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

based on 8 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) in April. 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   Canada Goose 52.9% 87.5% 34.6%
2   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 87.5% 71.9%
3   Mallard 54.7% 75.0% 20.3%
4   Bufflehead 11.9% 75.0% 63.1%
5   European Starling 56.7% 62.5% 5.8%
6   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 62.5% 7.8%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 62.5% 25.7%
8   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 62.5% 34.2%
9   Herring Gull 26.4% 62.5% 36.1%
10   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 62.5% 39.2%
11   Osprey 19.2% 62.5% 43.3%
12   Killdeer 9.3% 62.5% 53.2%
13   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 62.5% 55.5%
14   American Robin 74.8% 50.0% 24.8%
15   Blue Jay 52.6% 50.0% 2.6%
16   Mourning Dove 51.6% 50.0% 1.6%
17   Common Grackle 48.8% 50.0% 1.2%
18   Song Sparrow 48.8% 50.0% 1.2%
19   American Black Duck 10.2% 50.0% 39.8%
20   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 37.5% 23.1%
21   House Sparrow 53.2% 37.5% 15.7%
22   Carolina Wren 22.3% 37.5% 15.2%
23   Northern Flicker 45.2% 25.0% 20.2%
24   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 25.0% 14.7%
25   Tufted Titmouse 25.7% 25.0% 0.7%
26   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 25.0% 0.2%
27   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 25.0% 3.1%
28   American Crow 19.4% 25.0% 5.6%
29   White-breasted Nuthatch 17.9% 25.0% 7.1%
30   Fish Crow 15.6% 25.0% 9.4%
31   Mute Swan 15.4% 25.0% 9.6%
32   Brant 13.8% 25.0% 11.2%
33   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10.9% 25.0% 14.1%
34   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 25.0% 14.8%
35   Gadwall 8.5% 25.0% 16.5%
36   Common Loon 5.2% 25.0% 19.8%
37   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 25.0% 19.9%
38   Red-throated Loon 4.4% 25.0% 20.6%
39   Common Raven 3.7% 25.0% 21.3%
40   Ring-necked Duck 3.0% 25.0% 22.0%
41   Horned Grebe 2.8% 25.0% 22.2%
42   Hooded Merganser 2.8% 25.0% 22.2%
43   Wild Turkey 2.4% 25.0% 22.6%
44   American Wigeon 1.3% 25.0% 23.7%
45   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 12.5% 25.5%
46   Rock Pigeon 34.1% 12.5% 21.6%
47   American Goldfinch 28.5% 12.5% 16.0%
48   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 12.5% 12.6%
49   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 12.5% 10.5%
50   Great Egret 22.7% 12.5% 10.2%
51   House Finch 16.6% 12.5% 4.1%
52   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 12.5% 1.7%
53   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 12.5% 3.8%
54   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 12.5% 4.9%
55   Snowy Egret 7.2% 12.5% 5.3%
56   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 12.5% 5.5%
57   Bald Eagle 3.9% 12.5% 8.6%
58   Pied-billed Grebe 2.8% 12.5% 9.7%
59   Common Merganser 2.6% 12.5% 9.9%
60   Northern Gannet 2.3% 12.5% 10.2%
61   Greater Scaup 1.4% 12.5% 11.1%
62   Long-tailed Duck 1.0% 12.5% 11.5%
63   Common Goldeneye 0.2% 12.5% 12.3%