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

based on 7 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Riis Landing 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   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 71.4% 37.4%
2   Herring Gull 23.4% 71.4% 48.0%
3   Laughing Gull 16.9% 71.4% 54.6%
4   Brant 10.8% 71.4% 60.7%
5   House Sparrow 57.0% 57.1% 0.2%
6   European Starling 58.4% 42.9% 15.6%
7   Song Sparrow 35.5% 42.9% 7.3%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 42.9% 29.5%
9   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 28.6% 6.9%
10   Barn Swallow 31.7% 28.6% 3.1%
11   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 28.6% 1.8%
12   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 28.6% 20.6%
13   Common Tern 5.8% 28.6% 22.8%
14   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 28.6% 25.9%
15   American Robin 73.3% 14.3% 59.0%
16   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 14.3% 39.0%
17   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 14.3% 33.2%
18   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 14.3% 28.3%
19   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 14.3% 20.0%
20   American Goldfinch 28.7% 14.3% 14.4%
21   House Wren 26.7% 14.3% 12.4%
22   American Crow 17.6% 14.3% 3.4%
23   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 14.3% 2.0%
24   House Finch 16.0% 14.3% 1.7%
25   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 14.3% 1.2%
26   Forster's Tern 7.9% 14.3% 6.4%
27   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 14.3% 8.4%
28   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 14.3% 13.2%