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

based on 54 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 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   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 79.6% 55.0%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 75.9% 43.9%
3   Laughing Gull 18.6% 75.9% 57.3%
4   Great Egret 20.0% 70.4% 50.4%
5   Snowy Egret 12.1% 64.8% 52.7%
6   Herring Gull 30.8% 61.1% 30.3%
7   Osprey 25.4% 53.7% 28.3%
8   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 50.0% 24.8%
9   Blue Jay 51.8% 46.3% 5.5%
10   Mallard 36.6% 44.4% 7.8%
11   Northern Flicker 43.2% 38.9% 4.3%
12   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 33.3% 30.5%
13   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 31.5% 13.7%
14   Canada Goose 37.8% 29.6% 8.2%
15   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 29.6% 0.1%
16   Song Sparrow 28.7% 29.6% 1.0%
17   Gray Catbird 60.6% 27.8% 32.8%
18   Mourning Dove 53.3% 27.8% 25.5%
19   American Robin 60.3% 25.9% 34.4%
20   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 22.2% 9.6%
21   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 20.4% 11.3%
22   Killdeer 7.4% 18.5% 11.1%
23   European Starling 48.5% 16.7% 31.8%
24   House Sparrow 45.9% 16.7% 29.2%
25   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 16.7% 2.0%
26   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 16.7% 8.7%
27   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 16.7% 10.1%
28   American Goldfinch 27.8% 14.8% 13.0%
29   Carolina Wren 26.9% 14.8% 12.1%
30   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 14.8% 3.1%
31   American Crow 17.0% 14.8% 2.2%
32   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 14.8% 2.8%
33   Green Heron 7.5% 14.8% 7.3%
34   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 13.0% 12.1%
35   Chimney Swift 22.5% 13.0% 9.5%
36   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 13.0% 5.8%
37   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 13.0% 4.5%
38   Palm Warbler 15.1% 11.1% 4.0%
39   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 11.1% 4.8%
40   Common Raven 5.4% 11.1% 5.7%
41   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 11.1% 6.1%
42   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 9.3% 4.2%
43   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 9.3% 0.4%
44   American Black Duck 8.0% 9.3% 1.3%
45   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 9.3% 2.0%
46   American Redstart 43.0% 7.4% 35.6%
47   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 7.4% 3.4%
48   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 5.6% 31.3%
49   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 5.6% 26.2%
50   Northern Parula 27.0% 5.6% 21.4%
51   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 5.6% 14.0%
52   House Wren 17.3% 5.6% 11.7%
53   House Finch 14.9% 5.6% 9.3%
54   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 5.6% 7.2%
55   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 5.6% 6.7%
56   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 5.6% 6.6%
57   Tufted Titmouse 10.0% 5.6% 4.4%
58   Merlin 5.4% 5.6% 0.2%
59   Bald Eagle 4.8% 5.6% 0.8%
60   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 3.7% 46.7%
61   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 3.7% 12.9%
62   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 3.7% 4.8%
63   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 3.7% 4.4%
64   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 3.7% 4.2%
65   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 3.7% 4.1%
66   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 3.7% 3.7%
67   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 3.7% 3.3%
68   Tree Swallow 7.0% 3.7% 3.3%
69   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 3.7% 1.3%
70   Barn Swallow 4.7% 3.7% 1.0%
71   Forster's Tern 4.1% 3.7% 0.4%
72   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 3.7% 0.3%
73   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 3.7% 0.1%
74   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 3.7% 0.0%
75   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 3.7% 0.5%
76   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 1.9% 14.6%
77   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 1.9% 10.4%
78   Mute Swan 11.4% 1.9% 9.6%
79   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 1.9% 8.5%
80   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 1.9% 7.7%
81   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 1.9% 6.4%
82   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 1.9% 5.9%
83   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 1.9% 5.6%
84   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 1.9% 3.4%
85   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 1.9% 2.6%
86   Prairie Warbler 4.4% 1.9% 2.5%
87   Common Tern 4.0% 1.9% 2.1%
88   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 1.9% 2.1%
89   Northern Harrier 3.6% 1.9% 1.7%
90   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 1.9% 1.6%
91   Bobolink 3.2% 1.9% 1.3%
92   Short-billed Dowitcher 3.0% 1.9% 1.1%
93   Little Blue Heron 2.2% 1.9% 0.3%
94   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 1.9% 0.3%
95   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 1.9% 0.2%
96   Pectoral Sandpiper 2.0% 1.9% 0.1%
97   Dickcissel 0.9% 1.9% 0.9%
98   Common Loon 0.5% 1.9% 1.3%
99   Purple Martin 0.1% 1.9% 1.7%