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Top Birds at Van Vorst Park in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 87 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Vorst 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 56.9% 89.7% 32.7%
2   European Starling 58.4% 65.5% 7.1%
3   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 60.9% 25.5%
4   Chimney Swift 29.8% 55.2% 25.4%
5   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 39.1% 12.4%
6   American Robin 73.3% 37.9% 35.4%
7   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 36.8% 22.3%
8   Ovenbird 32.7% 35.6% 2.9%
9   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 34.5% 0.2%
10   Mourning Dove 53.4% 28.7% 24.7%
11   Gray Catbird 66.0% 26.4% 39.5%
12   American Crow 17.6% 21.8% 4.2%
13   Common Grackle 54.9% 16.1% 38.8%
14   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 16.1% 23.4%
15   House Finch 16.0% 14.9% 1.1%
16   Fish Crow 10.9% 14.9% 4.1%
17   Common Yellowthroat 47.6% 11.5% 36.1%
18   Blue Jay 49.3% 10.3% 38.9%
19   American Redstart 40.4% 9.2% 31.2%
20   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 9.2% 18.8%
21   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 9.2% 10.7%
22   Red-winged Blackbird 53.4% 6.9% 46.5%
23   American Goldfinch 28.7% 5.7% 22.9%
24   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 4.6% 40.1%
25   Yellow Warbler 42.7% 4.6% 38.1%
26   Herring Gull 23.5% 4.6% 18.9%
27   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 4.6% 9.7%
28   American Kestrel 2.2% 4.6% 2.4%
29   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 3.4% 24.7%
30   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 3.4% 9.8%
31   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 3.4% 9.6%
32   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 3.4% 4.5%
33   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 2.3% 31.8%
34   Wood Thrush 23.1% 2.3% 20.8%
35   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 2.3% 19.6%
36   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 2.3% 17.9%
37   Veery 20.1% 2.3% 17.8%
38   Carolina Wren 19.8% 2.3% 17.5%
39   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 2.3% 14.5%
40   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 2.3% 13.3%
41   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 2.3% 12.0%
42   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 2.3% 9.8%
43   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 2.3% 1.4%
44   Canada Goose 45.1% 1.1% 44.0%
45   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 1.1% 37.0%
46   Song Sparrow 35.6% 1.1% 34.4%
47   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 1.1% 31.0%
48   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 1.1% 26.4%
49   House Wren 26.8% 1.1% 25.6%
50   Great Egret 25.4% 1.1% 24.3%
51   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 1.1% 21.6%
52   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 1.1% 17.2%
53   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 1.1% 16.6%
54   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 1.1% 15.3%
55   Canada Warbler 11.7% 1.1% 10.5%
56   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 1.1% 10.0%
57   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 1.1% 9.9%
58   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 1.1% 8.9%
59   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 1.1% 7.7%
60   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 1.1% 7.3%
61   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 1.1% 4.0%
62   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 1.1% 3.5%
63   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 1.1% 1.8%