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

based on 133 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 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 Egret 19.9% 81.2% 61.3%
2   Snowy Egret 12.0% 74.4% 62.4%
3   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 60.9% 15.8%
4   Osprey 25.4% 60.9% 35.5%
5   Gray Catbird 60.6% 57.1% 3.4%
6   Song Sparrow 28.6% 56.4% 27.8%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 55.6% 23.7%
8   Blue Jay 51.8% 53.4% 1.6%
9   Northern Flicker 43.2% 49.6% 6.4%
10   Laughing Gull 18.6% 43.6% 25.0%
11   American Robin 60.3% 40.6% 19.7%
12   Herring Gull 30.9% 36.8% 6.0%
13   American Goldfinch 27.7% 36.8% 9.1%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 34.6% 5.0%
15   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 33.8% 2.0%
16   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 28.6% 3.9%
17   Mourning Dove 53.3% 27.8% 25.5%
18   House Finch 14.8% 27.1% 12.2%
19   Marsh Wren 3.5% 26.3% 22.8%
20   Carolina Wren 26.9% 25.6% 1.3%
21   European Starling 48.5% 24.8% 23.7%
22   House Wren 17.3% 24.1% 6.8%
23   Belted Kingfisher 12.0% 23.3% 11.3%
24   Swamp Sparrow 4.9% 23.3% 18.4%
25   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 22.6% 2.6%
26   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 22.6% 4.6%
27   American Redstart 43.1% 21.8% 21.3%
28   Green Heron 7.5% 20.3% 12.8%
29   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 19.5% 30.9%
30   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 19.5% 11.1%
31   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 18.8% 0.1%
32   Mallard 36.7% 18.0% 18.6%
33   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 18.0% 10.1%
34   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 15.8% 3.7%
35   Northern Mockingbird 31.7% 14.3% 17.4%
36   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 12.8% 3.9%
37   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 12.8% 5.8%
38   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 12.8% 6.5%
39   Common Grackle 24.0% 11.3% 12.7%
40   Barn Swallow 4.7% 11.3% 6.5%
41   Chimney Swift 22.5% 10.5% 11.9%
42   American Crow 17.0% 10.5% 6.5%
43   Palm Warbler 15.1% 10.5% 4.6%
44   Black-and-white Warbler 31.8% 9.8% 22.0%
45   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 9.8% 2.5%
46   Canada Goose 37.9% 9.0% 28.9%
47   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 9.0% 0.6%
48   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 9.0% 1.8%
49   House Sparrow 46.0% 8.3% 37.7%
50   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 8.3% 11.3%
51   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 8.3% 8.2%
52   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 8.3% 5.2%
53   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 8.3% 3.8%
54   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 7.5% 17.6%
55   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 7.5% 11.1%
56   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 7.5% 8.3%
57   Killdeer 7.5% 7.5% 0.1%
58   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 6.8% 1.9%
59   Northern Parula 27.0% 6.0% 21.0%
60   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 6.0% 2.5%
61   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 6.0% 1.4%
62   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 5.3% 11.4%
63   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 5.3% 2.9%
64   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 5.3% 2.8%
65   Bald Eagle 4.8% 5.3% 0.5%
66   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 5.3% 1.2%
67   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 5.3% 2.1%
68   Clapper Rail 1.9% 5.3% 3.3%
69   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 4.5% 32.3%
70   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 4.5% 8.2%
71   Tufted Titmouse 10.0% 4.5% 5.5%
72   American Black Duck 8.0% 4.5% 3.5%
73   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 4.5% 0.7%
74   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 4.5% 0.8%
75   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 4.5% 1.5%
76   Little Blue Heron 2.2% 4.5% 2.4%
77   Ovenbird 12.7% 3.8% 8.9%
78   Common Raven 5.4% 3.8% 1.7%
79   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 3.8% 0.4%
80   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 3.0% 11.8%
81   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.3% 3.0% 9.2%
82   Veery 11.6% 3.0% 8.6%
83   American Kestrel 10.9% 3.0% 7.8%
84   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 3.0% 5.7%
85   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 3.0% 5.4%
86   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 3.0% 5.0%
87   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 3.0% 3.4%
88   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 3.0% 1.7%
89   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 3.0% 0.8%
90   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 3.0% 0.9%
91   Whimbrel 0.5% 3.0% 2.5%
92   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 2.3% 20.6%
93   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.6% 2.3% 9.3%
94   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 2.3% 8.1%
95   Scarlet Tanager 9.8% 2.3% 7.5%
96   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 2.3% 5.2%
97   Merlin 5.4% 2.3% 3.1%
98   Wood Thrush 5.2% 2.3% 2.9%
99   Prairie Warbler 4.4% 2.3% 2.1%
100   Forster's Tern 4.1% 2.3% 1.9%
101   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 2.3% 1.7%
102   Common Tern 4.0% 2.3% 1.7%
103   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 2.3% 1.1%
104   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 2.3% 0.6%
105   Purple Finch 1.4% 2.3% 0.9%
106   Wood Duck 10.0% 1.5% 8.5%
107   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 1.5% 6.3%
108   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 1.5% 6.3%
109   Tree Swallow 7.0% 1.5% 5.5%
110   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 1.5% 3.8%
111   Bobolink 3.2% 1.5% 1.7%
112   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 1.5% 1.6%
113   Pectoral Sandpiper 2.0% 1.5% 0.5%
114   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1.7% 1.5% 0.2%
115   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.6% 1.5% 0.9%
116   Willow Flycatcher 0.5% 1.5% 1.0%
117   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.9% 0.8% 16.1%
118   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 0.8% 9.5%
119   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 0.8% 6.2%
120   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 0.8% 5.9%
121   Pine Warbler 5.4% 0.8% 4.7%
122   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 0.8% 4.2%
123   Canada Warbler 4.1% 0.8% 3.4%
124   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 0.8% 3.2%
125   Northern Harrier 3.6% 0.8% 2.8%
126   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 0.8% 2.8%
127   Black Vulture 2.7% 0.8% 2.0%
128   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 0.8% 1.9%
129   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 0.8% 1.4%
130   Sora 1.0% 0.8% 0.2%
131   Dunlin 0.7% 0.8% 0.1%
132   Mourning Warbler 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%
133   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 0.8% 0.3%
134   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 0.8% 0.3%
135   Bank Swallow 0.3% 0.8% 0.4%
136   Least Tern 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
137   Cliff Swallow 0.1% 0.8% 0.6%
138   Purple Martin 0.1% 0.8% 0.6%