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

based on 74 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 19.2% 85.1% 66.0%
2   Canada Goose 52.9% 58.1% 5.2%
3   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 54.1% 41.6%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 41.9% 5.1%
5   Herring Gull 26.4% 41.9% 15.5%
6   Tree Swallow 22.1% 41.9% 19.8%
7   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 40.5% 14.2%
8   American Robin 74.8% 39.2% 35.6%
9   Field Sparrow 8.0% 39.2% 31.2%
10   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 37.8% 9.5%
11   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 37.8% 15.9%
12   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 36.5% 24.2%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 36.5% 20.9%
14   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 35.1% 3.9%
15   Barn Swallow 14.4% 35.1% 20.8%
16   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 32.4% 25.4%
17   Mourning Dove 51.6% 29.7% 21.9%
18   Great Egret 22.7% 29.7% 7.0%
19   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 29.7% 26.1%
20   Northern Flicker 45.2% 28.4% 16.8%
21   Palm Warbler 28.0% 28.4% 0.4%
22   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 27.0% 10.0%
23   Fish Crow 15.6% 27.0% 11.5%
24   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 25.7% 31.5%
25   European Starling 56.7% 25.7% 31.0%
26   Brant 13.8% 25.7% 11.8%
27   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.4% 25.7% 23.2%
28   Common Grackle 48.9% 24.3% 24.5%
29   Song Sparrow 48.8% 24.3% 24.5%
30   Carolina Wren 22.3% 24.3% 2.0%
31   American Crow 19.4% 21.6% 2.2%
32   Black Vulture 2.5% 21.6% 19.1%
33   Northern Gannet 2.2% 21.6% 19.4%
34   Merlin 2.0% 21.6% 19.7%
35   Northern Harrier 1.8% 21.6% 19.8%
36   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 20.3% 3.1%
37   Mute Swan 15.4% 20.3% 4.8%
38   Mallard 54.7% 18.9% 35.8%
39   Blue Jay 52.6% 18.9% 33.7%
40   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 18.9% 10.5%
41   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 18.9% 6.2%
42   House Finch 16.6% 18.9% 2.3%
43   American Kestrel 5.5% 18.9% 13.5%
44   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 17.6% 7.9%
45   Laughing Gull 11.1% 17.6% 6.5%
46   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 16.2% 2.8%
47   Common Loon 5.2% 16.2% 11.0%
48   Brown Thrasher 6.1% 14.9% 8.7%
49   Piping Plover 0.8% 14.9% 14.0%
50   American Goldfinch 28.5% 13.5% 15.0%
51   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 13.5% 11.3%
52   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 13.5% 9.5%
53   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 13.5% 6.7%
54   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10.9% 13.5% 2.6%
55   Common Raven 3.6% 13.5% 9.9%
56   Killdeer 9.3% 12.2% 2.8%
57   Tufted Titmouse 25.8% 10.8% 15.0%
58   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 10.8% 0.3%
59   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 10.8% 0.6%
60   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 10.8% 3.8%
61   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 9.5% 28.6%
62   Bald Eagle 3.9% 9.5% 5.6%
63   Glossy Ibis 2.3% 9.5% 7.1%
64   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.2% 9.5% 8.2%
65   White-breasted Nuthatch 17.9% 8.1% 9.8%
