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Top Birds at Great Kills Park--Mudflats in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 47 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Great Kills Park--Mudflats in October. 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   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 83.0% 51.1%
2   Herring Gull 32.7% 76.6% 43.9%
3   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 66.0% 15.5%
4   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 61.7% 31.3%
5   Mallard 38.6% 59.6% 21.0%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 59.6% 40.7%
7   Laughing Gull 13.7% 59.6% 45.9%
8   Osprey 12.5% 57.4% 45.0%
9   Canada Goose 40.8% 53.2% 12.4%
10   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 51.1% 14.8%
11   European Starling 46.6% 48.9% 2.3%
12   Royal Tern 3.4% 46.8% 43.4%
13   Song Sparrow 55.2% 44.7% 10.5%
14   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 44.7% 40.7%
15   Great Egret 14.2% 42.6% 28.4%
16   American Black Duck 13.3% 36.2% 22.8%
17   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 34.0% 14.6%
18   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 31.9% 12.6%
19   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 27.7% 5.8%
20   Brant 9.6% 27.7% 18.1%
21   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 27.7% 25.6%
22   American Robin 57.6% 25.5% 32.1%
23   Blue Jay 56.3% 25.5% 30.7%
24   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 23.4% 22.1%
25   Tree Swallow 5.7% 21.3% 15.6%
26   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 19.1% 13.7%
27   Palm Warbler 31.0% 19.1% 11.8%
28   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 19.1% 3.4%
29   Killdeer 6.1% 19.1% 13.0%
30   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.5% 19.1% 17.6%
31   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 19.1% 18.5%
32   Little Blue Heron 0.5% 19.1% 18.7%
33   Mourning Dove 45.8% 17.0% 28.8%
34   Snowy Egret 5.4% 17.0% 11.6%
35   Northern Flicker 38.6% 14.9% 23.7%
36   Gray Catbird 38.5% 14.9% 23.6%
37   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 14.9% 11.4%
38   American Crow 23.4% 14.9% 8.5%
39   House Finch 18.0% 14.9% 3.1%
40   Merlin 7.4% 14.9% 7.5%
41   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 12.8% 45.0%
42   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 12.8% 23.7%
43   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 12.8% 8.2%
44   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 12.8% 0.3%
45   Dunlin 2.5% 12.8% 10.2%
46   Least Sandpiper 0.7% 12.8% 12.1%
47   Field Sparrow 11.5% 8.5% 3.0%
48   Forster's Tern 2.4% 8.5% 6.1%
49   Common Loon 2.3% 8.5% 6.2%
50   Common Tern 0.5% 8.5% 8.0%
51   House Sparrow 46.9% 6.4% 40.5%
52   American Goldfinch 23.8% 6.4% 17.4%
53   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 6.4% 3.2%
54   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 6.4% 0.6%
55   Great Cormorant 1.2% 6.4% 5.2%
56   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 4.3% 31.3%
57   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 4.3% 25.3%
58   Carolina Wren 22.2% 4.3% 18.0%
59   Mute Swan 10.8% 4.3% 6.6%
60   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 4.3% 3.6%
61   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 4.3% 1.7%
62   Bald Eagle 5.4% 4.3% 1.1%
63   Sanderling 1.7% 4.3% 2.6%
64   Bufflehead 1.6% 4.3% 2.7%
65   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 4.3% 3.0%
66   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 4.3% 3.1%
67   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 4.3% 3.4%
68   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 4.3% 3.6%
69   American Golden-Plover 0.6% 4.3% 3.6%
70   Whimbrel 0.0% 4.3% 4.2%
71   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 2.1% 43.5%
72   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 2.1% 26.8%
73   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 2.1% 20.4%
74   Common Grackle 21.2% 2.1% 19.0%
75   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 2.1% 16.9%
76   American Kestrel 12.9% 2.1% 10.8%
77   Northern Parula 11.0% 2.1% 8.9%
78   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 2.1% 8.1%
79   Wood Duck 9.9% 2.1% 7.7%
80   House Wren 9.2% 2.1% 7.1%
81   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 2.1% 6.6%
82   Chimney Swift 8.5% 2.1% 6.4%
83   Purple Finch 7.0% 2.1% 4.8%
84   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 2.1% 4.7%
85   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 2.1% 1.8%
86   Common Nighthawk 0.9% 2.1% 1.2%
87   Black Scoter 0.8% 2.1% 1.3%
88   Northern Gannet 0.7% 2.1% 1.5%
89   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 2.1% 1.5%
90   Horned Grebe 0.3% 2.1% 1.8%
91   Hudsonian Godwit 0.3% 2.1% 1.9%