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Top Birds at Watchung Lake in July
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 14 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Watchung Lake in July. 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Relative Rank
1   Canada Goose 0 3 6 6 42.9% +3.6% 311 / 789
2   Great Blue Heron 0 3 5 6 42.9% +14.7% 174 / 685
3   Green Heron 1 2 6 6 42.9% +34.1% 38 / 341
4   Ringed Teal 5 1 6 6 42.9% +42.9% 1 / 1
5   Barn Swallow 0 2 5 5 35.7% -13.0% 517 / 923
6   Mallard 0 1 4 4 28.6% -9.5% 373 / 730
7   Blue Jay 0 2 4 4 28.6% +0.7% 501 / 849
8   Chimney Swift 0 3 4 4 28.6% +5.8% 339 / 860
9   American Robin 0 2 3 3 21.4% -42.0% 1019 / 1188
10   European Starling 0 2 3 3 21.4% -32.8% 913 / 1135
11   Gray Catbird 0 2 3 3 21.4% -30.1% 756 / 977
12   Song Sparrow 0 2 3 3 21.4% -27.4% 661 / 892
13   Downy Woodpecker 0 2 3 3 21.4% -0.4% 414 / 733
14   Carolina Wren 0 2 3 3 21.4% +0.9% 414 / 723
15   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 2 2 3 21.4% +1.3% 217 / 525
16   Wood Duck 1 1 3 3 21.4% +13.9% 93 / 247
17   Mourning Dove 0 1 2 2 14.3% -37.4% 1009 / 1132
18   Northern Cardinal 0 1 2 2 14.3% -32.3% 878 / 1002
19   Double-crested Cormorant 0 2 2 2 14.3% -30.2% 729 / 867
20   Great Egret 0 2 2 2 14.3% -25.5% 568 / 714
21   American Goldfinch 0 2 2 2 14.3% -16.4% 584 / 740
22   House Finch 0 1 2 2 14.3% -2.9% 415 / 704
23   Warbling Vireo 0 2 2 2 14.3% +1.4% 281 / 467
24   Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 2 2 14.3% +5.2% 296 / 571
25   White-breasted Nuthatch 0 1 2 2 14.3% +8.2% 197 / 332
26   Turkey Vulture 0 1 2 2 14.3% +9.4% 178 / 403
27   House Sparrow 0 1 1 1 7.1% -49.5% 1220 / 1232
28   Red-winged Blackbird 0 1 1 1 7.1% -43.9% 807 / 852
29   Rock Pigeon 0 1 1 1 7.1% -29.0% 952 / 998
30   Common Grackle 0 1 1 1 7.1% -28.1% 896 / 936
31   Northern Flicker 0 1 1 1 7.1% -13.3% 629 / 686
32   Eastern Kingbird 0 1 1 1 7.1% -8.1% 443 / 528
33   American Crow 0 1 1 1 7.1% -6.4% 632 / 728
34   Black-capped Chickadee 0 1 1 1 7.1% +0.3% 270 / 354
35   Tufted Titmouse 0 1 1 1 7.1% +0.9% 272 / 348
36   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 1 1 1 7.1% +1.0% 254 / 367
37   Chipping Sparrow 0 1 1 1 7.1% +1.2% 228 / 329
38   Red-eyed Vireo 0 1 1 1 7.1% +1.6% 221 / 298
39   Great Crested Flycatcher 0 1 1 1 7.1% +1.8% 226 / 295
40   Little Blue Heron 0 1 1 1 7.1% +3.5% 84 / 138
41   Black Vulture 0 1 1 1 7.1% +6.1% 77 / 141