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

based on 74 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--Compost Area 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% 73.0% 0.3%
2   Mourning Dove 53.4% 62.2% 8.8%
3   European Starling 58.4% 55.4% 3.0%
4   Blue Jay 49.3% 51.4% 2.1%
5   House Sparrow 57.0% 44.6% 12.4%
6   Gray Catbird 65.9% 39.2% 26.8%
7   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 37.8% 21.2%
8   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 37.8% 6.8%
9   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 32.4% 5.7%
10   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 31.1% 16.5%
11   Chimney Swift 29.8% 29.7% 0.1%
12   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 29.7% 24.0%
13   Carolina Wren 19.8% 25.7% 5.8%
14   American Goldfinch 28.7% 24.3% 4.3%
15   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 24.3% 4.6%
16   Mallard 49.3% 20.3% 29.0%
17   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 17.6% 22.0%
18   Great Egret 25.4% 17.6% 7.8%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 16.2% 17.8%
20   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 14.9% 38.5%
21   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 14.9% 19.4%
22   Northern Flicker 29.1% 14.9% 14.2%
23   House Wren 26.7% 14.9% 11.9%
24   Common Grackle 54.9% 13.5% 41.4%
25   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 13.5% 24.7%
26   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 12.2% 15.4%
27   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 12.2% 6.1%
28   House Finch 16.0% 12.2% 3.9%
29   Song Sparrow 35.5% 9.5% 26.1%
30   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 9.5% 13.8%
31   Northern Parula 35.7% 8.1% 27.6%
32   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 8.1% 24.1%
33   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 8.1% 2.2%
34   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 8.1% 2.6%
35   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 8.1% 5.2%
36   American Redstart 40.4% 6.8% 33.7%
37   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 6.8% 28.7%
38   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 6.8% 3.1%
39   Blue Grosbeak 0.8% 6.8% 6.0%
40   Canada Goose 45.1% 5.4% 39.7%
41   Ovenbird 32.7% 5.4% 27.3%
42   American Crow 17.7% 5.4% 12.2%
43   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 5.4% 11.4%
44   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 5.4% 8.9%
45   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 5.4% 5.7%
46   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 5.4% 4.8%
47   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 5.4% 3.4%
48   Barn Swallow 31.7% 4.1% 27.7%
49   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 4.1% 24.1%
50   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 4.1% 24.0%
51   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 4.1% 16.7%
52   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 4.1% 16.1%
53   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 4.1% 14.0%
54   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 4.1% 7.1%
55   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 4.1% 2.9%
56   Yellow Warbler 42.7% 2.7% 40.0%
57   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 2.7% 31.1%
58   Herring Gull 23.5% 2.7% 20.8%
59   Wood Thrush 23.1% 2.7% 20.4%
60   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 2.7% 19.2%
61   Veery 20.1% 2.7% 17.4%
62   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 2.7% 13.6%
63   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 2.7% 9.0%
64   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 2.7% 7.3%
65   Snowy Egret 9.9% 2.7% 7.2%
66   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 2.7% 0.7%
67   Tree Swallow 22.4% 1.4% 21.1%
68   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 1.4% 18.5%
69   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 1.4% 17.6%
70   Osprey 16.4% 1.4% 15.1%
71   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 1.4% 14.2%
72   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 1.4% 11.9%
73   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 1.4% 11.0%
74   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 1.4% 9.4%
75   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 1.4% 8.4%
76   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 1.4% 8.2%
77   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 1.4% 8.1%
78   Green Heron 9.0% 1.4% 7.7%
79   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 1.4% 7.6%
80   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 1.4% 7.1%
81   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 1.4% 4.9%
82   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 1.4% 4.1%
83   Palm Warbler 5.3% 1.4% 3.9%
84   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 1.4% 3.0%
85   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 1.4% 2.2%
86   Field Sparrow 3.4% 1.4% 2.0%
87   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 1.4% 1.4%
88   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 1.4% 1.3%
89   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 1.4% 0.5%
90   Alder Flycatcher 0.6% 1.4% 0.8%
91   Dark-eyed Junco 0.5% 1.4% 0.8%
92   Winter Wren 0.4% 1.4% 0.9%