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Top Birds at Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 60 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 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   Mourning Dove 53.2% 70.0% 16.8%
2   European Starling 48.4% 51.7% 3.2%
3   Canada Goose 37.8% 50.0% 12.2%
4   American Robin 60.3% 48.3% 12.0%
5   Song Sparrow 28.6% 48.3% 19.7%
6   Mallard 36.6% 45.0% 8.4%
7   American Goldfinch 27.7% 45.0% 17.3%
8   Herring Gull 30.9% 43.3% 12.5%
9   Gray Catbird 60.6% 40.0% 20.6%
10   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 40.0% 27.9%
11   Great Egret 20.0% 38.3% 18.3%
12   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 36.7% 8.5%
13   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 36.7% 11.5%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 35.0% 3.0%
15   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 33.3% 14.7%
16   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 31.7% 25.3%
17   American Kestrel 10.8% 30.0% 19.2%
18   Northern Flicker 43.2% 26.7% 16.5%
19   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 26.7% 7.9%
20   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 25.0% 6.8%
21   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 25.0% 16.2%
22   Killdeer 7.4% 25.0% 17.6%
23   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 23.3% 8.3%
24   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 21.7% 15.1%
25   Palm Warbler 15.1% 21.7% 6.6%
26   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 21.7% 13.7%
27   Osprey 25.5% 20.0% 5.5%
28   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 20.0% 4.7%
29   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 20.0% 13.7%
30   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 20.0% 16.3%
31   Snowy Egret 12.1% 18.3% 6.2%
32   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 16.7% 9.3%
33   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 16.7% 11.7%
34   Bobolink 3.1% 16.7% 13.5%
35   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 15.0% 35.4%
36   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 15.0% 1.4%
37   House Finch 14.9% 15.0% 0.1%
38   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 15.0% 10.6%
39   Blue Jay 51.8% 11.7% 40.1%
40   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 11.7% 4.1%
41   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 11.7% 3.7%
42   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 11.7% 4.4%
43   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.4% 11.7% 11.2%
44   Common Grackle 24.0% 10.0% 14.0%
45   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 10.0% 2.1%
46   House Sparrow 45.9% 8.3% 37.6%
47   House Wren 17.3% 8.3% 9.0%
48   American Black Duck 8.0% 8.3% 0.3%
49   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 8.3% 3.4%
50   Forster's Tern 4.1% 8.3% 4.2%
51   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 8.3% 4.3%
52   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 8.3% 4.3%
53   Northern Harrier 3.6% 8.3% 4.7%
54   Marsh Wren 3.5% 8.3% 4.8%
55   Pectoral Sandpiper 2.0% 8.3% 6.4%
56   Laughing Gull 18.7% 6.7% 12.0%
57   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 6.7% 0.4%
58   Barn Swallow 4.7% 6.7% 1.9%
59   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 6.7% 2.7%
60   American Redstart 43.0% 5.0% 38.0%
61   American Crow 17.0% 5.0% 12.0%
62   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 5.0% 7.3%
63   Mute Swan 11.4% 5.0% 6.4%
64   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 5.0% 3.2%
65   Green Heron 7.6% 5.0% 2.6%
66   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 5.0% 2.4%
67   Common Raven 5.4% 5.0% 0.4%
68   Bald Eagle 4.8% 5.0% 0.2%
69   Gadwall 4.6% 5.0% 0.4%
70   Caspian Tern 1.5% 5.0% 3.5%
71   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 3.3% 14.6%
72   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 3.3% 8.9%
73   Wood Duck 10.0% 3.3% 6.7%
74   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 3.3% 6.2%
75   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 3.3% 5.4%
76   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 3.3% 5.1%
77   Tree Swallow 7.0% 3.3% 3.7%
78   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 3.3% 1.1%
79   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 3.3% 0.5%
80   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 3.3% 0.2%
81   Baird's Sandpiper 0.6% 3.3% 2.7%
82   American Woodcock 0.2% 3.3% 3.2%
83   White Ibis 0.0% 3.3% 3.3%
84   Barn Owl 0.0% 3.3% 3.3%
85   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 1.7% 30.1%
86   Carolina Wren 26.9% 1.7% 25.2%
87   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 1.7% 23.5%
88   Chimney Swift 22.5% 1.7% 20.8%
89   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 1.7% 14.9%
90   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 1.7% 11.1%
91   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 1.7% 9.9%
92   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 1.7% 8.5%
93   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 1.7% 6.8%
94   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 1.7% 6.1%
95   Pine Warbler 5.4% 1.7% 3.7%
96   Merlin 5.4% 1.7% 3.7%
97   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 1.7% 3.6%
98   Prairie Warbler 4.4% 1.7% 2.7%
99   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 1.7% 2.2%
100   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 1.7% 1.5%
101   Short-billed Dowitcher 3.0% 1.7% 1.3%
102   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 1.7% 1.2%
103   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 1.7% 1.0%
104   Monk Parakeet 2.2% 1.7% 0.6%
105   Little Blue Heron 2.2% 1.7% 0.5%
106   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 1.7% 0.4%
107   Clapper Rail 1.9% 1.7% 0.3%
108   Stilt Sandpiper 1.1% 1.7% 0.5%
109   Western Sandpiper 0.9% 1.7% 0.8%
110   Northern Pintail 0.8% 1.7% 0.9%
111   Marbled Godwit 0.3% 1.7% 1.4%
112   American Bittern 0.2% 1.7% 1.4%
113   Lesser Scaup 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%