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

based on 43 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond in December. 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   Canada Goose 51.6% 53.5% 1.9%
2   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 53.5% 25.1%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 46.5% 17.1%
4   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 41.9% 35.0%
5   Herring Gull 41.9% 39.5% 2.4%
6   Long-tailed Duck 6.3% 27.9% 21.6%
7   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 25.6% 14.5%
8   European Starling 38.9% 25.6% 13.3%
9   American Robin 29.6% 25.6% 4.0%
10   American Black Duck 26.7% 23.3% 3.4%
11   House Finch 16.4% 23.3% 6.9%
12   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 23.3% 16.4%
13   Northern Gannet 3.1% 23.3% 20.1%
14   Common Loon 9.0% 20.9% 11.9%
15   Northern Harrier 4.9% 20.9% 16.0%
16   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 18.6% 31.1%
17   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 16.3% 32.4%
18   Song Sparrow 37.1% 16.3% 20.8%
19   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 16.3% 3.9%
20   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 16.3% 1.4%
21   Brant 18.9% 14.0% 4.9%
22   Carolina Wren 18.8% 14.0% 4.8%
23   Sanderling 3.2% 14.0% 10.8%
24   Black Scoter 2.6% 14.0% 11.3%
25   Surf Scoter 2.3% 14.0% 11.6%
26   Mourning Dove 36.2% 11.6% 24.5%
27   Bufflehead 28.2% 11.6% 16.6%
28   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 11.6% 11.6%
29   Northern Flicker 11.0% 11.6% 0.7%
30   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 11.6% 6.3%
31   Horned Lark 2.7% 11.6% 8.9%
32   Field Sparrow 1.9% 11.6% 9.8%
33   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 9.3% 21.4%
34   American Crow 20.6% 9.3% 11.3%
35   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 9.3% 8.6%
36   Snow Bunting 2.0% 9.3% 7.3%
37   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 7.0% 23.8%
38   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 7.0% 17.6%
39   American Goldfinch 20.4% 7.0% 13.5%
40   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 7.0% 3.8%
41   Common Grackle 5.5% 7.0% 1.5%
42   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 7.0% 1.6%
43   Horned Grebe 5.3% 7.0% 1.7%
44   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 7.0% 3.3%
45   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 7.0% 3.7%
46   White-winged Scoter 2.0% 7.0% 4.9%
47   Blue Jay 39.9% 4.7% 35.2%
48   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 4.7% 14.2%
49   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 4.7% 3.0%
50   Greater Scaup 6.8% 4.7% 2.1%
51   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 4.7% 1.8%
52   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 4.7% 1.0%
53   Gray Catbird 4.0% 4.7% 0.7%
54   Great Cormorant 3.8% 4.7% 0.9%
55   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.9% 4.7% 2.7%
56   Bonaparte's Gull 1.7% 4.7% 2.9%
57   Black-bellied Plover 1.2% 4.7% 3.5%
58   Tree Swallow 1.0% 4.7% 3.7%
59   Mallard 48.4% 2.3% 46.0%
60   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.7% 2.3% 26.3%
61   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 2.3% 22.0%
62   Mute Swan 14.0% 2.3% 11.6%
63   American Coot 10.4% 2.3% 8.1%
64   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 2.3% 7.4%
65   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 2.3% 6.9%
66   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 2.3% 6.9%
67   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 2.3% 6.0%
68   Green-winged Teal 5.2% 2.3% 2.8%
69   Common Raven 4.5% 2.3% 2.2%
70   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 2.3% 2.0%
71   Common Goldeneye 3.9% 2.3% 1.5%
72   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 2.3% 0.2%
73   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 2.3% 0.2%
74   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.8% 2.3% 0.6%
75   Pileated Woodpecker 1.4% 2.3% 1.0%
76   Black Vulture 1.3% 2.3% 1.0%
77   Snowy Owl 1.0% 2.3% 1.3%
78   White-crowned Sparrow 0.7% 2.3% 1.6%
79   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 2.3% 1.7%
80   Laughing Gull 0.6% 2.3% 1.7%
81   Ash-throated Flycatcher 0.6% 2.3% 1.8%
82   Red-necked Grebe 0.5% 2.3% 1.8%
83   Razorbill 0.3% 2.3% 2.0%
84   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 2.3% 2.1%
85   American Goshawk 0.1% 2.3% 2.3%
86   Carolina Chickadee 0.0% 2.3% 2.3%
87   Western Kingbird 0.0% 2.3% 2.3%