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Top Birds at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 111 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   European Starling 58.3% 61.3% 3.0%
2   House Sparrow 57.5% 51.4% 6.1%
3   Rock Pigeon 35.9% 45.0% 9.1%
4   American Crow 17.5% 22.5% 5.0%
5   Laughing Gull 18.1% 21.6% 3.5%
6   American Herring Gull 22.9% 20.7% 2.2%
7   Osprey 16.9% 11.7% 5.2%
8   Great Egret 24.3% 9.9% 14.4%
9   Ring-billed Gull 14.1% 9.9% 4.2%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 33.9% 9.0% 24.9%
11   Common Grackle 54.5% 6.3% 48.2%
12   Great Black-backed Gull 12.7% 5.4% 7.3%
13   Barn Swallow 30.9% 4.5% 26.4%
14   Common Tern 5.8% 4.5% 1.3%
15   American Robin 73.2% 3.6% 69.6%
16   Red-winged Blackbird 52.9% 3.6% 49.3%
17   Canada Goose 44.5% 3.6% 40.9%
18   Chimney Swift 30.9% 3.6% 27.3%
19   Brant 10.6% 3.6% 7.0%
20   American Kestrel 2.2% 3.6% 1.4%
21   Gray Catbird 65.6% 2.7% 62.9%
22   Fish Crow 11.1% 2.7% 8.4%
23   Snowy Egret 9.5% 2.7% 6.8%
24   Mourning Dove 53.8% 1.8% 52.0%
25   Common Yellowthroat 46.9% 1.8% 45.1%
26   Song Sparrow 35.5% 1.8% 33.7%
27   Northern Mockingbird 27.4% 1.8% 25.6%
28   Tree Swallow 21.6% 1.8% 19.8%
29   Killdeer 9.1% 1.8% 7.3%
30   Glossy Ibis 4.0% 1.8% 2.2%
31   Common Raven 3.0% 1.8% 1.2%
32   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 0.9% 58.1%
33   Mallard 47.7% 0.9% 46.8%
34   Mute Swan 10.8% 0.9% 9.9%
35   Forster's Tern 7.8% 0.9% 6.9%
36   American Oystercatcher 7.6% 0.9% 6.7%
37   Willet 5.5% 0.9% 4.6%
38   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 0.9% 4.2%
39   Bald Eagle 2.7% 0.9% 1.8%
40   Peregrine Falcon 2.5% 0.9% 1.6%