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

based on 63 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Ridgewood Reservoir 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   Gray Catbird 60.5% 92.1% 31.5%
2   Blue Jay 51.7% 85.7% 34.0%
3   American Robin 60.3% 73.0% 12.7%
4   Mourning Dove 53.2% 71.4% 18.2%
5   American Redstart 43.0% 68.3% 25.3%
6   Chimney Swift 22.4% 66.7% 44.3%
7   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 65.1% 14.7%
8   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 61.9% 16.7%
9   Northern Flicker 43.2% 55.6% 12.4%
10   House Sparrow 45.9% 52.4% 6.5%
11   European Starling 48.4% 47.6% 0.8%
12   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 47.6% 15.8%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 47.6% 35.5%
14   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 46.0% 23.3%
15   Northern Parula 27.0% 42.9% 15.9%
16   Carolina Wren 26.9% 42.9% 16.0%
17   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 41.3% 9.6%
18   Song Sparrow 28.6% 41.3% 12.6%
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 33.3% 3.8%
20   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 30.2% 13.7%
21   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 28.6% 8.2%
22   American Goldfinch 27.8% 28.6% 0.8%
23   House Wren 17.3% 28.6% 11.3%
24   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 27.0% 12.2%
25   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 25.4% 0.3%
26   American Crow 17.0% 25.4% 8.4%
27   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 25.4% 15.8%
28   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.0% 25.4% 17.3%
29   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 23.8% 5.1%
30   Common Grackle 24.0% 22.2% 1.8%
31   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 22.2% 4.3%
32   Wood Duck 10.0% 20.6% 10.6%
33   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 19.0% 0.5%
34   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 19.0% 7.5%
35   Mute Swan 11.4% 19.0% 7.6%
36   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 19.0% 17.2%
37   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 17.5% 7.1%
38   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 15.9% 11.4%
39   Herring Gull 30.9% 14.3% 16.6%
40   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 14.3% 1.6%
41   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 14.3% 2.1%
42   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 14.3% 5.8%
43   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 14.3% 10.3%
44   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 12.7% 4.1%
45   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 12.7% 3.1%
46   Veery 11.6% 12.7% 1.1%
47   American Kestrel 10.8% 12.7% 1.9%
48   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 12.7% 3.0%
49   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 12.7% 4.5%
50   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 12.7% 5.3%
51   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 12.7% 9.9%
52   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 11.1% 5.5%
53   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 11.1% 5.1%
54   Merlin 5.4% 11.1% 5.7%
55   Mallard 36.7% 9.5% 27.2%
56   Osprey 25.5% 9.5% 16.0%
57   Palm Warbler 15.1% 9.5% 5.6%
58   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 9.5% 4.0%
59   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 9.5% 2.7%
60   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 9.5% 0.8%
61   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 9.5% 1.1%
62   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 9.5% 1.7%
63   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 9.5% 2.6%
64   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 9.5% 4.2%
65   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 9.5% 4.9%
66   Canada Goose 37.8% 7.9% 29.9%
67   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 7.9% 23.7%
68   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 7.9% 2.3%
69   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 7.9% 0.3%
70   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 7.9% 1.6%
71   Pine Warbler 5.4% 7.9% 2.5%
72   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 7.9% 3.0%
73   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 7.9% 3.1%
74   Prairie Warbler 4.3% 7.9% 3.6%
75   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 7.9% 4.1%
76   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 7.9% 4.7%
77   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 6.3% 25.7%
78   Ovenbird 12.6% 6.3% 6.3%
79   Common Raven 5.4% 6.3% 0.9%
80   Wood Thrush 5.2% 6.3% 1.2%
81   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 6.3% 2.4%
82   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 6.3% 3.0%
83   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 6.3% 3.3%
84   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 6.3% 4.2%
85   Brown Creeper 1.3% 6.3% 5.0%
86   Laughing Gull 18.7% 4.8% 13.9%
87   Tufted Titmouse 10.0% 4.8% 5.2%
88   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 4.8% 0.4%
89   Barn Swallow 4.7% 4.8% 0.0%
90   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 4.8% 0.4%
91   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 4.8% 1.6%
92   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 4.8% 2.1%
93   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 4.8% 3.4%
94   Ring-necked Duck 0.0% 4.8% 4.7%
95   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 3.2% 22.0%
96   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 3.2% 21.6%
97   American Black Duck 8.0% 3.2% 4.8%
98   Canada Warbler 4.1% 3.2% 0.9%
99   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 3.2% 0.9%
100   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 3.2% 0.3%
101   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 3.2% 1.1%
102   Connecticut Warbler 2.0% 3.2% 1.2%
103   Hooded Merganser 0.1% 3.2% 3.0%
104   House Finch 14.9% 1.6% 13.3%
105   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 1.6% 10.5%
106   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 1.6% 6.2%
107   Green Heron 7.6% 1.6% 6.0%
108   Tree Swallow 7.0% 1.6% 5.4%
109   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 1.6% 5.0%
110   Gadwall 4.6% 1.6% 3.0%
111   Northern Harrier 3.6% 1.6% 2.0%
112   Marsh Wren 3.5% 1.6% 1.9%
113   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 1.6% 1.8%
114   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 1.6% 1.4%
115   Winter Wren 1.8% 1.6% 0.2%
116   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.5% 1.6% 0.1%
117   Purple Finch 1.4% 1.6% 0.2%
118   Mourning Warbler 0.6% 1.6% 1.0%
119   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 1.6% 1.2%
120   Cliff Swallow 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
121   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
122   Redhead 0.0% 1.6% 1.6%
123   Scaly-breasted Munia 0% 1.6% 1.6%