Bird Finder

Top Birds at Rutgers University Newark Campus in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 71 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rutgers University Newark Campus in August. 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   House Sparrow 0 13 4 31 43.7% 68%
2   Northern Waterthrush 3 14 4 28 39.4% 93%
3   European Starling 0 13 3 27 38.0% 66%
4   American Robin 1 13 4 26 36.6% 56%
5   Mourning Dove 1 12 4 25 35.2% 56%
6   Gray Catbird 0 10 2 22 31.0% 50%
7   Common Yellowthroat 1 15 3 22 31.0% 88%
8   Ovenbird 1 14 3 20 28.2% 97%
9   American Goldfinch 0 10 3 17 23.9% 50%
10   Rock Pigeon 0 9 2 16 22.5% 41%
11   House Finch 0 11 3 16 22.5% 82%
12   Northern Cardinal 0 10 3 15 21.1% 37%
13   Common Grackle 1 10 4 15 21.1% 59%
14   White-throated Sparrow 5 6 2 13 18.3% 96%
15   Northern Mockingbird 0 8 2 12 16.9% 48%
16   Downy Woodpecker 0 7 2 10 14.1% 44%
17   Chimney Swift 0 7 2 10 14.1% 49%
18   Carolina Wren 0 5 1 6 8.5% 26%
19   Red-tailed Hawk 0 5 2 6 8.5% 43%
20   American Kestrel 0 4 2 6 8.5% 69%
21   Black-and-white Warbler 2 4 3 5 7.0% 37%
22   American Redstart 0 2 1 4 5.6% 25%
23   American Herring Gull 0 3 1 3 4.2% 9%
24   Fish Crow 0 3 1 3 4.2% 26%
25   Common Raven 0 3 1 3 4.2% 46%
26   Connecticut Warbler 0 2 1 3 4.2% 100%
27   Ring-billed Gull 0 2 2 2 2.8% 6%
28   Northern Flicker 0 1 1 2 2.8% 5%
29   Cedar Waxwing 0 2 2 2 2.8% 11%
30   American Crow 0 2 2 2 2.8% 7%
31   Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 1 1 2 2.8% 15%
32   Canada Goose 0 1 1 1 1.4% 1%
33   Song Sparrow 0 1 1 1 1.4% 0%
34   Great Blue Heron 0 1 1 1 1.4% 1%
35   Red-winged Blackbird 0 1 1 1 1.4% 1%
36   House Wren 0 1 1 1 1.4% 3%
37   Belted Kingfisher 1 1 1 1 1.4% 3%
38   Canada Warbler 1 1 1 1 1.4% 9%
39   Hairy Woodpecker 0 1 1 1 1.4% 7%
40   Turkey Vulture 0 1 1 1 1.4% 6%
41   Willow Flycatcher 0 1 1 1 1.4% 9%
42   Blue-winged Warbler 0 1 1 1 1.4% 14%
43   Magnolia Warbler 0 1 1 1 1.4% 11%
44   Black-throated Blue Warbler 0 1 1 1 1.4% 15%
45   Least Flycatcher 0 1 1 1 1.4% 15%
46   Black Vulture 0 1 1 1 1.4% 13%
47   Common Nighthawk 0 1 1 1 1.4% 19%
48   Tennessee Warbler 0 1 1 1 1.4% 31%
49   Virginia Rail 1 1 1 1 1.4% 42%