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

based on 32 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--Wildflower Meadow 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% 56.2% 17.0%
2   Gray Catbird 65.9% 53.1% 12.8%
3   European Starling 58.4% 43.8% 14.7%
4   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 34.4% 24.6%
5   Blue Jay 49.3% 31.2% 18.0%
6   Common Grackle 54.9% 28.1% 26.8%
7   House Sparrow 57.0% 25.0% 32.0%
8   House Wren 26.7% 25.0% 1.7%
9   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 21.9% 25.7%
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 21.9% 16.3%
11   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 21.9% 12.4%
12   Northern Parula 35.7% 18.8% 17.0%
13   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 15.6% 29.0%
14   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 15.6% 23.9%
15   Ovenbird 32.7% 15.6% 17.1%
16   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 15.6% 11.9%
17   Wood Thrush 23.1% 12.5% 10.6%
18   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 12.5% 8.5%
19   Mourning Dove 53.4% 9.4% 44.0%
20   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 9.4% 22.8%
21   Northern Flicker 29.1% 9.4% 19.7%
22   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 9.4% 18.6%
23   Veery 20.1% 9.4% 10.7%
24   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 9.4% 8.4%
25   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 9.4% 6.9%
26   Mallard 49.3% 6.2% 43.1%
27   Canada Goose 45.1% 6.2% 38.9%
28   American Redstart 40.4% 6.2% 34.2%
29   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 6.2% 27.8%
30   Chimney Swift 29.8% 6.2% 23.6%
31   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 6.2% 21.9%
32   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 6.2% 16.5%
33   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 6.2% 11.8%
34   American Crow 17.6% 6.2% 11.4%
35   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 6.2% 10.2%
36   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 6.2% 6.9%
37   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 6.2% 1.7%
38   Song Sparrow 35.5% 3.1% 32.4%
39   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 3.1% 32.3%
40   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 3.1% 30.7%
41   American Goldfinch 28.7% 3.1% 25.5%
42   Great Egret 25.4% 3.1% 22.3%
43   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 3.1% 20.1%
44   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 3.1% 18.8%
45   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 3.1% 16.7%
46   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 3.1% 15.8%
47   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 3.1% 13.7%
48   House Finch 16.0% 3.1% 12.9%
49   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 3.1% 10.2%
50   Canada Warbler 11.7% 3.1% 8.6%
51   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 3.1% 8.0%
52   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 3.1% 5.8%
53   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 3.1% 5.4%
54   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 3.1% 2.8%
55   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 3.1% 2.7%
56   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 3.1% 1.2%
57   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
58   Eurasian Eagle-Owl 0.1% 3.1% 3.1%