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Top Birds at Plumb Beach in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 605 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Plumb Beach in October. 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   Herring Gull 32.2% 84.5% 52.2%
2   Laughing Gull 13.2% 77.2% 64.0%
3   Ring-billed Gull 30.0% 76.9% 46.9%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 18.4% 75.5% 57.1%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 31.6% 71.1% 39.5%
6   Song Sparrow 55.1% 68.1% 13.0%
7   American Oystercatcher 1.5% 66.3% 64.8%
8   Rock Pigeon 35.2% 65.6% 30.4%
9   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.3% 63.6% 13.3%
10   Savannah Sparrow 19.0% 61.7% 42.6%
11   Great Egret 13.8% 58.0% 44.2%
12   European Starling 46.5% 54.0% 7.5%
13   Royal Tern 3.0% 49.1% 46.1%
14   Brant 9.2% 47.6% 38.4%
15   Nelson's Sparrow 1.7% 46.3% 44.6%
16   Canada Goose 40.8% 44.5% 3.7%
17   Black-bellied Plover 3.7% 41.8% 38.1%
18   Mourning Dove 45.8% 40.5% 5.3%
19   Northern Mockingbird 36.2% 39.5% 3.3%
20   Swamp Sparrow 32.7% 38.3% 5.6%
21   Forster's Tern 2.1% 38.2% 36.1%
22   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 33.6% 2.9%
23   Sanderling 1.4% 32.1% 30.6%
24   Red-winged Blackbird 15.7% 29.4% 13.8%
25   Greater Yellowlegs 7.0% 29.3% 22.2%
26   White-throated Sparrow 58.0% 28.8% 29.2%
27   American Black Duck 13.2% 28.8% 15.6%
28   Mute Swan 10.7% 28.8% 18.1%
29   House Sparrow 47.0% 28.6% 18.4%
30   Mallard 38.7% 28.6% 10.1%
31   Tree Swallow 5.5% 27.3% 21.8%
32   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.3% 25.8% 24.5%
33   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 25.0% 3.1%
34   Clapper Rail 0.8% 25.0% 24.2%
35   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 22.3% 4.0%
36   Semipalmated Plover 1.2% 21.7% 20.5%
37   Northern Flicker 38.7% 20.8% 17.9%
38   Dunlin 2.4% 20.8% 18.5%
39   Palm Warbler 31.1% 20.7% 10.4%
40   Gray Catbird 38.6% 19.8% 18.8%
41   Osprey 12.4% 19.3% 6.9%
42   American Kestrel 12.9% 19.0% 6.2%
43   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.9% 18.8% 27.0%
44   Northern Cardinal 44.7% 18.8% 25.9%
45   American Crow 23.4% 17.7% 5.7%
46   American Robin 57.9% 16.4% 41.6%
47   House Finch 18.0% 16.4% 1.6%
48   Black Skimmer 0.4% 14.0% 13.6%
49   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 13.9% 0.7%
50   Seaside Sparrow 0.2% 13.9% 13.7%
51   Snowy Egret 5.4% 13.7% 8.3%
52   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.4% 12.1% 10.7%
53   Northern Harrier 5.8% 11.7% 5.9%
54   American Goldfinch 23.9% 11.4% 12.5%
55   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 10.9% 3.1%
56   Blue Jay 56.6% 10.6% 46.1%
57   Carolina Wren 22.3% 10.4% 11.9%
58   American Golden-Plover 0.5% 10.1% 9.5%
59   Golden-crowned Kinglet 29.1% 9.3% 19.8%
60   Dark-eyed Junco 26.1% 9.3% 16.9%
61   American Pipit 2.4% 8.9% 6.5%
62   Eastern Towhee 21.1% 8.6% 12.5%
63   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 8.3% 1.7%
64   Merlin 7.4% 8.3% 0.8%
65   Northern Wheatear 0.0% 7.8% 7.8%
66   Downy Woodpecker 29.8% 6.9% 22.8%
67   Tufted Titmouse 19.1% 6.9% 12.2%
68   Common Loon 2.2% 6.9% 4.7%
69   Black-capped Chickadee 18.4% 6.8% 11.7%
70   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 6.4% 0.7%
71   Black Scoter 0.8% 6.4% 5.7%
72   Common Tern 0.4% 6.3% 5.8%
73   White-crowned Sparrow 11.3% 5.8% 5.5%
74   Marsh Wren 2.2% 5.5% 3.2%
75   Field Sparrow 11.6% 5.0% 6.6%
76   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 5.0% 0.7%
77   Hermit Thrush 23.7% 4.1% 19.6%
78   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 4.1% 3.7%
79   Pine Siskin 4.5% 4.0% 0.6%
80   Belted Kingfisher 13.1% 3.8% 9.3%
81   Killdeer 6.2% 3.6% 2.5%
82   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 3.6% 2.4%
83   Red Knot 0.3% 3.6% 3.3%
84   Caspian Tern 0.4% 3.3% 2.9%
85   Cedar Waxwing 10.2% 3.0% 7.2%
86   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 2.8% 3.2%
87   House Wren 9.3% 2.6% 6.6%
88   Red-tailed Hawk 22.7% 2.5% 20.2%
89   Chipping Sparrow 20.9% 2.5% 18.5%
90   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 2.5% 2.1%
91   Surf Scoter 0.8% 2.3% 1.6%
92   Northern Parula 11.1% 2.1% 8.9%
93   Wood Duck 9.9% 2.1% 7.8%
94   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 2.1% 4.7%
95   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 2.1% 1.7%
96   Baird's Sandpiper 0.0% 2.1% 2.1%
97   Common Grackle 21.3% 2.0% 19.3%
98   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 2.0% 2.4%
