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

based on 93 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Tappan 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% 80.6% 46.7%
2   American Robin 73.3% 77.4% 4.1%
3   Gray Catbird 65.9% 76.3% 10.4%
4   Common Grackle 54.9% 75.3% 20.4%
5   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 75.3% 32.7%
6   Canada Goose 45.1% 74.2% 29.1%
7   Cliff Swallow 0.7% 71.0% 70.2%
8   Tree Swallow 22.4% 69.9% 47.5%
9   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 63.4% 10.1%
10   Baltimore Oriole 44.6% 62.4% 17.7%
11   Barn Swallow 31.7% 62.4% 30.7%
12   Mourning Dove 53.4% 59.1% 5.7%
13   Blue Jay 49.3% 59.1% 9.9%
14   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 55.9% 3.1%
15   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 54.8% 22.7%
16   Great Blue Heron 9.5% 54.8% 45.3%
17   Mallard 49.3% 47.3% 2.0%
18   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 47.3% 9.2%
19   Tufted Titmouse 15.5% 47.3% 31.8%
20   Chimney Swift 29.8% 45.2% 15.4%
21   Song Sparrow 35.5% 43.0% 7.5%
22   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 43.0% 9.2%
23   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 43.0% 30.7%
24   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 41.9% 5.6%
25   Mute Swan 11.5% 40.9% 29.4%
26   Northern Flicker 29.1% 38.7% 9.6%
27   American Crow 17.6% 37.6% 20.0%
28   House Wren 26.7% 36.6% 9.8%
29   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 36.6% 19.7%
30   Great Egret 25.4% 35.5% 10.1%
31   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 35.5% 23.4%
32   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 35.5% 23.5%
33   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 31.2% 8.0%
34   Wood Duck 9.3% 31.2% 21.9%
35   Bald Eagle 2.5% 31.2% 28.7%
36   American Goldfinch 28.7% 30.1% 1.5%
37   Fish Crow 10.8% 30.1% 19.3%
38   Northern Parula 35.7% 29.0% 6.7%
39   Carolina Wren 19.8% 28.0% 8.1%
40   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 25.8% 13.7%
41   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 24.7% 2.0%
42   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 23.7% 4.5%
43   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 23.7% 16.3%
44   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 22.6% 8.1%
45   Pine Warbler 1.7% 22.6% 20.9%
46   Ovenbird 32.7% 21.5% 11.2%
47   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 21.5% 5.2%
48   Purple Martin 1.4% 21.5% 20.1%
49   American Redstart 40.4% 20.4% 20.0%
50   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 20.4% 2.1%
51   Common Loon 2.4% 20.4% 18.0%
52   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 18.3% 6.6%
53   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 17.2% 4.7%
54   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 17.2% 0.4%
55   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 17.2% 13.9%
56   Wood Thrush 23.1% 16.1% 7.0%
57   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 16.1% 4.7%
58   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 15.1% 19.3%
59   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 15.1% 13.0%
60   Bank Swallow 2.5% 15.1% 12.5%
61   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 12.9% 7.3%
62   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 12.9% 5.2%
63   Wild Turkey 2.2% 12.9% 10.7%
64   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 11.8% 23.6%
65   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 11.8% 7.9%
66   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 11.8% 1.1%
67   European Starling 58.5% 10.8% 47.7%
68   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 10.8% 2.6%
69   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 9.7% 17.8%
70   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 9.7% 1.4%
71   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 9.7% 4.2%
72   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 8.6% 10.3%
73   Osprey 16.4% 8.6% 7.8%
74   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 8.6% 1.2%
75   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 8.6% 7.2%
76   Common Merganser 0.4% 8.6% 8.2%
77   Herring Gull 23.5% 7.5% 15.9%
78   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 7.5% 6.7%
79   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 7.5% 3.3%
80   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 6.5% 10.0%
81   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 6.5% 7.9%
82   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 6.5% 2.5%
83   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 6.5% 0.5%
84   Palm Warbler 5.3% 6.5% 1.2%
85   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 6.5% 3.1%
86   Bufflehead 1.2% 6.5% 5.3%
87   House Finch 16.0% 5.4% 10.7%
88   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 5.4% 7.7%
89   Canada Warbler 11.7% 5.4% 6.3%
90   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 5.4% 5.7%
91   Green Heron 9.0% 5.4% 3.6%
92   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 5.4% 0.5%
93   Common Raven 2.5% 5.4% 2.9%
94   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 5.4% 2.9%
95   Arctic Tern 0.1% 5.4% 5.3%
96   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 4.3% 15.6%
97   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 4.3% 8.9%
98   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 4.3% 5.9%
99   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 4.3% 5.7%
100   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 4.3% 4.5%
101   House Sparrow 57.0% 3.2% 53.8%
102   Veery 20.1% 3.2% 16.8%
103   Snowy Egret 9.9% 3.2% 6.7%
104   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 3.2% 6.2%
105   Killdeer 9.3% 3.2% 6.1%
106   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 3.2% 5.3%
107   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 3.2% 3.4%
108   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 3.2% 3.1%
109   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 3.2% 2.6%
110   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 3.2% 0.7%
111   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 3.2% 1.5%
112   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 3.2% 2.1%
113   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 3.2% 2.2%
114   Lesser Scaup 0.1% 3.2% 3.1%
115   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 2.2% 15.6%
116   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 2.2% 14.1%
117   Brant 10.8% 2.2% 8.6%
118   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 2.2% 1.5%
119   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 2.2% 1.2%
120   Horned Grebe 0.2% 2.2% 2.0%
121   White-winged Scoter 0.1% 2.2% 2.0%
122   Red-necked Grebe 0.0% 2.2% 2.1%
123   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 1.1% 6.0%
124   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 1.1% 5.9%
125   Gadwall 7.0% 1.1% 5.9%
126   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 1.1% 3.6%
127   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 1.1% 2.9%
128   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 1.1% 2.8%
129   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 1.1% 2.4%
130   Field Sparrow 3.4% 1.1% 2.3%
131   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 1.1% 0.9%
132   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 1.1% 0.5%
133   Purple Finch 1.3% 1.1% 0.2%
134   Bobolink 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
135   Blue Grosbeak 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
136   Barred Owl 0.4% 1.1% 0.7%
137   Black Scoter 0.3% 1.1% 0.8%
138   Hooded Merganser 0.2% 1.1% 0.9%
139   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 1.1% 0.9%
140   Grasshopper Sparrow 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%