Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 26 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double-crested Cormorant | 41.3% | 76.9% | 35.6% | |||
| 2 | Osprey | 30.7% | 76.9% | 46.3% | |||
| 3 | Herring Gull | 39.5% | 61.5% | 22.0% | |||
| 4 | Snowy Egret | 22.5% | 57.7% | 35.2% | |||
| 5 | Semipalmated Plover | 21.1% | 57.7% | 36.6% | |||
| 6 | Gray Catbird | 54.7% | 50.0% | 4.7% | |||
| 7 | Laughing Gull | 32.0% | 50.0% | 18.0% | |||
| 8 | Great Black-backed Gull | 27.0% | 50.0% | 23.0% | |||
| 9 | Mourning Dove | 53.7% | 42.3% | 11.4% | |||
| 10 | Song Sparrow | 35.0% | 42.3% | 7.3% | |||
| 11 | Great Blue Heron | 30.6% | 42.3% | 11.7% | |||
| 12 | American Goldfinch | 37.6% | 34.6% | 3.0% | |||
| 13 | Northern Mockingbird | 36.0% | 34.6% | 1.4% | |||
| 14 | Ring-billed Gull | 31.8% | 34.6% | 2.8% | |||
| 15 | Red-winged Blackbird | 28.5% | 34.6% | 6.1% | |||
| 16 | Common Tern | 16.4% | 34.6% | 18.2% | |||
| 17 | American Oystercatcher | 12.4% | 34.6% | 22.2% | |||
| 18 | European Starling | 51.1% | 30.8% | 20.4% | |||
| 19 | Eastern Towhee | 7.0% | 30.8% | 23.7% | |||
| 20 | Barn Swallow | 39.9% | 26.9% | 13.0% | |||
| 21 | Great Egret | 34.5% | 26.9% | 7.6% | |||
| 22 | Common Yellowthroat | 15.1% | 23.1% | 7.9% | |||
| 23 | Green Heron | 11.9% | 23.1% | 11.2% | |||
| 24 | House Wren | 11.4% | 23.1% | 11.7% | |||
| 25 | Northern Cardinal | 47.8% | 19.2% | 28.5% | |||
| 26 | Spotted Sandpiper | 17.0% | 19.2% | 2.2% | |||
| 27 | Clapper Rail | 4.2% | 19.2% | 15.0% | |||
| 28 | Carolina Wren | 24.7% | 15.4% | 9.4% | |||
| 29 | Cedar Waxwing | 16.8% | 15.4% | 1.4% | |||
| 30 | House Finch | 14.9% | 15.4% | 0.5% | |||
| 31 | American Crow | 14.4% | 15.4% | 1.0% | |||
| 32 | Belted Kingfisher | 8.4% | 15.4% | 7.0% | |||
| 33 | Black Vulture | 1.4% | 15.4% | 14.0% | |||
| 34 | American Robin | 57.3% | 11.5% | 45.7% | |||
| 35 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 24.2% | 11.5% | 12.6% | |||
| 36 | Killdeer | 14.2% | 11.5% | 2.6% | |||
| 37 | Tree Swallow | 14.1% | 11.5% | 2.6% | |||
| 38 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 9.0% | 11.5% | 2.6% | |||
| 39 | Turkey Vulture | 5.3% | 11.5% | 6.2% | |||
| 40 | Sanderling | 5.3% | 11.5% | 6.2% | |||
| 41 | Least Tern | 5.1% | 11.5% | 6.5% | |||
| 42 | Canada Goose | 40.8% | 7.7% | 33.1% | |||
| 43 | American Redstart | 22.0% | 7.7% | 14.3% | |||
| 44 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.9% | 7.7% | 1.7% | |||
| 45 | Solitary Sandpiper | 3.7% | 7.7% | 4.0% | |||
| 46 | Willet | 3.6% | 7.7% | 4.1% | |||
| 47 | Piping Plover | 1.9% | 7.7% | 5.8% | |||
| 48 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 1.6% | 7.7% | 6.1% | |||
| 49 | Least Sandpiper | 22.0% | 3.8% | 18.2% | |||
| 50 | Yellow Warbler | 20.2% | 3.8% | 16.4% | |||
| 51 | Greater Yellowlegs | 15.9% | 3.8% | 12.0% | |||
| 52 | Northern Waterthrush | 15.4% | 3.8% | 11.6% | |||
| 53 | Baltimore Oriole | 15.1% | 3.8% | 11.3% | |||
| 54 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 14.6% | 3.8% | 10.7% | |||
| 55 | Black-and-white Warbler | 14.3% | 3.8% | 10.4% | |||
| 56 | Forster's Tern | 13.2% | 3.8% | 9.3% | |||
| 57 | Red-tailed Hawk | 11.4% | 3.8% | 7.6% | |||
| 58 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 10.4% | 3.8% | 6.5% | |||
| 59 | American Black Duck | 10.1% | 3.8% | 6.2% | |||
| 60 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 9.1% | 3.8% | 5.3% | |||
| 61 | Tufted Titmouse | 8.5% | 3.8% | 4.7% | |||
| 62 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 7.0% | 3.8% | 3.2% | |||
| 63 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 6.8% | 3.8% | 2.9% | |||
| 64 | Ruddy Turnstone | 5.5% | 3.8% | 1.6% | |||
| 65 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 5.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | |||
| 66 | Willow Flycatcher | 4.7% | 3.8% | 0.9% | |||
| 67 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 4.3% | 3.8% | 0.4% | |||
| 68 | Little Blue Heron | 4.2% | 3.8% | 0.4% | |||
| 69 | Eastern Phoebe | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.1% | |||
| 70 | Bank Swallow | 3.1% | 3.8% | 0.8% | |||
| 71 | Royal Tern | 2.2% | 3.8% | 1.6% | |||
| 72 | White-eyed Vireo | 2.2% | 3.8% | 1.7% | |||
| 73 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.1% | 3.8% | 1.7% | |||
| 74 | Field Sparrow | 1.8% | 3.8% | 2.1% | |||
| 75 | Swamp Sparrow | 1.1% | 3.8% | 2.7% | |||
| 76 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 0.5% | 3.8% | 3.4% | |||
| 77 | Bonaparte's Gull | 0.4% | 3.8% | 3.4% | |||
| 78 | American Bittern | 0.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% |