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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 34 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches in May. 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   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 61.8% 14.2%
2   Osprey 16.4% 61.8% 45.4%
3   Laughing Gull 16.9% 58.8% 42.0%
4   Gray Catbird 65.9% 55.9% 10.1%
5   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 52.9% 0.4%
6   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 50.0% 23.3%
7   Eastern Towhee 19.8% 50.0% 30.2%
8   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 47.1% 4.4%
9   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 47.1% 39.1%
10   American Robin 73.3% 44.1% 29.2%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 44.1% 10.1%
12   House Wren 26.7% 44.1% 17.4%
13   Herring Gull 23.4% 44.1% 20.7%
14   Barn Swallow 31.7% 41.2% 9.5%
15   Mourning Dove 53.4% 38.2% 15.2%
16   Blue Jay 49.3% 38.2% 11.0%
17   American Redstart 40.4% 38.2% 2.2%
18   Song Sparrow 35.5% 38.2% 2.7%
19   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 35.3% 28.0%
20   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 32.4% 26.7%
21   Common Grackle 54.9% 32.4% 22.6%
22   Carolina Wren 19.8% 32.4% 12.5%
23   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 29.4% 16.1%
24   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 29.4% 19.7%
25   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 26.5% 13.0%
26   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 26.5% 8.7%
27   Fish Crow 10.8% 26.5% 15.6%
28   Ovenbird 32.7% 23.5% 9.2%
29   American Goldfinch 28.7% 23.5% 5.1%
30   Tree Swallow 22.4% 23.5% 1.1%
31   Canada Goose 45.1% 20.6% 24.5%
32   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 20.6% 6.9%
33   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 20.6% 3.8%
34   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 20.6% 7.4%
35   Great Egret 25.4% 17.6% 7.8%
36   Veery 20.1% 17.6% 2.4%
37   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 17.6% 1.2%
38   Brant 10.8% 17.6% 6.9%
39   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 17.6% 12.5%
40   Mallard 49.3% 14.7% 34.6%
41   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 14.7% 30.0%
42   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 14.7% 19.6%
43   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 14.7% 19.1%
44   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 14.7% 7.2%
45   Snowy Egret 9.9% 14.7% 4.8%
46   Killdeer 9.3% 14.7% 5.4%
47   Common Tern 5.8% 14.7% 8.9%
48   Least Tern 3.9% 14.7% 10.8%
49   European Starling 58.4% 11.8% 46.7%
50   Northern Parula 35.7% 11.8% 24.0%
51   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 11.8% 16.2%
52   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 11.8% 5.1%
53   House Finch 16.0% 11.8% 4.3%
54   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 11.8% 2.6%
55   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 11.8% 0.3%
56   Canada Warbler 11.7% 11.8% 0.1%
57   Green Heron 9.0% 11.8% 2.8%
58   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 11.8% 2.9%
59   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 11.8% 5.5%
60   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 11.8% 7.5%
61   Field Sparrow 3.4% 11.8% 8.4%
62   Black Vulture 2.2% 11.8% 9.5%
63   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 8.8% 29.4%
64   Chimney Swift 29.8% 8.8% 21.0%
65   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 8.8% 9.3%
66   American Crow 17.6% 8.8% 8.8%
67   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 8.8% 7.6%
68   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 8.8% 7.4%
69   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 8.8% 5.7%
70   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 8.8% 2.2%
71   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 8.8% 3.9%
72   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 8.8% 3.9%
73   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 8.8% 5.6%
74   Common Loon 2.4% 8.8% 6.4%
75   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 8.8% 8.0%
76   House Sparrow 57.0% 5.9% 51.1%
77   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 5.9% 26.3%
78   Northern Flicker 29.1% 5.9% 23.2%
79   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 5.9% 22.3%
80   Wood Thrush 23.1% 5.9% 17.2%
81   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 5.9% 16.9%
82   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 5.9% 14.9%
83   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 5.9% 14.3%
84   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 5.9% 13.9%
85   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 5.9% 9.7%
86   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 5.9% 8.4%
87   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 5.9% 6.5%
88   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 5.9% 6.2%
89   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 5.9% 4.8%
90   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 5.9% 4.3%
91   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 5.9% 3.6%
92   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 5.9% 0.8%
93   Willet 5.8% 5.9% 0.1%
94   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 5.9% 3.0%
95   Bald Eagle 2.5% 5.9% 3.4%
96   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 5.9% 3.9%
97   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 5.9% 4.0%
98   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 5.9% 4.1%
99   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 5.9% 4.2%
100   Summer Tanager 1.7% 5.9% 4.2%
101   Merlin 0.9% 5.9% 5.0%
102   Northern Gannet 0.3% 5.9% 5.6%
103   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 2.9% 32.5%
104   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 2.9% 20.3%
105   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 2.9% 10.1%
106   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 2.9% 8.7%
107   Mute Swan 11.5% 2.9% 8.6%
108   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 2.9% 8.2%
109   Wood Duck 9.3% 2.9% 6.4%
110   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 2.9% 5.5%
111   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 2.9% 5.0%
112   Forster's Tern 7.9% 2.9% 5.0%
113   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 2.9% 4.2%
114   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 2.9% 2.9%
115   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 2.9% 2.6%
116   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 2.9% 2.5%
117   Palm Warbler 5.3% 2.9% 2.4%
118   American Black Duck 5.0% 2.9% 2.1%
119   Marsh Wren 4.6% 2.9% 1.7%
120   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 2.9% 1.6%
121   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 2.9% 0.6%
122   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 2.9% 0.1%
123   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 2.9% 0.3%
124   Bank Swallow 2.5% 2.9% 0.4%
125   Sanderling 1.6% 2.9% 1.3%
126   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 2.9% 1.4%
127   Piping Plover 1.4% 2.9% 1.5%
128   Purple Martin 1.4% 2.9% 1.5%
129   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 2.9% 1.8%
130   Kentucky Warbler 0.8% 2.9% 2.2%
131   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 2.9% 2.3%
132   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 2.9% 2.3%
133   Dark-eyed Junco 0.5% 2.9% 2.4%
134   Black Scoter 0.3% 2.9% 2.7%
135   Caspian Tern 0.2% 2.9% 2.7%
136   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.2% 2.9% 2.7%
137   King Eider 0.1% 2.9% 2.8%
138   Great Cormorant 0.1% 2.9% 2.9%