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Top Birds at Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 249 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 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   Mallard 38.4% 91.2% 52.8%
2   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.3% 87.6% 37.2%
3   Ring-billed Gull 30.2% 84.7% 54.5%
4   Song Sparrow 55.1% 84.3% 29.2%
5   Green-winged Teal 5.7% 81.1% 75.4%
6   Northern Mockingbird 36.1% 79.5% 43.4%
7   Greater Yellowlegs 7.0% 75.5% 68.5%
8   Swamp Sparrow 32.6% 73.5% 40.9%
9   Mourning Dove 45.7% 71.9% 26.2%
10   Red-winged Blackbird 15.6% 70.7% 55.1%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 31.8% 70.3% 38.5%
12   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 69.9% 12.2%
13   Herring Gull 32.6% 69.5% 36.9%
14   Canada Goose 40.7% 66.3% 25.5%
15   European Starling 46.5% 64.7% 18.1%
16   American Robin 57.5% 63.1% 5.5%
17   House Sparrow 46.8% 59.8% 13.1%
18   Savannah Sparrow 19.3% 57.4% 38.1%
19   Palm Warbler 30.9% 53.8% 22.9%
20   Northern Cardinal 44.4% 52.6% 8.2%
21   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 49.4% 3.8%
22   Northern Shoveler 8.6% 49.4% 40.8%
23   Snowy Egret 5.3% 47.8% 42.5%
24   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 46.2% 24.4%
25   Gray Catbird 38.4% 45.4% 6.9%
26   Common Yellowthroat 26.2% 44.6% 18.4%
27   Downy Woodpecker 29.5% 42.2% 12.6%
28   Great Egret 14.1% 39.4% 25.2%
29   Marsh Wren 2.1% 38.6% 36.4%
30   Blue Jay 56.3% 36.9% 19.4%
31   Northern Flicker 38.6% 36.1% 2.4%
32   House Finch 17.9% 35.3% 17.4%
33   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 34.1% 15.3%
34   American Goldfinch 23.8% 33.7% 10.0%
35   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 32.1% 4.3%
36   White-crowned Sparrow 11.1% 32.1% 21.0%
37   Common Grackle 21.1% 27.7% 6.6%
38   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 26.9% 4.2%
39   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 26.5% 9.0%
40   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 24.9% 22.4%
41   Northern Harrier 5.8% 23.3% 17.5%
42   Field Sparrow 11.5% 22.9% 11.4%
43   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 22.1% 11.9%
44   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 21.7% 7.2%
45   American Black Duck 13.3% 19.7% 6.4%
46   American Crow 23.4% 18.5% 4.9%
47   Carolina Wren 22.2% 17.3% 5.0%
48   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 17.3% 16.1%
49   Laughing Gull 13.7% 16.9% 3.1%
50   Osprey 12.5% 16.9% 4.4%
51   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 15.7% 2.6%
52   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 14.9% 0.3%
53   Fish Crow 2.6% 14.9% 12.3%
54   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 14.1% 6.8%
55   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 13.7% 12.4%
56   Red-tailed Hawk 22.6% 13.3% 9.3%
57   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 13.3% 7.7%
58   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 13.3% 5.1%
59   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 12.9% 5.0%
60   Monk Parakeet 2.3% 12.0% 9.8%
61   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 11.6% 1.5%
62   Northern Parula 11.0% 10.8% 0.2%
63   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 10.8% 1.4%
64   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 10.8% 4.1%
65   Gadwall 8.0% 10.0% 2.0%
66   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 10.0% 4.3%
67   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 9.6% 4.0%
68   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 8.8% 14.8%
69   American Kestrel 12.9% 8.8% 4.1%
70   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.3% 8.8% 8.5%
71   Bald Eagle 5.4% 7.6% 2.3%
72   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.1% 7.2% 27.9%
73   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 7.2% 3.9%
74   Killdeer 6.1% 7.2% 1.1%
75   Tree Swallow 5.7% 7.2% 1.6%
76   Yellow Warbler 1.1% 7.2% 6.1%
77   Least Sandpiper 0.7% 6.8% 6.2%
78   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 6.4% 4.3%
79   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 6.0% 3.6%
80   Brown Creeper 10.7% 5.2% 5.5%
81   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 4.8% 14.2%
