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Top Birds at Brooklyn Bridge Park in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 1233 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Brooklyn Bridge Park 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   American Robin 38.0% 87.5% 49.5%
2   Gray Catbird 28.1% 86.4% 58.2%
3   House Sparrow 3.3% 83.6% 80.3%
4   Common Grackle 33.9% 82.6% 48.7%
5   European Starling 20.4% 82.2% 61.8%
6   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 79.8% 74.2%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 76.8% 60.0%
8   Mourning Dove 47.8% 74.6% 26.8%
9   Barn Swallow 30.1% 71.7% 41.6%
10   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 66.6% 26.2%
11   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 65.9% 58.0%
12   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 63.0% 35.7%
13   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 60.7% 30.8%
14   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 60.6% 18.9%
15   Laughing Gull 0.2% 60.6% 60.4%
16   Mallard 28.2% 60.5% 32.3%
17   Song Sparrow 15.7% 58.8% 43.1%
18   Ring-billed Gull 1.3% 54.3% 53.0%
19   Ovenbird 17.6% 52.8% 35.2%
20   Brant 0% 51.1% 51.1%
21   Canada Goose 41.2% 47.7% 6.5%
22   House Finch 29.3% 43.6% 14.2%
23   American Black Duck 0.0% 41.1% 41.1%
24   American Herring Gull 0.1% 40.9% 40.8%
25   Black-and-white Warbler 15.1% 40.3% 25.2%
26   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 40.1% 40.1%
27   Northern Parula 35.3% 34.0% 1.3%
28   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 30.9% 29.7%
29   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 30.7% 22.9%
30   Chimney Swift 27.5% 30.3% 2.8%
31   Northern Waterthrush 6.7% 26.1% 19.4%
32   American Redstart 22.1% 25.4% 3.3%
33   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 24.2% 16.6%
34   Common Tern 0.2% 22.0% 21.8%
35   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 21.0% 19.0%
36   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 20.3% 10.4%
37   Warbling Vireo 1.4% 19.5% 18.0%
38   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 19.0% 17.5%
39   Common Raven 0.2% 17.8% 17.6%
40   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 17.6% 14.3%
41   Blue Jay 41.8% 17.4% 24.4%
42   American Goldfinch 45.0% 17.4% 27.7%
43   Chipping Sparrow 38.3% 15.0% 23.3%
44   Gadwall 0.0% 13.9% 13.9%
45   Swainson's Thrush 7.0% 13.8% 6.8%
46   Scarlet Tanager 11.6% 13.7% 2.1%
47   American Crow 56.2% 13.4% 42.8%
48   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 13.1% 0.9%
49   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 12.8% 11.7%
50   Wilson's Warbler 0.5% 12.7% 12.2%
51   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 12.4% 0.3%
52   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.3% 12.1% 10.8%
53   Northern Flicker 8.5% 11.3% 2.8%
54   Wood Thrush 13.0% 9.7% 3.3%
55   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 9.7% 9.3%
56   House Wren 8.5% 9.2% 0.6%
57   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.5% 8.8% 8.3%
58   Veery 2.8% 8.3% 5.4%
59   Prairie Warbler 6.7% 8.1% 1.4%
60   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.8% 7.1% 13.8%
61   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 6.9% 45.0%
62   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.2% 6.6% 5.4%
63   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 6.5% 9.1%
64   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 6.5% 5.3%
65   Least Flycatcher 0.0% 6.0% 6.0%
66   Canada Warbler 0.4% 5.9% 5.5%
67   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 5.8% 3.7%
68   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.3% 5.7% 48.6%
69   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.0% 5.5% 5.5%
70   Indigo Bunting 45.6% 5.4% 40.2%
71   Green Heron 9.8% 5.3% 4.6%
72   Carolina Wren 70.8% 4.9% 66.0%
73   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 4.9% 10.6%
74   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 4.9% 4.8%
75   White-crowned Sparrow 0.1% 4.6% 4.5%
76   Nashville Warbler 0.0% 4.4% 4.3%
77   Field Sparrow 3.0% 4.2% 1.2%
78   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.0% 4.1% 45.0%
79   Fish Crow 34.0% 3.8% 30.2%
80   Downy Woodpecker 40.3% 3.7% 36.6%
81   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 3.6% 12.5%
82   Palm Warbler 0.7% 3.6% 2.9%
83   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 3.2% 33.9%
84   Great Egret 2.5% 2.8% 0.3%
85   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 2.8% 2.7%
86   Osprey 16.3% 2.7% 13.7%
87   Blue-winged Warbler 0.2% 2.5% 2.3%
88   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 2.3% 24.7%
89   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 2.2% 1.4%
90   Marsh Wren 0.0% 2.2% 2.2%
91   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.5% 2.1% 55.4%
92   Blackburnian Warbler 0.3% 1.9% 1.6%
93   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 0% 1.9% 1.9%
94   Worm-eating Warbler 1.0% 1.9% 0.9%
95   American Kestrel 0.6% 1.9% 1.3%
96   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.4% 1.9% 1.5%
97   Prothonotary Warbler 15.9% 1.5% 14.4%
98   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 1.5% 10.7%
99   Mourning Warbler 0.0% 1.5% 1.5%
100   Summer Tanager 37.8% 1.4% 36.4%
101   Tree Swallow 15.2% 1.3% 13.9%
102   Willow Flycatcher 0.2% 1.3% 1.1%
103   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.1% 1.2% 16.9%
104   Kentucky Warbler 2.9% 1.2% 1.7%
105   Tennessee Warbler 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
106   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
107   American Woodcock 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
108   Dark-eyed Junco 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
109   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.0% 0.9% 6.1%
110   Common Loon 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
111   Chuck-will's-widow 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
112   Snowy Egret 0.4% 0.7% 0.4%
113   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 0.6% 44.6%
114   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.6% 0.6% 10.9%
115   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 0.6% 64.6%
116   American White Pelican 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
117   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 0.4% 33.8%
118   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 0.4% 22.7%
119   Wood Duck 12.5% 0.4% 12.1%
120   Hooded Warbler 10.5% 0.4% 10.1%
121   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
122   Purple Finch 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
123   Red-throated Loon 0% 0.4% 0.4%
124   Killdeer 19.5% 0.3% 19.2%
125   Turkey Vulture 38.4% 0.2% 38.1%
126   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 0.2% 34.6%
127   Bank Swallow 1.2% 0.2% 1.0%
128   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 0.2% 0.3%
129   Merlin 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
130   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 0.2% 0.2%
131   Pine Warbler 41.6% 0.2% 41.5%
132   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 0.2% 29.9%
133   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 0.2% 11.9%
134   Bald Eagle 10.5% 0.2% 10.3%
135   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.4% 0.2% 10.2%
136   Olive-sided Flycatcher 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
137   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
138   Glossy Ibis 0.1% 0.2% 0.0%
139   Alder Flycatcher 0.1% 0.2% 0.0%
140   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
141   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%
142   Bufflehead 0% 0.2% 0.2%
143   Winter Wren 0% 0.2% 0.2%
144   Acadian Flycatcher 25.7% 0.1% 25.7%
145   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.0% 0.1% 7.0%
146   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 0.1% 2.7%
147   Mute Swan 0.3% 0.1% 0.2%
148   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
149   Forster's Tern 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
150   Seaside Sparrow 0% 0.1% 0.1%
151   American Oystercatcher 0% 0.1% 0.1%