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Top Birds at Dead Horse Point in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 93 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Dead Horse Point 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   Semipalmated Plover 21.0% 91.4% 70.4%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 41.2% 87.1% 45.9%
3   Herring Gull 39.4% 86.0% 46.6%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 26.9% 84.9% 58.1%
5   Laughing Gull 31.9% 83.9% 52.0%
6   American Oystercatcher 12.3% 82.8% 70.5%
7   Common Tern 16.3% 76.3% 60.0%
8   Ruddy Turnstone 5.3% 74.2% 68.9%
9   Gray Catbird 54.6% 72.0% 17.4%
10   Barn Swallow 39.8% 68.8% 29.0%
11   American Robin 57.2% 63.4% 6.2%
12   European Starling 51.1% 61.3% 10.2%
13   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.1% 61.3% 37.2%
14   Mourning Dove 53.7% 51.6% 2.1%
15   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 51.6% 16.2%
16   Spotted Sandpiper 16.9% 51.6% 34.7%
17   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 50.5% 14.5%
18   Cedar Waxwing 16.7% 49.5% 32.7%
19   Black-bellied Plover 7.3% 49.5% 42.1%
20   Song Sparrow 35.0% 48.4% 13.4%
21   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 40.9% 9.1%
22   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 35.5% 12.3%
23   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 34.4% 27.4%
24   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 32.3% 3.8%
25   House Sparrow 50.0% 31.2% 18.8%
26   Osprey 30.7% 31.2% 0.5%
27   Great Egret 34.5% 30.1% 4.4%
28   Sanderling 5.3% 30.1% 24.8%
29   Snowy Egret 22.5% 29.0% 6.5%
30   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 29.0% 13.9%
31   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 28.0% 7.8%
32   American Goldfinch 37.7% 24.7% 12.9%
33   American Redstart 22.0% 24.7% 2.8%
34   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 22.6% 0.6%
35   American Crow 14.4% 22.6% 8.2%
36   Black Scoter 0.3% 21.5% 21.2%
37   Canada Goose 40.8% 20.4% 20.4%
38   House Wren 11.3% 20.4% 9.1%
39   Black Skimmer 5.7% 20.4% 14.7%
40   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 18.3% 2.9%
41   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 17.2% 12.5%
42   Northern Flicker 26.0% 16.1% 9.9%
43   Mallard 40.9% 15.1% 25.8%
44   Carolina Wren 24.8% 15.1% 9.7%
45   Chimney Swift 23.8% 15.1% 8.8%
46   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 15.1% 0.8%
47   Forster's Tern 13.2% 15.1% 1.9%
48   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 14.0% 8.0%
49   Downy Woodpecker 25.3% 12.9% 12.4%
50   House Finch 14.9% 12.9% 2.0%
51   Tree Swallow 14.1% 12.9% 1.2%
52   Least Tern 5.1% 12.9% 7.8%
53   Brant 0.8% 12.9% 12.1%
54   Great Blue Heron 30.7% 11.8% 18.9%
55   Greater Scaup 0.3% 11.8% 11.6%
56   American Black Duck 10.0% 10.8% 0.7%
57   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 8.6% 1.8%
58   Baltimore Oriole 15.2% 7.5% 7.6%
59   Mute Swan 14.5% 7.5% 6.9%
60   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 7.5% 6.8%
61   Willet 3.6% 7.5% 3.9%
62   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 6.5% 3.3%
63   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 5.4% 3.6%
64   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 4.3% 12.5%
65   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 4.3% 9.6%
66   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 4.3% 5.7%
67   Royal Tern 2.2% 4.3% 2.1%
68   Common Loon 0.5% 4.3% 3.8%
69   Killdeer 14.2% 3.2% 11.0%
70   Fish Crow 9.0% 3.2% 5.8%
71   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 3.2% 5.2%
72   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 3.2% 3.6%
73   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 3.2% 0.2%
74   Red-breasted Merganser 0.3% 3.2% 2.9%
75   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 2.2% 5.5%
76   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 2.2% 4.9%
77   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 2.2% 2.1%
78   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 2.2% 1.7%
79   Bobolink 2.2% 2.2% 0.1%
80   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 2.2% 0.0%
81   Savannah Sparrow 0.7% 2.2% 1.4%
82   Blue Jay 35.4% 1.1% 34.3%
83   Common Grackle 28.3% 1.1% 27.2%
84   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.6% 1.1% 13.5%
85   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 1.1% 10.4%
86   Black-capped Chickadee 11.3% 1.1% 10.2%
87   Canada Warbler 5.7% 1.1% 4.6%
88   Chestnut-sided Warbler 5.0% 1.1% 4.0%
89   Ovenbird 4.2% 1.1% 3.2%
90   Purple Martin 3.2% 1.1% 2.1%
91   Veery 2.6% 1.1% 1.5%
92   Black-throated Blue Warbler 2.1% 1.1% 1.0%
93   Piping Plover 1.9% 1.1% 0.9%
94   Scarlet Tanager 1.7% 1.1% 0.6%
95   Blackburnian Warbler 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
96   Orchard Oriole 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
97   Tennessee Warbler 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
98   Merlin 0.5% 1.1% 0.5%
99   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 1.1% 0.7%
100   Lesser Scaup 0.2% 1.1% 0.9%
101   White-winged Scoter 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%