82   House Wren 9.2% 4.8% 4.4%
83   Chimney Swift 8.5% 4.8% 3.7%
84   Purple Finch 7.0% 4.8% 2.1%
85   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 4.8% 0.1%
86   Pine Siskin 4.5% 4.8% 0.3%
87   Dunlin 2.5% 4.8% 2.3%
88   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 4.4% 4.0%
89   Sharp-shinned Hawk 10.0% 4.0% 5.9%
90   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 3.6% 4.3%
91   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 3.6% 4.0%
92   Merlin 7.5% 3.6% 3.8%
93   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 3.6% 0.8%
94   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 3.6% 0.0%
95   Northern Pintail 1.7% 3.6% 2.0%
96   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 3.2% 4.6%
97   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.6% 3.2% 2.7%
98   Stilt Sandpiper 0.3% 3.2% 2.9%
99   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.3% 2.8% 17.5%
100   Pine Warbler 6.6% 2.8% 3.8%
101   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 2.8% 1.5%
102   Sora 0.5% 2.8% 2.3%
103   American Redstart 7.9% 2.4% 5.5%
104   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 2.4% 1.5%
105   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 2.4% 1.5%
106   Western Sandpiper 0.1% 2.4% 2.3%
107   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 2.0% 10.1%
108   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 2.0% 5.5%
109   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 2.0% 0.5%
110   Green Heron 1.1% 2.0% 0.9%
111   Winter Wren 10.0% 1.6% 8.4%
112   Wood Duck 9.9% 1.6% 8.3%
113   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 1.6% 6.6%
114   Common Raven 5.8% 1.6% 4.2%
115   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 1.6% 3.8%
116   American Wigeon 3.0% 1.6% 1.4%
117   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 1.6% 1.1%
118   Vesper Sparrow 2.4% 1.6% 0.7%
119   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 1.6% 0.3%
120   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.5% 1.6% 0.1%
121   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 1.2% 2.8%
122   Clapper Rail 1.0% 1.2% 0.2%
123   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 1.2% 0.5%
124   Prairie Warbler 0.5% 1.2% 0.7%
125   Grasshopper Sparrow 0.5% 1.2% 0.7%
126   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.1% 1.2% 1.2%
127   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 0.8% 4.9%
128   American Coot 4.3% 0.8% 3.5%
129   Black-bellied Plover 4.1% 0.8% 3.3%
130   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 0.8% 2.7%
131   Rusty Blackbird 1.4% 0.8% 0.6%
132   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.2% 0.8% 0.4%
133   Hooded Merganser 1.1% 0.8% 0.3%
134   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 0.8% 0.2%
135   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
136   Ovenbird 5.4% 0.4% 5.0%
137   Black Vulture 2.5% 0.4% 2.1%
138   American Pipit 2.4% 0.4% 2.0%
139   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 0.4% 1.5%
140   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 0.4% 1.4%
141   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 0.4% 1.1%
142   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.3% 0.4% 0.9%
143   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 0.4% 0.7%
144   Dickcissel 0.9% 0.4% 0.5%
145   Chestnut-sided Warbler 0.8% 0.4% 0.4%
146   Blue Grosbeak 0.7% 0.4% 0.3%
147   Fox Sparrow 0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
148   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
149   Wilson's Warbler 0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
150   Ring-necked Duck 0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
151   Purple Gallinule 0.5% 0.4% 0.1%
152   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
153   American Bittern 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
154   Barn Swallow 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
155   American Tree Sparrow 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
156   Tundra Swan 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
157   Bank Swallow 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
158   Brewer's Sparrow 0% 0.4% 0.4%