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

based on 481 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Plumb Beach 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   Laughing Gull 18.1% 90.0% 71.9%
2   Herring Gull 30.4% 87.9% 57.5%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 18.1% 83.4% 65.2%
4   Ring-billed Gull 24.8% 76.7% 51.9%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 31.7% 75.9% 44.2%
6   American Oystercatcher 4.5% 75.9% 71.4%
7   Rock Pigeon 36.5% 72.8% 36.3%
8   Semipalmated Plover 6.6% 67.8% 61.2%
9   Mourning Dove 53.2% 62.4% 9.2%
10   European Starling 48.4% 58.6% 10.3%
11   Great Egret 19.8% 51.1% 31.3%
12   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.6% 47.0% 39.3%
13   Royal Tern 2.6% 47.0% 44.4%
14   Song Sparrow 28.5% 46.8% 18.3%
15   Northern Mockingbird 31.5% 45.7% 14.2%
16   Common Tern 3.7% 45.1% 41.5%
17   Snowy Egret 11.9% 42.8% 30.9%
18   Canada Goose 37.8% 42.2% 4.4%
19   Black-bellied Plover 4.2% 41.8% 37.6%
20   House Sparrow 45.9% 40.7% 5.2%
21   Sanderling 2.6% 40.3% 37.7%
22   Greater Yellowlegs 8.6% 40.1% 31.5%
23   Clapper Rail 1.6% 39.1% 37.4%
24   Osprey 25.4% 37.4% 12.0%
25   Red-winged Blackbird 11.9% 37.0% 25.1%
26   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.8% 36.2% 32.4%
27   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 30.4% 23.3%
28   Forster's Tern 3.9% 30.4% 26.4%
29   Black Skimmer 1.4% 30.4% 28.9%
30   Mute Swan 11.3% 29.9% 18.6%
31   Barn Swallow 4.6% 28.5% 23.9%
32   Savannah Sparrow 6.2% 26.8% 20.6%
33   Gray Catbird 60.8% 25.6% 35.3%
34   Common Yellowthroat 45.3% 25.2% 20.2%
35   Mallard 36.7% 25.2% 11.6%
36   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 21.4% 3.3%
37   Northern Cardinal 50.6% 17.7% 32.9%
38   American Robin 60.6% 16.2% 44.4%
39   American Black Duck 8.0% 15.6% 7.6%
40   Palm Warbler 15.1% 14.8% 0.4%
41   House Finch 14.9% 14.1% 0.7%
42   Short-billed Dowitcher 2.9% 13.7% 10.8%
43   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.0% 13.7% 12.7%
44   Seaside Sparrow 0.2% 13.3% 13.1%
45   American Crow 17.0% 12.9% 4.2%
46   Tree Swallow 7.0% 12.3% 5.3%
47   Spotted Sandpiper 4.9% 12.3% 7.4%
48   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 11.6% 0.6%
49   American Kestrel 10.8% 11.0% 0.2%
50   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 11.0% 9.8%
51   Carolina Wren 27.0% 10.6% 16.4%
52   Caspian Tern 1.5% 8.9% 7.5%
53   Black Scoter 0.1% 8.9% 8.8%
54   Nelson's Sparrow 0.1% 8.3% 8.2%
55   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 8.1% 0.3%
56   Killdeer 7.4% 7.9% 0.5%
57   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 7.9% 1.5%
58   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 7.7% 3.7%
59   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 7.1% 0.9%
60   Eastern Phoebe 18.0% 6.9% 11.1%
61   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 6.9% 0.6%
62   American Redstart 43.3% 6.2% 37.0%
63   Marsh Wren 3.5% 6.2% 2.7%
64   Common Loon 0.5% 6.0% 5.5%
65   Green Heron 7.6% 5.8% 1.7%
66   Willet 0.9% 5.4% 4.5%
67   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.9% 5.2% 3.3%
68   Chimney Swift 22.6% 5.0% 17.6%
69   Northern Harrier 3.6% 5.0% 1.4%
70   White-rumped Sandpiper 1.3% 5.0% 3.7%
71   Northern Flicker 43.5% 4.8% 38.7%
72   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 4.6% 3.3%
73   American Goldfinch 27.9% 4.4% 23.6%
74   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 4.4% 0.6%
75   Little Blue Heron 2.1% 4.4% 2.2%
76   Downy Woodpecker 32.0% 4.2% 27.9%
77   Merlin 5.4% 4.2% 1.2%
78   Dunlin 0.6% 4.2% 3.5%
79   Cedar Waxwing 16.5% 4.0% 12.6%
80   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 3.5% 8.6%
81   Least Tern 0.1% 3.3% 3.2%
82   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.7% 2.9% 13.8%
83   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 2.9% 5.6%
84   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 2.9% 2.1%
85   Red Knot 0.4% 2.9% 2.5%
86   Brant 0.5% 2.7% 2.2%
87   Northern Waterthrush 15.9% 2.5% 13.4%
88   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 2.5% 7.1%
89   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 2.5% 6.2%
90   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 2.5% 4.9%
91   Northern Parula 27.2% 2.3% 24.9%
92   House Wren 17.4% 2.3% 15.1%
