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Top Birds at Breezy Point Beach in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 34 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Breezy Point Beach 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   Piping Plover 1.4% 91.2% 89.8%
2   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 85.3% 77.4%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 76.5% 63.2%
4   Herring Gull 23.4% 67.6% 44.2%
5   Common Tern 5.8% 67.6% 61.9%
6   Laughing Gull 16.9% 64.7% 47.8%
7   Sanderling 1.6% 64.7% 63.1%
8   Barn Swallow 31.7% 55.9% 24.2%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 52.9% 18.9%
10   Least Tern 3.9% 52.9% 49.0%
11   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 50.0% 46.5%
12   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 41.2% 12.1%
13   Gray Catbird 65.9% 38.2% 27.7%
14   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 35.3% 8.6%
15   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 35.3% 21.0%
16   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 32.4% 10.3%
17   Song Sparrow 35.5% 32.4% 3.2%
18   Killdeer 9.3% 32.4% 23.1%
19   Brant 10.8% 29.4% 18.7%
20   European Starling 58.4% 26.5% 32.0%
21   Black Skimmer 1.7% 26.5% 24.8%
22   Tree Swallow 22.4% 23.5% 1.1%
23   Mallard 49.3% 20.6% 28.7%
24   Willet 5.8% 20.6% 14.8%
25   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 20.6% 18.4%
26   Common Grackle 54.9% 17.6% 37.3%
27   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 17.6% 13.1%
28   Common Loon 2.4% 17.6% 15.2%
29   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 14.7% 5.2%
30   Osprey 16.4% 14.7% 1.7%
31   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 14.7% 2.3%
32   Forster's Tern 7.9% 14.7% 6.8%
33   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 11.8% 47.3%
34   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 11.8% 23.7%
35   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 11.8% 6.3%
36   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 11.8% 6.9%
37   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 11.8% 11.2%
38   Mourning Dove 53.4% 8.8% 44.6%
39   Canada Goose 45.1% 8.8% 36.3%
40   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 8.8% 0.9%
41   American Black Duck 5.0% 8.8% 3.8%
42   Dunlin 2.2% 8.8% 6.6%
43   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 8.8% 8.6%
44   Common Eider 0.1% 8.8% 8.7%
45   American Robin 73.3% 5.9% 67.4%
46   House Sparrow 57.0% 5.9% 51.1%
47   Blue Jay 49.3% 5.9% 43.4%
48   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 5.9% 41.7%
49   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 5.9% 28.4%
50   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 5.9% 14.9%
51   Carolina Wren 19.8% 5.9% 14.0%
52   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 5.9% 10.9%
53   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 5.9% 1.5%
54   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 5.9% 1.2%
55   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 5.9% 0.7%
56   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 5.9% 1.6%
57   Bank Swallow 2.5% 5.9% 3.4%
58   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 5.9% 4.8%
59   Roseate Tern 0.1% 5.9% 5.8%
60   Whimbrel 0.1% 5.9% 5.8%
61   American Redstart 40.4% 2.9% 37.5%
62   Chimney Swift 29.8% 2.9% 26.9%
63   American Goldfinch 28.7% 2.9% 25.7%
64   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 2.9% 16.0%
65   House Finch 16.0% 2.9% 13.1%
66   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 2.9% 11.5%
67   Fish Crow 10.9% 2.9% 7.9%
68   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 2.9% 2.0%
69   Field Sparrow 3.4% 2.9% 0.5%
70   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 2.9% 0.3%
71   Bald Eagle 2.5% 2.9% 0.4%
72   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 2.9% 1.0%
73   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 2.9% 1.1%
74   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 2.9% 1.3%
75   Bufflehead 1.2% 2.9% 1.8%
76   American Coot 0.9% 2.9% 2.1%
77   Red Knot 0.7% 2.9% 2.3%
78   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 2.9% 2.6%
79   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.2% 2.9% 2.7%
80   Red-necked Phalarope 0.1% 2.9% 2.8%
81   Black Tern 0.1% 2.9% 2.8%