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

based on 100 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) in September. 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   Mallard 36.6% 88.0% 51.4%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 85.0% 53.1%
3   Blue Jay 51.7% 84.0% 32.3%
4   Osprey 25.4% 83.0% 57.6%
5   Ring-billed Gull 25.1% 83.0% 57.9%
6   Great Blue Heron 24.6% 81.0% 56.4%
7   Belted Kingfisher 12.0% 78.0% 66.0%
8   Mute Swan 11.3% 72.0% 60.7%
9   Herring Gull 30.8% 68.0% 37.2%
10   American Goldfinch 27.7% 64.0% 36.3%
11   Wood Duck 9.9% 64.0% 54.1%
12   Northern Flicker 43.2% 63.0% 19.8%
13   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 60.0% 41.3%
14   American Robin 60.3% 58.0% 2.3%
15   Gray Catbird 60.6% 57.0% 3.6%
16   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.5% 50.0% 20.5%
17   Bald Eagle 4.7% 48.0% 43.3%
18   Song Sparrow 28.6% 44.0% 15.4%
19   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 43.0% 30.3%
20   Mourning Dove 53.3% 41.0% 12.3%
21   Turkey Vulture 8.3% 41.0% 32.7%
22   American Crow 17.0% 32.0% 15.0%
23   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 29.0% 2.8%
24   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 29.0% 21.6%
25   Carolina Wren 26.9% 28.0% 1.1%
26   Tufted Titmouse 9.9% 28.0% 18.1%
27   Common Loon 0.5% 27.0% 26.5%
28   Canada Goose 37.8% 19.0% 18.8%
29   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 19.0% 2.6%
30   Pileated Woodpecker 2.0% 19.0% 17.0%
31   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 17.0% 0.9%
32   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 16.0% 15.6%
33   Barn Swallow 4.7% 16.0% 11.3%
34   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 15.0% 35.4%
35   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 15.0% 1.5%
36   American Black Duck 8.0% 14.0% 6.0%
37   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 14.0% 6.6%
38   European Starling 48.5% 13.0% 35.5%
39   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 13.0% 4.8%
40   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 12.0% 6.7%
41   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 11.0% 8.6%
42   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 11.0% 2.5%
43   Merlin 5.4% 10.0% 4.6%
44   American Redstart 43.1% 9.0% 34.1%
45   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 9.0% 27.8%
46   Common Grackle 24.0% 9.0% 15.0%
47   Common Raven 5.4% 9.0% 3.6%
48   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 7.0% 1.5%
49   Green Heron 7.6% 7.0% 0.6%
50   Killdeer 7.5% 7.0% 0.5%
51   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 7.0% 2.0%
52   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 7.0% 4.2%
53   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 7.0% 5.2%
54   Chimney Swift 22.5% 6.0% 16.5%
55   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 6.0% 10.6%
56   Ring-necked Duck 0.0% 6.0% 6.0%
57   Palm Warbler 15.1% 5.0% 10.1%
58   American Kestrel 10.8% 5.0% 5.8%
59   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 5.0% 1.0%
60   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.1% 5.0% 3.9%
61   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 4.0% 41.2%
62   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 4.0% 8.2%
63   Black Vulture 2.7% 4.0% 1.3%
64   House Sparrow 46.0% 3.0% 43.0%
65   Black-and-white Warbler 31.8% 3.0% 28.8%
66   Northern Parula 27.0% 3.0% 24.0%
67   Great Egret 20.1% 3.0% 17.1%
68   House Wren 17.3% 3.0% 14.3%
69   House Finch 14.9% 3.0% 11.9%
70   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 3.0% 6.6%
71   Pine Warbler 5.4% 3.0% 2.4%
72   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 3.0% 1.9%
73   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 3.0% 0.0%
74   Wild Turkey 1.5% 3.0% 1.5%
75   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 3.0% 2.5%
76   Bonaparte's Gull 0.2% 3.0% 2.8%
77   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 2.0% 23.1%
78   Great Black-backed Gull 18.7% 2.0% 16.7%
79   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.9% 2.0% 14.9%
80   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 2.0% 10.3%
81   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 2.0% 8.4%
82   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 2.0% 5.8%
83   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 2.0% 5.6%
84   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 2.0% 4.3%
85   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 2.0% 2.4%
86   Northern Harrier 3.6% 2.0% 1.6%
87   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 2.0% 1.2%
88   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 2.0% 1.0%
89   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 1.0% 11.1%
90   Greater Yellowlegs 8.9% 1.0% 7.9%
91   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 1.0% 7.1%
92   Tree Swallow 7.0% 1.0% 6.0%
93   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 1.0% 5.0%
94   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 1.0% 2.7%
95   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 1.0% 2.4%
96   Bobolink 3.2% 1.0% 2.2%
97   Fish Crow 2.9% 1.0% 1.9%
98   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 1.0% 1.1%
99   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
100   American Pipit 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
101   Bank Swallow 0.3% 1.0% 0.7%
102   Cliff Swallow 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%