Top Birds at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 75 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Starling | 58.4% | 58.7% | 0.2% | |||
| 2 | House Sparrow | 57.0% | 54.7% | 2.3% | |||
| 3 | Rock Pigeon | 35.4% | 45.3% | 9.9% | |||
| 4 | Herring Gull | 23.4% | 24.0% | 0.6% | |||
| 5 | American Crow | 17.6% | 24.0% | 6.4% | |||
| 6 | Laughing Gull | 16.9% | 13.3% | 3.5% | |||
| 7 | Ring-billed Gull | 14.3% | 10.7% | 3.7% | |||
| 8 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 8.0% | 26.0% | |||
| 9 | Osprey | 16.4% | 8.0% | 8.4% | |||
| 10 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 6.7% | 25.1% | |||
| 11 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 6.7% | 18.8% | |||
| 12 | American Robin | 73.3% | 5.3% | 68.0% | |||
| 13 | Common Grackle | 54.9% | 5.3% | 49.6% | |||
| 14 | Chimney Swift | 29.8% | 5.3% | 24.5% | |||
| 15 | Great Black-backed Gull | 13.3% | 5.3% | 8.0% | |||
| 16 | Red-winged Blackbird | 53.4% | 4.0% | 49.4% | |||
| 17 | American Kestrel | 2.2% | 4.0% | 1.8% | |||
| 18 | Mourning Dove | 53.4% | 2.7% | 50.8% | |||
| 19 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 2.7% | 42.5% | |||
| 20 | Fish Crow | 10.9% | 2.7% | 8.2% | |||
| 21 | Snowy Egret | 9.9% | 2.7% | 7.3% | |||
| 22 | Glossy Ibis | 4.2% | 2.7% | 1.6% | |||
| 23 | Gray Catbird | 66.0% | 1.3% | 64.6% | |||
| 24 | Northern Cardinal | 59.1% | 1.3% | 57.7% | |||
| 25 | Mallard | 49.3% | 1.3% | 48.0% | |||
| 26 | Common Yellowthroat | 47.6% | 1.3% | 46.2% | |||
| 27 | Song Sparrow | 35.6% | 1.3% | 34.2% | |||
| 28 | Northern Mockingbird | 26.7% | 1.3% | 25.4% | |||
| 29 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 1.3% | 21.1% | |||
| 30 | Brant | 10.8% | 1.3% | 9.4% | |||
| 31 | Killdeer | 9.3% | 1.3% | 8.0% | |||
| 32 | Willet | 5.8% | 1.3% | 4.5% | |||
| 33 | Common Tern | 5.8% | 1.3% | 4.5% | |||
| 34 | Peregrine Falcon | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% | |||
| 35 | Common Raven | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | |||
| 36 | Bald Eagle | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% |