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Top Birds at East River, Brooklyn Bridge to Colears Hook in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 7 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at East River, Brooklyn Bridge to Colears Hook 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   Common Tern 5.8% 71.4% 65.6%
2   House Sparrow 57.0% 57.1% 0.2%
3   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 57.1% 21.7%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 57.1% 23.1%
5   American Robin 73.3% 28.6% 44.7%
6   Gray Catbird 65.9% 28.6% 37.4%
7   European Starling 58.4% 28.6% 29.9%
8   Herring Gull 23.4% 28.6% 5.1%
9   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 28.6% 8.8%
10   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 14.3% 44.7%
11   Mourning Dove 53.4% 14.3% 39.1%
12   Mallard 49.3% 14.3% 35.0%
13   Canada Goose 45.1% 14.3% 30.8%
14   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 14.3% 30.4%
15   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 14.3% 28.3%
16   American Redstart 40.4% 14.3% 26.1%
17   Song Sparrow 35.5% 14.3% 21.2%
18   Barn Swallow 31.7% 14.3% 17.4%
19   Chimney Swift 29.8% 14.3% 15.5%
20   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 14.3% 13.2%
21   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 14.3% 12.4%
22   Tree Swallow 22.4% 14.3% 8.1%
23   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 14.3% 5.6%
24   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 14.3% 4.6%
25   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 14.3% 4.0%
26   American Crow 17.6% 14.3% 3.4%
27   Laughing Gull 16.9% 14.3% 2.6%
28   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 14.3% 2.6%
29   House Finch 16.0% 14.3% 1.7%
30   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 14.3% 1.0%
31   Brant 10.8% 14.3% 3.5%
32   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 14.3% 5.8%