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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 103 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond in October. 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   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 70.9% 20.5%
2   Northern Mockingbird 36.2% 65.0% 28.8%
3   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.8% 60.2% 31.4%
4   American Robin 57.6% 57.3% 0.3%
5   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 55.3% 2.4%
6   Gray Catbird 38.4% 53.4% 15.0%
7   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 51.5% 5.9%
8   Song Sparrow 55.2% 49.5% 5.7%
9   Northern Flicker 38.5% 47.6% 9.0%
10   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 43.7% 7.3%
11   Eastern Towhee 20.9% 42.7% 21.8%
12   Herring Gull 32.7% 39.8% 7.1%
13   Canada Goose 40.8% 38.8% 2.0%
14   European Starling 46.6% 36.9% 9.7%
15   House Finch 17.9% 36.9% 19.0%
16   Carolina Wren 22.2% 35.0% 12.7%
17   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 34.0% 2.0%
18   Osprey 12.5% 33.0% 20.6%
19   Tree Swallow 5.6% 33.0% 27.4%
20   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 31.1% 10.3%
21   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 29.1% 10.2%
22   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 28.2% 16.3%
23   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 27.2% 1.2%
24   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 25.2% 15.2%
25   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 25.2% 15.7%
26   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 24.3% 8.5%
27   Field Sparrow 11.5% 24.3% 12.8%
28   Northern Harrier 5.8% 22.3% 16.5%
29   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 19.4% 10.2%
30   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 18.4% 5.1%
31   Mourning Dove 45.8% 17.5% 28.3%
32   Palm Warbler 31.0% 17.5% 13.5%
33   Brown Creeper 10.6% 16.5% 5.9%
34   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 14.6% 11.7%
35   Great Blue Heron 21.9% 14.6% 7.3%
36   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 14.6% 4.9%
37   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 14.6% 0.0%
38   Laughing Gull 13.7% 14.6% 0.8%
39   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 13.6% 16.8%
40   American Goldfinch 23.8% 13.6% 10.2%
41   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 13.6% 9.6%
42   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 12.6% 3.2%
43   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 12.6% 2.7%
44   House Wren 9.2% 12.6% 3.4%
45   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 12.6% 4.7%
46   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 12.6% 4.8%
47   Merlin 7.4% 12.6% 5.2%
48   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 11.7% 0.4%
49   Common Raven 5.8% 11.7% 5.9%
50   American Crow 23.4% 10.7% 12.7%
51   Blue Jay 56.3% 9.7% 46.6%
52   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 7.8% 15.0%
53   American Kestrel 12.9% 7.8% 5.2%
54   Northern Parula 11.0% 7.8% 3.2%
55   Mute Swan 10.8% 7.8% 3.1%
56   Brant 9.6% 7.8% 1.8%
57   Royal Tern 3.4% 7.8% 4.4%
58   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 6.8% 28.8%
59   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 6.8% 28.2%
60   Great Egret 14.2% 6.8% 7.4%
61   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 6.8% 1.1%
62   Red-tailed Hawk 22.6% 5.8% 16.7%
63   American Black Duck 13.4% 5.8% 7.5%
64   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 5.8% 6.2%
65   Black-and-white Warbler 9.5% 5.8% 3.6%
66   Killdeer 6.1% 5.8% 0.3%
67   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 4.9% 5.4%
68   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 4.9% 2.8%
69   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 4.9% 1.9%
70   Black Vulture 2.5% 4.9% 2.3%
71   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 3.9% 9.2%
72   Winter Wren 10.0% 3.9% 6.1%
73   Chimney Swift 8.5% 3.9% 4.6%
74   American Redstart 7.9% 3.9% 4.0%
75   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 3.9% 3.6%
76   Pine Warbler 6.6% 3.9% 2.7%
77   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 3.9% 1.9%
78   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 3.9% 1.7%
79   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 3.9% 1.8%
80   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 3.9% 2.7%
81   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 3.9% 3.0%
82   Mallard 38.7% 2.9% 35.7%
83   Common Grackle 21.2% 2.9% 18.3%
84   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 2.9% 4.3%
85   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 2.9% 1.5%
86   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 2.9% 0.2%
87   Forster's Tern 2.4% 2.9% 0.5%
88   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 2.9% 1.6%
89   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 2.9% 1.7%
90   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 2.9% 2.5%
91   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.3% 1.9% 18.3%
92   Black-capped Chickadee 18.4% 1.9% 16.4%
93   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 1.9% 9.2%
94   Purple Finch 7.0% 1.9% 5.0%
95   Bald Eagle 5.4% 1.9% 3.4%
96   Pine Siskin 4.5% 1.9% 2.6%
97   American Coot 4.2% 1.9% 2.3%
98   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 1.9% 2.0%
99   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 1.9% 1.6%
100   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 1.9% 1.6%
101   Dunlin 2.5% 1.9% 0.6%
102   American Pipit 2.4% 1.9% 0.5%
103   Common Loon 2.3% 1.9% 0.3%
104   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.9% 1.9% 0.1%
105   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 1.9% 0.1%
106   Sanderling 1.7% 1.9% 0.2%
107   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.3% 1.9% 0.6%
108   Great Cormorant 1.2% 1.9% 0.8%
109   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 1.9% 0.8%
110   Dickcissel 0.9% 1.9% 1.0%
111   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 1.9% 1.2%
112   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.3% 1.9% 1.6%
113   Piping Plover 0.1% 1.9% 1.9%
114   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.0% 1.9% 1.9%
115   House Sparrow 46.9% 1.0% 45.9%
116   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 1.0% 18.0%
117   Wood Duck 9.9% 1.0% 8.9%
118   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 1.0% 7.2%
119   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 1.0% 6.8%
120   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 1.0% 4.5%
121   Fish Crow 2.6% 1.0% 1.6%
122   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 1.0% 1.6%
123   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 1.0% 1.5%
124   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 1.0% 1.1%
125   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 1.0% 0.8%
126   Rusty Blackbird 1.4% 1.0% 0.4%
127   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1.2% 1.0% 0.2%
128   Green Heron 1.1% 1.0% 0.1%
129   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
130   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
131   Black Scoter 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
132   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 1.0% 0.3%
133   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.7% 1.0% 0.3%
134   American Golden-Plover 0.6% 1.0% 0.3%
135   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
136   Lark Sparrow 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
137   Prairie Warbler 0.5% 1.0% 0.4%
138   Lesser Scaup 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
139   Red Knot 0.3% 1.0% 0.6%
140   Blackburnian Warbler 0.3% 1.0% 0.6%
141   American Bittern 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
142   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
143   Connecticut Warbler 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
144   Barn Swallow 0.2% 1.0% 0.7%
145   American Tree Sparrow 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
146   Pacific-slope Flycatcher 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
147   Sedge Wren 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%