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

based on 46 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 13.8% 73.9% 60.1%
2   Osprey 19.2% 69.6% 50.4%
3   American Robin 74.8% 54.3% 20.4%
4   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 54.3% 47.3%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 52.2% 15.4%
6   Herring Gull 26.4% 47.8% 21.4%
7   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 39.1% 10.8%
8   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 39.1% 32.1%
9   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 37.0% 20.2%
10   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 34.8% 19.9%
11   Mallard 54.7% 34.8% 19.9%
12   Carolina Wren 22.3% 34.8% 12.5%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 34.8% 19.1%
14   Bufflehead 11.9% 34.8% 22.9%
15   Canada Goose 52.9% 32.6% 20.3%
16   Song Sparrow 48.8% 32.6% 16.2%
17   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 32.6% 20.1%
18   Mourning Dove 51.6% 30.4% 21.1%
19   Great Egret 22.7% 30.4% 7.7%
20   Laughing Gull 11.1% 30.4% 19.3%
21   European Starling 56.7% 28.3% 28.4%
22   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 26.1% 4.2%
23   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 23.9% 36.7%
24   Common Grackle 48.8% 23.9% 24.9%
25   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 23.9% 7.3%
26   American Crow 19.4% 23.9% 4.5%
27   House Finch 16.6% 23.9% 7.3%
28   Horned Grebe 2.8% 21.7% 19.0%
29   Black Vulture 2.5% 21.7% 19.2%
30   Northern Gannet 2.2% 21.7% 19.5%
31   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 19.6% 9.8%
32   Snowy Egret 7.2% 19.6% 12.4%
33   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 17.4% 7.7%
34   Fish Crow 15.6% 17.4% 1.8%
35   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 17.4% 5.6%
36   Northern Flicker 45.2% 15.2% 30.0%
37   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 15.2% 8.1%
38   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 15.2% 1.9%
39   American Black Duck 10.2% 15.2% 5.0%
40   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 13.0% 12.4%
41   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 13.0% 7.1%
42   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 10.9% 27.1%
43   Palm Warbler 28.0% 10.9% 17.2%
44   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 10.9% 0.3%
45   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 10.9% 0.7%
46   Merlin 2.0% 10.9% 8.9%
47   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 8.7% 31.0%
48   American Goldfinch 28.5% 8.7% 19.8%
49   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 8.7% 10.3%
50   House Wren 7.6% 8.7% 1.1%
51   Cedar Waxwing 3.6% 8.7% 5.1%
52   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.5% 8.7% 6.2%
53   Blue Jay 52.6% 6.5% 46.1%
54   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 6.5% 18.3%
55   Tree Swallow 22.1% 6.5% 15.6%
56   White-breasted Nuthatch 17.9% 6.5% 11.4%
57   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 6.5% 5.5%
58   Brown Creeper 9.3% 6.5% 2.8%
59   Gray Catbird 9.1% 6.5% 2.6%
60   Forster's Tern 3.7% 6.5% 2.9%
61   Common Raven 3.7% 6.5% 2.9%
62   Green Heron 3.6% 6.5% 3.0%
63   Willet 1.4% 6.5% 5.1%
64   Tufted Titmouse 25.8% 4.3% 21.4%
65   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 4.3% 18.7%
66   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 4.3% 17.6%
67   Barn Swallow 14.4% 4.3% 10.0%
68   Field Sparrow 8.1% 4.3% 3.7%
69   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 4.3% 3.5%
70   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 4.3% 1.8%
71   American Kestrel 5.5% 4.3% 1.1%
72   Chimney Swift 5.4% 4.3% 1.0%
73   Common Loon 5.2% 4.3% 0.9%
74   Red-throated Loon 4.4% 4.3% 0.0%
75   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 4.3% 0.2%
76   Bald Eagle 3.9% 4.3% 0.5%
77   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 4.3% 1.4%
78   Prairie Warbler 2.7% 4.3% 1.6%
79   Common Merganser 2.6% 4.3% 1.8%
80   Northern Harrier 1.8% 4.3% 2.5%
81   Little Blue Heron 0.8% 4.3% 3.6%
82   Purple Martin 0.5% 4.3% 3.9%
83   White-winged Scoter 0.3% 4.3% 4.1%
84   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 2.2% 32.0%
85   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 2.2% 15.7%
86   Blue-headed Vireo 9.5% 2.2% 7.3%
87   Killdeer 9.3% 2.2% 7.1%
88   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 2.2% 5.7%
89   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 2.2% 5.4%
90   American Coot 7.1% 2.2% 5.0%
91   Greater Yellowlegs 6.5% 2.2% 4.3%
92   Northern Waterthrush 5.2% 2.2% 3.0%
93   Northern Parula 4.8% 2.2% 2.7%
94   Common Yellowthroat 3.5% 2.2% 1.3%
95   Baltimore Oriole 2.8% 2.2% 0.7%
96   Pied-billed Grebe 2.8% 2.2% 0.6%
97   Black-throated Green Warbler 2.3% 2.2% 0.1%
98   Orchard Oriole 1.6% 2.2% 0.6%
99   White-eyed Vireo 1.6% 2.2% 0.6%
100   Broad-winged Hawk 1.4% 2.2% 0.8%
101   American Wigeon 1.3% 2.2% 0.8%
102   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.2% 2.2% 0.9%
103   White-crowned Sparrow 0.9% 2.2% 1.2%
104   Bonaparte's Gull 0.9% 2.2% 1.3%
105   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 2.2% 1.4%
106   American Woodcock 0.7% 2.2% 1.5%
107   Black Scoter 0.5% 2.2% 1.7%
108   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0.5% 2.2% 1.7%
109   Cliff Swallow 0.3% 2.2% 1.9%
110   Chuck-will's-widow 0.2% 2.2% 2.0%
111   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 2.2% 2.1%
112   American Pipit 0.1% 2.2% 2.1%