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Top Birds at Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 26 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 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   Osprey 16.4% 57.7% 41.3%
2   Brant 10.8% 50.0% 39.2%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 46.2% 7.2%
4   Mallard 49.3% 46.2% 3.1%
5   Herring Gull 23.4% 46.2% 22.7%
6   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 38.5% 3.0%
7   Great Egret 25.4% 38.5% 13.1%
8   Laughing Gull 16.9% 38.5% 21.6%
9   American Robin 73.3% 34.6% 38.7%
10   House Sparrow 57.0% 34.6% 22.4%
11   Common Grackle 54.9% 34.6% 20.3%
12   European Starling 58.4% 30.8% 27.7%
13   Mourning Dove 53.4% 30.8% 22.6%
14   Mute Swan 11.5% 30.8% 19.3%
15   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 26.9% 7.1%
16   Blue Jay 49.3% 23.1% 26.2%
17   Canada Goose 45.1% 23.1% 22.0%
18   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 19.2% 39.8%
19   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 19.2% 23.4%
20   Song Sparrow 35.5% 19.2% 16.3%
21   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 19.2% 12.9%
22   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 15.4% 3.7%
23   Forster's Tern 7.9% 15.4% 7.5%
24   Common Tern 5.8% 15.4% 9.6%
25   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 11.5% 15.2%
26   Carolina Wren 19.8% 11.5% 8.3%
27   American Crow 17.6% 11.5% 6.1%
28   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 11.5% 2.8%
29   Snowy Egret 9.9% 11.5% 1.6%
30   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 11.5% 6.4%
31   Gray Catbird 65.9% 7.7% 58.3%
32   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 7.7% 31.8%
33   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 7.7% 30.5%
34   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 7.7% 26.1%
35   Barn Swallow 31.7% 7.7% 24.0%
36   Chimney Swift 29.8% 7.7% 22.1%
37   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 7.7% 12.1%
38   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 7.7% 4.7%
39   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 7.7% 1.8%
40   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 7.7% 1.8%
41   American Black Duck 5.0% 7.7% 2.7%
42   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 3.8% 43.7%
43   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 3.8% 40.8%
44   Northern Parula 35.7% 3.8% 31.9%
45   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 3.8% 24.3%
46   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 3.8% 16.9%
47   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 3.8% 14.3%
48   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 3.8% 12.9%
49   House Finch 16.0% 3.8% 12.2%
50   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 3.8% 9.5%
51   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 3.8% 9.4%
52   Killdeer 9.3% 3.8% 5.5%
53   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 3.8% 4.5%
54   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 3.8% 3.3%
55   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 3.8% 1.6%
56   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 3.8% 1.0%
57   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 3.8% 0.3%
58   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 3.8% 1.1%
59   Bald Eagle 2.5% 3.8% 1.3%
60   Sanderling 1.6% 3.8% 2.2%
61   Great Cormorant 0.1% 3.8% 3.8%