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Top Birds at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 54 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Flushing Meadows Corona Park 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   House Sparrow 57.0% 57.4% 0.4%
2   European Starling 58.4% 55.6% 2.9%
3   Barn Swallow 31.7% 53.7% 22.0%
4   American Robin 73.3% 51.9% 21.5%
5   Mallard 49.3% 50.0% 0.7%
6   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 48.1% 5.2%
7   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 46.3% 10.8%
8   Common Grackle 54.9% 40.7% 14.2%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 40.7% 6.7%
10   Mourning Dove 53.4% 35.2% 18.2%
11   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 35.2% 20.9%
12   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 31.5% 13.2%
13   Canada Goose 45.1% 29.6% 15.5%
14   Tree Swallow 22.4% 29.6% 7.2%
15   Gray Catbird 65.9% 27.8% 38.2%
16   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 27.8% 31.3%
17   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 27.8% 8.0%
18   Laughing Gull 16.9% 25.9% 9.1%
19   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 22.2% 22.5%
20   Song Sparrow 35.5% 22.2% 13.3%
21   Brant 10.8% 22.2% 11.5%
22   Killdeer 9.3% 20.4% 11.1%
23   Great Egret 25.4% 18.5% 6.9%
24   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 16.7% 26.0%
25   Chimney Swift 29.8% 16.7% 13.1%
26   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 16.7% 10.1%
27   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 14.8% 19.0%
28   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 14.8% 17.4%
29   Herring Gull 23.4% 14.8% 8.6%
30   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 14.8% 3.2%
31   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 13.0% 26.6%
32   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 13.0% 8.9%
33   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 13.0% 7.8%
34   Osprey 16.4% 13.0% 3.5%
35   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 13.0% 0.4%
36   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 13.0% 5.9%
37   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 13.0% 7.5%
38   House Finch 16.0% 11.1% 4.9%
39   Blue Jay 49.3% 9.3% 40.0%
40   American Redstart 40.4% 9.3% 31.2%
41   Northern Parula 35.7% 9.3% 26.5%
42   Ovenbird 32.7% 9.3% 23.5%
43   American Goldfinch 28.7% 9.3% 19.4%
44   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 9.3% 7.6%
45   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 9.3% 3.1%
46   Forster's Tern 7.9% 9.3% 1.3%
47   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 9.3% 5.9%
48   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 7.4% 26.9%
49   Northern Flicker 29.1% 7.4% 21.7%
50   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 7.4% 11.5%
51   American Crow 17.7% 7.4% 10.2%
52   Mute Swan 11.5% 7.4% 4.1%
53   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 7.4% 2.8%
54   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 5.6% 42.0%
55   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 5.6% 22.0%
56   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 5.6% 17.2%
57   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 5.6% 10.9%
58   Bank Swallow 2.5% 5.6% 3.0%
59   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 5.6% 4.8%
60   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 3.7% 24.4%
61   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 3.7% 19.5%
62   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 3.7% 14.1%
63   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 3.7% 13.1%
64   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 3.7% 8.3%
65   Fish Crow 10.9% 3.7% 7.2%
66   Snowy Egret 9.9% 3.7% 6.2%
67   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 3.7% 4.3%
68   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 3.7% 0.8%
69   Common Raven 2.5% 3.7% 1.2%
70   Bald Eagle 2.5% 3.7% 1.2%
71   Bobolink 1.2% 3.7% 2.5%
72   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 3.7% 2.7%
73   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 3.7% 3.6%
74   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 1.9% 36.3%
75   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 1.9% 26.2%
76   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 1.9% 18.3%
77   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 1.9% 14.4%
78   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 1.9% 13.7%
79   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 1.9% 11.3%
80   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 1.9% 7.7%
81   Wood Duck 9.3% 1.9% 7.5%
82   Green Heron 9.0% 1.9% 7.2%
83   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 1.9% 7.1%
84   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 1.9% 6.6%
85   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 1.9% 4.0%
86   Common Tern 5.8% 1.9% 4.0%
87   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 1.9% 3.0%
88   Marsh Wren 4.6% 1.9% 2.8%
89   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 1.9% 2.4%
90   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 1.9% 2.3%
91   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 1.9% 0.9%
92   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 1.9% 0.2%
93   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.3% 1.9% 0.6%
94   Ring-necked Pheasant 1.0% 1.9% 0.8%
95   American Coot 0.9% 1.9% 1.0%
96   Greater Scaup 0.4% 1.9% 1.4%
97   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.1% 1.9% 1.7%
98   Cattle Egret 0.1% 1.9% 1.8%
99   Red Phalarope 0.0% 1.9% 1.9%