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

based on 112 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 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   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 84.8% 31.5%
2   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 74.1% 31.5%
3   Great Egret 25.4% 65.2% 39.8%
4   Snowy Egret 9.9% 62.5% 52.6%
5   American Robin 73.3% 59.8% 13.5%
6   Gray Catbird 65.9% 50.0% 15.9%
7   Mallard 49.3% 48.2% 1.1%
8   Song Sparrow 35.5% 47.3% 11.8%
9   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 46.4% 1.8%
10   Common Grackle 54.9% 44.6% 10.3%
11   Greater Yellowlegs 5.8% 44.6% 38.8%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 42.9% 8.8%
13   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 42.9% 10.7%
14   Tree Swallow 22.4% 41.1% 18.7%
15   Northern Flicker 29.1% 39.3% 10.2%
16   Osprey 16.4% 35.7% 19.3%
17   Barn Swallow 31.7% 33.0% 1.3%
18   Blue Jay 49.3% 31.2% 18.0%
19   European Starling 58.5% 30.4% 28.1%
20   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 30.4% 10.6%
21   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 29.5% 18.1%
22   Mourning Dove 53.4% 26.8% 26.7%
23   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 26.8% 0.1%
24   Killdeer 9.3% 25.0% 15.7%
25   Canada Goose 45.1% 24.1% 21.0%
26   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 24.1% 14.1%
27   Herring Gull 23.4% 24.1% 0.7%
28   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 23.2% 16.1%
29   Carolina Wren 19.8% 22.3% 2.5%
30   American Goldfinch 28.7% 21.4% 7.2%
31   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 20.5% 6.1%
32   Northern Cardinal 59.1% 18.8% 40.3%
33   Marsh Wren 4.6% 18.8% 14.1%
34   House Sparrow 57.0% 17.9% 39.1%
35   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 17.9% 12.4%
36   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 17.0% 11.2%
37   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 16.1% 23.5%
38   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 16.1% 5.9%
39   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 15.2% 10.6%
40   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 14.3% 20.0%
41   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 14.3% 0.0%
42   American Black Duck 5.0% 14.3% 9.3%
43   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 14.3% 11.6%
44   Forster's Tern 7.9% 13.4% 5.5%
45   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 12.5% 3.1%
46   Common Tern 5.8% 12.5% 6.7%
47   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 10.7% 6.1%
48   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 9.8% 24.0%
49   House Wren 26.7% 9.8% 16.9%
50   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 9.8% 1.8%
51   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 9.8% 0.1%
52   American Redstart 40.4% 8.9% 31.5%
53   American Crow 17.7% 8.9% 8.7%
54   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 8.9% 8.1%
55   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 8.0% 19.5%
56   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 8.0% 12.8%
57   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 8.0% 4.3%
58   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 8.0% 2.5%
59   Northern Parula 35.7% 7.1% 28.6%
60   Chimney Swift 29.8% 7.1% 22.7%
61   Laughing Gull 16.9% 7.1% 9.7%
62   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 7.1% 4.9%
63   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 6.2% 29.2%
64   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 6.2% 21.8%
65   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 6.2% 15.6%
66   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 6.2% 13.6%
67   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 6.2% 12.1%
68   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 6.2% 11.9%
69   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 6.2% 10.5%
70   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 6.2% 7.1%
71   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 6.2% 6.8%
72   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 6.2% 2.1%
73   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 6.2% 0.5%
74   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 5.4% 17.4%
75   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 5.4% 14.8%
76   House Finch 16.0% 5.4% 10.7%
77   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 5.4% 5.3%
78   Ovenbird 32.7% 4.5% 28.3%
79   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 4.5% 18.8%
80   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 4.5% 6.6%
81   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 4.5% 5.1%
82   Green Heron 9.0% 4.5% 4.5%
83   Clapper Rail 3.4% 4.5% 1.1%
84   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 3.6% 15.3%
85   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 3.6% 12.7%
86   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 3.6% 10.7%
87   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 3.6% 9.6%
88   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 3.6% 8.5%
89   Mute Swan 11.5% 3.6% 8.0%
90   Brant 10.8% 3.6% 7.2%
91   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 3.6% 0.6%
92   Common Raven 2.5% 3.6% 1.1%
93   Little Blue Heron 1.2% 3.6% 2.3%
94   Wood Thrush 23.1% 2.7% 20.5%
95   Veery 20.1% 2.7% 17.4%
96   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 2.7% 8.4%
97   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 2.7% 6.8%
98   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 2.7% 4.7%
99   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 2.7% 2.2%
100   Canada Warbler 11.7% 1.8% 9.9%
101   Fish Crow 10.9% 1.8% 9.1%
102   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 1.8% 7.1%
103   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 1.8% 7.1%
104   Palm Warbler 5.3% 1.8% 3.5%
105   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 1.8% 3.1%
106   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 1.8% 2.5%
107   Field Sparrow 3.4% 1.8% 1.6%
108   Common Loon 2.4% 1.8% 0.7%
109   Wild Turkey 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
110   Tricolored Heron 0.4% 1.8% 1.4%
111   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 0.9% 16.9%
112   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 0.9% 7.6%
113   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 0.9% 6.1%
114   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 0.9% 5.4%
115   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 0.9% 5.0%
116   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 0.9% 4.3%
117   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 0.9% 3.0%
118   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 0.9% 2.8%
119   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 0.9% 2.3%
120   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 0.9% 2.0%
121   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 0.9% 1.8%
122   Bank Swallow 2.5% 0.9% 1.6%
123   Bald Eagle 2.5% 0.9% 1.6%
124   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 0.9% 1.6%
125   American Kestrel 2.2% 0.9% 1.3%
126   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 0.9% 1.2%
127   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 0.9% 1.1%
128   Pine Warbler 1.7% 0.9% 0.8%
129   Purple Martin 1.4% 0.9% 0.5%
130   Purple Finch 1.3% 0.9% 0.4%
131   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 0.9% 0.2%
132   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 0.9% 0.1%
133   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.8% 0.9% 0.1%
134   Northern Harrier 0.6% 0.9% 0.3%
135   American Woodcock 0.5% 0.9% 0.4%