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Top Birds at Hempstead Plains Preserve in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 27 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hempstead Plains Preserve 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% 74.1% 18.9%
2   Northern Mockingbird 36.2% 74.1% 37.8%
3   American Robin 57.6% 70.4% 12.8%
4   Blue Jay 56.2% 66.7% 10.4%
5   European Starling 46.6% 66.7% 20.1%
6   Mourning Dove 45.8% 55.6% 9.8%
7   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 55.6% 20.1%
8   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 48.1% 15.4%
9   Northern Flicker 38.5% 44.4% 5.9%
10   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 37.0% 7.4%
11   Palm Warbler 31.0% 37.0% 6.1%
12   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 37.0% 17.6%
13   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 33.3% 24.4%
14   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 33.3% 17.1%
15   Canada Goose 40.8% 33.3% 7.5%
16   Gray Catbird 38.5% 29.6% 8.8%
17   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 29.6% 6.8%
18   American Kestrel 12.9% 29.6% 16.7%
19   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 22.2% 4.1%
20   House Finch 18.0% 22.2% 4.3%
21   House Sparrow 46.8% 18.5% 28.3%
22   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 18.5% 27.1%
23   Herring Gull 32.7% 18.5% 14.2%
24   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 18.5% 11.9%
25   American Crow 23.4% 18.5% 4.9%
26   Field Sparrow 11.5% 18.5% 7.0%
27   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 18.5% 7.3%
28   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 14.8% 14.8%
29   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 14.8% 11.2%
30   American Goldfinch 23.8% 14.8% 9.0%
31   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 14.8% 7.7%
32   Common Grackle 21.1% 14.8% 6.3%
33   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 14.8% 8.0%
34   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.6% 14.8% 14.2%
35   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 11.1% 9.9%
36   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 11.1% 9.7%
37   Killdeer 6.1% 11.1% 5.0%
38   Fish Crow 2.6% 11.1% 8.5%
39   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 11.1% 9.3%
40   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 7.4% 27.6%
41   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 7.4% 24.5%
42   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 7.4% 16.2%
43   Carolina Wren 22.2% 7.4% 14.8%
44   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 7.4% 10.9%
45   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 7.4% 8.4%
46   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 7.4% 2.7%
47   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 7.4% 2.5%
48   Common Raven 5.8% 7.4% 1.6%
49   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 7.4% 4.9%
50   Mallard 38.6% 3.7% 34.9%
51   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 3.7% 25.2%
52   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 3.7% 19.0%
53   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 3.7% 16.5%
54   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 3.7% 7.5%
55   Winter Wren 10.0% 3.7% 6.2%
56   House Wren 9.2% 3.7% 5.5%
57   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 3.7% 5.0%
58   Merlin 7.4% 3.7% 3.7%
59   Purple Finch 7.0% 3.7% 3.3%
60   Northern Harrier 5.9% 3.7% 2.2%
61   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 3.7% 1.7%
62   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 3.7% 1.0%
63   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 3.7% 1.8%
64   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.3% 3.7% 2.4%
65   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 3.7% 2.8%
66   Bobolink 0.6% 3.7% 3.1%