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

based on 24 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 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   Great Egret 25.4% 75.0% 49.6%
2   American Robin 73.3% 62.5% 10.8%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 62.5% 9.2%
4   Song Sparrow 35.5% 50.0% 14.5%
5   Herring Gull 23.4% 50.0% 26.6%
6   Snowy Egret 9.9% 50.0% 40.1%
7   European Starling 58.4% 45.8% 12.6%
8   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 45.8% 3.2%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 45.8% 11.8%
10   Common Grackle 54.9% 41.7% 13.2%
11   Mallard 49.3% 41.7% 7.6%
12   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 41.7% 14.9%
13   Gray Catbird 65.9% 37.5% 28.4%
14   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 37.5% 10.0%
15   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 37.5% 7.2%
16   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 33.3% 25.7%
17   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 33.3% 1.2%
18   Osprey 16.4% 33.3% 16.9%
19   House Sparrow 57.0% 29.2% 27.8%
20   Canada Goose 45.1% 25.0% 20.1%
21   Barn Swallow 31.7% 25.0% 6.7%
22   Northern Flicker 29.1% 25.0% 4.1%
23   Carolina Wren 19.8% 25.0% 5.2%
24   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 25.0% 17.9%
25   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 25.0% 19.1%
26   Blue Jay 49.3% 20.8% 28.4%
27   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 20.8% 17.3%
28   House Wren 26.7% 20.8% 5.9%
29   Tree Swallow 22.4% 20.8% 1.6%
30   Wood Thrush 23.1% 16.7% 6.4%
31   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 16.7% 3.2%
32   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 16.7% 2.4%
33   Killdeer 9.3% 16.7% 7.4%
34   Forster's Tern 7.9% 16.7% 8.8%
35   Common Tern 5.8% 16.7% 10.9%
36   American Redstart 40.4% 12.5% 27.9%
37   American Goldfinch 28.7% 12.5% 16.2%
38   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 12.5% 15.6%
39   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 12.5% 8.3%
40   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 12.5% 7.3%
41   Laughing Gull 16.9% 12.5% 4.4%
42   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 12.5% 4.3%
43   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 12.5% 3.1%
44   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 12.5% 7.1%
45   American Black Duck 5.0% 12.5% 7.5%
46   Mourning Dove 53.4% 8.3% 45.1%
47   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 8.3% 25.5%
48   Ovenbird 32.7% 8.3% 24.4%
49   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 8.3% 14.9%
50   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 8.3% 10.0%
51   American Crow 17.6% 8.3% 9.3%
52   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 8.3% 5.0%
53   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 8.3% 4.0%
54   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 8.3% 3.8%
55   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 8.3% 3.7%
56   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 8.3% 1.4%
57   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 8.3% 0.0%
58   Marsh Wren 4.6% 8.3% 3.7%
59   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 8.3% 4.3%
60   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 8.3% 7.5%
61   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 4.2% 35.4%
62   Northern Parula 35.7% 4.2% 31.6%
63   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 4.2% 31.3%
64   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 4.2% 18.6%
65   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 4.2% 17.7%
66   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 4.2% 16.0%
67   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 4.2% 14.7%
68   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 4.2% 12.7%
69   House Finch 16.0% 4.2% 11.9%
70   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 4.2% 8.9%
71   Fish Crow 10.9% 4.2% 6.7%
72   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 4.2% 6.0%
73   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 4.2% 5.4%
74   Green Heron 9.0% 4.2% 4.8%
75   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 4.2% 4.7%
76   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 4.2% 1.6%
77   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 4.2% 0.7%
78   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 4.2% 0.5%
79   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 4.2% 0.4%
80   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 4.2% 0.1%
81   Clapper Rail 3.4% 4.2% 0.8%
82   Common Raven 2.5% 4.2% 1.6%
83   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 4.2% 1.7%
84   Common Loon 2.4% 4.2% 1.7%
85   Wild Turkey 2.2% 4.2% 2.0%
86   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 4.2% 2.4%
87   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 4.2% 2.5%
88   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 4.2% 3.1%
89   Tricolored Heron 0.4% 4.2% 3.7%
90   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 4.2% 3.9%
91   Golden-winged Warbler 0.1% 4.2% 4.0%