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

based on 29 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area in September. 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   Herring Gull 30.9% 62.1% 31.2%
2   Gray Catbird 60.6% 48.3% 12.3%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 44.8% 12.8%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 41.4% 22.8%
5   Osprey 25.5% 31.0% 5.6%
6   Laughing Gull 18.6% 27.6% 8.9%
7   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 24.1% 7.5%
8   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 24.1% 12.1%
9   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 24.1% 17.1%
10   American Robin 60.3% 20.7% 39.6%
11   Snowy Egret 12.1% 20.7% 8.6%
12   Mourning Dove 53.2% 17.2% 36.0%
13   Great Egret 20.0% 17.2% 2.8%
14   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 17.2% 9.5%
15   Green Heron 7.5% 17.2% 9.7%
16   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 17.2% 12.2%
17   Carolina Wren 26.9% 13.8% 13.1%
18   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 13.8% 11.4%
19   American Crow 17.0% 13.8% 3.2%
20   Tree Swallow 7.0% 13.8% 6.8%
21   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 13.8% 10.3%
22   Black Vulture 2.7% 13.8% 11.1%
23   European Starling 48.5% 10.3% 38.1%
24   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 10.3% 34.9%
25   Northern Flicker 43.2% 10.3% 32.9%
26   Northern Parula 27.0% 10.3% 16.6%
27   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 10.3% 14.8%
28   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 10.3% 6.1%
29   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 10.3% 1.8%
30   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 10.3% 1.6%
31   Common Raven 5.4% 10.3% 4.9%
32   Royal Tern 2.9% 10.3% 7.4%
33   Clapper Rail 1.9% 10.3% 8.4%
34   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 6.9% 43.5%
35   American Redstart 43.0% 6.9% 36.1%
36   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 6.9% 24.9%
37   Song Sparrow 28.7% 6.9% 21.8%
38   American Goldfinch 27.8% 6.9% 20.9%
39   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 6.9% 17.8%
40   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 6.9% 11.0%
41   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 6.9% 0.7%
42   Merlin 5.4% 6.9% 1.5%
43   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 6.9% 1.9%
44   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 6.9% 2.4%
45   Common Tern 4.0% 6.9% 2.9%
46   Sanderling 2.9% 6.9% 4.0%
47   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 6.9% 4.3%
48   Black Skimmer 1.6% 6.9% 5.3%
49   Willet 1.0% 6.9% 5.9%
50   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 3.4% 28.3%
51   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 3.4% 26.1%
52   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 3.4% 13.4%
53   Palm Warbler 15.1% 3.4% 11.7%
54   House Finch 14.9% 3.4% 11.4%
55   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 3.4% 9.3%
56   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 3.4% 8.8%
57   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 3.4% 8.8%
58   Veery 11.6% 3.4% 8.1%
59   Mute Swan 11.4% 3.4% 8.0%
60   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 3.4% 6.9%
61   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 3.4% 6.3%
62   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 3.4% 4.9%
63   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 3.4% 4.5%
64   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 3.4% 4.0%
65   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 3.4% 3.9%
66   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 3.4% 2.9%
67   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 3.4% 1.7%
68   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 3.4% 0.5%
69   Northern Harrier 3.6% 3.4% 0.1%
70   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 3.4% 0.0%
71   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 3.4% 0.3%
72   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 3.4% 2.1%
73   Brown Creeper 1.3% 3.4% 2.1%
74   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 3.4% 2.6%
75   Dunlin 0.7% 3.4% 2.8%
76   Blue Grosbeak 0.5% 3.4% 3.0%