93   Bobolink 3.2% 2.3% 0.9%
94   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 2.3% 0.7%
95   Western Sandpiper 0.9% 2.3% 1.4%
96   Blue Jay 52.1% 2.1% 50.1%
97   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.5% 2.1% 1.6%
98   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 1.9% 1.8%
99   Fish Crow 2.9% 1.9% 1.0%
100   Magnolia Warbler 22.9% 1.7% 21.3%
101   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.7% 1.7% 18.0%
102   Black-and-white Warbler 31.9% 1.5% 30.5%
103   Red-eyed Vireo 25.3% 1.5% 23.8%
104   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 1.5% 9.0%
105   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 1.5% 7.0%
106   Whimbrel 0.5% 1.5% 0.9%
107   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 1.2% 4.1%
108   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 1.2% 1.9%
109   Common Grackle 24.2% 1.0% 23.1%
110   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 1.0% 2.4%
111   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 1.0% 1.1%
112   Baird's Sandpiper 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
113   Black Tern 0.5% 1.0% 0.6%
114   Red-tailed Hawk 18.9% 0.8% 18.0%
115   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 0.8% 7.3%
116   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 0.8% 7.0%
117   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 0.8% 3.6%
118   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 0.8% 3.0%
119   Field Sparrow 2.4% 0.8% 1.6%
120   Piping Plover 0.7% 0.8% 0.1%
121   Surf Scoter 0.1% 0.8% 0.8%
122   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.9% 0.6% 16.3%
123   Wood Duck 10.1% 0.6% 9.5%
124   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 0.6% 4.3%
125   Bald Eagle 4.8% 0.6% 4.2%
126   Prairie Warbler 4.4% 0.6% 3.8%
127   American Pipit 0.4% 0.6% 0.3%
128   Swainson's Thrush 14.9% 0.4% 14.5%
129   Black-capped Chickadee 12.8% 0.4% 12.4%
130   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.3% 0.4% 9.9%
131   Pine Warbler 5.4% 0.4% 5.0%
132   Gadwall 4.6% 0.4% 4.2%
133   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 0.4% 3.6%
134   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1.7% 0.4% 1.3%
135   Stilt Sandpiper 1.1% 0.4% 0.7%
136   Glossy Ibis 1.0% 0.4% 0.5%
137   Hudsonian Godwit 0.5% 0.4% 0.1%
138   Common Eider 0.1% 0.4% 0.4%
139   Eastern Yellow Wagtail 0% 0.4% 0.4%
140   Ovenbird 12.7% 0.2% 12.5%
141   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.3% 0.2% 12.1%
142   Veery 11.7% 0.2% 11.5%
143   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.6% 0.2% 11.4%
144   Scarlet Tanager 9.8% 0.2% 9.6%
145   Warbling Vireo 8.3% 0.2% 8.1%
146   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 0.2% 6.8%
147   Chipping Sparrow 6.7% 0.2% 6.5%
148   Common Raven 5.5% 0.2% 5.3%
149   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 0.2% 5.0%
150   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 0.2% 4.5%
151   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 0.2% 4.2%
152   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 0.2% 3.3%
153   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 0.2% 2.8%
154   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 0.2% 2.6%
155   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 0.2% 2.4%
156   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 0.2% 1.6%
157   Winter Wren 1.8% 0.2% 1.6%
158   Sora 1.0% 0.2% 0.8%
159   American Wigeon 1.0% 0.2% 0.8%
160   Dickcissel 0.9% 0.2% 0.7%
161   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.8% 0.2% 0.6%
162   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 0.2% 0.4%
163   Willow Flycatcher 0.5% 0.2% 0.3%
164   Bank Swallow 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
165   Great Cormorant 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
166   Bonaparte's Gull 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
167   Greater Scaup 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
168   Purple Martin 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
169   Acadian Flycatcher 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
170   Gull-billed Tern 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
171   Horned Lark 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%
172   Horned Grebe 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%