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

based on 47 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond in August. 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 30.6% 89.4% 58.7%
2   Tree Swallow 14.1% 74.5% 60.4%
3   Gray Catbird 54.6% 72.3% 17.7%
4   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 70.2% 34.2%
5   American Robin 57.2% 61.7% 4.5%
6   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 59.6% 52.6%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 57.4% 30.5%
8   Barn Swallow 39.9% 55.3% 15.5%
9   Herring Gull 39.5% 51.1% 11.6%
10   Canada Goose 40.8% 44.7% 3.9%
11   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 36.2% 7.7%
12   Carolina Wren 24.7% 36.2% 11.5%
13   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 34.0% 13.7%
14   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 34.0% 18.9%
15   Field Sparrow 1.7% 34.0% 32.3%
16   Laughing Gull 32.0% 29.8% 2.2%
17   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 29.8% 13.0%
18   Common Tern 16.4% 29.8% 13.4%
19   Mourning Dove 53.7% 27.7% 26.1%
20   Double-crested Cormorant 41.4% 27.7% 13.7%
21   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 27.7% 6.6%
22   Song Sparrow 35.0% 25.5% 9.5%
23   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 25.5% 5.1%
24   Sanderling 5.3% 25.5% 20.2%
25   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 23.4% 8.4%
26   Chimney Swift 23.8% 23.4% 0.4%
27   House Finch 14.9% 23.4% 8.5%
28   European Starling 51.2% 19.1% 32.0%
29   American Goldfinch 37.7% 19.1% 18.5%
30   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 19.1% 5.0%
31   Snowy Egret 22.5% 19.1% 3.4%
32   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 19.1% 17.0%
33   Piping Plover 1.9% 19.1% 17.2%
34   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 14.9% 1.8%
35   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 14.9% 2.5%
36   House Wren 11.4% 14.9% 3.5%
37   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 14.9% 9.6%
38   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 12.8% 9.3%
39   Ruddy Turnstone 5.5% 12.8% 7.3%
40   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 12.8% 9.6%
41   Black Vulture 1.4% 12.8% 11.4%
42   Great Egret 34.6% 10.6% 23.9%
43   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 10.6% 14.6%
44   American Redstart 22.0% 10.6% 11.4%
45   American Crow 14.4% 10.6% 3.8%
46   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 10.6% 3.2%
47   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 8.5% 8.5%
48   Mute Swan 14.5% 8.5% 5.9%
49   Forster's Tern 13.2% 8.5% 4.7%
50   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 8.5% 3.3%
51   Bank Swallow 3.1% 8.5% 5.5%
52   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 8.5% 6.2%
53   Red Knot 1.0% 8.5% 7.5%
54   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 6.4% 13.8%
55   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 6.4% 8.8%
56   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.6% 6.4% 8.2%
57   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 6.4% 3.2%
58   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 6.4% 2.6%
59   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 6.4% 1.2%
60   Willet 3.6% 6.4% 2.8%
61   Common Raven 2.8% 6.4% 3.6%
62   Royal Tern 2.2% 6.4% 4.1%
63   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 6.4% 4.8%
64   White Ibis 0.4% 6.4% 6.0%
65   Mallard 40.9% 4.3% 36.6%
66   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 4.3% 31.2%
67   Common Grackle 28.3% 4.3% 24.0%
68   Killdeer 14.2% 4.3% 9.9%
69   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 4.3% 9.7%
70   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 4.3% 7.2%
71   Wood Duck 9.3% 4.3% 5.1%
72   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 4.3% 4.1%
73   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 4.3% 0.0%
74   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 4.3% 0.5%
75   Purple Martin 3.2% 4.3% 1.1%
76   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.1% 4.3% 2.1%
77   Blackburnian Warbler 1.0% 4.3% 3.2%
78   Black Tern 0.8% 4.3% 3.5%
79   House Sparrow 50.0% 2.1% 47.9%
80   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 2.1% 13.3%
81   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 2.1% 12.1%
82   Green Heron 11.9% 2.1% 9.8%
83   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 2.1% 9.1%
84   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 2.1% 8.3%
85   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 2.1% 4.9%
86   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 2.1% 4.7%
87   Black Skimmer 5.8% 2.1% 3.6%
88   Marsh Wren 5.6% 2.1% 3.5%
89   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 2.1% 2.6%
90   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 2.1% 1.8%
91   Bald Eagle 2.5% 2.1% 0.4%
92   Bobolink 2.2% 2.1% 0.1%
93   Saltmarsh Sparrow 2.1% 2.1% 0.0%
94   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 2.1% 0.0%
95   Caspian Tern 1.9% 2.1% 0.3%
96   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.3% 2.1% 0.9%
97   Cape May Warbler 1.2% 2.1% 0.9%
98   Gull-billed Tern 1.2% 2.1% 0.9%
99   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 2.1% 1.4%
100   Eastern Bluebird 0.6% 2.1% 1.6%
101   Whimbrel 0.5% 2.1% 1.6%
102   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 2.1% 1.6%
103   Swainson's Thrush 0.3% 2.1% 1.8%
104   Wood Stork 0.3% 2.1% 1.8%
105   Blue Grosbeak 0.3% 2.1% 1.9%
106   Wilson's Storm-Petrel 0.1% 2.1% 2.0%
107   Roseate Tern 0.0% 2.1% 2.1%
108   Carolina Chickadee 0.0% 2.1% 2.1%