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Top Birds at Paerdegat Basin in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 14 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Paerdegat Basin 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   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 78.6% 77.8%
2   Barn Swallow 31.7% 57.1% 25.4%
3   Laughing Gull 16.9% 35.7% 18.8%
4   Great Egret 25.4% 28.6% 3.2%
5   Herring Gull 23.4% 28.6% 5.1%
6   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 28.6% 24.7%
7   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 21.4% 23.2%
8   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 21.4% 21.2%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 21.4% 12.6%
10   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 21.4% 9.8%
11   American Robin 73.3% 14.3% 59.0%
12   Gray Catbird 65.9% 14.3% 51.7%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 14.3% 39.0%
14   Mallard 49.3% 14.3% 35.0%
15   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 14.3% 17.9%
16   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 14.3% 7.6%
17   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 14.3% 2.5%
18   Osprey 16.4% 14.3% 2.1%
19   Snowy Egret 9.9% 14.3% 4.4%
20   Forster's Tern 7.9% 14.3% 6.4%
21   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 14.3% 8.9%
22   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 14.3% 9.1%
23   European Starling 58.4% 7.1% 51.3%
24   House Sparrow 57.0% 7.1% 49.8%
25   Common Grackle 54.9% 7.1% 47.8%
26   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 7.1% 40.4%
27   Song Sparrow 35.5% 7.1% 28.4%
28   Chimney Swift 29.8% 7.1% 22.7%
29   House Wren 26.7% 7.1% 19.6%
30   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 7.1% 13.6%
31   Brant 10.8% 7.1% 3.6%
32   Green Heron 9.0% 7.1% 1.9%
33   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 7.1% 0.8%
34   Willet 5.8% 7.1% 1.3%
35   Common Tern 5.8% 7.1% 1.3%
36   Marsh Wren 4.6% 7.1% 2.5%
37   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 7.1% 2.8%
38   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 7.1% 5.1%
39   Ring-necked Pheasant 1.0% 7.1% 6.1%