66   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 8.1% 9.7%
67   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 8.1% 3.7%
68   Gray Catbird 9.1% 8.1% 1.0%
69   Sanderling 0.7% 8.1% 7.4%
70   Pine Warbler 15.7% 6.8% 9.0%
71   American Black Duck 10.2% 6.8% 3.4%
72   Brown Creeper 9.3% 6.8% 2.5%
73   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 6.8% 1.1%
74   House Wren 7.6% 6.8% 0.9%
75   Chimney Swift 5.4% 6.8% 1.4%
76   Red-throated Loon 4.4% 6.8% 2.4%
77   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 6.8% 3.9%
78   Bonaparte's Gull 0.9% 6.8% 5.9%
79   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 5.4% 34.3%
80   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 5.4% 28.8%
81   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 5.4% 6.6%
82   Bufflehead 11.9% 5.4% 6.5%
83   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 5.4% 2.4%
84   Broad-winged Hawk 1.4% 5.4% 4.0%
85   Black Scoter 0.5% 5.4% 4.9%
86   House Sparrow 53.2% 4.1% 49.2%
87   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10.4% 4.1% 6.3%
88   Hairy Woodpecker 10.0% 4.1% 6.0%
89   Blue-headed Vireo 9.5% 4.1% 5.5%
90   American Coot 7.1% 4.1% 3.1%
91   Greater Yellowlegs 6.5% 4.1% 2.4%
92   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 4.1% 1.1%
93   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 4.1% 0.1%
94   Ring-necked Duck 3.0% 4.1% 1.0%
95   Peregrine Falcon 2.9% 4.1% 1.1%
96   Horned Grebe 2.8% 4.1% 1.3%
97   Purple Martin 0.5% 4.1% 3.6%
98   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 2.7% 19.2%
99   Wood Duck 14.3% 2.7% 11.6%
100   Gadwall 8.5% 2.7% 5.8%
101   Forster's Tern 3.7% 2.7% 1.0%
102   Green Heron 3.6% 2.7% 0.9%
103   Prairie Warbler 2.7% 2.7% 0.0%
104   Wilson's Snipe 2.0% 2.7% 0.7%
105   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 2.7% 1.0%
106   Willet 1.4% 2.7% 1.3%
107   Long-tailed Duck 1.0% 2.7% 1.7%
108   Dunlin 0.7% 2.7% 2.0%
109   Black-bellied Plover 0.6% 2.7% 2.1%
110   American Bittern 0.5% 2.7% 2.2%
111   Glaucous Gull 0.1% 2.7% 2.6%
112   Stilt Sandpiper 0.0% 2.7% 2.7%
113   Swallow-tailed Kite 0.0% 2.7% 2.7%
114   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 1.4% 6.3%
115   Snowy Egret 7.2% 1.4% 5.8%
116   Northern Waterthrush 5.2% 1.4% 3.8%
117   Cedar Waxwing 3.6% 1.4% 2.2%
118   Warbling Vireo 3.4% 1.4% 2.0%
119   Baltimore Oriole 2.8% 1.4% 1.5%
120   Pied-billed Grebe 2.8% 1.4% 1.4%
121   Common Merganser 2.6% 1.4% 1.2%
122   Black-throated Green Warbler 2.3% 1.4% 1.0%
123   Purple Finch 1.9% 1.4% 0.6%
124   White-eyed Vireo 1.6% 1.4% 0.2%
125   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 1.4% 0.1%
126   Greater Scaup 1.4% 1.4% 0.1%
127   Eastern Kingbird 1.2% 1.4% 0.2%
128   White-crowned Sparrow 0.9% 1.4% 0.4%
129   Nashville Warbler 0.8% 1.4% 0.5%
130   Little Blue Heron 0.8% 1.4% 0.6%
131   Least Sandpiper 0.6% 1.4% 0.8%
132   Scarlet Tanager 0.6% 1.4% 0.8%
133   Bank Swallow 0.6% 1.4% 0.8%
134   Snow Goose 0.5% 1.4% 0.8%
135   Surf Scoter 0.5% 1.4% 0.9%
136   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0.5% 1.4% 0.9%
137   Vesper Sparrow 0.4% 1.4% 1.0%
138   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.3% 1.4% 1.0%
139   White-winged Scoter 0.3% 1.4% 1.1%
140   Blue Grosbeak 0.3% 1.4% 1.1%
141   Cliff Swallow 0.3% 1.4% 1.1%
142   Carolina Chickadee 0.0% 1.4% 1.3%
143   Mississippi Kite 0% 1.4% 1.4%