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Top Birds at Bayshore Waterfront Park in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 35 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Bayshore Waterfront Park 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   Laughing Gull 16.8% 85.7% 68.9%
2   Osprey 16.4% 85.7% 69.3%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 80.0% 26.7%
4   Song Sparrow 35.5% 80.0% 44.5%
5   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 77.1% 18.1%
6   Common Grackle 54.9% 77.1% 22.2%
7   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 77.1% 41.7%
8   American Robin 73.3% 74.3% 1.0%
9   Gray Catbird 65.9% 74.3% 8.4%
10   Mourning Dove 53.4% 74.3% 20.9%
11   Herring Gull 23.4% 74.3% 50.9%
12   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 71.4% 44.7%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 68.6% 55.3%
14   European Starling 58.4% 65.7% 7.3%
15   House Sparrow 57.0% 65.7% 8.8%
16   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 60.0% 39.2%
17   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 54.3% 22.1%
18   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 51.4% 3.9%
19   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 51.4% 8.8%
20   Barn Swallow 31.7% 51.4% 19.7%
21   Carolina Wren 19.8% 51.4% 31.6%
22   Field Sparrow 3.4% 51.4% 48.1%
23   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 48.6% 14.6%
24   Forster's Tern 7.9% 48.6% 40.7%
25   House Wren 26.7% 45.7% 19.0%
26   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 42.9% 1.8%
27   Fish Crow 10.8% 40.0% 29.2%
28   Blue Jay 49.3% 37.1% 12.1%
29   American Redstart 40.4% 37.1% 3.3%
30   Killdeer 9.3% 34.3% 25.0%
31   American Goldfinch 28.7% 31.4% 2.8%
32   House Finch 16.0% 31.4% 15.4%
33   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 31.4% 21.7%
34   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 31.4% 24.1%
35   Purple Martin 1.4% 31.4% 30.0%
36   Canada Goose 45.1% 28.6% 16.5%
37   Mallard 49.3% 25.7% 23.6%
38   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 25.7% 8.6%
39   Great Egret 25.4% 25.7% 0.3%
40   Chimney Swift 29.8% 22.9% 6.9%
41   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 22.9% 7.3%
42   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 22.9% 8.5%
43   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 20.0% 6.9%
44   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 20.0% 14.1%
45   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 20.0% 14.6%
46   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 17.1% 21.0%
47   Tree Swallow 22.4% 17.1% 5.3%
48   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 17.1% 9.2%
49   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 17.1% 14.4%
50   Common Raven 2.5% 17.1% 14.6%
51   Stilt Sandpiper 0.0% 17.1% 17.1%
52   Northern Flicker 29.1% 14.3% 14.8%
53   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 14.3% 13.8%
54   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 14.3% 2.6%
55   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 14.3% 2.5%
56   Ovenbird 32.7% 11.4% 21.3%
57   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 11.4% 1.9%
58   Common Tern 5.8% 11.4% 5.6%
59   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 11.4% 5.9%
60   Least Tern 3.9% 11.4% 7.5%
61   Bald Eagle 2.5% 11.4% 8.9%
62   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 8.6% 14.6%
63   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 8.6% 5.9%
64   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 8.6% 1.6%
65   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 8.6% 2.3%
66   Palm Warbler 5.3% 8.6% 3.3%
67   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 5.7% 33.8%
68   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 5.7% 6.7%
69   Brant 10.8% 5.7% 5.0%
70   Willet 5.8% 5.7% 0.1%
71   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 5.7% 1.5%
72   Black Vulture 2.2% 5.7% 3.5%
73   Northern Parula 35.7% 2.9% 32.9%
74   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 2.9% 30.9%
75   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 2.9% 24.7%
76   Wood Thrush 23.1% 2.9% 20.3%
77   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 2.9% 16.9%
78   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 2.9% 16.0%
79   American Crow 17.7% 2.9% 14.8%
80   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 2.9% 13.6%
81   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 2.9% 13.4%
82   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 2.9% 8.8%
83   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 2.9% 7.2%
84   Snowy Egret 9.9% 2.9% 7.1%
85   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 2.9% 6.1%
86   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 2.9% 6.0%
87   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 2.9% 5.6%
88   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 2.9% 5.5%
89   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 2.9% 4.3%
90   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 2.9% 3.1%
91   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 2.9% 2.3%
92   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 2.9% 2.0%
93   Marsh Wren 4.6% 2.9% 1.8%
94   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 2.9% 1.4%
95   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 2.9% 0.1%
96   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 2.9% 0.1%
97   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 2.9% 1.2%
98   Summer Tanager 1.7% 2.9% 1.2%
99   Black Skimmer 1.7% 2.9% 1.2%
100   Alder Flycatcher 0.6% 2.9% 2.3%
101   Caspian Tern 0.2% 2.9% 2.6%