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

based on 115 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hilltop Reservation 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   Blue Jay 49.2% 82.6% 33.4%
2   American Robin 73.3% 81.7% 8.5%
3   Gray Catbird 65.9% 80.0% 14.1%
4   Mourning Dove 53.4% 79.1% 25.7%
5   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 76.5% 23.2%
6   Northern Flicker 29.0% 76.5% 47.5%
7   Tree Swallow 22.4% 76.5% 54.2%
8   Common Grackle 54.9% 75.7% 20.8%
9   Song Sparrow 35.5% 74.8% 39.3%
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.1% 73.9% 35.8%
11   American Goldfinch 28.6% 73.9% 45.3%
12   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 72.2% 13.2%
13   Wood Thrush 23.1% 69.6% 46.5%
14   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.7% 69.6% 48.8%
15   House Wren 26.7% 68.7% 42.0%
16   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 66.1% 23.5%
17   Baltimore Oriole 44.6% 64.3% 19.7%
18   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 64.3% 37.7%
19   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 62.6% 15.1%
20   European Starling 58.4% 56.5% 1.9%
21   Killdeer 9.3% 56.5% 47.3%
22   Tufted Titmouse 15.5% 55.7% 40.1%
23   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 53.0% 35.0%
24   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 51.3% 41.3%
25   American Redstart 40.4% 50.4% 10.0%
26   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 50.4% 22.3%
27   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 47.8% 37.7%
28   Eastern Towhee 19.8% 47.0% 27.1%
29   House Sparrow 57.0% 46.1% 10.9%
30   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 46.1% 13.9%
31   Red-eyed Vireo 22.7% 45.2% 22.5%
32   Northern Parula 35.7% 43.5% 7.8%
33   Ovenbird 32.7% 43.5% 10.8%
34   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.4% 43.5% 27.0%
35   House Finch 16.0% 43.5% 27.5%
36   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 40.0% 12.5%
37   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 39.1% 19.0%
38   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 38.3% 1.3%
39   Carolina Wren 19.8% 38.3% 18.4%
40   American Crow 17.6% 38.3% 20.6%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 19.7% 37.4% 17.6%
42   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 37.4% 19.1%
43   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 37.4% 26.7%
44   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 35.7% 1.4%
45   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 35.7% 27.4%
46   Barn Swallow 31.7% 33.9% 2.2%
47   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 33.9% 17.1%
48   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 33.0% 18.6%
49   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 33.0% 23.3%
50   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 32.2% 13.3%
51   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 32.2% 21.1%
52   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 29.6% 1.6%
53   Veery 20.0% 29.6% 9.5%
54   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 29.6% 22.3%
55   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 28.7% 6.8%
56   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 27.8% 6.0%
57   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 27.8% 11.1%
58   Mallard 49.3% 26.1% 23.2%
59   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 26.1% 14.0%
60   Fish Crow 10.8% 25.2% 14.4%
61   Canada Goose 45.1% 24.3% 20.8%
62   Chimney Swift 29.8% 24.3% 5.5%
63   Common Raven 2.5% 23.5% 21.0%
64   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 21.7% 4.0%
65   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 20.9% 4.6%
66   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 20.0% 10.6%
67   Eastern Bluebird 1.2% 19.1% 18.0%
68   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 16.5% 14.1%
69   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 13.9% 0.9%
70   Canada Warbler 11.7% 13.0% 1.4%
71   Field Sparrow 3.4% 13.0% 9.7%
72   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 12.2% 2.1%
73   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 12.2% 1.0%
74   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 12.2% 3.3%
75   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 12.2% 5.5%
76   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 12.2% 6.3%
77   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 9.6% 13.7%
78   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 9.6% 1.1%
79   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 9.6% 1.6%
80   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 8.7% 26.8%
81   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 8.7% 2.4%
82   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 8.7% 4.1%
83   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 7.8% 2.0%
84   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 7.8% 4.4%
85   Black Vulture 2.2% 7.8% 5.6%
86   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.3% 7.8% 6.5%
87   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 7.0% 5.1%
88   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 7.0% 2.1%
89   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 7.0% 4.0%
90   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 6.1% 3.5%
91   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 6.1% 1.0%
92   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 6.1% 0.6%
93   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 6.1% 2.6%
94   Bald Eagle 2.5% 6.1% 3.6%
95   Blue Grosbeak 0.8% 6.1% 5.3%
96   Common Loon 2.4% 5.2% 2.8%
97   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 5.2% 3.7%
98   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 5.2% 4.1%
99   Osprey 16.4% 4.3% 12.1%
100   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 4.3% 6.7%
101   Palm Warbler 5.3% 4.3% 0.9%
102   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 4.3% 0.3%
103   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 4.3% 1.6%
104   Double-crested Cormorant 34.1% 3.5% 30.6%
105   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 3.5% 8.9%
106   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 3.5% 5.4%
107   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 3.5% 0.5%
108   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 3.5% 0.2%
109   Wild Turkey 2.2% 3.5% 1.3%
110   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 3.5% 1.5%
111   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 2.6% 1.7%
112   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 2.6% 0.6%
113   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 2.6% 0.7%
114   Bobolink 1.2% 2.6% 1.4%
115   Cerulean Warbler 0.7% 2.6% 2.0%
116   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 2.6% 2.0%
117   Wood Duck 9.3% 1.7% 7.6%
118   Green Heron 9.0% 1.7% 7.3%
119   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 1.7% 5.3%
120   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 1.7% 2.4%
121   Purple Finch 1.3% 1.7% 0.4%
122   Merlin 0.9% 1.7% 0.8%
123   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.8% 1.7% 0.9%
124   Alder Flycatcher 0.6% 1.7% 1.2%
125   Dark-eyed Junco 0.5% 1.7% 1.2%
126   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 0.9% 4.3%
127   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 0.9% 3.7%
128   American Kestrel 2.2% 0.9% 1.3%
129   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 0.9% 1.0%
130   Pine Warbler 1.7% 0.9% 0.8%
131   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 0.9% 0.5%
132   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 0.9% 0.1%
133   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 0.9% 0.1%
134   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.7% 0.9% 0.2%
135   Acadian Flycatcher 0.6% 0.9% 0.3%
136   American Woodcock 0.5% 0.9% 0.4%
137   Pine Siskin 0.4% 0.9% 0.5%
138   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
139   Swallow-tailed Kite 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%