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Top Birds at Closter Nature Center in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 88 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Closter Nature Center 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   American Robin 73.3% 96.6% 23.3%
2   Blue Jay 49.2% 88.6% 39.4%
3   Gray Catbird 65.9% 84.1% 18.2%
4   Common Grackle 54.9% 84.1% 29.2%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.1% 80.7% 42.5%
6   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 78.4% 25.1%
7   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 77.3% 18.3%
8   Mallard 49.3% 61.4% 12.1%
9   Canada Goose 45.1% 60.2% 15.1%
10   House Sparrow 57.0% 56.8% 0.1%
11   Northern Flicker 29.1% 54.5% 25.5%
12   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 53.4% 8.8%
13   Mourning Dove 53.4% 51.1% 2.3%
14   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 50.0% 17.9%
15   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 45.5% 2.1%
16   Song Sparrow 35.5% 43.2% 7.7%
17   European Starling 58.4% 42.0% 16.4%
18   Tufted Titmouse 15.5% 42.0% 26.5%
19   Wood Thrush 23.1% 40.9% 17.8%
20   American Goldfinch 28.6% 37.5% 8.9%
21   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 35.2% 26.9%
22   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 34.1% 24.4%
23   Carolina Wren 19.8% 31.8% 12.0%
24   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 30.7% 3.1%
25   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 30.7% 2.6%
26   American Crow 17.6% 28.4% 10.8%
27   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 28.4% 16.3%
28   Wood Duck 9.3% 26.1% 16.8%
29   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 25.0% 15.4%
30   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 22.7% 16.8%
31   Green Heron 9.0% 22.7% 13.7%
32   House Finch 16.0% 21.6% 5.6%
33   House Wren 26.7% 20.5% 6.3%
34   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 20.5% 2.3%
35   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 19.3% 23.3%
36   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 19.3% 2.9%
37   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 18.2% 15.9%
38   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 17.0% 2.7%
39   American Redstart 40.4% 15.9% 24.5%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 15.9% 4.9%
41   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 15.9% 5.2%
42   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 14.8% 12.0%
43   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 14.8% 2.1%
44   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 14.8% 0.3%
45   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 13.6% 4.1%
46   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 13.6% 2.5%
47   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 13.6% 11.2%
48   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 12.5% 21.8%
49   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 12.5% 5.6%
50   Ovenbird 32.7% 11.4% 21.4%
51   Tree Swallow 22.4% 11.4% 11.1%
52   Veery 20.1% 11.4% 8.7%
53   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 11.4% 7.5%
54   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 11.4% 0.7%
55   Chimney Swift 29.8% 10.2% 19.6%
56   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 10.2% 2.9%
57   Black Vulture 2.2% 10.2% 8.0%
58   Great Egret 25.4% 9.1% 16.3%
59   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 9.1% 14.1%
60   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 9.1% 3.3%
61   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 9.1% 4.9%
62   Northern Parula 35.7% 8.0% 27.8%
63   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 8.0% 2.1%
64   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 8.0% 7.5%
65   Osprey 16.4% 6.8% 9.6%
66   Wild Turkey 2.2% 6.8% 4.6%
67   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 5.7% 21.8%
68   Fish Crow 10.9% 5.7% 5.2%
69   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 4.5% 30.9%
70   Canada Warbler 11.7% 4.5% 7.1%
71   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 4.5% 0.3%
72   Barn Swallow 31.7% 3.4% 28.3%
73   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 3.4% 18.5%
74   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 3.4% 14.9%
75   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 3.4% 13.4%
76   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 3.4% 8.2%
77   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 3.4% 7.7%
78   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 3.4% 2.5%
79   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 3.4% 1.4%
80   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 2.3% 25.7%
81   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 2.3% 17.9%
82   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 2.3% 14.0%
83   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 2.3% 10.9%
84   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 2.3% 10.8%
85   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 2.3% 7.2%
86   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 2.3% 4.0%
87   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 2.3% 1.2%
88   Common Raven 2.5% 2.3% 0.2%
89   Bald Eagle 2.5% 2.3% 0.2%
90   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 2.3% 0.9%
91   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 1.1% 13.1%
92   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 1.1% 11.3%
93   Brant 10.8% 1.1% 9.6%
94   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 1.1% 9.1%
95   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 1.1% 7.8%
96   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 1.1% 6.8%
97   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 1.1% 5.5%
98   Palm Warbler 5.3% 1.1% 4.2%
99   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 1.1% 2.8%
100   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 1.1% 0.7%
101   Purple Finch 1.3% 1.1% 0.2%
102   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
103   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
104   Kentucky Warbler 0.8% 1.1% 0.4%
105   Common Merganser 0.4% 1.1% 0.7%