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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 22 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands in August. 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 41.3% 86.4% 45.0%
2   Herring Gull 39.5% 86.4% 46.9%
3   Laughing Gull 32.0% 81.8% 49.8%
4   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 81.8% 50.0%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 72.7% 45.7%
6   Great Egret 34.5% 68.2% 33.7%
7   American Robin 57.2% 54.5% 2.7%
8   Song Sparrow 35.0% 54.5% 19.5%
9   Osprey 30.7% 54.5% 23.9%
10   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 54.5% 37.6%
11   Canada Goose 40.8% 50.0% 9.2%
12   European Starling 51.1% 45.5% 5.7%
13   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 45.5% 33.1%
14   Gray Catbird 54.7% 40.9% 13.8%
15   Mallard 40.8% 40.9% 0.1%
16   American Goldfinch 37.6% 40.9% 3.3%
17   Barn Swallow 39.9% 36.4% 3.5%
18   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 36.4% 15.3%
19   Common Tern 16.4% 36.4% 20.0%
20   House Sparrow 50.0% 31.8% 18.2%
21   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 31.8% 1.2%
22   Common Grackle 28.2% 31.8% 3.6%
23   Northern Flicker 26.0% 27.3% 1.3%
24   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 27.3% 3.1%
25   Snowy Egret 22.5% 27.3% 4.8%
26   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 27.3% 5.3%
27   Blue Jay 35.3% 22.7% 12.6%
28   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 22.7% 5.8%
29   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 22.7% 2.5%
30   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 22.7% 3.4%
31   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 18.2% 29.6%
32   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 18.2% 17.9%
33   Carolina Wren 24.7% 18.2% 6.6%
34   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 13.6% 21.8%
35   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 13.6% 11.6%
36   Chimney Swift 23.8% 13.6% 10.2%
37   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 13.6% 3.1%
38   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 13.6% 1.5%
39   Mourning Dove 53.7% 9.1% 44.6%
40   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 9.1% 7.7%
41   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 9.1% 6.3%
42   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 9.1% 6.1%
43   Killdeer 14.2% 9.1% 5.1%
44   Tree Swallow 14.1% 9.1% 5.0%
45   American Black Duck 10.1% 9.1% 1.0%
46   Ruddy Turnstone 5.5% 9.1% 3.6%
47   Willet 3.6% 9.1% 5.5%
48   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 4.5% 10.0%
49   Mute Swan 14.5% 4.5% 9.9%
50   American Crow 14.4% 4.5% 9.9%
51   Forster's Tern 13.2% 4.5% 8.6%
52   Green Heron 11.9% 4.5% 7.4%
53   House Wren 11.4% 4.5% 6.8%
54   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 4.5% 5.8%
55   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 4.5% 2.2%
56   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 4.5% 0.8%
57   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 4.5% 0.7%
58   Least Tern 5.1% 4.5% 0.5%
59   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 4.5% 0.9%
60   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 4.5% 2.5%
61   Green-winged Teal 1.7% 4.5% 2.8%
62   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 4.5% 3.2%
63   Common Nighthawk 1.3% 4.5% 3.3%
64   Northern Harrier 0.9% 4.5% 3.7%
65   Black Tern 0.8% 4.5% 3.7%
66   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 4.5% 3.8%
67   Whimbrel 0.5% 4.5% 4.0%