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Top Birds at Nickerson Beach in February
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 118 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Nickerson Beach in February. 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   Horned Lark 2.1% 65.3% 63.1%
2   Brant 20.7% 52.5% 31.8%
3   Herring Gull 42.3% 44.1% 1.8%
4   Canada Goose 55.7% 38.1% 17.6%
5   Mallard 50.4% 37.3% 13.1%
6   Dunlin 1.1% 29.7% 28.5%
7   European Starling 38.5% 28.0% 10.5%
8   Lapland Longspur 0.5% 25.4% 24.9%
9   Sanderling 2.6% 23.7% 21.1%
10   Snow Bunting 1.3% 23.7% 22.5%
11   Snowy Owl 1.1% 21.2% 20.1%
12   Song Sparrow 34.6% 19.5% 15.1%
13   Ring-billed Gull 51.6% 18.6% 32.9%
14   Long-tailed Duck 7.8% 18.6% 10.8%
15   Black-bellied Plover 0.6% 17.8% 17.2%
16   Great Black-backed Gull 30.4% 16.1% 14.3%
17   Common Loon 9.1% 14.4% 5.3%
18   Horned Grebe 8.3% 14.4% 6.1%
19   Killdeer 3.9% 14.4% 10.5%
20   Yellow-rumped Warbler 5.0% 11.9% 6.9%
21   Red-winged Blackbird 18.8% 10.2% 8.7%
22   American Crow 21.1% 8.5% 12.6%
23   Red-throated Loon 7.6% 8.5% 0.9%
24   Rock Pigeon 28.4% 7.6% 20.7%
25   Red-breasted Merganser 20.2% 6.8% 13.4%
26   House Finch 13.7% 6.8% 6.9%
27   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 5.9% 34.2%
28   American Robin 30.1% 5.9% 24.2%
29   American Black Duck 27.3% 5.9% 21.4%
30   Common Eider 0.9% 5.1% 4.2%
31   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 5.1% 4.7%
32   Red Knot 0.1% 5.1% 5.0%
33   Northern Mockingbird 23.9% 4.2% 19.7%
34   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 4.2% 15.2%
35   Peregrine Falcon 5.0% 4.2% 0.8%
36   Common Raven 3.5% 4.2% 0.7%
37   Surf Scoter 2.2% 4.2% 2.1%
38   Razorbill 0.9% 4.2% 3.3%
39   Bonaparte's Gull 0.7% 4.2% 3.5%
40   Common Redpoll 0.4% 4.2% 3.8%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 23.3% 3.4% 19.9%
42   American Tree Sparrow 7.7% 3.4% 4.3%
43   Black Scoter 2.4% 3.4% 1.0%
44   Merlin 2.1% 3.4% 1.3%
45   Savannah Sparrow 1.3% 3.4% 2.1%
46   Northern Gannet 1.2% 3.4% 2.2%
47   Harlequin Duck 0.7% 3.4% 2.7%
48   Tree Swallow 0.7% 3.4% 2.7%
49   White-throated Sparrow 40.4% 2.5% 37.9%
50   House Sparrow 39.5% 2.5% 37.0%
51   American Goldfinch 12.3% 2.5% 9.7%
52   Northern Harrier 4.9% 2.5% 2.3%
53   American Kestrel 3.4% 2.5% 0.9%
54   Snow Goose 2.6% 2.5% 0.1%
55   Bufflehead 32.3% 1.7% 30.6%
56   Mourning Dove 32.1% 1.7% 30.4%
57   Black-capped Chickadee 23.5% 1.7% 21.8%
58   Carolina Wren 15.5% 1.7% 13.8%
59   Common Grackle 13.5% 1.7% 11.8%
60   Double-crested Cormorant 11.6% 1.7% 9.9%
61   Greater Scaup 9.8% 1.7% 8.1%
62   Bald Eagle 5.9% 1.7% 4.2%
63   Purple Sandpiper 1.0% 1.7% 0.7%
64   Blue Jay 35.2% 0.8% 34.4%
65   Downy Woodpecker 27.8% 0.8% 26.9%
66   Dark-eyed Junco 16.4% 0.8% 15.6%
67   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 0.8% 6.6%
68   Common Goldeneye 7.3% 0.8% 6.5%
69   Fish Crow 6.9% 0.8% 6.1%
70   Turkey Vulture 6.4% 0.8% 5.6%
71   Great Cormorant 4.9% 0.8% 4.1%
72   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.2% 0.8% 1.3%
73   Brown-headed Cowbird 2.0% 0.8% 1.1%
74   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.8% 0.8% 1.0%
75   White-winged Scoter 1.5% 0.8% 0.7%
76   Field Sparrow 1.2% 0.8% 0.4%
77   Chipping Sparrow 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%
78   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
79   Short-billed Dowitcher 0% 0.8% 0.8%