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Top Birds at Melanie Lane Wetlands in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 97 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Melanie Lane Wetlands 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   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 89.7% 36.4%
2   Tree Swallow 22.4% 87.6% 65.3%
3   Canada Goose 45.1% 79.4% 34.3%
4   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 79.4% 47.3%
5   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 78.4% 35.7%
6   American Robin 73.3% 69.1% 4.2%
7   Barn Swallow 31.7% 59.8% 28.1%
8   Common Grackle 54.9% 58.8% 3.9%
9   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 57.7% 45.7%
10   Song Sparrow 35.5% 56.7% 21.2%
11   Killdeer 9.3% 56.7% 47.4%
12   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 52.6% 45.5%
13   Great Egret 25.4% 50.5% 25.1%
14   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 50.5% 47.8%
15   Mallard 49.3% 46.4% 2.9%
16   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 40.2% 34.4%
17   European Starling 58.4% 39.2% 19.3%
18   Great Blue Heron 9.5% 37.1% 27.6%
19   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 36.1% 23.7%
20   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 35.1% 9.6%
21   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 34.0% 28.3%
22   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 32.0% 15.1%
23   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 28.9% 30.2%
24   Mourning Dove 53.4% 27.8% 25.6%
25   Swamp Sparrow 13.0% 27.8% 14.8%
26   Gray Catbird 66.0% 25.8% 40.2%
27   Chimney Swift 29.8% 25.8% 4.0%
28   Mute Swan 11.5% 25.8% 14.3%
29   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 24.7% 19.3%
30   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 24.7% 24.5%
31   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 22.7% 12.5%
32   Wilson's Phalarope 0.2% 22.7% 22.5%
33   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 21.6% 11.9%
34   Common Yellowthroat 47.6% 17.5% 30.0%
35   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 17.5% 16.5%
36   American Goldfinch 28.7% 17.5% 11.1%
37   Blue Jay 49.3% 14.4% 34.9%
38   Wood Duck 9.3% 14.4% 5.1%
39   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 14.4% 9.0%
40   Northern Flicker 29.1% 13.4% 15.7%
41   American Crow 17.6% 13.4% 4.2%
42   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 11.3% 4.2%
43   Bank Swallow 2.5% 9.3% 6.8%
44   Bobolink 1.2% 9.3% 8.1%
45   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 8.2% 12.5%
46   Green Heron 9.0% 8.2% 0.8%
47   House Wren 26.7% 7.2% 19.5%
48   Fish Crow 10.9% 7.2% 3.6%
49   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 6.2% 22.0%
50   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 6.2% 13.6%
51   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 6.2% 10.6%
52   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 6.2% 8.3%
53   House Sparrow 57.0% 5.2% 51.9%
54   Northern Mockingbird 26.8% 5.2% 21.6%
55   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 5.2% 0.3%
56   Green-winged Teal 0.6% 5.2% 4.6%
57   Cattle Egret 0.1% 5.2% 5.1%
58   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 4.1% 19.1%
59   Marsh Wren 4.6% 4.1% 0.5%
60   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 4.1% 0.4%
61   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 4.1% 0.1%
62   Dunlin 2.2% 4.1% 1.9%
63   American Kestrel 2.2% 4.1% 1.9%
64   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 3.1% 35.1%
65   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 3.1% 30.7%
66   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 3.1% 19.7%
67   Carolina Wren 19.8% 3.1% 16.8%
68   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 3.1% 15.0%
69   Black Vulture 2.2% 3.1% 0.9%
70   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.1% 3.1% 3.0%
71   American Redstart 40.4% 2.1% 38.4%
72   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 2.1% 33.4%
73   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 2.1% 32.3%
74   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 2.1% 19.8%
75   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 2.1% 16.3%
76   House Finch 16.0% 2.1% 14.0%
77   Common Raven 2.5% 2.1% 0.5%
78   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 2.1% 1.3%
79   Wood Thrush 23.1% 1.0% 22.1%
80   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 1.0% 11.1%
81   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 1.0% 10.6%
82   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 1.0% 9.7%
83   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 1.0% 7.8%
84   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 1.0% 7.3%
85   Gadwall 7.0% 1.0% 5.9%
86   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 1.0% 5.3%
87   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 1.0% 3.2%
88   Bald Eagle 2.5% 1.0% 1.5%
89   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 1.0% 1.0%
90   Purple Martin 1.4% 1.0% 0.4%
91   American Coot 0.9% 1.0% 0.1%
92   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
93   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
94   Hooded Merganser 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%