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Top Birds at Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot in October
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 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 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   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 93.3% 74.5%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 91.7% 59.8%
3   Herring Gull 32.6% 88.3% 55.7%
4   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 85.0% 34.6%
5   European Starling 46.6% 80.0% 33.4%
6   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 80.0% 49.6%
7   Laughing Gull 13.7% 80.0% 66.3%
8   Tree Swallow 5.6% 80.0% 74.4%
9   Northern Mockingbird 36.2% 73.3% 37.1%
10   Northern Flicker 38.5% 70.0% 31.5%
11   Song Sparrow 55.2% 68.3% 13.1%
12   Merlin 7.4% 68.3% 60.9%
13   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 66.7% 31.2%
14   Osprey 12.4% 66.7% 54.2%
15   Northern Harrier 5.8% 66.7% 60.9%
16   Royal Tern 3.3% 65.0% 61.7%
17   American Kestrel 12.9% 63.3% 50.5%
18   Mourning Dove 45.7% 61.7% 15.9%
19   Carolina Wren 22.2% 61.7% 39.5%
20   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 61.7% 51.8%
21   American Robin 57.6% 60.0% 2.4%
22   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 60.0% 45.5%
23   Red-winged Blackbird 15.7% 56.7% 40.9%
24   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 55.0% 47.2%
25   Canada Goose 40.8% 51.7% 10.9%
26   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 51.7% 51.0%
27   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 50.0% 21.1%
28   House Finch 17.9% 46.7% 28.7%
29   Eastern Towhee 20.9% 45.0% 24.1%
30   Common Loon 2.2% 45.0% 42.8%
31   American Goldfinch 23.8% 43.3% 19.5%
32   American Crow 23.4% 41.7% 18.3%
33   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 40.0% 3.6%
34   Brant 9.5% 38.3% 28.8%
35   Forster's Tern 2.4% 38.3% 35.9%
36   Blue Jay 56.2% 35.0% 21.2%
37   Gray Catbird 38.5% 35.0% 3.5%
38   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 35.0% 24.9%
39   Purple Finch 6.9% 35.0% 28.1%
40   Sanderling 1.7% 35.0% 33.3%
41   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 33.3% 13.9%
42   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 33.3% 25.4%
43   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 33.3% 29.3%
44   American Pipit 2.4% 31.7% 29.3%
45   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 30.0% 15.6%
46   Common Raven 5.7% 30.0% 24.3%
47   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 28.3% 16.2%
48   Palm Warbler 31.0% 28.3% 2.7%
49   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 28.3% 6.5%
50   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 28.3% 26.3%
51   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 26.7% 31.1%
52   Killdeer 6.1% 25.0% 18.9%
53   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 25.0% 19.2%
54   Bald Eagle 5.3% 25.0% 19.7%
55   Pine Siskin 4.5% 25.0% 20.5%
56   Wood Duck 9.9% 23.3% 13.5%
57   House Sparrow 46.8% 21.7% 25.2%
58   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 21.7% 13.3%
59   Black Scoter 0.8% 21.7% 20.9%
60   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 20.0% 12.8%
61   Common Grackle 21.1% 20.0% 1.1%
62   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 18.3% 8.0%
63   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 16.7% 5.9%
64   Northern Gannet 0.7% 15.0% 14.3%
65   American Black Duck 13.3% 13.3% 0.0%
66   Surf Scoter 0.8% 13.3% 12.6%
67   White-winged Scoter 0.5% 13.3% 12.8%
68   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 11.7% 17.9%
69   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 11.7% 11.0%
70   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 11.7% 6.7%
71   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 11.7% 2.1%
72   Chimney Swift 8.5% 11.7% 3.2%
73   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 10.0% 16.0%
74   Caspian Tern 0.4% 10.0% 9.6%
75   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 8.3% 11.9%
76   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 8.3% 4.7%
77   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 8.3% 2.9%
78   Whimbrel 0.0% 8.3% 8.3%
79   Field Sparrow 11.5% 6.7% 4.8%
80   Northern Parula 11.0% 6.7% 4.3%
81   Dunlin 2.5% 6.7% 4.1%
82   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 6.7% 4.9%
83   Black Skimmer 0.6% 6.7% 6.1%
84   Common Tern 0.5% 6.7% 6.2%
85   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 6.7% 6.2%
86   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 5.0% 0.7%
87   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 5.0% 3.1%
88   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 5.0% 4.4%
89   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 3.3% 20.2%
90   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 3.3% 17.5%
91   Great Egret 14.2% 3.3% 10.9%
92   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 3.3% 8.7%
93   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 3.3% 6.9%
94   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 3.3% 4.3%
95   Fish Crow 2.6% 3.3% 0.7%
96   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 3.3% 1.4%
97   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 3.3% 2.0%
98   Common Nighthawk 0.9% 3.3% 2.4%
99   American Woodcock 0.9% 3.3% 2.5%
100   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 3.3% 2.6%
101   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 3.3% 2.6%
102   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 1.7% 17.3%
103   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 1.7% 9.5%
104   Brown Creeper 10.7% 1.7% 9.0%
105   House Wren 9.2% 1.7% 7.5%
106   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 1.7% 5.8%
107   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 1.7% 4.3%
108   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 1.7% 3.1%
109   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 1.7% 1.0%
110   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 1.7% 0.8%
111   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 1.7% 0.4%
112   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1.2% 1.7% 0.5%
113   Great Cormorant 1.2% 1.7% 0.5%
114   Blue Grosbeak 0.7% 1.7% 0.9%
115   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 1.7% 1.0%
116   Snow Goose 0.6% 1.7% 1.0%
117   Common Eider 0.1% 1.7% 1.5%
118   Short-eared Owl 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%
119   Greater White-fronted Goose 0.0% 1.7% 1.6%
120   Cory's Shearwater 0.0% 1.7% 1.7%