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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 100 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area in April. 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   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 84.0% 77.0%
2   Brant 13.8% 74.0% 60.2%
3   Osprey 19.2% 70.0% 50.8%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 63.0% 47.4%
5   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 61.0% 54.0%
6   Herring Gull 26.4% 60.0% 33.6%
7   Song Sparrow 48.8% 58.0% 9.2%
8   Great Egret 22.7% 52.0% 29.3%
9   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 51.0% 22.7%
10   Mourning Dove 51.6% 48.0% 3.6%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 46.0% 9.2%
12   Bufflehead 11.9% 46.0% 34.1%
13   American Robin 74.8% 41.0% 33.8%
14   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 38.0% 16.7%
15   American Black Duck 10.2% 38.0% 27.8%
16   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 37.0% 24.5%
17   Canada Goose 52.9% 31.0% 21.9%
18   Common Grackle 48.9% 29.0% 19.9%
19   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 28.0% 4.7%
20   Laughing Gull 11.1% 26.0% 14.9%
21   Fish Crow 15.6% 23.0% 7.4%
22   European Starling 56.7% 20.0% 36.7%
23   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 20.0% 15.9%
24   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 19.0% 12.2%
25   Bald Eagle 3.9% 18.0% 14.1%
26   Northern Flicker 45.2% 16.0% 29.2%
27   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 16.0% 5.9%
28   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 15.0% 4.0%
29   American Crow 19.4% 14.0% 5.4%
30   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 14.0% 2.2%
31   Mallard 54.7% 13.0% 41.7%
32   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 13.0% 1.9%
33   Cedar Waxwing 3.6% 13.0% 9.4%
34   Black Vulture 2.5% 13.0% 10.5%
35   Northern Gannet 2.2% 13.0% 10.8%
36   Forster's Tern 3.6% 11.0% 7.4%
37   Horned Grebe 2.8% 11.0% 8.2%
38   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.4% 11.0% 8.6%
39   Merlin 2.0% 11.0% 9.0%
40   Common Raven 3.6% 10.0% 6.4%
41   Tree Swallow 22.2% 9.0% 13.2%
42   Barn Swallow 14.4% 9.0% 5.4%
43   Snowy Egret 7.2% 9.0% 1.8%
44   Northern Cardinal 60.7% 8.0% 52.7%
45   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 8.0% 9.1%
46   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 8.0% 4.3%
47   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 7.0% 22.4%
48   American Goldfinch 28.5% 7.0% 21.5%
49   Palm Warbler 28.0% 7.0% 21.0%
50   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 7.0% 10.8%
51   House Finch 16.6% 7.0% 9.6%
52   Field Sparrow 8.1% 7.0% 1.1%
53   Red-throated Loon 4.3% 7.0% 2.7%
54   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 6.0% 14.2%
55   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 6.0% 4.2%
56   American Kestrel 5.5% 6.0% 0.5%
57   Bonaparte's Gull 0.9% 6.0% 5.1%
58   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 5.0% 33.0%
59   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 5.0% 20.1%
60   Green Heron 3.6% 5.0% 1.4%
61   Blue Jay 52.6% 4.0% 48.6%
62   Greater Yellowlegs 6.5% 4.0% 2.5%
63   Common Loon 5.2% 4.0% 1.2%
64   Willet 1.4% 4.0% 2.6%
65   Glaucous Gull 0.1% 4.0% 3.9%
66   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 3.0% 22.5%
67   Red-tailed Hawk 24.9% 3.0% 21.9%
68   Carolina Wren 22.3% 3.0% 19.3%
69   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10.9% 3.0% 7.9%
70   Common Merganser 2.6% 3.0% 0.4%
71   Northern Harrier 1.8% 3.0% 1.2%
72   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 3.0% 1.3%
73   Black Scoter 0.5% 3.0% 2.5%
74   Surf Scoter 0.5% 3.0% 2.5%
75   White-throated Sparrow 57.2% 2.0% 55.2%
76   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 2.0% 32.2%
77   Mute Swan 15.5% 2.0% 13.5%
78   Killdeer 9.3% 2.0% 7.3%
79   Brown Creeper 9.3% 2.0% 7.3%
80   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 2.0% 5.8%
81   House Wren 7.6% 2.0% 5.6%
82   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 2.0% 4.2%
83   Peregrine Falcon 2.9% 2.0% 0.9%
84   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.3% 2.0% 1.7%
85   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 1.0% 38.7%
86   Tufted Titmouse 25.8% 1.0% 24.8%
87   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 1.0% 22.0%
88   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 1.0% 20.9%
89   White-breasted Nuthatch 17.9% 1.0% 16.9%
90   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 1.0% 9.8%
91   Blue-headed Vireo 9.5% 1.0% 8.5%
92   Gray Catbird 9.1% 1.0% 8.1%
93   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 1.0% 7.7%
94   Gadwall 8.5% 1.0% 7.5%
95   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 1.0% 6.8%
96   Chimney Swift 5.4% 1.0% 4.4%
97   Rusty Blackbird 4.4% 1.0% 3.4%
98   Glossy Ibis 2.3% 1.0% 1.3%
99   Purple Finch 1.9% 1.0% 0.9%
100   Spotted Sandpiper 1.8% 1.0% 0.8%
101   Black-bellied Plover 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
102   Bank Swallow 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
103   Purple Martin 0.5% 1.0% 0.5%
104   Tricolored Heron 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
105   White-winged Scoter 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
106   Common Goldeneye 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
107   Common Tern 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
108   Sora 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
109   Common Eider 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
110   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
111   Black Skimmer 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
112   Whimbrel 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
113   Swallow-tailed Kite 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%