Top Birds at Gravesend Bay in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 17 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Gravesend Bay 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ring-billed Gull | 14.3% | 82.4% | 68.0% | |||
| 2 | Laughing Gull | 16.9% | 76.5% | 59.6% | |||
| 3 | Purple Sandpiper | 0.1% | 76.5% | 76.3% | |||
| 4 | Herring Gull | 23.4% | 64.7% | 41.3% | |||
| 5 | Brant | 10.8% | 58.8% | 48.1% | |||
| 6 | Rock Pigeon | 35.5% | 52.9% | 17.5% | |||
| 7 | Great Black-backed Gull | 13.3% | 52.9% | 39.6% | |||
| 8 | Common Loon | 2.4% | 52.9% | 50.5% | |||
| 9 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 47.1% | 13.0% | |||
| 10 | House Sparrow | 57.0% | 41.2% | 15.8% | |||
| 11 | European Starling | 58.4% | 35.3% | 23.1% | |||
| 12 | Mourning Dove | 53.4% | 35.3% | 18.1% | |||
| 13 | Red-winged Blackbird | 53.3% | 29.4% | 23.9% | |||
| 14 | Greater Scaup | 0.4% | 29.4% | 29.0% | |||
| 15 | Mallard | 49.3% | 23.5% | 25.8% | |||
| 16 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 23.5% | 8.2% | |||
| 17 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 17.6% | 27.5% | |||
| 18 | Red-throated Loon | 1.1% | 17.6% | 16.6% | |||
| 19 | Northern Mockingbird | 26.7% | 11.8% | 15.0% | |||
| 20 | Spotted Sandpiper | 12.4% | 11.8% | 0.6% | |||
| 21 | Turkey Vulture | 9.8% | 11.8% | 2.0% | |||
| 22 | American Robin | 73.3% | 5.9% | 67.4% | |||
| 23 | Gray Catbird | 65.9% | 5.9% | 60.1% | |||
| 24 | Northern Cardinal | 59.0% | 5.9% | 53.1% | |||
| 25 | Black-and-white Warbler | 39.5% | 5.9% | 33.6% | |||
| 26 | Chimney Swift | 29.8% | 5.9% | 23.9% | |||
| 27 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 5.9% | 19.5% | |||
| 28 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 5.9% | 16.5% | |||
| 29 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 20.8% | 5.9% | 14.9% | |||
| 30 | American Crow | 17.6% | 5.9% | 11.8% | |||
| 31 | Osprey | 16.4% | 5.9% | 10.5% | |||
| 32 | Mute Swan | 11.5% | 5.9% | 5.6% | |||
| 33 | Fish Crow | 10.9% | 5.9% | 5.0% | |||
| 34 | Snowy Egret | 9.9% | 5.9% | 4.1% | |||
| 35 | American Black Duck | 5.0% | 5.9% | 0.8% | |||
| 36 | Semipalmated Plover | 4.5% | 5.9% | 1.3% | |||
| 37 | Glossy Ibis | 4.2% | 5.9% | 1.6% | |||
| 38 | Peregrine Falcon | 2.7% | 5.9% | 3.2% | |||
| 39 | Red-breasted Merganser | 1.7% | 5.9% | 4.2% | |||
| 40 | Little Blue Heron | 1.2% | 5.9% | 4.7% | |||
| 41 | Bonaparte's Gull | 0.6% | 5.9% | 5.3% | |||
| 42 | Northern Gannet | 0.3% | 5.9% | 5.6% | |||
| 43 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 0.2% | 5.9% | 5.7% |