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

based on 49 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon in August. 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   Laughing Gull 32.0% 89.8% 57.8%
2   Great Egret 34.5% 83.7% 49.2%
3   Herring Gull 39.5% 79.6% 40.1%
4   Snowy Egret 22.5% 79.6% 57.1%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 75.5% 34.2%
6   Osprey 30.7% 67.3% 36.7%
7   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 61.2% 30.6%
8   Canada Goose 40.8% 49.0% 8.2%
9   American Goldfinch 37.6% 49.0% 11.3%
10   Song Sparrow 35.0% 49.0% 14.0%
11   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 49.0% 17.2%
12   Killdeer 14.1% 38.8% 24.6%
13   Mourning Dove 53.7% 36.7% 17.0%
14   Forster's Tern 13.2% 36.7% 23.6%
15   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 32.7% 5.6%
16   European Starling 51.1% 30.6% 20.5%
17   Barn Swallow 39.9% 30.6% 9.3%
18   American Robin 57.3% 26.5% 30.7%
19   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 26.5% 9.5%
20   Blue Jay 35.3% 26.5% 8.8%
21   Northern Flicker 26.0% 26.5% 0.6%
22   Carolina Wren 24.7% 26.5% 1.8%
23   House Sparrow 50.0% 24.5% 25.5%
24   Mallard 40.8% 24.5% 16.3%
25   Common Tern 16.4% 24.5% 8.1%
26   Gray Catbird 54.7% 22.4% 32.3%
27   Chimney Swift 23.8% 22.4% 1.4%
28   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 22.4% 3.1%
29   Cliff Swallow 0.7% 22.4% 21.7%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 20.4% 8.1%
31   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 20.4% 3.4%
32   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 18.4% 5.8%
33   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 18.4% 2.7%
34   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 18.4% 1.6%
35   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 18.4% 6.9%
36   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 16.3% 31.5%
37   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 16.3% 8.9%
38   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 16.3% 5.7%
39   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 16.3% 1.8%
40   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 16.3% 11.1%
41   Common Grackle 28.2% 14.3% 14.0%
42   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 12.2% 8.0%
43   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 10.2% 25.2%
44   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 10.2% 0.2%
45   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 8.2% 7.7%
46   Common Yellowthroat 15.2% 8.2% 7.0%
47   American Crow 14.4% 8.2% 6.3%
48   House Wren 11.4% 8.2% 3.2%
49   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 8.2% 2.2%
50   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 6.1% 10.7%
51   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 6.1% 9.0%
52   Bald Eagle 2.5% 6.1% 3.6%
53   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.8% 4.1% 5.7%
54   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 4.1% 5.0%
55   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 4.1% 3.5%
56   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 4.1% 2.7%
57   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 4.1% 1.3%
58   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 4.1% 0.6%
59   Wood Thrush 2.5% 4.1% 1.6%
60   American Redstart 22.0% 2.0% 20.0%
61   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 2.0% 13.4%
62   House Finch 14.9% 2.0% 12.9%
63   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 2.0% 10.4%
64   American Black Duck 10.1% 2.0% 8.0%
65   Wood Duck 9.3% 2.0% 7.3%
66   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 2.0% 7.1%
67   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 2.0% 6.9%
68   Tufted Titmouse 8.5% 2.0% 6.5%
69   Glossy Ibis 6.6% 2.0% 4.5%
70   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 2.0% 4.0%
71   Marsh Wren 5.6% 2.0% 3.6%
72   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 2.0% 1.9%
73   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 2.0% 1.7%
74   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 2.0% 1.6%
75   American Kestrel 3.6% 2.0% 1.6%
76   Common Raven 2.8% 2.0% 0.7%
77   Bobolink 2.2% 2.0% 0.2%
78   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 2.0% 0.0%
79   Green-winged Teal 1.7% 2.0% 0.3%
80   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 2.0% 0.3%
81   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 2.0% 0.4%
82   Pied-billed Grebe 1.0% 2.0% 1.1%
83   Orchard Oriole 1.0% 2.0% 1.1%
84   Northern Harrier 0.9% 2.0% 1.2%
85   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.8% 2.0% 1.2%
86   Broad-winged Hawk 0.5% 2.0% 1.6%