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Top Birds at Hempstead Lake SP--north end in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 62 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hempstead Lake SP--north end 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% 91.9% 38.6%
2   American Robin 73.3% 85.5% 12.2%
3   Gray Catbird 65.9% 85.5% 19.6%
4   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 80.6% 38.0%
5   Mallard 49.3% 79.0% 29.8%
6   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 77.4% 18.4%
7   Blue Jay 49.2% 77.4% 28.2%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.1% 72.6% 34.4%
9   Mourning Dove 53.4% 71.0% 17.6%
10   Common Grackle 54.9% 69.4% 14.5%
11   Song Sparrow 35.5% 67.7% 32.2%
12   European Starling 58.4% 62.9% 4.5%
13   Canada Goose 45.1% 62.9% 17.8%
14   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 62.9% 30.8%
15   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 61.3% 16.6%
16   Carolina Wren 19.8% 53.2% 33.4%
17   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 51.6% 17.8%
18   Forster's Tern 7.9% 51.6% 43.7%
19   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 50.0% 35.5%
20   Tree Swallow 22.4% 48.4% 26.0%
21   Osprey 16.4% 48.4% 32.0%
22   Northern Parula 35.7% 46.8% 11.1%
23   Chimney Swift 29.8% 46.8% 17.0%
24   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 45.2% 5.7%
25   Tufted Titmouse 15.5% 45.2% 29.6%
26   Barn Swallow 31.7% 43.5% 11.8%
27   Red-eyed Vireo 22.7% 43.5% 20.8%
28   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 43.5% 25.5%
29   Mute Swan 11.5% 43.5% 32.0%
30   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 40.3% 12.2%
31   House Sparrow 57.0% 38.7% 18.3%
32   Great Egret 25.4% 37.1% 11.7%
33   American Redstart 40.4% 35.5% 4.9%
34   Northern Flicker 29.1% 35.5% 6.4%
35   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 33.9% 13.7%
36   Herring Gull 23.4% 32.3% 8.8%
37   Laughing Gull 16.9% 32.3% 15.4%
38   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 30.6% 3.4%
39   Wood Thrush 23.1% 30.6% 7.5%
40   American Goldfinch 28.7% 27.4% 1.2%
41   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 25.8% 13.7%
42   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 25.8% 19.9%
43   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 24.2% 2.3%
44   Ovenbird 32.7% 22.6% 10.1%
45   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 21.0% 13.3%
46   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 21.0% 0.8%
47   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 19.4% 8.6%
48   House Wren 26.7% 19.4% 7.4%
49   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 19.4% 1.4%
50   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 19.4% 2.5%
51   Blue-headed Vireo 14.2% 19.4% 5.1%
52   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 19.4% 7.0%
53   Fish Crow 10.8% 19.4% 8.5%
54   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 17.7% 8.2%
55   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 17.7% 15.0%
56   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 16.1% 11.4%
57   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 16.1% 10.6%
58   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 16.1% 0.3%
59   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 16.1% 5.4%
60   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 16.1% 11.2%
61   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 14.5% 5.3%
62   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 14.5% 6.2%
63   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 14.5% 7.4%
64   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 14.5% 8.7%
65   Veery 20.1% 12.9% 7.2%
66   American Crow 17.6% 12.9% 4.7%
67   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 12.9% 3.4%
68   Bald Eagle 2.5% 12.9% 10.4%
69   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 11.3% 7.6%
70   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 11.3% 7.0%
71   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 11.3% 0.4%
72   Killdeer 9.3% 11.3% 2.0%
73   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 11.3% 9.3%
74   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 9.7% 7.1%
75   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 9.7% 1.4%
76   Wood Duck 9.3% 9.7% 0.4%
77   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 9.7% 1.2%
78   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 8.1% 15.2%
79   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 8.1% 6.3%
80   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 8.1% 4.0%
81   Snowy Egret 9.9% 8.1% 1.9%
82   Palm Warbler 5.3% 8.1% 2.8%
83   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 8.1% 7.1%
84   Green-winged Teal 0.6% 8.1% 7.5%
85   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 6.5% 13.3%
86   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 6.5% 6.9%
87   Green Heron 9.0% 6.5% 2.6%
88   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 6.5% 1.0%
89   American Black Duck 5.0% 6.5% 1.4%
90   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 6.5% 1.8%
91   Bank Swallow 2.5% 6.5% 3.9%
92   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 4.8% 8.4%
93   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 4.8% 8.2%
94   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 4.8% 5.4%
95   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 4.8% 4.6%
96   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 4.8% 3.1%
97   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 4.8% 2.5%
98   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 4.8% 1.8%
99   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 4.8% 0.9%
100   Purple Finch 1.3% 4.8% 3.5%
101   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 4.8% 3.8%
102   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 3.2% 32.2%
103   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 3.2% 14.5%
104   House Finch 16.0% 3.2% 12.8%
105   Canada Warbler 11.7% 3.2% 8.5%
106   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 3.2% 7.9%
107   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 3.2% 6.5%
108   Willet 5.8% 3.2% 2.6%
109   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 3.2% 1.1%
110   Common Loon 2.4% 3.2% 0.8%
111   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 1.6% 8.4%
112   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 1.6% 7.3%
113   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 1.6% 5.4%
114   Gadwall 7.0% 1.6% 5.4%
115   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 1.6% 4.7%
116   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 1.6% 4.3%
117   Common Tern 5.8% 1.6% 4.2%
118   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 1.6% 2.6%
119   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 1.6% 1.9%
120   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 1.6% 1.6%
121   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 1.6% 1.2%
122   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 1.6% 1.1%
123   Common Raven 2.5% 1.6% 0.9%
124   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 1.6% 0.2%
125   Prothonotary Warbler 1.1% 1.6% 0.5%
126   Blue Grosbeak 0.8% 1.6% 0.8%
127   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.7% 1.6% 0.9%
128   Blue-winged Teal 0.5% 1.6% 1.1%
129   Common Merganser 0.4% 1.6% 1.2%
130   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 1.6% 1.4%
131   Caspian Tern 0.2% 1.6% 1.4%