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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 46 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon in October. 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% 78.3% 46.3%
2   Song Sparrow 55.2% 69.6% 14.4%
3   Blue Jay 56.2% 67.4% 11.2%
4   Herring Gull 32.7% 65.2% 32.5%
5   Great Egret 14.2% 63.0% 48.9%
6   Laughing Gull 13.7% 63.0% 49.3%
7   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 60.9% 30.5%
8   Canada Goose 40.8% 58.7% 17.9%
9   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 58.7% 36.9%
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 56.5% 21.5%
11   American Robin 57.6% 54.3% 3.2%
12   Mallard 38.6% 54.3% 15.8%
13   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 50.0% 0.4%
14   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 50.0% 4.4%
15   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 50.0% 17.2%
16   American Black Duck 13.3% 47.8% 34.5%
17   Osprey 12.5% 39.1% 26.7%
18   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 37.0% 17.5%
19   Mourning Dove 45.8% 34.8% 11.0%
20   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 34.8% 1.5%
21   Carolina Wren 22.2% 32.6% 10.4%
22   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 28.3% 29.5%
23   European Starling 46.6% 28.3% 18.4%
24   American Crow 23.4% 28.3% 4.9%
25   House Sparrow 46.8% 26.1% 20.7%
26   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 26.1% 3.5%
27   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 26.1% 5.3%
28   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 26.1% 7.1%
29   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 23.9% 5.6%
30   Northern Flicker 38.6% 21.7% 16.8%
31   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 21.7% 14.7%
32   Palm Warbler 31.0% 21.7% 9.3%
33   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 21.7% 4.2%
34   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 21.7% 0.8%
35   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 21.7% 2.8%
36   Snowy Egret 5.4% 21.7% 16.3%
37   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 19.6% 9.3%
38   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 19.6% 6.7%
39   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 19.6% 6.5%
40   American Goldfinch 23.8% 17.4% 6.4%
41   Common Grackle 21.1% 17.4% 3.8%
42   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 15.2% 29.3%
43   House Finch 18.0% 13.0% 4.9%
44   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 13.0% 1.8%
45   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 10.9% 24.7%
46   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 10.9% 9.4%
47   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 10.9% 4.9%
48   Mute Swan 10.8% 10.9% 0.1%
49   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 10.9% 0.9%
50   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 10.9% 3.6%
51   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 10.9% 4.9%
52   Bald Eagle 5.4% 10.9% 5.5%
53   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 8.7% 12.3%
54   Field Sparrow 11.5% 8.7% 2.8%
55   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 8.7% 0.9%
56   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 8.7% 0.9%
57   Killdeer 6.1% 8.7% 2.6%
58   Pine Siskin 4.5% 8.7% 4.2%
59   American Pipit 2.4% 8.7% 6.3%
60   Bufflehead 1.6% 8.7% 7.1%
61   Gray Catbird 38.5% 6.5% 32.0%
62   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 6.5% 8.0%
63   Brant 9.6% 6.5% 3.0%
64   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 6.5% 1.3%
65   Purple Finch 7.0% 6.5% 0.4%
66   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 6.5% 0.3%
67   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 6.5% 2.3%
68   American Wigeon 3.0% 6.5% 3.5%
69   Vesper Sparrow 2.3% 6.5% 4.2%
70   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 4.3% 19.2%
71   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 4.3% 5.8%
72   Winter Wren 10.0% 4.3% 5.6%
73   Gadwall 8.0% 4.3% 3.7%
74   Common Raven 5.8% 4.3% 1.4%
75   Forster's Tern 2.4% 4.3% 1.9%
76   Marsh Wren 2.3% 4.3% 2.1%
77   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 4.3% 2.4%
78   Hooded Merganser 1.1% 4.3% 3.2%
79   Common Nighthawk 0.9% 4.3% 3.5%
80   Budgerigar 0.1% 4.3% 4.2%
81   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 2.2% 20.5%
82   American Kestrel 12.9% 2.2% 10.7%
83   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 2.2% 9.0%
84   Northern Parula 11.0% 2.2% 8.8%
85   Wood Duck 9.9% 2.2% 7.7%
86   House Wren 9.2% 2.2% 7.0%
87   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 2.2% 6.6%
88   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 2.2% 5.8%
89   American Redstart 7.9% 2.2% 5.7%
90   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 2.2% 5.5%
91   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 2.2% 5.3%
92   Merlin 7.4% 2.2% 5.3%
93   Northern Harrier 5.9% 2.2% 3.7%
94   Tree Swallow 5.7% 2.2% 3.5%
95   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 2.2% 3.2%
96   Black-bellied Plover 4.1% 2.2% 1.9%
97   Common Loon 2.3% 2.2% 0.1%
98   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 2.2% 0.1%
99   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 2.2% 0.1%
100   Northern Pintail 1.7% 2.2% 0.5%
101   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 2.2% 1.0%
102   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 2.2% 1.0%
103   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 2.2% 1.2%
104   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 2.2% 1.4%
105   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 2.2% 1.5%
106   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.7% 2.2% 1.5%
107   White-winged Scoter 0.5% 2.2% 1.7%
108   Barn Swallow 0.2% 2.2% 1.9%