99   Bufflehead 1.6% 2.0% 0.4%
100   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 2.0% 1.3%
101   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 2.0% 1.4%
102   Chimney Swift 8.6% 1.8% 6.7%
103   Indigo Bunting 4.8% 1.8% 3.0%
104   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 1.8% 1.0%
105   Hudsonian Godwit 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%
106   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 1.7% 8.0%
107   Great Cormorant 1.2% 1.7% 0.5%
108   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.3% 1.5% 33.8%
109   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 1.5% 9.8%
110   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 1.5% 0.5%
111   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 1.5% 0.8%
112   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 1.3% 0.5%
113   Dickcissel 0.9% 1.3% 0.4%
114   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.9% 1.2% 21.7%
115   Blackpoll Warbler 10.3% 1.2% 9.1%
116   Black-and-white Warbler 9.5% 1.2% 8.4%
117   Purple Finch 7.0% 1.2% 5.8%
118   Bald Eagle 5.4% 1.2% 4.2%
119   Fish Crow 2.6% 1.2% 1.5%
120   Least Sandpiper 0.7% 1.2% 0.5%
121   Black-legged Kittiwake 0.0% 1.2% 1.1%
122   Brown Creeper 10.7% 1.0% 9.8%
123   Gadwall 8.1% 1.0% 7.1%
124   Green Heron 1.1% 1.0% 0.1%
125   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
126   LeConte's Sparrow 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
127   Piping Plover 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
128   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.4% 0.8% 19.6%
129   Bobolink 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%
130   Little Blue Heron 0.5% 0.8% 0.3%
131   Red-necked Grebe 0.1% 0.8% 0.8%
132   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.7% 0.7% 5.0%
133   Brown Thrasher 5.5% 0.7% 4.8%
134   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.6% 0.7% 1.9%
135   American Bittern 0.3% 0.7% 0.4%
136   Common Eider 0.1% 0.7% 0.5%
137   Marbled Godwit 0.0% 0.7% 0.6%
138   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 0.5% 11.6%
139   American Redstart 7.9% 0.5% 7.5%
140   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 0.5% 1.4%
141   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 0.5% 0.4%
142   Grasshopper Sparrow 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
143   Horned Lark 0.1% 0.5% 0.3%
144   Willet 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
145   Short-eared Owl 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
146   Northern Shoveler 8.8% 0.3% 8.5%
147   Pine Warbler 6.6% 0.3% 6.3%
148   Common Raven 5.8% 0.3% 5.5%
149   American Wigeon 3.1% 0.3% 2.7%
150   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 0.3% 0.8%
151   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 0.3% 0.6%
152   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.8% 0.3% 0.5%
153   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 0.3% 0.4%
154   Greater Scaup 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
155   Lark Sparrow 0.6% 0.3% 0.2%
156   Lapland Longspur 0.1% 0.3% 0.3%
157   Winter Wren 10.0% 0.2% 9.9%
158   Swainson's Thrush 7.6% 0.2% 7.4%
159   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 0.2% 5.6%
160   Ovenbird 5.5% 0.2% 5.3%
161   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 0.2% 3.4%
162   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 0.2% 3.4%
163   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 0.2% 2.6%
164   Monk Parakeet 2.3% 0.2% 2.2%
165   Northern Pintail 1.7% 0.2% 1.5%
166   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.3% 0.2% 1.2%
167   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.2% 0.2% 1.0%
168   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 0.2% 0.8%
169   Common Nighthawk 0.9% 0.2% 0.7%
170   Blue Grosbeak 0.7% 0.2% 0.6%
171   Northern Gannet 0.7% 0.2% 0.5%
172   Snow Goose 0.6% 0.2% 0.5%
173   Great Horned Owl 0.6% 0.2% 0.5%
174   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
175   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
176   Horned Grebe 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
177   White-eyed Vireo 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
178   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
179   Long-tailed Duck 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
180   Whimbrel 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
181   Black Tern 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%