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Top Birds at Empire State Building in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 11 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Empire State Building 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   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 90.9% 88.2%
2   Gray Catbird 65.9% 27.3% 38.7%
3   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 27.3% 17.4%
4   American Redstart 40.4% 27.3% 13.1%
5   Ovenbird 32.7% 27.3% 5.4%
6   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 27.3% 0.7%
7   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 27.3% 0.2%
8   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 27.3% 4.1%
9   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 27.3% 4.5%
10   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 27.3% 8.4%
11   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 27.3% 9.5%
12   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 27.3% 10.8%
13   Canada Warbler 11.7% 27.3% 15.6%
14   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 27.3% 17.3%
15   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 27.3% 17.8%
16   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 27.3% 19.3%
17   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 27.3% 23.8%
18   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 27.3% 24.1%
19   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 18.2% 29.3%
20   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 18.2% 24.5%
21   Northern Parula 35.7% 18.2% 17.5%
22   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 18.2% 17.3%
23   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 18.2% 16.1%
24   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 18.2% 15.6%
25   Northern Flicker 29.1% 18.2% 10.9%
26   Wood Thrush 23.1% 18.2% 4.9%
27   Veery 20.1% 18.2% 1.9%
28   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 18.2% 0.1%
29   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 18.2% 1.3%
30   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 18.2% 1.9%
31   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 18.2% 6.5%
32   Green Heron 9.0% 18.2% 9.2%
33   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 18.2% 9.3%
34   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 18.2% 9.3%
35   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 18.2% 14.2%
36   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 18.2% 16.8%
37   Bobolink 1.2% 18.2% 17.0%
38   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 9.1% 30.4%
39   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 9.1% 29.1%
40   Chimney Swift 29.8% 9.1% 20.7%
41   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 9.1% 12.8%
42   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 9.1% 9.2%
43   Osprey 16.4% 9.1% 7.3%
44   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 9.1% 5.2%
45   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 9.1% 4.2%
46   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 9.1% 4.1%
47   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 9.1% 2.0%
48   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 9.1% 0.5%
49   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 9.1% 3.3%
50   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 9.1% 4.9%
51   Clapper Rail 3.4% 9.1% 5.7%
52   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 9.1% 6.3%
53   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 9.1% 7.5%
54   American Woodcock 0.5% 9.1% 8.6%