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Top Birds at Hofstra University in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 87 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hofstra University 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   House Sparrow 56.9% 78.2% 21.2%
2   American Robin 73.3% 74.7% 1.4%
3   European Starling 58.4% 67.8% 9.4%
4   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 66.7% 7.7%
5   Gray Catbird 65.9% 54.0% 11.9%
6   Mourning Dove 53.4% 54.0% 0.6%
7   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 54.0% 27.3%
8   Fish Crow 10.8% 50.6% 39.8%
9   Song Sparrow 35.5% 43.7% 8.2%
10   Chimney Swift 29.8% 43.7% 13.9%
11   Common Grackle 54.9% 42.5% 12.4%
12   Blue Jay 49.3% 41.4% 7.9%
13   Ovenbird 32.7% 37.9% 5.2%
14   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 33.3% 14.2%
15   American Goldfinch 28.6% 33.3% 4.7%
16   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 33.3% 15.0%
17   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 32.2% 2.1%
18   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 29.9% 5.6%
19   American Crow 17.6% 29.9% 12.2%
20   Northern Parula 35.7% 24.1% 11.6%
21   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 23.0% 19.7%
22   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 23.0% 16.5%
23   Herring Gull 23.4% 23.0% 0.5%
24   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 16.1% 10.6%
25   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 12.6% 9.2%
26   Red-winged Blackbird 53.4% 11.5% 41.9%
27   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 11.5% 16.5%
28   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 11.5% 16.0%
29   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 10.3% 23.5%
30   House Finch 16.0% 10.3% 5.7%
31   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 9.2% 10.6%
32   Mallard 49.3% 8.0% 41.3%
33   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 8.0% 36.6%
34   Barn Swallow 31.7% 8.0% 23.7%
35   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 8.0% 12.7%
36   American Redstart 40.4% 6.9% 33.5%
37   Killdeer 9.3% 6.9% 2.4%
38   Canada Goose 45.1% 5.7% 39.4%
39   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 5.7% 26.4%
40   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 5.7% 14.1%
41   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 4.6% 18.6%
42   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 4.6% 15.6%
43   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 4.6% 13.2%
44   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 3.4% 24.7%
45   House Wren 26.8% 3.4% 23.3%
46   Veery 20.1% 3.4% 16.6%
47   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 3.4% 13.3%
48   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 3.4% 13.0%
49   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 3.4% 10.8%
50   Canada Warbler 11.7% 3.4% 8.2%
51   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 3.4% 7.7%
52   Common Raven 2.5% 3.4% 0.9%
53   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 2.3% 31.8%
54   Great Egret 25.4% 2.3% 23.1%
55   Wood Thrush 23.1% 2.3% 20.8%
56   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 2.3% 20.5%
57   Tree Swallow 22.4% 2.3% 20.1%
58   Carolina Wren 19.8% 2.3% 17.5%
59   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 2.3% 16.6%
60   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 2.3% 14.6%
61   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 2.3% 14.0%
62   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 2.3% 12.0%
63   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 2.3% 10.8%
64   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 2.3% 8.8%
65   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 2.3% 8.4%
66   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 2.3% 7.7%
67   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 2.3% 6.6%
68   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 2.3% 5.7%
69   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 2.3% 3.6%
70   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 1.1% 17.0%
71   Osprey 16.4% 1.1% 15.3%
72   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 1.1% 13.3%
73   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 1.1% 11.0%
74   Brant 10.8% 1.1% 9.6%
75   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 1.1% 7.7%
76   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 1.1% 7.3%
77   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 1.1% 6.2%
78   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 1.1% 6.0%
79   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 1.1% 3.7%
80   Field Sparrow 3.4% 1.1% 2.2%
81   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 1.1% 2.2%
82   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 1.1% 1.8%
83   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 1.1% 1.6%
84   Bald Eagle 2.5% 1.1% 1.4%
85   Bobolink 1.2% 1.1% 0.0%