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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 189 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area in May. 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   Brant 0% 74.6% 74.6%
2   Laughing Gull 0.2% 70.9% 70.7%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 69.3% 42.0%
4   American Oystercatcher 0% 66.1% 66.1%
5   Osprey 16.3% 61.9% 45.6%
6   Great Egret 2.5% 61.4% 58.9%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 60.3% 43.5%
8   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 59.8% 29.9%
9   American Herring Gull 0.1% 59.8% 59.7%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 53.4% 53.4%
11   Song Sparrow 15.7% 52.9% 37.2%
12   Mourning Dove 47.8% 49.2% 1.4%
13   American Robin 38.0% 44.4% 6.4%
14   Barn Swallow 30.1% 43.9% 13.9%
15   Common Grackle 33.9% 42.3% 8.4%
16   Forster's Tern 0.1% 42.3% 42.3%
17   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 41.8% 41.6%
18   Mallard 28.2% 38.6% 10.5%
19   Snowy Egret 0.4% 38.6% 38.2%
20   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 37.6% 37.6%
21   Willet 0.0% 36.5% 36.5%
22   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 34.4% 6.0%
23   Canada Goose 41.2% 33.9% 7.3%
24   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 33.9% 33.7%
25   Least Tern 0.1% 25.4% 25.3%
26   Ring-billed Gull 1.3% 24.9% 23.6%
27   Gray Catbird 28.1% 23.3% 4.9%
28   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 22.8% 13.7%
29   Turkey Vulture 38.4% 21.2% 17.2%
30   Ruddy Turnstone 0.1% 20.6% 20.6%
31   European Starling 20.4% 19.6% 0.8%
32   Blue Jay 41.8% 18.0% 23.8%
33   American Black Duck 0.0% 17.5% 17.4%
34   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 16.4% 28.8%
35   Common Tern 0.2% 16.4% 16.2%
36   Green Heron 9.8% 15.9% 6.0%
37   American Redstart 22.1% 13.8% 8.4%
38   Tree Swallow 15.2% 12.7% 2.5%
39   Bald Eagle 10.5% 12.2% 1.7%
40   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 11.6% 2.4%
41   House Wren 8.5% 11.1% 2.6%
42   Semipalmated Sandpiper 2.4% 11.1% 8.7%
43   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 10.6% 68.9%
44   Fish Crow 34.0% 10.6% 23.4%
45   House Finch 29.3% 10.6% 18.7%
46   Least Sandpiper 4.9% 10.6% 5.6%
47   American Crow 56.2% 10.1% 46.1%
48   American Goldfinch 45.0% 10.1% 35.0%
49   Red-throated Loon 0% 10.1% 10.1%
50   Dunlin 0.5% 9.5% 9.0%
51   Black Skimmer 0% 9.5% 9.5%
52   Bonaparte's Gull 0.1% 9.0% 8.9%
53   Sanderling 0.0% 9.0% 9.0%
54   Chimney Swift 27.5% 8.5% 19.0%
55   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 8.5% 0.7%
56   Semipalmated Plover 2.0% 8.5% 6.5%
57   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 7.9% 7.8%
58   Clapper Rail 0% 7.9% 7.9%
59   Royal Tern 0% 7.4% 7.4%
60   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.0% 6.3% 42.7%
61   Glossy Ibis 0.1% 6.3% 6.2%
62   Merlin 0.1% 6.3% 6.2%
63   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 6.3% 6.3%
64   Red Knot 0% 6.3% 6.3%
65   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 5.8% 4.6%
66   Greater Yellowlegs 1.0% 5.8% 4.8%
67   Common Raven 0.2% 5.8% 5.6%
68   Marsh Wren 0.0% 5.8% 5.8%
69   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 5.3% 21.7%
70   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 5.3% 10.3%
71   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 5.3% 5.3%
72   Carolina Wren 70.8% 4.8% 66.1%
73   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.3% 4.8% 49.5%
74   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 4.8% 11.4%
75   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 4.8% 3.1%
76   Field Sparrow 3.0% 4.8% 1.8%
77   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 4.8% 3.6%
78   Caspian Tern 0.7% 4.8% 4.1%
79   Killdeer 19.5% 4.2% 15.3%
80   Prairie Warbler 6.7% 4.2% 2.4%
81   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 4.2% 0.9%
82   Common Loon 0.3% 4.2% 3.9%
83   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.3% 4.2% 3.9%
84   American Golden-Plover 0% 4.2% 4.2%
