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

based on 192 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 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   Great Egret 34.4% 74.0% 39.6%
2   Snowy Egret 22.3% 71.4% 49.0%
3   Barn Swallow 39.8% 64.1% 24.3%
4   Song Sparrow 34.9% 57.3% 22.4%
5   American Goldfinch 37.6% 56.2% 18.7%
6   Osprey 30.6% 55.7% 25.1%
7   American Robin 57.2% 54.7% 2.6%
8   Gray Catbird 54.7% 54.7% 0.0%
9   Red-winged Blackbird 28.4% 50.0% 21.6%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 47.9% 6.6%
11   Laughing Gull 32.0% 46.9% 14.9%
12   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.1% 45.3% 21.2%
13   Herring Gull 39.5% 44.8% 5.3%
14   Northern Flicker 25.9% 44.3% 18.4%
15   Semipalmated Plover 21.0% 42.2% 21.2%
16   Marsh Wren 5.5% 40.6% 35.1%
17   Blue Jay 35.3% 40.1% 4.8%
18   European Starling 51.2% 39.1% 12.1%
19   Common Yellowthroat 15.0% 39.1% 24.0%
20   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 38.5% 9.3%
21   Eastern Kingbird 16.6% 37.5% 20.9%
22   Carolina Wren 24.7% 34.4% 9.7%
23   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 33.9% 8.7%
24   Mourning Dove 53.8% 32.8% 21.0%
25   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 28.6% 6.7%
26   Great Blue Heron 30.7% 28.1% 2.5%
27   Chimney Swift 23.8% 28.1% 4.3%
28   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 27.6% 4.2%
29   Common Grackle 28.2% 26.0% 2.2%
30   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 24.5% 5.2%
31   Green Heron 11.9% 21.9% 10.0%
32   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 21.4% 6.2%
33   Willow Flycatcher 4.6% 20.8% 16.2%
34   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 20.3% 6.7%
35   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 17.7% 2.5%
36   House Wren 11.3% 17.7% 6.4%
37   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 17.2% 1.8%
38   Northern Mockingbird 36.1% 16.7% 19.4%
39   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 15.6% 4.2%
40   American Redstart 22.0% 15.1% 6.9%
41   Warbling Vireo 9.9% 15.1% 5.2%
42   House Sparrow 50.1% 14.6% 35.5%
43   Mallard 40.9% 14.6% 26.3%
44   Clapper Rail 4.2% 14.6% 10.4%
45   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 14.1% 2.8%
46   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 13.0% 7.0%
47   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 12.5% 4.5%
48   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.6% 12.5% 2.1%
49   House Finch 14.9% 10.9% 4.0%
50   Canada Goose 40.9% 9.9% 31.0%
51   Tree Swallow 14.1% 9.9% 4.2%
52   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 9.4% 6.5%
53   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 9.4% 2.6%
54   Common Tern 16.4% 8.9% 7.6%
55   Killdeer 14.2% 8.9% 5.3%
56   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 8.3% 2.4%
57   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 8.3% 5.0%
58   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 7.8% 6.5%
59   Forster's Tern 13.2% 7.8% 5.4%
60   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 7.8% 0.6%
61   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.8% 7.3% 2.5%
62   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 7.3% 0.3%
63   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 6.8% 2.3%
64   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 5.2% 4.4%
65   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 5.2% 3.8%
66   Wild Turkey 1.7% 5.2% 3.5%
67   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 4.7% 30.9%
68   Lesser Yellowlegs 14.0% 4.7% 9.3%
69   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 4.7% 2.9%
70   Wood Thrush 2.5% 4.7% 2.2%
71   Common Raven 2.8% 4.2% 1.4%
72   Cliff Swallow 0.7% 4.2% 3.4%
73   Tufted Titmouse 8.5% 3.6% 4.9%
74   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 3.6% 1.6%
75   American Crow 14.5% 3.1% 11.3%
76   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 3.1% 1.1%
77   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 3.1% 0.8%
78   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 2.6% 2.8%
79   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 2.6% 2.6%
80   Saltmarsh Sparrow 2.1% 2.6% 0.5%
81   Least Flycatcher 2.0% 2.6% 0.6%
82   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.3% 2.6% 1.3%
83   Black-capped Chickadee 11.3% 2.1% 9.2%
84   American Black Duck 10.1% 2.1% 8.0%
85   Chestnut-sided Warbler 5.1% 2.1% 3.0%
86   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 2.1% 1.6%
87   Bank Swallow 3.1% 2.1% 1.0%
88   Bobolink 2.2% 2.1% 0.1%
89   Broad-winged Hawk 0.5% 2.1% 1.6%
90   Great Horned Owl 0.4% 2.1% 1.6%
91   Veery 2.6% 1.6% 1.1%
92   Green-winged Teal 1.7% 1.6% 0.2%
93   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.8% 1.6% 0.7%
94   Virginia Rail 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
95   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 1.0% 9.4%
96   Glossy Ibis 6.6% 1.0% 5.5%
97   Canada Warbler 5.7% 1.0% 4.6%
98   Gadwall 3.9% 1.0% 2.9%
99   Magnolia Warbler 2.9% 1.0% 1.9%
100   Bald Eagle 2.5% 1.0% 1.4%
101   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 1.0% 1.2%
102   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.1% 1.0% 1.1%
103   Northern Parula 1.8% 1.0% 0.8%
104   Prairie Warbler 1.1% 1.0% 0.0%
105   Mourning Warbler 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
106   Nashville Warbler 0.4% 1.0% 0.7%
107   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.2% 0.5% 8.6%
108   Fish Crow 9.0% 0.5% 8.5%
109   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 0.5% 6.9%
110   Sanderling 5.3% 0.5% 4.8%
111   Ovenbird 4.2% 0.5% 3.7%
112   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 0.5% 3.3%
113   American Kestrel 3.6% 0.5% 3.1%
114   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 0.5% 2.6%
115   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 0.5% 1.2%
116   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 0.5% 1.1%
117   Common Nighthawk 1.3% 0.5% 0.7%
118   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 0.5% 0.6%
119   Black-throated Green Warbler 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
120   Blackburnian Warbler 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
121   Northern Harrier 0.9% 0.5% 0.3%
122   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
123   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.5% 0.5% 0.1%
124   Sora 0.4% 0.5% 0.2%
125   Swainson's Thrush 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
126   American Woodcock 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%