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Top Birds at Central Park--The Knoll in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 31 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--The Knoll 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   American Robin 73.3% 54.8% 18.5%
2   European Starling 58.4% 38.7% 19.7%
3   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 29.0% 30.0%
4   House Sparrow 57.0% 29.0% 27.9%
5   Gray Catbird 65.9% 22.6% 43.4%
6   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 22.6% 22.1%
7   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 22.6% 11.7%
8   Chimney Swift 29.8% 22.6% 7.2%
9   Common Grackle 54.9% 19.4% 35.6%
10   Mourning Dove 53.4% 16.1% 37.3%
11   Blue Jay 49.3% 16.1% 33.1%
12   Northern Flicker 29.1% 16.1% 13.0%
13   Herring Gull 23.4% 16.1% 7.3%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 12.9% 25.3%
15   Northern Parula 35.7% 12.9% 22.8%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 12.9% 20.9%
17   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 12.9% 14.6%
18   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 12.9% 0.3%
19   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 12.9% 2.9%
20   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 12.9% 4.9%
21   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.4% 12.9% 12.5%
22   Mallard 49.3% 9.7% 39.6%
23   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 9.7% 37.9%
24   American Redstart 40.4% 9.7% 30.7%
25   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 9.7% 29.8%
26   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 9.7% 25.8%
27   Ovenbird 32.7% 9.7% 23.0%
28   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 9.7% 22.5%
29   Barn Swallow 31.7% 9.7% 22.0%
30   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 9.7% 18.5%
31   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 9.7% 13.1%
32   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 9.7% 10.1%
33   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 9.7% 8.6%
34   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 9.7% 8.1%
35   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 9.7% 6.6%
36   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 9.7% 0.8%
37   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 9.7% 4.2%
38   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 6.5% 46.9%
39   Song Sparrow 35.5% 6.5% 29.1%
40   American Goldfinch 28.7% 6.5% 22.2%
41   House Wren 26.7% 6.5% 20.3%
42   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 6.5% 15.4%
43   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 6.5% 13.7%
44   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 6.5% 12.4%
45   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 6.5% 8.0%
46   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 6.5% 7.8%
47   Fish Crow 10.9% 6.5% 4.4%
48   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 6.5% 2.8%
49   Canada Goose 45.1% 3.2% 41.9%
50   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 3.2% 39.4%
51   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 3.2% 24.8%
52   Great Egret 25.4% 3.2% 22.2%
53   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 3.2% 20.0%
54   Wood Thrush 23.1% 3.2% 19.9%
55   Veery 20.1% 3.2% 16.8%
56   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 3.2% 16.6%
57   American Crow 17.6% 3.2% 14.4%
58   Laughing Gull 16.9% 3.2% 13.6%
59   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 3.2% 13.6%
60   House Finch 16.0% 3.2% 12.8%
61   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 3.2% 12.3%
62   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 3.2% 11.1%
63   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 3.2% 10.1%
64   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 3.2% 8.8%
65   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 3.2% 8.4%
66   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 3.2% 7.8%
67   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 3.2% 5.6%
68   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 3.2% 3.1%
69   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 3.2% 2.7%
70   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 3.2% 1.4%
71   Field Sparrow 3.4% 3.2% 0.2%
72   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 3.2% 0.5%