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

based on 121 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area in September. 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   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 86.8% 54.9%
2   Herring Gull 30.8% 71.9% 41.1%
3   American Oystercatcher 4.9% 71.9% 67.0%
4   Osprey 25.4% 70.2% 44.9%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 18.5% 70.2% 51.7%
6   Great Egret 19.9% 68.6% 48.7%
7   Laughing Gull 18.6% 61.2% 42.6%
8   Great Blue Heron 24.6% 57.0% 32.4%
9   Snowy Egret 12.0% 57.0% 45.0%
10   Royal Tern 2.8% 52.9% 50.1%
11   Mourning Dove 53.2% 47.9% 5.3%
12   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 47.1% 42.7%
13   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 39.7% 8.1%
14   Tree Swallow 7.0% 37.2% 30.2%
15   Gray Catbird 60.6% 33.1% 27.6%
16   Song Sparrow 28.6% 32.2% 3.6%
17   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 32.2% 7.1%
18   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 32.2% 20.1%
19   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 25.6% 19.6%
20   Eastern Towhee 7.7% 22.3% 14.6%
21   Willet 0.9% 21.5% 20.6%
22   House Finch 14.8% 20.7% 5.8%
23   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 19.0% 10.6%
24   Common Tern 3.9% 15.7% 11.8%
25   Northern Flicker 43.2% 14.9% 28.4%
26   Carolina Wren 26.9% 14.9% 12.0%
27   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 14.9% 3.1%
28   European Starling 48.5% 14.0% 34.5%
29   American Goldfinch 27.8% 13.2% 14.6%
30   Caspian Tern 1.5% 13.2% 11.7%
31   American Crow 17.0% 12.4% 4.6%
32   Palm Warbler 15.1% 12.4% 2.7%
33   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 11.6% 38.9%
34   Clapper Rail 1.9% 11.6% 9.7%
35   American Redstart 43.1% 10.7% 32.3%
36   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 10.7% 3.7%
37   Barn Swallow 4.7% 10.7% 6.0%
38   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 9.9% 2.1%
39   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 9.9% 2.5%
40   Forster's Tern 4.1% 9.1% 5.0%
41   Marsh Wren 3.5% 9.1% 5.6%
42   Marbled Godwit 0.3% 9.1% 8.8%
43   American Robin 60.4% 8.3% 52.1%
44   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 7.4% 9.0%
45   Sanderling 2.9% 7.4% 4.5%
46   Canada Goose 37.9% 6.6% 31.3%
47   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 6.6% 18.5%
48   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 6.6% 0.8%
49   Common Raven 5.4% 6.6% 1.2%
50   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 6.6% 3.1%
51   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 5.8% 2.7%
52   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 5.8% 2.3%
53   American Black Duck 8.0% 5.8% 2.2%
54   Merlin 5.4% 5.8% 0.4%
55   Bald Eagle 4.8% 5.8% 1.0%
56   Mallard 36.7% 5.0% 31.7%
57   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 5.0% 7.8%
58   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 5.0% 7.3%
59   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 5.0% 2.6%
60   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 5.0% 1.7%
61   Field Sparrow 2.4% 5.0% 2.6%
62   Downy Woodpecker 31.9% 4.1% 27.7%
63   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 4.1% 18.7%
64   House Wren 17.3% 4.1% 13.2%
65   Green Heron 7.6% 4.1% 3.4%
66   Fish Crow 2.9% 4.1% 1.2%
67   Black Vulture 2.7% 4.1% 1.4%
68   Whimbrel 0.5% 4.1% 3.6%
69   Blue Jay 51.9% 3.3% 48.6%
70   Northern Harrier 3.6% 3.3% 0.3%
71   Black-and-white Warbler 31.8% 2.5% 29.3%
72   Northern Parula 27.0% 2.5% 24.5%
73   Chimney Swift 22.5% 2.5% 20.0%
74   Greater Yellowlegs 8.9% 2.5% 6.4%
75   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 2.5% 6.2%
76   Killdeer 7.5% 2.5% 5.0%
77   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 2.5% 3.9%
78   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 2.5% 2.7%
79   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 2.5% 2.5%
80   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 2.5% 0.2%
81   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 2.5% 0.3%
82   Black Skimmer 1.6% 2.5% 0.8%
83   Piping Plover 0.7% 2.5% 1.7%
84   Common Loon 0.5% 2.5% 1.9%
85   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 2.5% 2.1%
86   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 1.7% 28.0%
87   Common Grackle 24.0% 1.7% 22.4%
88   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 1.7% 13.2%
89   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.3% 1.7% 10.6%
90   American Kestrel 10.9% 1.7% 9.2%
91   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 1.7% 6.3%
92   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 1.7% 6.1%
93   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 1.7% 5.6%
94   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 1.7% 5.3%
95   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 1.7% 3.7%
96   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 1.7% 3.2%
97   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 1.7% 2.4%
98   Little Blue Heron 2.2% 1.7% 0.5%
99   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 1.7% 0.3%
100   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 1.7% 0.3%
101   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.1% 1.7% 0.6%
102   Dickcissel 0.9% 1.7% 0.7%
103   Northern Pintail 0.8% 1.7% 0.9%
104   Dunlin 0.7% 1.7% 1.0%
105   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 1.7% 1.0%
106   Red Knot 0.4% 1.7% 1.2%
107   Bonaparte's Gull 0.2% 1.7% 1.5%
108   Least Tern 0.2% 1.7% 1.5%
109   Carolina Chickadee 0.0% 1.7% 1.6%
110   House Sparrow 46.0% 0.8% 45.1%
111   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 0.8% 36.0%
112   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 0.8% 18.7%
113   Red-tailed Hawk 18.8% 0.8% 17.9%
114   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 0.8% 15.0%
115   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 0.8% 12.7%
116   Veery 11.6% 0.8% 10.8%
117   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 0.8% 9.6%
118   Wood Duck 10.0% 0.8% 9.2%
119   Scarlet Tanager 9.8% 0.8% 8.9%
120   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 0.8% 7.7%
121   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 0.8% 7.4%
122   Pine Warbler 5.4% 0.8% 4.6%
123   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 0.8% 3.6%
124   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 0.8% 3.6%
125   Prairie Warbler 4.4% 0.8% 3.5%
126   Canada Warbler 4.1% 0.8% 3.3%
127   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 0.8% 3.2%
128   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 0.8% 2.9%
129   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 0.8% 2.6%
130   Bobolink 3.2% 0.8% 2.3%
131   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 0.8% 2.2%
132   Short-billed Dowitcher 3.0% 0.8% 2.2%
133   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 0.8% 2.1%
134   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 0.8% 1.3%
135   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 0.8% 1.2%
136   Connecticut Warbler 2.0% 0.8% 1.1%
137   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1.7% 0.8% 0.9%
138   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 0.8% 0.6%
139   Purple Finch 1.4% 0.8% 0.6%
140   Brown Creeper 1.3% 0.8% 0.5%
141   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
142   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.6% 0.8% 0.3%
143   Black Tern 0.5% 0.8% 0.4%
144   American Avocet 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
145   Bank Swallow 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
146   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
147   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
148   Red Phalarope 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
149   Purple Martin 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
150   White-winged Scoter 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%
151   Sandwich Tern 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%