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Top Birds at Howard Beach (Queens Co.) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 10 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Howard Beach (Queens Co.) 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 58.4% 40.0% 18.4%
2   House Sparrow 57.0% 40.0% 17.0%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 40.0% 6.0%
4   Barn Swallow 31.7% 40.0% 8.3%
5   Laughing Gull 16.9% 40.0% 23.1%
6   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 40.0% 38.0%
7   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 30.0% 23.3%
8   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 30.0% 12.6%
9   Song Sparrow 35.5% 30.0% 5.5%
10   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 30.0% 5.5%
11   Herring Gull 23.4% 30.0% 6.6%
12   American Robin 73.3% 20.0% 53.3%
13   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 20.0% 39.0%
14   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 20.0% 6.7%
15   Tree Swallow 22.4% 20.0% 2.4%
16   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 20.0% 1.9%
17   American Crow 17.6% 20.0% 2.4%
18   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 20.0% 8.0%
19   Fish Crow 10.9% 20.0% 9.1%
20   Brant 10.8% 20.0% 9.2%
21   Snowy Egret 9.9% 20.0% 10.1%
22   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 20.0% 10.2%
23   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 20.0% 13.7%
24   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 20.0% 14.8%
25   Gray Catbird 65.9% 10.0% 55.9%
26   Common Grackle 54.9% 10.0% 44.9%
27   Mourning Dove 53.4% 10.0% 43.4%
28   Blue Jay 49.3% 10.0% 39.3%
29   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 10.0% 37.5%
30   Canada Goose 45.1% 10.0% 35.1%
31   Chimney Swift 29.8% 10.0% 19.8%
32   American Goldfinch 28.7% 10.0% 18.7%
33   House Wren 26.7% 10.0% 16.7%
34   Great Egret 25.4% 10.0% 15.4%
35   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 10.0% 10.8%
36   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 10.0% 9.8%
37   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 10.0% 6.8%
38   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 10.0% 4.3%
39   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 10.0% 3.3%
40   Mute Swan 11.5% 10.0% 1.5%
41   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 10.0% 2.1%
42   Forster's Tern 7.9% 10.0% 2.1%
43   Common Tern 5.8% 10.0% 4.2%
44   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 10.0% 4.6%
45   American Kestrel 2.2% 10.0% 7.8%