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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 99 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 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   Osprey 17.5% 88.9% 71.3%
2   Canada Goose 48.6% 56.6% 8.0%
3   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 56.6% 13.8%
4   American Robin 42.0% 49.5% 7.5%
5   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 46.5% 19.6%
6   Eastern Towhee 44.6% 45.5% 0.9%
7   American Herring Gull 0.5% 44.4% 44.0%
8   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 42.4% 38.3%
9   Red-winged Blackbird 26.8% 42.4% 15.6%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 25.8% 40.4% 14.7%
11   Tree Swallow 14.5% 40.4% 25.9%
12   Field Sparrow 10.7% 38.4% 27.7%
13   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.8% 37.4% 7.4%
14   Mourning Dove 45.4% 35.4% 10.0%
15   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 35.4% 35.4%
16   Barn Swallow 19.6% 33.3% 13.7%
17   Northern Flicker 13.1% 32.3% 19.2%
18   American Oystercatcher 0.0% 32.3% 32.3%
19   White-throated Sparrow 57.3% 31.3% 26.0%
20   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 31.3% 27.5%
21   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 63.5% 28.3% 35.2%
22   Great Egret 2.2% 27.3% 25.0%
23   Carolina Wren 71.6% 26.3% 45.3%
24   Song Sparrow 23.8% 26.3% 2.4%
25   Palm Warbler 7.9% 26.3% 18.4%
26   Brant 0% 26.3% 26.3%
27   Chipping Sparrow 43.6% 25.3% 18.4%
28   Fish Crow 37.0% 25.3% 11.7%
29   European Starling 19.9% 25.3% 5.3%
30   Ring-billed Gull 6.3% 24.2% 17.9%
31   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.0% 24.2% 23.2%
32   House Finch 27.2% 23.2% 4.0%
33   American Crow 56.7% 22.2% 34.5%
34   Black Vulture 20.4% 22.2% 1.8%
35   Northern Gannet 0% 22.2% 22.2%
36   Common Grackle 25.9% 21.2% 4.7%
37   Northern Harrier 0.8% 21.2% 20.4%
38   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 20.2% 12.0%
39   Laughing Gull 0.1% 20.2% 20.2%
40   Common Raven 0.4% 19.2% 18.8%
41   Merlin 0.2% 19.2% 19.0%
42   American Kestrel 1.0% 18.2% 17.2%
43   Eastern Phoebe 35.4% 17.2% 18.2%
44   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 17.2% 15.8%
45   Mallard 29.5% 17.2% 12.3%
46   Common Loon 0.6% 17.2% 16.5%
47   Mute Swan 0.4% 17.2% 16.7%
48   Killdeer 17.3% 16.2% 1.1%
49   Blue Jay 48.6% 15.2% 33.4%
50   American Goldfinch 47.1% 15.2% 32.0%
51   Brown Thrasher 19.9% 15.2% 4.7%
52   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 15.2% 14.5%
53   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 13.1% 26.9%
54   Brown-headed Cowbird 38.0% 13.1% 24.9%
55   Dark-eyed Junco 5.1% 13.1% 8.0%
56   Piping Plover 0% 13.1% 13.1%
57   Red-tailed Hawk 12.5% 12.1% 0.4%
58   Gray Catbird 18.3% 11.1% 7.2%
59   Great Blue Heron 44.0% 10.1% 33.9%
60   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 28.5% 10.1% 18.4%
61   Belted Kingfisher 18.6% 10.1% 8.5%
62   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 10.1% 9.3%
63   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.3% 9.1% 49.2%
64   Red-shouldered Hawk 33.2% 9.1% 24.1%
65   Red-throated Loon 0% 9.1% 9.1%
66   Tufted Titmouse 70.2% 8.1% 62.1%
67   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 8.1% 6.0%
68   Bald Eagle 12.4% 8.1% 4.4%
69   House Wren 10.2% 8.1% 2.2%
70   Savannah Sparrow 4.1% 8.1% 4.0%
71   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 8.1% 8.1%
72   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.3% 7.1% 15.2%
73   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 6.1% 9.1%
74   Chimney Swift 13.9% 6.1% 7.9%
