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

based on 166 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 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   Song Sparrow 55.1% 85.5% 30.4%
2   Swamp Sparrow 32.7% 74.1% 41.4%
3   Great Egret 14.1% 64.5% 50.4%
4   Blue Jay 56.2% 63.3% 7.0%
5   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 59.0% 8.6%
6   American Robin 57.6% 56.0% 1.5%
7   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 53.0% 7.4%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 34.9% 53.0% 18.1%
9   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 52.4% 5.3%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 49.4% 17.5%
11   American Goldfinch 23.8% 46.4% 22.6%
12   Gray Catbird 38.4% 44.0% 5.5%
13   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 42.2% 12.6%
14   Osprey 12.4% 38.6% 26.1%
15   Carolina Wren 22.2% 38.0% 15.8%
16   Snowy Egret 5.4% 38.0% 32.6%
17   Mallard 38.6% 33.7% 4.9%
18   Northern Flicker 38.6% 33.7% 4.8%
19   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 33.7% 7.5%
20   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 33.1% 3.3%
21   Mourning Dove 45.8% 31.3% 14.5%
22   Herring Gull 32.7% 30.1% 2.6%
23   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 29.5% 0.9%
24   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 29.5% 7.0%
25   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 29.5% 16.5%
26   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 26.5% 4.7%
27   Eastern Towhee 20.9% 26.5% 5.6%
28   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 25.3% 11.0%
29   House Finch 18.0% 25.3% 7.4%
30   Laughing Gull 13.7% 25.3% 11.6%
31   European Starling 46.7% 24.7% 22.0%
32   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 24.7% 19.8%
33   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 24.7% 8.9%
34   Common Grackle 21.1% 21.7% 0.5%
35   Canada Goose 40.9% 20.5% 20.4%
36   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 20.5% 1.1%
37   Field Sparrow 11.5% 20.5% 9.0%
38   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 19.9% 1.6%
39   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 19.3% 3.4%
40   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.6% 17.5% 16.8%
41   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 16.9% 2.1%
42   House Sparrow 46.9% 16.3% 30.6%
43   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 16.3% 12.6%
44   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 16.3% 5.1%
45   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 15.7% 7.9%
46   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 15.7% 8.4%
47   Palm Warbler 31.0% 15.1% 16.0%
48   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 15.1% 7.3%
49   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 14.5% 5.8%
50   American Crow 23.4% 12.7% 10.7%
51   Marsh Wren 2.2% 12.0% 9.8%
52   American Black Duck 13.4% 10.8% 2.5%
53   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 10.2% 4.8%
54   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 9.6% 11.2%
55   Pine Siskin 4.5% 9.6% 5.1%
56   House Wren 9.2% 9.0% 0.2%
57   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 9.0% 3.3%
58   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 9.0% 7.0%
59   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 7.8% 18.2%
60   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 7.8% 11.1%
61   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 7.2% 7.3%
62   Winter Wren 10.0% 7.2% 2.7%
63   Bald Eagle 5.4% 7.2% 1.9%
64   LeConte's Sparrow 0.1% 7.2% 7.1%
65   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 6.6% 1.2%
66   Killdeer 6.1% 6.6% 0.5%
67   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 6.0% 5.1%
68   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 6.0% 3.9%
69   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 5.4% 4.7%
70   Common Raven 5.8% 5.4% 0.3%
71   Northern Harrier 5.9% 4.8% 1.0%
72   Brown Creeper 10.7% 4.2% 6.5%
73   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 4.2% 5.4%
74   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 4.2% 2.6%
75   Ovenbird 5.4% 4.2% 1.2%
76   Rock Pigeon 35.6% 3.6% 32.0%
77   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 3.6% 8.4%
78   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 3.6% 2.3%
79   Northern Parula 11.0% 3.0% 8.0%
80   Wood Duck 9.9% 3.0% 6.9%
81   Chimney Swift 8.5% 3.0% 5.5%
82   Purple Finch 7.0% 3.0% 4.0%
83   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 3.0% 1.3%
84   Clapper Rail 1.0% 3.0% 2.0%
85   American Kestrel 12.9% 2.4% 10.5%
86   Brant 9.6% 2.4% 7.2%
87   Black-and-white Warbler 9.5% 2.4% 7.1%
88   American Redstart 7.9% 2.4% 5.5%
89   Tree Swallow 5.7% 2.4% 3.3%
90   Indigo Bunting 4.8% 2.4% 2.3%
91   Vesper Sparrow 2.3% 2.4% 0.1%
92   Green Heron 1.1% 2.4% 1.3%
93   Mute Swan 10.8% 1.8% 9.0%
94   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 1.8% 8.4%
95   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 1.8% 5.7%
96   Northern Waterthrush 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%
97   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 1.8% 0.1%
98   Wild Turkey 1.4% 1.8% 0.4%
99   American Bittern 0.3% 1.8% 1.5%
100   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 1.2% 6.7%
101   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 1.2% 6.4%
102   Pine Warbler 6.6% 1.2% 5.4%
103   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 1.2% 4.8%
104   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 1.2% 4.5%
105   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 1.2% 4.4%
106   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 1.2% 3.2%
107   Fish Crow 2.6% 1.2% 1.4%
108   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 1.2% 1.3%
109   Common Loon 2.3% 1.2% 1.1%
110   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 1.2% 0.7%
111   Bufflehead 1.6% 1.2% 0.4%
112   Black Scoter 0.8% 1.2% 0.4%
113   Surf Scoter 0.8% 1.2% 0.4%
114   Budgerigar 0.1% 1.2% 1.1%
115   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 0.6% 3.4%
116   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 0.6% 3.0%
117   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 0.6% 2.9%
118   Forster's Tern 2.5% 0.6% 1.9%
119   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.9% 0.6% 1.3%
120   Wood Thrush 1.8% 0.6% 1.2%
121   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 0.6% 0.6%
122   Great Cormorant 1.2% 0.6% 0.6%
123   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 0.6% 0.5%
124   Hooded Merganser 1.1% 0.6% 0.5%
125   Common Nighthawk 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
126   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
127   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 0.6% 0.2%
128   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 0.6% 0.1%
129   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 0.6% 0.1%
130   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.5% 0.6% 0.1%
131   Veery 0.4% 0.6% 0.2%