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Top Birds at Rockefeller SP Preserve--Buttermilk Hill area in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 48 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockefeller SP Preserve--Buttermilk Hill 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   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 85.4% 32.1%
2   American Robin 73.3% 83.3% 10.0%
3   Gray Catbird 65.9% 79.2% 13.2%
4   European Starling 58.4% 79.2% 20.7%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.1% 79.2% 41.0%
6   Northern Flicker 29.1% 79.2% 50.1%
7   Wood Thrush 23.1% 79.2% 56.1%
8   Eastern Towhee 19.8% 79.2% 59.3%
9   Blue Jay 49.2% 77.1% 27.8%
10   Tufted Titmouse 15.5% 72.9% 57.4%
11   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 70.8% 26.2%
12   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 68.8% 9.7%
13   House Sparrow 57.0% 66.7% 9.7%
14   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 64.6% 43.8%
15   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.4% 64.6% 48.1%
16   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 60.4% 17.8%
17   Song Sparrow 35.5% 60.4% 24.9%
18   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 58.3% 26.2%
19   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 58.3% 40.1%
20   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 58.3% 51.7%
21   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 56.2% 29.5%
22   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 56.2% 44.2%
23   Ovenbird 32.7% 54.2% 21.5%
24   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 54.2% 37.3%
25   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 52.1% 34.0%
26   Bobolink 1.2% 50.0% 48.8%
27   Common Grackle 54.9% 47.9% 7.0%
28   House Wren 26.7% 47.9% 21.2%
29   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 47.9% 29.0%
30   American Goldfinch 28.6% 45.8% 17.2%
31   Red-eyed Vireo 22.7% 45.8% 23.1%
32   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 43.8% 3.8%
33   Tree Swallow 22.4% 43.8% 21.3%
34   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 43.8% 33.1%
35   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 39.6% 11.5%
36   American Crow 17.6% 39.6% 21.9%
37   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 39.6% 28.5%
38   Mourning Dove 53.4% 37.5% 15.9%
39   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 37.5% 3.7%
40   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 35.4% 4.1%
41   American Redstart 40.4% 33.3% 7.1%
42   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 33.3% 25.0%
43   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 33.3% 27.9%
44   Veery 20.0% 31.2% 11.2%
45   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 31.2% 11.5%
46   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 31.2% 21.2%
47   Canada Goose 45.1% 29.2% 15.9%
48   Northern Parula 35.7% 29.2% 6.5%
49   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 29.2% 19.4%
50   Eastern Bluebird 1.2% 29.2% 28.0%
51   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 27.1% 6.9%
52   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 25.0% 3.0%
53   Carolina Wren 19.8% 25.0% 5.2%
54   Barn Swallow 31.7% 22.9% 8.8%
55   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 20.8% 13.5%
56   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 20.8% 10.6%
57   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 18.8% 16.3%
58   Chimney Swift 29.8% 16.7% 13.1%
59   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 16.7% 14.8%
60   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 14.6% 7.3%
61   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 14.6% 2.2%
62   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 14.6% 6.1%
63   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 14.6% 7.2%
64   Wild Turkey 2.2% 14.6% 12.4%
65   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 12.5% 15.0%
66   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 12.5% 5.3%
67   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 12.5% 1.8%
68   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 12.5% 0.6%
69   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 12.5% 0.5%
70   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 12.5% 7.6%
71   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 10.4% 5.9%
72   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 8.3% 4.9%
73   Canada Warbler 11.7% 8.3% 3.3%
74   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 8.3% 1.1%
75   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 8.3% 0.6%
76   Palm Warbler 5.3% 8.3% 3.0%
77   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 8.3% 4.3%
78   House Finch 16.0% 6.2% 9.8%
79   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 6.2% 8.2%
80   Wood Duck 9.3% 6.2% 3.1%
81   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 6.2% 0.3%
82   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 6.2% 2.3%
83   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 6.2% 3.3%
84   Common Raven 2.5% 6.2% 3.7%
85   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 4.2% 31.3%
86   Herring Gull 23.5% 4.2% 19.3%
87   Osprey 16.4% 4.2% 12.3%
88   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 4.2% 0.5%
89   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 4.2% 0.7%
90   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 4.2% 4.0%
91   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 2.1% 9.6%
92   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 2.1% 9.0%
93   Fish Crow 10.9% 2.1% 8.8%
94   Killdeer 9.3% 2.1% 7.2%
95   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 2.1% 5.9%
96   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 2.1% 4.2%
97   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 2.1% 3.3%
98   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 2.1% 1.3%
99   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 2.1% 1.1%
100   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 2.1% 0.6%
101   Common Loon 2.4% 2.1% 0.4%
102   Black Vulture 2.2% 2.1% 0.1%
103   American Kestrel 2.2% 2.1% 0.1%
104   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 2.1% 0.5%
105   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 2.1% 1.0%
106   Eastern Meadowlark 0.0% 2.1% 2.0%