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Top Birds at Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 68 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 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   Herring Gull 30.8% 86.8% 55.9%
2   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 85.3% 66.7%
3   Osprey 25.4% 77.9% 52.5%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 76.5% 44.5%
5   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 75.0% 70.0%
6   Sanderling 2.8% 70.6% 67.7%
7   Ring-billed Gull 25.1% 67.6% 42.5%
8   Laughing Gull 18.6% 66.2% 47.6%
9   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 61.8% 25.0%
10   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 55.9% 24.3%
11   Mourning Dove 53.2% 54.4% 1.2%
12   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 51.5% 50.2%
13   Carolina Wren 26.8% 48.5% 21.7%
14   Whimbrel 0.5% 47.1% 46.6%
15   Gray Catbird 60.6% 45.6% 15.0%
16   European Starling 48.4% 44.1% 4.3%
17   Tree Swallow 7.0% 42.6% 35.7%
18   Merlin 5.3% 41.2% 35.8%
19   American Kestrel 10.8% 39.7% 28.9%
20   Northern Flicker 43.2% 36.8% 6.4%
21   Song Sparrow 28.6% 36.8% 8.1%
22   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 36.8% 20.4%
23   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 35.3% 9.9%
24   Eastern Towhee 7.7% 35.3% 27.6%
25   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 35.3% 27.9%
26   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 33.8% 29.4%
27   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 33.8% 33.2%
28   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 32.4% 25.3%
29   Canada Goose 37.8% 30.9% 6.9%
30   Chimney Swift 22.4% 30.9% 8.4%
31   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 30.9% 18.8%
32   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 30.9% 23.5%
33   Northern Harrier 3.6% 30.9% 27.3%
34   Royal Tern 2.9% 30.9% 28.0%
35   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 26.5% 23.9%
36   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 25.0% 19.7%
37   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 23.5% 6.9%
38   Forster's Tern 4.1% 23.5% 19.4%
39   American Robin 60.3% 22.1% 38.3%
40   Killdeer 7.4% 22.1% 14.6%
41   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 22.1% 15.7%
42   Bald Eagle 4.8% 22.1% 17.3%
43   Barn Swallow 4.7% 22.1% 17.3%
44   American Goldfinch 27.8% 20.6% 7.2%
45   Palm Warbler 15.1% 20.6% 5.5%
46   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 19.1% 10.7%
47   Common Tern 3.9% 19.1% 15.2%
48   Black Skimmer 1.6% 19.1% 17.5%
49   House Sparrow 45.9% 17.6% 28.3%
50   House Finch 14.9% 17.6% 2.8%
51   Blue Jay 51.8% 16.2% 35.6%
52   Common Grackle 24.0% 16.2% 7.8%
53   American Crow 17.0% 16.2% 0.8%
54   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 16.2% 13.2%
55   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 14.7% 10.0%
56   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 14.7% 3.2%
57   House Wren 17.3% 14.7% 2.6%
58   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 14.7% 6.8%
59   Wood Duck 10.0% 13.2% 3.2%
60   Caspian Tern 1.5% 13.2% 11.7%
61   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 11.8% 4.2%
62   Bobolink 3.1% 11.8% 8.6%
63   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 10.3% 12.5%
64   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 10.3% 1.9%
65   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 10.3% 8.2%
66   American Redstart 43.0% 8.8% 34.2%
67   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 8.8% 9.9%
68   Prairie Warbler 4.3% 8.8% 4.5%
69   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 8.8% 5.6%
70   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 7.4% 17.8%
71   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 7.4% 8.4%
72   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 7.4% 4.9%
73   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 7.4% 1.3%
74   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 7.4% 4.7%
75   Common Loon 0.5% 7.4% 6.8%
76   Downy Woodpecker 31.9% 5.9% 26.0%
77   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 5.9% 25.9%
78   Northern Parula 27.0% 5.9% 21.1%
79   Great Egret 20.0% 5.9% 14.2%
80   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 5.9% 2.2%
81   Common Raven 5.4% 5.9% 0.5%
82   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 5.9% 1.8%
83   Purple Finch 1.4% 5.9% 4.5%
84   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 4.4% 7.1%
85   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 4.4% 6.0%
86   American Black Duck 8.0% 4.4% 3.6%
87   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 4.4% 2.8%
88   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 4.4% 0.6%
89   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 4.4% 0.3%
90   Fish Crow 2.9% 4.4% 1.5%
91   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 4.4% 1.6%
92   Willet 1.0% 4.4% 3.4%
93   Western Sandpiper 0.9% 4.4% 3.5%
94   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 2.9% 26.7%
95   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 2.9% 13.9%
96   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 2.9% 9.8%
97   Veery 11.6% 2.9% 8.6%
98   Mute Swan 11.4% 2.9% 8.5%
99   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 2.9% 4.9%
100   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 2.9% 4.0%
101   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 2.9% 3.1%
102   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 2.9% 2.2%
103   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 2.9% 2.0%
104   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 2.9% 1.4%
105   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 2.9% 1.0%
106   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 2.9% 0.6%
107   Field Sparrow 2.4% 2.9% 0.5%
108   Bank Swallow 0.3% 2.9% 2.6%
109   Purple Martin 0.1% 2.9% 2.8%
110   Common Eider 0.1% 2.9% 2.9%
111   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 1.5% 18.1%
112   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 1.5% 13.4%
113   Ovenbird 12.6% 1.5% 11.2%
114   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 1.5% 8.7%
115   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 1.5% 8.3%
116   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 1.5% 8.1%
117   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 1.5% 7.4%
118   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 1.5% 6.7%
119   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 1.5% 5.0%
120   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 1.5% 3.4%
121   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 1.5% 3.0%
122   Canada Warbler 4.1% 1.5% 2.6%
123   Connecticut Warbler 2.0% 1.5% 0.5%
124   Blue-winged Warbler 1.5% 1.5% 0.0%
125   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 1.5% 0.2%
126   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.0% 1.5% 0.4%
127   Glossy Ibis 1.0% 1.5% 0.5%
128   Dickcissel 0.9% 1.5% 0.6%
129   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 1.5% 0.6%
130   Dunlin 0.7% 1.5% 0.8%
131   Hudsonian Godwit 0.5% 1.5% 1.0%
132   American Pipit 0.4% 1.5% 1.1%
133   Least Tern 0.2% 1.5% 1.3%
134   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.1% 1.5% 1.4%
135   Parasitic Jaeger 0.0% 1.5% 1.4%
136   Eastern Meadowlark 0.0% 1.5% 1.4%
137   Cory's Shearwater 0.0% 1.5% 1.5%
138   Manx Shearwater 0% 1.5% 1.5%