% 37.3%
17   American Goldfinch 27.6% 41.6% 14.0%
18   Gray Catbird 60.8% 40.0% 20.7%
19   Tufted Titmouse 9.7% 40.0% 30.4%
20   Ring-billed Gull 25.1% 37.9% 12.9%
21   Northern Cardinal 50.5% 37.5% 13.0%
22   Great Blue Heron 24.6% 35.5% 10.9%
23   American Robin 60.6% 33.3% 27.3%
24   Carolina Wren 26.8% 31.8% 5.0%
25   Chipping Sparrow 6.4% 31.8% 25.5%
26   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 30.9% 0.8%
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.3% 29.4% 16.1%
28   American Redstart 43.2% 28.1% 15.0%
29   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 26.7% 1.6%
30   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.5% 24.9% 8.4%
31   Merlin 5.2% 24.8% 19.6%
32   Northern Harrier 3.4% 24.4% 21.0%
33   Downy Woodpecker 31.9% 24.3% 7.6%
34   Black-and-white Warbler 31.8% 23.3% 8.5%
35   Mourning Dove 53.5% 21.4% 32.2%
36   Northern Parula 27.1% 17.2% 9.9%
37   American Crow 17.0% 17.2% 0.2%
38   Common Yellowthroat 45.5% 16.7% 28.7%
39   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.5% 16.7% 9.2%
40   Rock Pigeon 37.0% 16.4% 20.6%
41   Canada Goose 38.0% 16.1% 22.0%
42   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 16.1% 3.9%
43   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 15.9% 7.5%
44   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 15.8% 2.2%
45   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 15.3% 1.2%
46   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 15.1% 2.4%
47   Palm Warbler 15.1% 14.6% 0.5%
48   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 13.2% 3.5%
49   Herring Gull 31.0% 13.0% 18.0%
50   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.0% 12.9% 11.8%
51   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 10.5% 9.2%
52   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.9% 10.5% 6.4%
53   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.8% 10.5% 5.6%
54   Barn Swallow 4.7% 8.5% 3.8%
55   House Finch 14.9% 8.2% 6.7%
56   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 8.0% 2.2%
57   Magnolia Warbler 22.9% 7.7% 15.2%
58   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.6% 7.6% 4.0%
59   Pileated Woodpecker 1.9% 7.6% 5.6%
60   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 6.9% 1.6%
61   House Wren 17.4% 6.8% 10.6%
62   Bobolink 3.1% 6.3% 3.1%
63   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 6.1% 1.7%
64   European Starling 48.9% 5.6% 43.2%
65   Great Black-backed Gull 18.8% 5.3% 13.4%
66   Swainson's Thrush 14.9% 5.1% 9.8%
67   Tree Swallow 7.0% 5.1% 1.9%
68   Song Sparrow 28.9% 5.0% 23.9%
69   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 5.0% 5.4%
70   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 4.5% 3.3%
71   Blackburnian Warbler 2.9% 4.0% 1.1%
72   Common Grackle 24.2% 3.9% 20.3%
73   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 3.7% 5.9%
74   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.6% 3.4% 2.8%
75   Red-winged Blackbird 12.2% 3.2% 9.0%
76   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 3.2% 5.0%
77   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 3.2% 1.5%
78   Purple Finch 1.4% 3.2% 1.9%
79   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 3.1% 0.3%
80   Yellow Warbler 12.4% 2.7% 9.6%
81   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 2.7% 5.4%
82   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 2.7% 0.1%
83   House Sparrow 46.3% 2.6% 43.7%
84   Veery 11.7% 2.6% 9.1%
85   Wild Turkey 1.5% 2.6% 1.1%
86   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 2.4% 4.6%
87   Savannah Sparrow 6.4% 2.4% 4.0%
88   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 2.4% 1.0%
89   Mallard 37.0% 2.3% 34.7%
90   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 2.3% 3.0%
91   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 2.3% 0.9%
92   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 1.9% 2.5%
93   Canada Warbler 4.1% 1.9% 2.2%
94   Dickcissel 0.9% 1.9% 1.0%
95   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.1% 1.8% 2.3%
96   Prairie Warbler 4.4% 1.6% 2.8%
97   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 1.6% 0.5%
98   Tennessee Warbler 6.1% 1.4% 4.6%
99   Wood Thrush 5.2% 1.4% 3.8%
100   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 1.4% 3.0%
101   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 1.3% 2.7%
102   Ovenbird 12.7% 1.1% 11.6%
103   Belted Kingfisher 12.2% 1.1% 11.0%
104   Pine Warbler 5.4% 1.1% 4.3%
105   Worm-eating Warbler 0.4% 1.1% 0.7%
106   Great Egret 20.2% 1.0% 19.3%
107   Mute Swan 11.5% 1.0% 10.6%
108   Brown Thrasher 8.8% 1.0% 7.8%
109   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 1.0% 1.1%
110   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 0.8% 4.2%
111   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 0.8% 1.8%
112   Willow Flycatcher 0.5% 0.8% 0.3%
113   Solitary Sandpiper 3.2% 0.6% 2.5%
114   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 0.6% 0.2%
115   Common Loon 0.5% 0.6% 0.1%
116   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.9% 0.5% 3.4%
117   Fish Crow 2.9% 0.5% 2.4%
118   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1.7% 0.5% 1.2%
119   Northern Waterthrush 15.9% 0.3% 15.6%
120   Snowy Egret 12.2% 0.3% 11.9%
121   Greater Yellowlegs 8.9% 0.3% 8.6%
122   American Black Duck 8.1% 0.3% 7.8%
123   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 0.3% 2.7%
124   Blue-winged Warbler 1.5% 0.3% 1.2%
125   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
126   Pine Siskin 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
127   Laughing Gull 18.8% 0.2% 18.7%
128   Least Sandpiper 7.3% 0.2% 7.1%
129   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 0.2% 4.8%
130   Gadwall 4.6% 0.2% 4.4%
131   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 0.2% 3.8%
132   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 0.2% 3.7%
133   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 0.2% 3.5%
134   Monk Parakeet 2.3% 0.2% 2.1%
135   Winter Wren 1.8% 0.2% 1.6%
136   Brown Creeper 1.3% 0.2% 1.2%
137   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.8% 0.2% 0.6%
138   Northern Pintail 0.8% 0.2% 0.6%
139   Eastern Bluebird 0.7% 0.2% 0.5%
140   American Pipit 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
141   Purple Martin 0.1% 0.2% 0.0%
142   Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid) 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%