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Top Birds at Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 121 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) in October. 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 31.9% 81.8% 50.0%
2   Ring-billed Gull 30.3% 81.8% 51.5%
3   Blue Jay 56.2% 81.0% 24.8%
4   Mallard 38.5% 67.8% 29.2%
5   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 62.0% 40.2%
6   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 61.2% 38.7%
7   Mute Swan 10.7% 59.5% 48.8%
8   Song Sparrow 55.2% 57.9% 2.6%
9   Turkey Vulture 9.5% 55.4% 45.9%
10   Herring Gull 32.7% 54.5% 21.9%
11   Belted Kingfisher 12.9% 54.5% 41.6%
12   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 52.1% 33.8%
13   American Robin 57.6% 51.2% 6.3%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 50.4% 15.5%
15   American Crow 23.3% 50.4% 27.1%
16   Wood Duck 9.8% 50.4% 40.6%
17   Bald Eagle 5.3% 47.1% 41.8%
18   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.5% 43.8% 6.6%
19   Common Loon 2.2% 41.3% 39.1%
20   Northern Flicker 38.5% 38.0% 0.5%
21   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 35.5% 16.6%
22   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 34.7% 1.7%
23   American Goldfinch 23.8% 32.2% 8.4%
24   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 30.6% 1.0%
25   White-throated Sparrow 57.8% 28.9% 28.8%
26   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 28.1% 17.5%
27   Osprey 12.5% 27.3% 14.8%
28   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 26.4% 7.0%
29   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 26.4% 18.6%
30   Canada Goose 40.8% 25.6% 15.2%
31   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 25.6% 11.1%
32   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 24.0% 12.3%
33   European Starling 46.6% 21.5% 25.2%
34   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 21.5% 11.6%
35   Pied-billed Grebe 3.9% 21.5% 17.6%
36   Palm Warbler 31.0% 20.7% 10.3%
37   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 19.8% 24.7%
38   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 19.8% 0.4%
39   American Black Duck 13.3% 19.8% 6.5%
40   Common Grackle 21.1% 19.0% 2.1%
41   Mourning Dove 45.8% 17.4% 28.5%
42   Gray Catbird 38.5% 16.5% 22.0%
43   Carolina Wren 22.2% 14.0% 8.2%
44   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 13.2% 15.7%
45   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 13.2% 5.4%
46   Common Raven 5.8% 13.2% 7.5%
47   Bufflehead 1.6% 13.2% 11.7%
48   Killdeer 6.1% 12.4% 6.3%
49   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 11.6% 14.4%
50   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 11.6% 5.8%
51   House Sparrow 46.9% 10.7% 36.1%
52   Merlin 7.4% 10.7% 3.3%
53   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 9.9% 22.9%
54   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 9.9% 0.2%
55   Pileated Woodpecker 1.3% 9.9% 8.6%
56   House Finch 18.0% 9.1% 8.9%
57   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 7.4% 6.7%
58   Great Horned Owl 0.6% 7.4% 6.8%
59   Tree Swallow 5.7% 6.6% 0.9%
60   Black Vulture 2.5% 6.6% 4.1%
61   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 5.8% 10.0%
62   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 5.8% 2.4%
63   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 5.0% 5.3%
64   House Wren 9.2% 5.0% 4.3%
65   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 5.0% 3.0%
66   Ring-necked Duck 0.5% 5.0% 4.4%
67   Red-necked Grebe 0.1% 5.0% 4.9%
68   American Kestrel 12.9% 4.1% 8.8%
69   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 4.1% 7.0%
70   Northern Harrier 5.9% 4.1% 1.7%
71   Common Merganser 0.2% 4.1% 3.9%
72   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 3.3% 23.0%
73   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 3.3% 19.4%
74   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 3.3% 17.5%
75   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 3.3% 15.6%
76   Field Sparrow 11.5% 3.3% 8.2%
77   Purple Finch 7.0% 3.3% 3.7%
78   Vesper Sparrow 2.3% 3.3% 1.0%
79   Wild Turkey 1.4% 3.3% 1.9%
80   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 2.5% 21.1%
81   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 2.5% 18.5%
82   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 2.5% 5.2%
83   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 2.5% 3.5%
84   Surf Scoter 0.8% 2.5% 1.7%
85   Lesser Scaup 0.4% 2.5% 2.1%
86   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 1.7% 10.4%
87   Northern Parula 11.0% 1.7% 9.4%
88   Brown Creeper 10.7% 1.7% 9.0%
89   Pine Warbler 6.6% 1.7% 4.9%
90   Hooded Merganser 1.1% 1.7% 0.5%
91   Common Nighthawk 0.9% 1.7% 0.8%
92   Black Scoter 0.8% 1.7% 0.8%
93   Greater Scaup 0.6% 1.7% 1.1%
94   Horned Grebe 0.3% 1.7% 1.3%
95   Barred Owl 0.3% 1.7% 1.4%
96   Snow Bunting 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%
97   Rock Pigeon 35.6% 0.8% 34.7%
98   Brant 9.6% 0.8% 8.8%
99   Black-and-white Warbler 9.5% 0.8% 8.6%
100   Chimney Swift 8.5% 0.8% 7.7%
101   American Redstart 7.9% 0.8% 7.1%
102   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 0.8% 6.0%
103   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 0.8% 4.9%
104   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 0.8% 4.8%
105   Indigo Bunting 4.8% 0.8% 3.9%
106   Pine Siskin 4.5% 0.8% 3.7%
107   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 0.8% 2.7%
108   American Wigeon 3.0% 0.8% 2.2%
109   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 0.8% 1.9%
110   American Pipit 2.4% 0.8% 1.6%
111   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 0.8% 1.1%
112   Northern Pintail 1.7% 0.8% 0.8%
113   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 0.8% 0.1%
114   American Woodcock 0.9% 0.8% 0.1%
115   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 0.8% 0.0%
116   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 0.8% 0.1%
117   White-winged Scoter 0.5% 0.8% 0.3%
118   American Bittern 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
119   Barn Swallow 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
120   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
121   Long-tailed Duck 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%