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Top Birds at Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 2 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) 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   Song Sparrow 55.2% 100.0% 44.8%
2   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 100.0% 54.4%
3   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 100.0% 63.7%
4   Herring Gull 32.7% 100.0% 67.3%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 100.0% 68.1%
6   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 100.0% 78.2%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 100.0% 81.1%
8   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 50.0% 7.7%
9   American Robin 57.6% 50.0% 7.6%
10   Blue Jay 56.2% 50.0% 6.2%
11   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 50.0% 0.4%
12   House Sparrow 46.8% 50.0% 3.2%
13   European Starling 46.6% 50.0% 3.4%
14   Mourning Dove 45.8% 50.0% 4.2%
15   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 50.0% 5.5%
16   Canada Goose 40.8% 50.0% 9.2%
17   Northern Flicker 38.5% 50.0% 11.5%
18   Gray Catbird 38.5% 50.0% 11.5%
19   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 50.0% 13.6%
20   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 50.0% 15.0%
21   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 50.0% 17.2%
22   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 50.0% 19.6%
23   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 50.0% 20.4%
24   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 50.0% 21.1%
25   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 50.0% 23.7%
26   American Goldfinch 23.8% 50.0% 26.2%
27   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 50.0% 27.5%
28   Carolina Wren 22.2% 50.0% 27.8%
29   Common Grackle 21.1% 50.0% 28.9%
30   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 50.0% 29.2%
31   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 50.0% 29.8%
32   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 50.0% 31.0%
33   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 50.0% 31.7%
34   House Finch 18.0% 50.0% 32.0%
35   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 50.0% 34.2%
36   Great Egret 14.2% 50.0% 35.8%
37   Osprey 12.5% 50.0% 37.5%
38   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 50.0% 38.0%
39   Northern Parula 11.0% 50.0% 39.0%
40   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 50.0% 39.8%
41   American Redstart 7.9% 50.0% 42.1%
42   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 50.0% 42.2%
43   Merlin 7.4% 50.0% 42.6%
44   Killdeer 6.1% 50.0% 43.9%
45   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 50.0% 44.4%
46   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 50.0% 44.6%
47   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 50.0% 45.7%
48   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 50.0% 46.4%
49   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 50.0% 47.5%