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Top Birds at Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 15 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 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   European Starling 58.4% 53.3% 5.1%
2   Barn Swallow 31.7% 53.3% 21.6%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 46.7% 12.6%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 46.7% 33.4%
5   Brant 10.8% 46.7% 35.9%
6   House Sparrow 57.0% 40.0% 17.0%
7   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 40.0% 13.3%
8   Laughing Gull 16.9% 40.0% 23.1%
9   American Robin 73.3% 33.3% 40.0%
10   Gray Catbird 65.9% 33.3% 32.6%
11   Canada Goose 45.1% 33.3% 11.8%
12   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 33.3% 2.1%
13   Great Egret 25.4% 33.3% 7.9%
14   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 33.3% 21.0%
15   Snowy Egret 9.9% 33.3% 23.4%
16   Killdeer 9.3% 33.3% 24.0%
17   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 26.7% 32.4%
18   Mallard 49.3% 26.7% 22.6%
19   Song Sparrow 35.5% 26.7% 8.9%
20   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 26.7% 0.1%
21   American Crow 17.6% 26.7% 9.0%
22   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 26.7% 12.4%
23   Common Grackle 54.9% 20.0% 34.9%
24   Mourning Dove 53.4% 20.0% 33.4%
25   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 20.0% 27.5%
26   Herring Gull 23.4% 20.0% 3.4%
27   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 20.0% 8.0%
28   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 20.0% 14.5%
29   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 20.0% 16.1%
30   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 13.3% 29.3%
31   Chimney Swift 29.8% 13.3% 16.5%
32   Tree Swallow 22.4% 13.3% 9.1%
33   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 13.3% 1.7%
34   Fish Crow 10.9% 13.3% 2.5%
35   Gadwall 7.0% 13.3% 6.4%
36   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 13.3% 7.5%
37   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 13.3% 9.1%
38   Blue Jay 49.3% 6.7% 42.6%
39   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 6.7% 38.0%
40   Northern Parula 35.7% 6.7% 29.0%
41   Ovenbird 32.7% 6.7% 26.0%
42   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 6.7% 25.5%
43   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 6.7% 14.1%
44   Veery 20.1% 6.7% 13.4%
45   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 6.7% 13.1%
46   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 6.7% 11.6%
47   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 6.7% 11.1%
48   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 6.7% 10.2%
49   Osprey 16.4% 6.7% 9.8%
50   House Finch 16.0% 6.7% 9.4%
51   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 6.7% 6.4%
52   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 6.7% 4.5%
53   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 6.7% 3.4%
54   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 6.7% 2.9%
55   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 6.7% 1.3%
56   Common Tern 5.8% 6.7% 0.9%
57   American Black Duck 5.0% 6.7% 1.6%
58   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 6.7% 1.8%
59   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 6.7% 3.0%
60   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 6.7% 3.2%
61   Field Sparrow 3.4% 6.7% 3.3%
62   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 6.7% 3.7%
63   Common Raven 2.5% 6.7% 4.1%
64   American Kestrel 2.2% 6.7% 4.5%
65   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 6.7% 5.0%
66   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 6.7% 5.1%
67   Purple Martin 1.4% 6.7% 5.3%