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Top Birds at Hempstead Lake SP--south end in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 302 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hempstead Lake SP--south end 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   American Robin 60.2% 93.4% 33.2%
2   Gray Catbird 60.4% 92.7% 32.3%
3   Blue Jay 51.6% 90.1% 38.5%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.3% 83.1% 53.8%
5   Northern Cardinal 50.2% 79.8% 29.6%
6   Northern Flicker 43.0% 77.2% 34.1%
7   Mallard 36.5% 69.9% 33.4%
8   Carolina Wren 26.7% 68.2% 41.5%
9   Mourning Dove 53.2% 67.5% 14.4%
10   American Redstart 42.9% 65.9% 23.0%
11   Downy Woodpecker 31.7% 64.9% 33.2%
12   Northern Parula 26.8% 62.3% 35.4%
13   European Starling 48.4% 57.3% 8.9%
14   Black-and-white Warbler 31.6% 55.3% 23.7%
15   Red-eyed Vireo 25.0% 55.0% 30.0%
16   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.3% 51.3% 38.0%
17   Common Grackle 23.9% 51.0% 27.1%
18   Canada Goose 37.8% 50.0% 12.2%
19   Black-capped Chickadee 12.6% 45.7% 33.1%
20   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.5% 44.7% 28.2%
21   Song Sparrow 28.6% 43.7% 15.1%
22   Northern Waterthrush 15.7% 41.1% 25.4%
23   Warbling Vireo 8.1% 35.8% 27.7%
24   Mute Swan 11.3% 35.1% 23.8%
25   Wood Duck 9.9% 34.8% 24.9%
26   Cedar Waxwing 16.3% 32.8% 16.4%
27   Osprey 25.4% 32.1% 6.7%
28   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 31.5% 13.8%
29   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 28.8% 12.0%
30   Belted Kingfisher 12.0% 28.8% 16.8%
31   Chimney Swift 22.4% 27.8% 5.4%
32   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 26.5% 1.8%
33   Tufted Titmouse 9.9% 24.8% 14.9%
34   House Sparrow 46.0% 24.2% 21.8%
35   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 22.8% 3.3%
36   Herring Gull 30.9% 22.5% 8.4%
37   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 22.5% 14.1%
38   American Goldfinch 27.8% 21.9% 5.9%
39   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 21.5% 1.3%
40   Veery 11.5% 21.5% 10.0%
41   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 20.9% 3.0%
42   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 18.9% 8.7%
43   Double-crested Cormorant 32.1% 18.2% 13.9%
44   Rock Pigeon 36.9% 17.2% 19.7%
45   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 16.9% 7.2%
46   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 16.6% 4.3%
47   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.1% 16.6% 11.4%
48   Northern Mockingbird 31.7% 14.6% 17.1%
49   Spotted Sandpiper 4.9% 12.6% 7.7%
50   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 12.3% 2.6%
51   Fish Crow 2.9% 12.3% 9.4%
52   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 11.9% 4.2%
53   Palm Warbler 15.1% 11.6% 3.5%
54   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 10.3% 2.0%
55   Ovenbird 12.6% 9.9% 2.7%
56   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 9.9% 1.5%
57   Laughing Gull 18.7% 9.3% 9.4%
58   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 9.3% 6.2%
59   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 8.9% 4.6%
60   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 8.6% 3.5%
61   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 8.3% 1.1%
62   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.6% 7.9% 3.6%
63   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 7.6% 2.8%
64   Merlin 5.4% 7.3% 1.9%
65   Red-tailed Hawk 18.8% 7.0% 11.8%
66   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 7.0% 0.9%
67   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 7.0% 2.3%
68   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 7.0% 4.0%
69   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 6.6% 0.8%
70   Forster's Tern 4.1% 6.6% 2.5%
71   Ring-billed Gull 25.3% 6.3% 19.0%
72   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 6.3% 5.8%
73   American Black Duck 8.0% 6.0% 2.1%
74   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 6.0% 1.6%
75   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 5.3% 2.8%
76   Pine Warbler 5.4% 5.3% 0.1%
77   House Wren 17.3% 5.0% 12.4%
78   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 5.0% 2.0%
79   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 5.0% 0.1%
80   Prairie Warbler 4.3% 4.6% 0.3%
81   Canada Warbler 4.1% 4.3% 0.2%
82   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 4.3% 1.7%
83   American Crow 17.1% 4.0% 13.1%
84   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 3.6% 6.0%
85   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.5% 3.6% 2.8%
86   Blue-winged Warbler 1.5% 3.6% 2.2%
87   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 3.3% 4.5%
88   Green Heron 7.6% 3.3% 4.3%
89   Common Raven 5.4% 3.3% 2.1%
90   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 3.3% 0.1%
91   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 3.3% 1.3%
92   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 2.6% 6.1%
93   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 2.6% 1.4%
94   Wood Thrush 5.2% 2.3% 2.9%
95   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 2.3% 0.2%
96   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1.7% 2.3% 0.6%
97   House Finch 14.9% 2.0% 12.9%
98   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 2.0% 5.5%
99   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 2.0% 1.7%
100   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 2.0% 0.2%
101   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.5% 2.0% 0.5%
102   Purple Finch 1.4% 2.0% 0.6%
103   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 1.7% 3.3%
104   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 1.7% 2.8%
105   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 1.7% 2.3%
106   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 1.7% 1.9%
107   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 1.7% 1.7%
108   American Wigeon 1.0% 1.7% 0.7%
109   Worm-eating Warbler 0.4% 1.7% 1.2%
110   Great Black-backed Gull 18.7% 1.3% 17.4%
111   Semipalmated Sandpiper 8.0% 1.3% 6.6%
112   Tree Swallow 7.1% 1.3% 5.7%
113   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 1.3% 0.8%
114   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
115   Great Egret 20.1% 1.0% 19.1%
116   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 1.0% 5.7%
117   Savannah Sparrow 6.4% 1.0% 5.4%
118   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 1.0% 4.3%
119   Bald Eagle 4.8% 1.0% 3.8%
120   Gadwall 4.6% 1.0% 3.6%
121   Rusty Blackbird 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
122   Greater Yellowlegs 8.9% 0.7% 8.2%
123   Semipalmated Plover 7.1% 0.7% 6.4%
124   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 0.7% 3.2%
125   Winter Wren 1.8% 0.7% 1.1%
126   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 0.7% 0.7%
127   Brown Creeper 1.3% 0.7% 0.7%
128   Snowy Egret 12.2% 0.3% 11.9%
129   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 0.3% 7.7%
130   Killdeer 7.5% 0.3% 7.2%
131   Common Tern 4.0% 0.3% 3.7%
132   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 0.3% 3.5%
133   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 0.3% 2.6%
134   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 0.3% 2.5%
135   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.1% 0.3% 0.7%
136   Glossy Ibis 1.0% 0.3% 0.6%
137   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.7% 0.3% 0.4%
138   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 0.3% 0.3%
139   Mourning Warbler 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
140   Hermit Thrush 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
141   Budgerigar 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%