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Top Birds at Sheepshead Bay in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 19 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sheepshead Bay in September. 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   Mute Swan 11.4% 78.9% 67.5%
2   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 52.6% 44.7%
3   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 36.8% 0.1%
4   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 31.6% 27.6%
5   European Starling 48.4% 26.3% 22.1%
6   Herring Gull 30.9% 26.3% 4.6%
7   Laughing Gull 18.6% 26.3% 7.7%
8   Black Skimmer 1.6% 26.3% 24.7%
9   Canada Goose 37.8% 21.1% 16.8%
10   House Sparrow 45.9% 15.8% 30.1%
11   Mallard 36.7% 15.8% 20.9%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 15.8% 16.2%
13   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 15.8% 9.4%
14   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 10.5% 39.9%
15   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 10.5% 14.2%
16   American Crow 17.0% 10.5% 6.5%
17   American Black Duck 8.0% 10.5% 2.5%
18   Common Tern 4.0% 10.5% 6.6%
19   American Robin 60.3% 5.3% 55.1%
20   Mourning Dove 53.2% 5.3% 48.0%
21   Osprey 25.5% 5.3% 20.2%
22   Great Egret 20.0% 5.3% 14.8%
23   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 5.3% 13.4%
24   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 5.3% 6.8%
25   American Kestrel 10.8% 5.3% 5.6%
26   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 5.3% 2.2%
27   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 5.3% 2.1%
28   Merlin 5.4% 5.3% 0.1%
29   Northern Harrier 3.6% 5.3% 1.7%
30   Snow Goose 0.1% 5.3% 5.2%