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Top Birds at Rutgers University Newark Campus in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 370 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rutgers University Newark Campus 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   White-throated Sparrow 58.6% 70.8% 12.2%
2   House Sparrow 46.7% 60.0% 13.3%
3   Song Sparrow 54.9% 57.3% 2.4%
4   Ovenbird 5.3% 55.4% 50.1%
5   Common Yellowthroat 25.3% 54.9% 29.6%
6   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.4% 54.1% 31.7%
7   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.1% 53.5% 8.4%
8   American Robin 57.7% 53.0% 4.7%
9   European Starling 45.8% 52.4% 6.6%
10   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 51.9% 19.1%
11   Gray Catbird 37.3% 49.5% 12.2%
12   Eastern Towhee 20.4% 46.8% 26.4%
13   Dark-eyed Junco 26.5% 40.5% 14.0%
14   Hermit Thrush 24.2% 40.0% 15.8%
15   House Finch 17.9% 39.5% 21.5%
16   Mourning Dove 45.7% 37.3% 8.4%
17   Yellow-rumped Warbler 49.8% 30.8% 19.0%
18   Northern Cardinal 45.2% 29.2% 16.0%
19   Eastern Phoebe 36.3% 29.2% 7.1%
20   Northern Mockingbird 36.4% 28.4% 8.0%
21   Rock Pigeon 35.7% 27.8% 7.9%
22   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 20.3% 0.2%
23   Brown Thrasher 5.0% 20.0% 15.0%
24   American Woodcock 0.8% 19.5% 18.6%
25   American Herring Gull 31.8% 19.2% 12.6%
26   Golden-crowned Kinglet 29.8% 18.9% 10.9%
27   Common Grackle 21.9% 17.8% 4.0%
28   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.3% 17.8% 11.5%
29   Palm Warbler 30.4% 16.8% 13.6%
30   Northern Flicker 38.2% 16.2% 22.0%
31   House Wren 8.9% 16.2% 7.3%
32   American Kestrel 12.6% 15.7% 3.1%
33   Blue Jay 56.9% 14.6% 42.3%
34   Canada Goose 40.6% 14.6% 26.0%
35   Winter Wren 10.6% 14.6% 4.0%
36   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.2% 13.5% 9.3%
37   Downy Woodpecker 30.1% 12.4% 17.7%
38   Red-tailed Hawk 23.1% 12.2% 11.0%
39   Field Sparrow 11.3% 12.2% 0.9%
40   Common Raven 6.2% 12.2% 6.0%
41   American Goldfinch 23.4% 10.8% 12.5%
42   Black-and-white Warbler 9.0% 10.3% 1.2%
43   Ring-billed Gull 29.8% 10.0% 19.8%
44   Savannah Sparrow 18.8% 7.3% 11.5%
45   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 7.3% 4.8%
46   Brown Creeper 11.2% 6.8% 4.4%
47   Chimney Swift 7.6% 6.8% 0.9%
48   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.7% 6.5% 5.8%
49   Wood Thrush 1.8% 5.9% 4.1%
50   Cooper's Hawk 14.9% 5.7% 9.2%
51   Swainson's Thrush 7.3% 5.7% 1.6%
52   Blackpoll Warbler 9.8% 5.4% 4.4%
53   Merlin 7.4% 4.1% 3.3%
54   Pine Siskin 3.9% 4.1% 0.1%
55   Cape May Warbler 2.5% 4.1% 1.5%
56   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.8% 3.8% 4.0%
57   Magnolia Warbler 7.1% 3.8% 3.3%
58   American Crow 23.5% 3.5% 20.0%
59   American Redstart 7.7% 3.5% 4.2%
60   Cedar Waxwing 9.7% 3.2% 6.4%
61   Purple Finch 6.7% 3.2% 3.5%
62   Northern Waterthrush 2.6% 3.2% 0.7%
63   White-crowned Sparrow 10.3% 3.0% 7.3%
64   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.2% 3.0% 2.2%
65   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.9% 2.7% 33.2%
66   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 2.7% 4.9%
67   Scarlet Tanager 3.6% 2.7% 0.9%
68   Blue-headed Vireo 11.5% 2.4% 9.0%
69   Marsh Wren 2.2% 2.4% 0.2%
70   Pine Warbler 6.3% 2.2% 4.2%
71   Northern Parula 10.7% 1.9% 8.8%
72   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 1.9% 2.6%
73   Black-capped Chickadee 18.1% 1.6% 16.5%
74   Red-winged Blackbird 15.7% 1.4% 14.3%
75   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.5% 1.4% 8.1%
76   Connecticut Warbler 0.3% 1.4% 1.1%
77   Double-crested Cormorant 31.1% 1.1% 30.1%
78   Great Black-backed Gull 17.9% 1.1% 16.9%
79   Osprey 11.8% 1.1% 10.7%
80   Red-eyed Vireo 5.6% 1.1% 4.5%
81   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 1.1% 0.2%
82   Carolina Wren 23.3% 0.8% 22.5%
83   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.7% 0.8% 20.9%
84   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 0.8% 8.9%
85   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.6% 0.8% 4.8%
86   Grasshopper Sparrow 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
87   Least Flycatcher 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
88   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
89   Tufted Titmouse 20.4% 0.5% 19.8%
90   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 0.5% 3.1%
91   Fish Crow 2.7% 0.5% 2.2%
92   Tennessee Warbler 2.4% 0.5% 1.8%
93   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.0% 0.5% 1.5%
94   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 0.5% 0.6%
95   Green Heron 1.2% 0.5% 0.6%
96   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.1% 0.5% 0.6%
97   Dickcissel 0.9% 0.5% 0.3%
98   Fox Sparrow 0.7% 0.5% 0.1%
99   Virginia Rail 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
100   Mourning Warbler 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
101   Mallard 38.4% 0.3% 38.1%
102   Great Blue Heron 22.3% 0.3% 22.0%
103   Brant 9.1% 0.3% 8.8%
104   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 0.3% 7.6%
105   Greater Yellowlegs 7.0% 0.3% 6.8%
106   Killdeer 6.0% 0.3% 5.8%
107   Black Vulture 2.5% 0.3% 2.3%
108   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 0.3% 1.6%
109   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 0.3% 0.7%
110   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
111   Lark Sparrow 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
112   American Tree Sparrow 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
113   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%
114   Blue-winged Warbler 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%
115   Summer Tanager 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%
116   Eastern Whip-poor-will 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%