85   Chipping Sparrow 38.3% 3.7% 34.6%
86   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 3.7% 33.4%
87   Black Vulture 20.5% 3.7% 16.8%
88   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.1% 3.7% 14.4%
89   Black-and-white Warbler 15.1% 3.7% 11.4%
90   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 3.7% 8.4%
91   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 3.7% 1.9%
92   Broad-winged Hawk 0.8% 3.7% 2.9%
93   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.5% 3.2% 54.4%
94   Northern Parula 35.3% 3.2% 32.2%
95   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 3.2% 4.4%
96   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 3.2% 1.2%
97   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 2.6% 27.4%
98   Purple Martin 10.5% 2.6% 7.8%
99   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 2.6% 7.2%
100   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 2.6% 0.1%
101   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 2.6% 1.5%
102   Horned Grebe 0.1% 2.6% 2.6%
103   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 2.1% 49.8%
104   Ovenbird 17.6% 2.1% 15.5%
105   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 2.1% 10.0%
106   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 2.1% 10.0%
107   Veery 2.8% 2.1% 0.7%
108   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 2.1% 0.6%
109   Bank Swallow 1.2% 2.1% 0.9%
110   Northern Harrier 0.3% 2.1% 1.8%
111   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.1% 2.1% 2.0%
112   Piping Plover 0.0% 2.1% 2.1%
113   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.0% 2.1% 2.1%
114   Iceland Gull 0% 2.1% 2.1%
115   Northern Gannet 0% 2.1% 2.1%
116   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 1.6% 32.6%
117   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.9% 1.6% 30.4%
118   Scarlet Tanager 11.6% 1.6% 10.0%
119   Northern Flicker 8.5% 1.6% 6.9%
120   Swainson's Thrush 7.0% 1.6% 5.4%
121   House Sparrow 3.3% 1.6% 1.7%
122   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 1.6% 0.2%
123   American Kestrel 0.6% 1.6% 1.0%
124   Wilson's Warbler 0.5% 1.6% 1.1%
125   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.5% 1.6% 1.1%
126   White-crowned Sparrow 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
127   Nashville Warbler 0.0% 1.6% 1.6%
128   Glaucous Gull 0% 1.6% 1.6%
129   Long-tailed Duck 0% 1.6% 1.6%
130   Surf Scoter 0% 1.6% 1.6%
131   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 1.1% 64.1%
132   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 1.1% 33.7%
133   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.8% 1.1% 19.8%
134   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.6% 1.1% 10.5%
135   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 1.1% 1.0%
136   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.3% 1.1% 0.3%
137   Palm Warbler 0.7% 1.1% 0.3%
138   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
139   Whimbrel 0.0% 1.1% 1.0%
140   Gadwall 0.0% 1.1% 1.0%
141   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 1.1% 1.1%
142   Marbled Godwit 0% 1.1% 1.1%
143   Pine Warbler 41.6% 0.5% 41.1%
144   Summer Tanager 37.8% 0.5% 37.2%
145   Wood Thrush 13.0% 0.5% 12.5%
146   Wood Duck 12.5% 0.5% 12.0%
147   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 0.5% 7.2%
148   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.0% 0.5% 6.5%
149   Northern Waterthrush 6.7% 0.5% 6.2%
150   Cliff Swallow 5.0% 0.5% 4.5%
151   Mississippi Kite 2.2% 0.5% 1.7%
152   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.2% 0.5% 0.7%
153   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.4% 0.5% 0.2%
154   Mute Swan 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
155   Tricolored Heron 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
156   Black-necked Stilt 0.1% 0.5% 0.5%
157   Bufflehead 0% 0.5% 0.5%
158   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0% 0.5% 0.5%
159   King Eider 0% 0.5% 0.5%
160   Great Cormorant 0% 0.5% 0.5%
161   Wilson's Plover 0% 0.5% 0.5%