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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--Hawk Watch in September
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 Pelham Bay Park--Hawk Watch in September. 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   Herring Gull 30.9% 71.4% 40.6%
2   Canada Goose 37.8% 57.1% 19.3%
3   Osprey 25.5% 57.1% 31.7%
4   Laughing Gull 18.6% 57.1% 38.5%
5   Blue Jay 51.8% 42.9% 8.9%
6   Mallard 36.6% 42.9% 6.2%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 42.9% 10.8%
8   Great Egret 20.0% 42.9% 22.8%
9   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 42.9% 35.4%
10   Gray Catbird 60.6% 28.6% 32.0%
11   Mourning Dove 53.2% 28.6% 24.7%
12   European Starling 48.4% 28.6% 19.9%
13   Northern Flicker 43.2% 28.6% 14.6%
14   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 28.6% 3.3%
15   Carolina Wren 26.9% 28.6% 1.7%
16   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 28.6% 3.4%
17   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 28.6% 3.9%
18   Snowy Egret 12.1% 28.6% 16.4%
19   American Kestrel 10.8% 28.6% 17.7%
20   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 28.6% 21.2%
21   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 28.6% 23.3%
22   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 28.6% 25.4%
23   American Robin 60.3% 14.3% 46.0%
24   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 14.3% 36.1%
25   House Sparrow 45.9% 14.3% 31.6%
26   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 14.3% 30.9%
27   American Redstart 43.0% 14.3% 28.7%
28   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 14.3% 22.5%
29   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 14.3% 17.3%
30   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 14.3% 15.3%
31   Song Sparrow 28.7% 14.3% 14.4%
32   American Goldfinch 27.8% 14.3% 13.5%
33   Northern Parula 27.0% 14.3% 12.7%
34   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 14.3% 10.8%
35   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 14.3% 8.5%
36   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 14.3% 5.3%
37   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 14.3% 4.4%
38   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 14.3% 4.3%
39   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 14.3% 3.6%
40   House Wren 17.3% 14.3% 3.0%
41   American Crow 17.0% 14.3% 2.7%
42   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 14.3% 2.3%
43   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 14.3% 1.5%
44   House Finch 14.9% 14.3% 0.6%
45   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 14.3% 0.8%
46   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 14.3% 2.2%
47   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 14.3% 2.8%
48   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 14.3% 3.9%
49   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 14.3% 4.5%
50   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 14.3% 4.7%
51   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 14.3% 5.6%
52   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 14.3% 5.8%
53   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 14.3% 6.2%
54   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 14.3% 6.4%
55   Killdeer 7.5% 14.3% 6.8%
56   Merlin 5.4% 14.3% 8.9%
57   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 14.3% 9.2%
58   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 14.3% 9.3%
59   Bald Eagle 4.8% 14.3% 9.5%
60   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 14.3% 9.8%
61   Forster's Tern 4.1% 14.3% 10.2%
62   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 14.3% 10.2%
63   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 14.3% 10.3%
64   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 14.3% 10.5%
65   Northern Harrier 3.6% 14.3% 10.7%
66   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 14.3% 11.3%
67   Winter Wren 1.8% 14.3% 12.5%
68   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 14.3% 13.6%