Top Birds at Shellbank Basin in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 16 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shellbank Basin 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Starling | 58.4% | 81.2% | 22.8% | |||
| 2 | Herring Gull | 23.4% | 68.8% | 45.3% | |||
| 3 | House Sparrow | 57.0% | 62.5% | 5.5% | |||
| 4 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 62.5% | 28.5% | |||
| 5 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 62.5% | 30.8% | |||
| 6 | Laughing Gull | 16.9% | 56.2% | 39.4% | |||
| 7 | Red-winged Blackbird | 53.3% | 43.8% | 9.6% | |||
| 8 | Mallard | 49.3% | 43.8% | 5.5% | |||
| 9 | Rock Pigeon | 35.5% | 37.5% | 2.0% | |||
| 10 | Great Black-backed Gull | 13.3% | 37.5% | 24.2% | |||
| 11 | Common Grackle | 54.9% | 31.2% | 23.7% | |||
| 12 | Ring-billed Gull | 14.3% | 31.2% | 16.9% | |||
| 13 | Gray Catbird | 65.9% | 25.0% | 40.9% | |||
| 14 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 25.0% | 0.4% | |||
| 15 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 12.0% | 25.0% | 13.0% | |||
| 16 | Fish Crow | 10.9% | 25.0% | 14.1% | |||
| 17 | Common Yellowthroat | 47.5% | 18.8% | 28.8% | |||
| 18 | Song Sparrow | 35.5% | 18.8% | 16.8% | |||
| 19 | Forster's Tern | 7.9% | 18.8% | 10.8% | |||
| 20 | Monk Parakeet | 2.0% | 18.8% | 16.7% | |||
| 21 | Mourning Dove | 53.4% | 12.5% | 40.9% | |||
| 22 | Yellow Warbler | 42.6% | 12.5% | 30.1% | |||
| 23 | Chimney Swift | 29.8% | 12.5% | 17.3% | |||
| 24 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 12.5% | 9.9% | |||
| 25 | Eastern Kingbird | 16.8% | 12.5% | 4.3% | |||
| 26 | Mute Swan | 11.5% | 12.5% | 1.0% | |||
| 27 | Brant | 10.8% | 12.5% | 1.7% | |||
| 28 | Snowy Egret | 9.9% | 12.5% | 2.6% | |||
| 29 | Turkey Vulture | 9.8% | 12.5% | 2.7% | |||
| 30 | Willow Flycatcher | 5.4% | 12.5% | 7.1% | |||
| 31 | American Robin | 73.3% | 6.2% | 67.1% | |||
| 32 | Blue Jay | 49.3% | 6.2% | 43.0% | |||
| 33 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 6.2% | 38.9% | |||
| 34 | White-throated Sparrow | 34.3% | 6.2% | 28.1% | |||
| 35 | American Goldfinch | 28.7% | 6.2% | 22.4% | |||
| 36 | Northern Mockingbird | 26.7% | 6.2% | 20.5% | |||
| 37 | Blackpoll Warbler | 21.9% | 6.2% | 15.6% | |||
| 38 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 20.8% | 6.2% | 14.5% | |||
| 39 | Scarlet Tanager | 18.9% | 6.2% | 12.6% | |||
| 40 | American Crow | 17.6% | 6.2% | 11.4% | |||
| 41 | Cedar Waxwing | 16.8% | 6.2% | 10.5% | |||
| 42 | Osprey | 16.4% | 6.2% | 10.2% | |||
| 43 | House Finch | 16.0% | 6.2% | 9.8% | |||
| 44 | Spotted Sandpiper | 12.4% | 6.2% | 6.1% | |||
| 45 | Killdeer | 9.3% | 6.2% | 3.1% | |||
| 46 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 5.2% | 6.2% | 1.1% | |||
| 47 | Glossy Ibis | 4.2% | 6.2% | 2.0% | |||
| 48 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 3.9% | 6.2% | 2.3% | |||
| 49 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 3.5% | 6.2% | 2.7% | |||
| 50 | American Kestrel | 2.2% | 6.2% | 4.0% | |||
| 51 | Red-throated Loon | 1.1% | 6.2% | 5.2% |