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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 41 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Osprey 30.6% 68.3% 37.6%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 65.9% 25.7%
3   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 63.4% 43.2%
4   American Herring Gull 37.7% 58.5% 20.8%
5   Laughing Gull 32.3% 56.1% 23.8%
6   Gray Catbird 54.3% 48.8% 5.5%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 46.3% 21.1%
8   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 43.9% 17.2%
9   Song Sparrow 33.8% 41.5% 7.7%
10   Mourning Dove 53.5% 39.0% 14.4%
11   Snowy Egret 21.0% 39.0% 18.0%
12   Great Blue Heron 30.3% 36.6% 6.3%
13   Common Tern 16.1% 36.6% 20.5%
14   Northern Mockingbird 34.9% 34.1% 0.7%
15   Barn Swallow 37.7% 31.7% 6.0%
16   American Goldfinch 36.8% 31.7% 5.1%
17   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 29.3% 1.5%
18   Eastern Towhee 6.4% 29.3% 22.9%
19   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.7% 26.8% 4.1%
20   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 26.8% 15.4%
21   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 24.4% 8.9%
22   House Wren 10.6% 24.4% 13.8%
23   European Starling 49.3% 22.0% 27.4%
24   Northern Cardinal 48.1% 22.0% 26.1%
25   Great Egret 32.8% 22.0% 10.8%
26   Carolina Wren 25.8% 22.0% 3.9%
27   Clapper Rail 4.0% 22.0% 18.0%
28   American Robin 56.2% 19.5% 36.7%
29   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 19.5% 4.4%
30   House Finch 14.4% 19.5% 5.1%
31   Cedar Waxwing 15.5% 17.1% 1.6%
32   Green Heron 10.9% 17.1% 6.2%
33   American Redstart 22.5% 14.6% 7.8%
34   Belted Kingfisher 7.9% 14.6% 6.8%
35   Tree Swallow 13.4% 12.2% 1.2%
36   Turkey Vulture 5.2% 12.2% 7.0%
37   Black Vulture 1.4% 12.2% 10.8%
38   Yellow Warbler 19.4% 9.8% 9.6%
39   Black-and-white Warbler 15.0% 9.8% 5.2%
40   American Crow 13.7% 9.8% 3.9%
41   Least Tern 4.9% 9.8% 4.8%
42   Royal Tern 2.5% 9.8% 7.3%
43   Canada Goose 39.9% 7.3% 32.6%
44   Northern Flicker 26.1% 7.3% 18.8%
45   Chimney Swift 23.8% 7.3% 16.4%
46   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 7.3% 13.7%
47   Killdeer 13.5% 7.3% 6.1%
48   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.9% 7.3% 1.5%
49   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.6% 7.3% 0.2%
50   Sanderling 5.2% 7.3% 2.1%
51   Common Raven 3.4% 7.3% 3.9%
52   White-eyed Vireo 1.9% 7.3% 5.4%
53   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.4% 7.3% 5.9%
54   Blue Jay 36.0% 4.9% 31.2%
55   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 4.9% 20.3%
56   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 4.9% 10.5%
57   Baltimore Oriole 14.8% 4.9% 9.9%
58   Greater Yellowlegs 14.7% 4.9% 9.8%
59   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.2% 4.9% 8.3%
60   Forster's Tern 13.2% 4.9% 8.3%
61   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.2% 4.9% 1.3%
62   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 4.9% 0.6%
63   Ruddy Turnstone 5.1% 4.9% 0.2%
64   Marsh Wren 5.1% 4.9% 0.2%
65   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 4.9% 0.8%
66   Solitary Sandpiper 4.0% 4.9% 0.9%
67   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 4.9% 1.1%
68   Willet 3.3% 4.9% 1.6%
69   Piping Plover 2.0% 4.9% 2.9%
70   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 4.9% 4.3%
71   Common Grackle 28.1% 2.4% 25.6%
72   Eastern Kingbird 15.6% 2.4% 13.2%
73   Lesser Yellowlegs 12.7% 2.4% 10.3%
74   Red-tailed Hawk 11.6% 2.4% 9.2%
75   Black-capped Chickadee 9.9% 2.4% 7.4%
76   Short-billed Dowitcher 9.6% 2.4% 7.2%
77   American Black Duck 9.5% 2.4% 7.0%
78   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 2.4% 6.7%
79   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.1% 2.4% 6.6%
80   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8.8% 2.4% 6.4%
81   Tufted Titmouse 7.8% 2.4% 5.4%
82   Chestnut-sided Warbler 5.2% 2.4% 2.8%
83   Chipping Sparrow 4.9% 2.4% 2.4%
84   Willow Flycatcher 4.3% 2.4% 1.9%
85   Little Blue Heron 3.8% 2.4% 1.3%
86   Bank Swallow 2.9% 2.4% 0.4%
87   Brown Thrasher 2.6% 2.4% 0.2%
88   Caspian Tern 2.3% 2.4% 0.1%
89   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.9% 2.4% 0.5%
90   Field Sparrow 1.6% 2.4% 0.8%
91   Common Nighthawk 1.2% 2.4% 1.2%
92   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 2.4% 1.3%
93   Tennessee Warbler 0.9% 2.4% 1.6%
94   Bonaparte's Gull 0.3% 2.4% 2.1%
95   American Bittern 0.0% 2.4% 2.4%
96   Carolina Chickadee 0.0% 2.4% 2.4%