75   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 6.1% 1.1%
76   Bufflehead 1.3% 6.1% 4.8%
77   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 6.1% 5.0%
78   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.8% 6.1% 5.2%
79   Brown Creeper 0.3% 6.1% 5.7%
80   American Black Duck 0.1% 6.1% 6.0%
81   Sanderling 0.0% 6.1% 6.1%
82   Pine Warbler 45.5% 5.1% 40.4%
83   Blue-headed Vireo 4.2% 5.1% 0.9%
84   Bonaparte's Gull 3.6% 5.1% 1.4%
85   Yellow Warbler 2.6% 5.1% 2.4%
86   House Sparrow 2.2% 5.1% 2.9%
87   Common Yellowthroat 33.8% 4.0% 29.8%
88   Prairie Warbler 7.5% 4.0% 3.5%
89   Purple Martin 7.0% 4.0% 3.0%
90   American Coot 0.8% 4.0% 3.2%
91   Green-winged Teal 0.3% 4.0% 3.7%
92   Dunlin 0.1% 4.0% 3.9%
93   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 4.0% 4.0%
94   Black Scoter 0% 4.0% 4.0%
95   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 4.0% 4.0%
96   Wood Duck 13.3% 3.0% 10.3%
97   Hairy Woodpecker 10.1% 3.0% 7.1%
98   Green Heron 6.4% 3.0% 3.4%
99   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.2% 3.0% 1.9%
100   Greater Yellowlegs 0.8% 3.0% 2.2%
101   Baltimore Oriole 0.7% 3.0% 2.3%
102   Ring-necked Duck 0.4% 3.0% 2.6%
103   Horned Grebe 0.3% 3.0% 2.7%
104   Forster's Tern 0.2% 3.0% 2.8%
105   Gadwall 0.1% 3.0% 2.9%
106   Black-bellied Plover 0.0% 3.0% 3.0%
107   Orchard Oriole 7.2% 2.0% 5.2%
108   Cedar Waxwing 5.8% 2.0% 3.8%
109   Blue-winged Teal 2.2% 2.0% 0.2%
110   Pied-billed Grebe 2.1% 2.0% 0.0%
111   American Bittern 1.0% 2.0% 1.0%
112   Wilson's Snipe 1.0% 2.0% 1.1%
113   Purple Finch 0.7% 2.0% 1.3%
114   Warbling Vireo 0.2% 2.0% 1.8%
115   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
116   Willet 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%
117   Swallow-tailed Kite 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%
118   Stilt Sandpiper 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%
119   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 2.0% 2.0%
120   Glaucous Gull 0% 2.0% 2.0%
121   Long-tailed Duck 0% 2.0% 2.0%
122   Carolina Chickadee 66.0% 1.0% 65.0%
123   White-eyed Vireo 39.6% 1.0% 38.6%
124   Northern Parula 36.6% 1.0% 35.6%
125   Eastern Kingbird 13.0% 1.0% 12.0%
126   American Redstart 9.3% 1.0% 8.3%
127   Blue Grosbeak 9.1% 1.0% 8.1%
128   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.1% 1.0% 8.0%
129   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.4% 1.0% 5.4%
130   Scarlet Tanager 4.5% 1.0% 3.5%
131   Cliff Swallow 3.5% 1.0% 2.5%
132   Northern Waterthrush 3.3% 1.0% 2.3%
133   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 1.0% 0.4%
134   Least Sandpiper 1.1% 1.0% 0.1%
135   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
136   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
137   Bank Swallow 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
138   Vesper Sparrow 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
139   Mississippi Kite 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
140   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
141   Snowy Egret 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
142   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
143   Greater Scaup 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
144   Nashville Warbler 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
145   Least Flycatcher 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
146   Surf Scoter 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
147   Whimbrel 0% 1.0% 1.0%
148   Common Merganser 0% 1.0% 1.0%
149   Snow Goose 0% 1.0% 1.0%
150   White-winged Scoter 0% 1.0% 1.0%
151   Red Knot 0% 1.0% 1.0%