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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 64 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area in April. 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   Brant 0% 67.2% 67.2%
2   Osprey 17.5% 57.8% 40.3%
3   American Robin 42.0% 48.4% 6.5%
4   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 48.4% 21.5%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 25.8% 46.9% 21.1%
6   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 43.8% 43.1%
7   American Herring Gull 0.5% 43.8% 43.3%
8   American Oystercatcher 0.0% 43.8% 43.7%
9   Red-winged Blackbird 26.8% 35.9% 9.2%
10   White-throated Sparrow 57.3% 34.4% 22.9%
11   Song Sparrow 23.8% 34.4% 10.5%
12   Mallard 29.5% 32.8% 3.3%
13   Great Egret 2.2% 32.8% 30.6%
14   Bufflehead 1.3% 32.8% 31.5%
15   Mourning Dove 45.4% 31.2% 14.1%
16   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 31.2% 11.5%
17   Common Grackle 25.9% 31.2% 5.3%
18   European Starling 19.9% 29.7% 9.7%
19   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 29.7% 29.7%
20   Carolina Wren 71.6% 28.1% 43.4%
21   Canada Goose 48.6% 28.1% 20.4%
22   Eastern Towhee 44.6% 25.0% 19.6%
23   Laughing Gull 0.1% 25.0% 24.9%
24   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 23.4% 57.3%
25   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.8% 20.3% 24.5%
26   Chipping Sparrow 43.6% 20.3% 23.3%
27   Black Vulture 20.4% 20.3% 0.1%
28   American Crow 56.7% 18.8% 38.0%
29   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 18.8% 14.3%
30   House Finch 27.2% 18.8% 8.5%
31   Horned Grebe 0.3% 18.8% 18.4%
32   Northern Gannet 0% 18.8% 18.8%
33   Snowy Egret 0.1% 17.2% 17.1%
34   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 63.5% 15.6% 47.9%
35   Northern Flicker 13.1% 15.6% 2.5%
36   Fish Crow 37.0% 14.1% 22.9%
37   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 14.1% 13.3%
38   American Black Duck 0.1% 14.1% 14.0%
39   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 12.5% 27.5%
40   Eastern Phoebe 35.4% 12.5% 22.9%
41   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 12.5% 4.3%
42   Ring-billed Gull 6.3% 12.5% 6.2%
43   Belted Kingfisher 18.6% 10.9% 7.7%
44   Great Blue Heron 44.0% 9.4% 34.6%
45   Dark-eyed Junco 5.1% 9.4% 4.3%
46   Common Loon 0.6% 9.4% 8.7%
47   Merlin 0.2% 9.4% 9.1%
48   Willet 0.0% 9.4% 9.3%
49   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.3% 7.8% 50.5%
50   House Wren 10.2% 7.8% 2.4%
51   Palm Warbler 7.9% 7.8% 0.1%
52   Cedar Waxwing 5.8% 7.8% 2.0%
53   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.0% 7.8% 6.8%
54   Common Raven 0.4% 7.8% 7.4%
55   American Goldfinch 47.1% 6.2% 40.9%
56   Gray Catbird 18.3% 6.2% 12.0%
57   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 6.2% 8.9%
58   Red-tailed Hawk 12.5% 6.2% 6.2%
59   Green Heron 6.4% 6.2% 0.2%
60   Forster's Tern 0.2% 6.2% 6.0%
61   Red-throated Loon 0% 6.2% 6.2%
62   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 6.2% 6.2%
63   Blue Jay 48.6% 4.7% 43.9%
64   Brown-headed Cowbird 38.0% 4.7% 33.3%
65   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.3% 4.7% 17.6%
66   Brown Thrasher 19.9% 4.7% 15.2%
67   Tree Swallow 14.5% 4.7% 9.8%
68   Field Sparrow 10.7% 4.7% 6.0%
69   American Kestrel 1.0% 4.7% 3.7%
70   Greater Yellowlegs 0.8% 4.7% 3.9%
71   Northern Harrier 0.8% 4.7% 3.9%
72   Brown Creeper 0.3% 4.7% 4.4%
73   Tufted Titmouse 70.2% 3.1% 67.1%
74   Barn Swallow 19.6% 3.1% 16.5%
75   Chimney Swift 13.9% 3.1% 10.8%
76   Bald Eagle 12.4% 3.1% 9.3%
77   Prairie Warbler 7.5% 3.1% 4.4%
78   Purple Martin 7.0% 3.1% 3.9%
79   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 3.1% 1.8%
80   Yellow Warbler 2.6% 3.1% 0.5%
81   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
82   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 3.1% 3.0%
83   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 3.1% 3.1%
84   Common Merganser 0% 3.1% 3.1%
85   White-winged Scoter 0% 3.1% 3.1%
86   White-eyed Vireo 39.6% 1.6% 38.0%
87   Northern Parula 36.6% 1.6% 35.1%
88   Common Yellowthroat 33.8% 1.6% 32.2%
89   Red-shouldered Hawk 33.2% 1.6% 31.6%
90   Killdeer 17.3% 1.6% 15.7%
91   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 1.6% 12.5%
92   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.1% 1.6% 7.5%
93   Orchard Oriole 7.2% 1.6% 5.6%
94   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.4% 1.6% 4.8%
95   Blue-headed Vireo 4.2% 1.6% 2.6%
96   Savannah Sparrow 4.1% 1.6% 2.5%
97   Bonaparte's Gull 3.6% 1.6% 2.1%
98   Cliff Swallow 3.5% 1.6% 2.0%
99   Northern Waterthrush 3.3% 1.6% 1.7%
100   Pied-billed Grebe 2.1% 1.6% 0.5%
101   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.8% 1.6% 0.2%
102   Broad-winged Hawk 1.0% 1.6% 0.5%
103   American Coot 0.8% 1.6% 0.7%
104   Baltimore Oriole 0.7% 1.6% 0.8%
105   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 1.6% 1.0%
106   Chuck-will's-widow 0.4% 1.6% 1.1%
107   Mute Swan 0.4% 1.6% 1.1%
108   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 1.6% 1.1%
109   Ring-necked Duck 0.4% 1.6% 1.1%
110   Marsh Wren 0.2% 1.6% 1.3%
111   American Pipit 0.2% 1.6% 1.4%
112   American Wigeon 0.1% 1.6% 1.4%
113   American Woodcock 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
114   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
115   Greater Scaup 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
116   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
117   Surf Scoter 0.0% 1.6% 1.6%
118   Sanderling 0.0% 1.6% 1.6%
119   Black Scoter 0% 1.6% 1.6%