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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 48 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area in December. 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   Bufflehead 28.2% 72.9% 44.8%
2   Herring Gull 41.9% 68.8% 26.9%
3   Brant 18.8% 66.7% 47.8%
4   Red-breasted Merganser 14.8% 62.5% 47.7%
5   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 56.2% 6.6%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 41.7% 12.3%
7   Horned Grebe 5.2% 41.7% 36.4%
8   Common Goldeneye 3.8% 35.4% 31.6%
9   American Black Duck 26.7% 31.2% 4.6%
10   Song Sparrow 37.1% 29.2% 7.9%
11   Canada Goose 51.6% 25.0% 26.6%
12   Long-tailed Duck 6.3% 25.0% 18.7%
13   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 22.9% 5.5%
14   Sanderling 3.1% 22.9% 19.8%
15   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 20.8% 19.2%
16   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 20.8% 13.9%
17   Common Loon 9.0% 18.8% 9.7%
18   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 18.8% 11.9%
19   Black-bellied Plover 1.1% 18.8% 17.6%
20   American Crow 20.6% 14.6% 6.0%
21   American Robin 29.6% 12.5% 17.1%
22   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 12.5% 5.4%
23   House Finch 16.4% 12.5% 3.9%
24   Mallard 48.4% 10.4% 37.9%
25   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.7% 10.4% 18.3%
26   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 10.4% 5.1%
27   Hudsonian Godwit 0.0% 10.4% 10.4%
28   Mourning Dove 36.2% 8.3% 27.8%
29   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 8.3% 14.9%
30   Carolina Wren 18.8% 8.3% 10.5%
31   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 8.3% 2.8%
32   Common Merganser 4.9% 8.3% 3.5%
33   Northern Gannet 3.1% 8.3% 5.2%
34   European Starling 38.9% 6.2% 32.7%
35   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 6.2% 14.0%
36   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 6.2% 12.6%
37   White-winged Scoter 2.0% 6.2% 4.2%
38   Black Vulture 1.3% 6.2% 4.9%
39   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 4.2% 44.5%
40   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 4.2% 26.5%
41   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 4.2% 20.2%
42   Mute Swan 14.0% 4.2% 9.8%
43   Northern Flicker 11.0% 4.2% 6.8%
44   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 4.2% 6.6%
45   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 4.2% 3.4%
46   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 4.2% 1.2%
47   Bald Eagle 4.8% 4.2% 0.7%
48   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 4.2% 0.5%
49   Black Scoter 2.6% 4.2% 1.5%
50   Snow Bunting 2.0% 4.2% 2.1%
51   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 4.2% 3.5%
52   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 2.1% 22.5%
53   American Goldfinch 20.4% 2.1% 18.4%
54   American Coot 10.4% 2.1% 8.3%
55   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 2.1% 7.7%
56   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 2.1% 7.1%
57   American Wigeon 6.2% 2.1% 4.1%
58   Northern Harrier 5.0% 2.1% 2.9%
59   Common Raven 4.5% 2.1% 2.4%
60   Gray Catbird 4.0% 2.1% 1.9%
61   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 2.1% 1.2%
62   Horned Lark 2.7% 2.1% 0.6%
63   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 2.1% 0.5%
64   Surf Scoter 2.3% 2.1% 0.2%
65   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 2.1% 0.1%
66   Killdeer 1.8% 2.1% 0.2%
67   Wood Stork 0.4% 2.1% 1.7%
68   Razorbill 0.3% 2.1% 1.8%