Top Birds at Watchung Reservation--Lake Surprise in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 27 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Watchung Reservation--Lake Surprise 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 | American Robin | 73.3% | 92.6% | 19.3% | |||
| 2 | Red-winged Blackbird | 53.3% | 77.8% | 24.5% | |||
| 3 | Baltimore Oriole | 44.7% | 63.0% | 18.3% | |||
| 4 | Warbling Vireo | 32.2% | 63.0% | 30.8% | |||
| 5 | Gray Catbird | 65.9% | 55.6% | 10.4% | |||
| 6 | Wood Thrush | 23.1% | 55.6% | 32.5% | |||
| 7 | Blue Jay | 49.3% | 51.9% | 2.6% | |||
| 8 | American Redstart | 40.4% | 51.9% | 11.5% | |||
| 9 | Song Sparrow | 35.5% | 51.9% | 16.3% | |||
| 10 | Northern Flicker | 29.1% | 51.9% | 22.8% | |||
| 11 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 38.2% | 48.1% | 10.0% | |||
| 12 | Eastern Phoebe | 4.9% | 48.1% | 43.3% | |||
| 13 | Northern Cardinal | 59.0% | 44.4% | 14.6% | |||
| 14 | Yellow Warbler | 42.6% | 44.4% | 1.8% | |||
| 15 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 18.1% | 44.4% | 26.4% | |||
| 16 | Common Grackle | 54.9% | 40.7% | 14.2% | |||
| 17 | Red-eyed Vireo | 22.7% | 40.7% | 18.0% | |||
| 18 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 14.5% | 40.7% | 26.3% | |||
| 19 | Swainson's Thrush | 17.8% | 33.3% | 15.6% | |||
| 20 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 16.5% | 33.3% | 16.9% | |||
| 21 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 11.1% | 33.3% | 22.2% | |||
| 22 | Great Blue Heron | 9.6% | 33.3% | 23.8% | |||
| 23 | Cedar Waxwing | 16.8% | 29.6% | 12.9% | |||
| 24 | Tufted Titmouse | 15.6% | 29.6% | 14.1% | |||
| 25 | Wood Duck | 9.3% | 29.6% | 20.3% | |||
| 26 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.3% | 29.6% | 21.3% | |||
| 27 | Mallard | 49.3% | 25.9% | 23.4% | |||
| 28 | Common Yellowthroat | 47.5% | 25.9% | 21.6% | |||
| 29 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 25.9% | 19.2% | |||
| 30 | Northern Waterthrush | 23.2% | 25.9% | 2.7% | |||
| 31 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 20.8% | 25.9% | 5.1% | |||
| 32 | Downy Woodpecker | 28.1% | 22.2% | 5.9% | |||
| 33 | Red-tailed Hawk | 19.8% | 22.2% | 2.5% | |||
| 34 | Green Heron | 9.0% | 22.2% | 13.2% | |||
| 35 | American Goldfinch | 28.7% | 18.5% | 10.1% | |||
| 36 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 12.0% | 18.5% | 6.5% | |||
| 37 | Black-and-white Warbler | 39.5% | 14.8% | 24.7% | |||
| 38 | White-throated Sparrow | 34.3% | 14.8% | 19.5% | |||
| 39 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 33.8% | 14.8% | 19.0% | |||
| 40 | Ovenbird | 32.7% | 14.8% | 17.9% | |||
| 41 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 28.0% | 14.8% | 13.2% | |||
| 42 | House Wren | 26.7% | 14.8% | 11.9% | |||
| 43 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 14.8% | 7.6% | |||
| 44 | Blackpoll Warbler | 21.9% | 14.8% | 7.1% | |||
| 45 | Veery | 20.1% | 14.8% | 5.2% | |||
| 46 | Eastern Kingbird | 16.8% | 14.8% | 2.0% | |||
| 47 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 16.3% | 14.8% | 1.5% | |||
| 48 | Mourning Dove | 53.4% | 11.1% | 42.3% | |||
| 49 | Northern Parula | 35.7% | 11.1% | 24.6% | |||
| 50 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 11.1% | 20.6% | |||
| 51 | Scarlet Tanager | 18.9% | 11.1% | 7.8% | |||
| 52 | Canada Warbler | 11.7% | 11.1% | 0.6% | |||
| 53 | Turkey Vulture | 9.8% | 11.1% | 1.4% | |||
| 54 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 4.6% | 11.1% | 6.5% | |||
| 55 | European Starling | 58.4% | 7.4% | 51.0% | |||
| 56 | Rock Pigeon | 35.5% | 7.4% | 28.1% | |||
| 57 | Chimney Swift | 29.8% | 7.4% | 22.4% | |||
| 58 | Magnolia Warbler | 27.5% | 7.4% | 20.1% | |||
| 59 | Black-throated Green Warbler | 20.2% | 7.4% | 12.8% | |||
| 60 | Eastern Towhee | 19.9% | 7.4% | 12.5% | |||
| 61 | Carolina Wren | 19.8% | 7.4% | 12.4% | |||
| 62 | Blue-headed Vireo | 14.3% | 7.4% | 6.8% | |||
| 63 | Black-capped Chickadee | 12.1% | 7.4% | 4.7% | |||
| 64 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 10.7% | 7.4% | 3.3% | |||
| 65 | Orchard Oriole | 10.2% | 7.4% | 2.8% | |||
| 66 | Pileated Woodpecker | 2.5% | 7.4% | 4.9% | |||
| 67 | Black Vulture | 2.2% | 7.4% | 5.2% | |||
| 68 | House Sparrow | 57.0% | 3.7% | 53.3% | |||
| 69 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 3.7% | 30.3% | |||
| 70 | Northern Mockingbird | 26.7% | 3.7% | 23.0% | |||
| 71 | Chipping Sparrow | 18.3% | 3.7% | 14.6% | |||
| 72 | Swamp Sparrow | 13.1% | 3.7% | 9.4% | |||
| 73 | Blackburnian Warbler | 9.4% | 3.7% | 5.7% | |||
| 74 | Nashville Warbler | 8.9% | 3.7% | 5.2% | |||
| 75 | Bay-breasted Warbler | 8.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | |||
| 76 | Blue-winged Warbler | 6.6% | 3.7% | 2.9% | |||
| 77 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 6.3% | 3.7% | 2.6% | |||
| 78 | Least Flycatcher | 5.9% | 3.7% | 2.2% | |||
| 79 | Solitary Sandpiper | 5.8% | 3.7% | 2.1% | |||
| 80 | White-eyed Vireo | 4.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | |||
| 81 | Belted Kingfisher | 4.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | |||
| 82 | Hooded Warbler | 4.0% | 3.7% | 0.3% | |||
| 83 | Tennessee Warbler | 3.4% | 3.7% | 0.3% | |||
| 84 | Gray-cheeked Thrush | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | |||
| 85 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.0% | 3.7% | 1.7% | |||
| 86 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 1.8% | 3.7% | 1.9% | |||
| 87 | Prothonotary Warbler | 1.1% | 3.7% | 2.6% |