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

based on 25 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 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 73.3% 68.0% 5.3%
2   Barn Swallow 31.7% 56.0% 24.3%
3   Common Grackle 54.9% 52.0% 2.9%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 52.0% 1.3%
5   Gray Catbird 65.9% 48.0% 17.9%
6   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 48.0% 11.0%
7   Song Sparrow 35.5% 48.0% 12.5%
8   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 44.0% 1.4%
9   Blue Jay 49.3% 40.0% 9.3%
10   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 40.0% 4.7%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 36.0% 2.2%
12   Northern Flicker 29.1% 36.0% 6.9%
13   American Goldfinch 28.7% 36.0% 7.3%
14   Canada Goose 45.1% 32.0% 13.1%
15   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 32.0% 2.0%
16   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 32.0% 0.2%
17   Tree Swallow 22.4% 32.0% 9.6%
18   Carolina Wren 19.8% 32.0% 12.2%
19   American Crow 17.6% 32.0% 14.4%
20   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 32.0% 31.2%
21   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 28.0% 8.2%
22   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 28.0% 9.1%
23   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 28.0% 12.4%
24   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 28.0% 15.9%
25   House Sparrow 57.0% 24.0% 33.0%
26   Mourning Dove 53.4% 24.0% 29.4%
27   American Redstart 40.4% 24.0% 16.4%
28   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 24.0% 2.7%
29   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 24.0% 1.2%
30   Common Loon 2.4% 24.0% 21.6%
31   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 20.0% 27.5%
32   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 20.0% 19.5%
33   Northern Parula 35.7% 20.0% 15.7%
34   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 20.0% 8.1%
35   Wood Thrush 23.1% 20.0% 3.1%
36   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 20.0% 0.1%
37   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 20.0% 3.2%
38   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 20.0% 3.2%
39   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 20.0% 10.4%
40   Mallard 49.3% 16.0% 33.3%
41   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 16.0% 18.3%
42   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 16.0% 17.8%
43   Ovenbird 32.7% 16.0% 16.7%
44   Chimney Swift 29.8% 16.0% 13.8%
45   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 16.0% 11.5%
46   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 16.0% 4.2%
47   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 16.0% 3.6%
48   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 16.0% 4.9%
49   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 16.0% 5.3%
50   Wood Duck 9.3% 16.0% 6.7%
51   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 16.0% 7.7%
52   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 16.0% 11.1%
53   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 16.0% 13.3%
54   Bald Eagle 2.5% 16.0% 13.5%
55   Wild Turkey 2.2% 16.0% 13.8%
56   Pine Warbler 1.7% 16.0% 14.3%
57   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 12.0% 16.0%
58   Great Egret 25.4% 12.0% 13.4%
59   Herring Gull 23.4% 12.0% 11.4%
60   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 12.0% 8.8%
61   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 12.0% 6.3%
62   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 12.0% 6.1%
63   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 12.0% 4.5%
64   Osprey 16.4% 12.0% 4.4%
65   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 12.0% 4.3%
66   House Finch 16.0% 12.0% 4.0%
67   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 12.0% 1.8%
68   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 12.0% 2.2%
69   Killdeer 9.3% 12.0% 2.7%
70   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 12.0% 3.5%
71   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 12.0% 5.4%
72   Bufflehead 1.2% 12.0% 10.8%
73   Barred Owl 0.4% 12.0% 11.6%
74   House Wren 26.7% 8.0% 18.7%
75   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 8.0% 15.2%
76   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 8.0% 13.9%
77   Veery 20.1% 8.0% 12.1%
78   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 8.0% 6.5%
79   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 8.0% 6.3%
80   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 8.0% 5.2%
81   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 8.0% 3.4%
82   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 8.0% 3.8%
83   Bank Swallow 2.5% 8.0% 5.5%
84   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 8.0% 5.5%
85   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 8.0% 6.2%
86   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 8.0% 6.6%
87   European Starling 58.4% 4.0% 54.4%
88   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 4.0% 13.8%
89   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 4.0% 9.1%
90   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 4.0% 8.0%
91   Canada Warbler 11.7% 4.0% 7.7%
92   Mute Swan 11.5% 4.0% 7.5%
93   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 4.0% 7.1%
94   Fish Crow 10.9% 4.0% 6.9%
95   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 4.0% 6.0%
96   Green Heron 9.0% 4.0% 5.0%
97   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 4.0% 4.9%
98   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 4.0% 4.8%
99   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 4.0% 3.1%
100   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 4.0% 2.3%
101   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 4.0% 1.4%
102   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 4.0% 0.1%
103   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 4.0% 0.8%
104   Bobolink 1.2% 4.0% 2.8%
105   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.0% 4.0% 3.0%
106   Mississippi Kite 0.1% 4.0% 3.9%