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Top Birds at Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area in May
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 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 10.7% 67.8% 57.1%
2   Laughing Gull 16.8% 65.3% 48.4%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 63.6% 10.2%
4   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 63.6% 55.7%
5   Great Egret 25.4% 58.5% 33.1%
6   Herring Gull 23.4% 55.9% 32.5%
7   Osprey 16.4% 55.1% 38.7%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 52.5% 18.5%
9   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 51.7% 25.0%
10   Song Sparrow 35.5% 50.8% 15.3%
11   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 50.8% 37.6%
12   Mourning Dove 53.4% 39.8% 13.6%
13   Red-breasted Merganser 1.6% 39.0% 37.3%
14   American Robin 73.3% 38.1% 35.2%
15   Barn Swallow 31.7% 38.1% 6.4%
16   Common Grackle 54.9% 37.3% 17.6%
17   Snowy Egret 9.9% 34.7% 24.8%
18   Canada Goose 45.1% 33.1% 12.1%
19   Mallard 49.3% 30.5% 18.8%
20   Forster's Tern 7.9% 30.5% 22.6%
21   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 28.8% 23.7%
22   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 28.0% 19.6%
23   Gray Catbird 66.0% 26.3% 39.7%
24   Willet 5.8% 26.3% 20.5%
25   Black-bellied Plover 3.4% 26.3% 22.8%
26   Least Tern 3.9% 24.6% 20.7%
27   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 22.9% 8.6%
28   European Starling 58.5% 22.0% 36.4%
29   Common Tern 5.8% 20.3% 14.6%
30   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 19.5% 0.4%
31   Green Heron 9.0% 18.6% 9.7%
32   American Black Duck 5.0% 18.6% 13.6%
33   Blue Jay 49.3% 16.9% 32.3%
34   American Redstart 40.4% 16.1% 24.3%
35   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 15.3% 5.5%
36   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 13.6% 11.4%
37   Bald Eagle 2.5% 12.7% 10.2%
38   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 11.9% 2.3%
39   Clapper Rail 3.4% 11.9% 8.5%
40   House Wren 26.8% 10.2% 16.6%
41   Fish Crow 10.9% 10.2% 0.7%
42   Northern Cardinal 59.1% 9.3% 49.7%
43   Yellow Warbler 42.7% 9.3% 33.3%
44   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 9.3% 7.5%
45   American Crow 17.7% 8.5% 9.2%
46   Tree Swallow 22.4% 7.6% 14.8%
47   American Goldfinch 28.7% 6.8% 21.9%
48   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 6.8% 1.9%
49   Merlin 0.9% 6.8% 5.9%
50   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 6.8% 6.2%
51   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 5.9% 1.4%
52   Marsh Wren 4.6% 5.9% 1.3%
53   Chimney Swift 29.8% 5.1% 24.7%
54   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 5.1% 22.4%
55   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 5.1% 11.8%
56   House Finch 16.0% 5.1% 10.9%
57   Killdeer 9.3% 5.1% 4.2%
58   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 5.1% 2.0%
59   Black Skimmer 1.7% 5.1% 3.4%
60   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 4.2% 40.5%
61   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 4.2% 30.1%
62   Carolina Wren 19.8% 4.2% 15.6%
63   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 4.2% 13.9%
64   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 4.2% 8.8%
65   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 4.2% 2.1%
66   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 4.2% 1.3%
67   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 4.2% 0.0%
68   Field Sparrow 3.4% 4.2% 0.8%
69   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 4.2% 3.1%
70   Horned Grebe 0.2% 4.2% 4.0%
71   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 3.4% 34.8%
72   Northern Parula 35.7% 3.4% 32.4%
73   Ovenbird 32.7% 3.4% 29.3%
74   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 3.4% 14.9%
75   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 3.4% 10.9%
76   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 3.4% 5.1%
77   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 3.4% 0.6%
78   Bank Swallow 2.5% 3.4% 0.9%
79   Black-and-white Warbler 39.6% 2.5% 37.0%
80   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 2.5% 18.3%
81   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 2.5% 11.9%
82   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 2.5% 9.8%
83   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 2.5% 9.5%
84   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 2.5% 6.3%
85   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 2.5% 3.3%
86   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 2.5% 2.0%
87   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 2.5% 1.6%
88   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 2.5% 1.1%
89   Common Loon 2.4% 2.5% 0.1%
90   Dunlin 2.2% 2.5% 0.3%
91   Purple Martin 1.4% 2.5% 1.1%
92   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 2.5% 1.7%
93   Red Knot 0.7% 2.5% 1.9%
94   Glaucous Gull 0.1% 2.5% 2.5%
95   House Sparrow 57.0% 1.7% 55.3%
96   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 1.7% 33.8%
97   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 1.7% 32.1%
98   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 1.7% 26.3%
99   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 1.7% 21.1%
100   Veery 20.1% 1.7% 18.4%
101   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 1.7% 17.2%
102   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 1.7% 16.1%
103   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 1.7% 11.5%
104   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 1.7% 10.0%
105   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 1.7% 1.0%
106   Sanderling 1.6% 1.7% 0.0%
107   Piping Plover 1.4% 1.7% 0.3%
108   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 1.7% 0.6%
109   Northern Gannet 0.3% 1.7% 1.4%
110   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 1.7% 1.5%
111   Caspian Tern 0.2% 1.7% 1.5%
112   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.2% 1.7% 1.5%
113   Iceland Gull 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%
114   Royal Tern 0.0% 1.7% 1.7%
115   Northern Flicker 29.1% 0.8% 28.3%
116   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 0.8% 21.1%
117   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 0.8% 18.9%
118   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 0.8% 15.6%
119   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 0.8% 15.4%
120   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 0.8% 14.7%
121   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 0.8% 10.3%
122   Wood Duck 9.3% 0.8% 8.5%
123   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 0.8% 7.5%
124   Palm Warbler 5.3% 0.8% 4.4%
125   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 0.8% 4.0%
126   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 0.8% 3.8%
127   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 0.8% 3.5%
128   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 0.8% 2.7%
129   Common Raven 2.5% 0.8% 1.7%
130   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 0.8% 1.1%
131   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 0.8% 1.0%
132   Summer Tanager 1.7% 0.8% 0.8%
133   Pine Warbler 1.7% 0.8% 0.8%
134   Bufflehead 1.2% 0.8% 0.3%
135   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.8% 0.8% 0.1%
136   Tricolored Heron 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
137   Black-necked Stilt 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
138   King Eider 0.1% 0.8% 0.8%
139   Whimbrel 0.1% 0.8% 0.8%
140   Great Cormorant 0.1% 0.8% 0.8%
141   Wilson's Plover 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%
142   Marbled Godwit 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%