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Top Birds at Prospect Park--Zoo in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 23 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Prospect Park--Zoo 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% 78.3% 5.0%
2   Gray Catbird 65.9% 69.6% 3.6%
3   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 65.2% 6.2%
4   House Sparrow 57.0% 65.2% 8.3%
5   European Starling 58.4% 60.9% 2.4%
6   Common Grackle 54.9% 60.9% 6.0%
7   Mourning Dove 53.4% 47.8% 5.6%
8   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 47.8% 12.4%
9   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 43.5% 4.0%
10   Northern Parula 35.7% 43.5% 7.8%
11   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 43.5% 9.2%
12   Mallard 49.3% 39.1% 10.2%
13   Blue Jay 49.3% 39.1% 10.1%
14   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 39.1% 0.4%
15   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 39.1% 7.0%
16   Ovenbird 32.7% 34.8% 2.1%
17   American Goldfinch 28.7% 34.8% 6.1%
18   House Wren 26.7% 34.8% 8.1%
19   Carolina Wren 19.8% 34.8% 15.0%
20   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 30.4% 12.2%
21   American Redstart 40.4% 30.4% 10.0%
22   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 30.4% 2.9%
23   Barn Swallow 31.7% 26.1% 5.6%
24   Chimney Swift 29.8% 26.1% 3.7%
25   Wood Thrush 23.1% 26.1% 3.0%
26   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 21.7% 22.9%
27   Northern Flicker 29.1% 21.7% 7.4%
28   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 21.7% 6.3%
29   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 21.7% 5.0%
30   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 21.7% 1.6%
31   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 21.7% 2.8%
32   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 21.7% 5.3%
33   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 21.7% 7.3%
34   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 21.7% 13.3%
35   Canada Goose 45.1% 17.4% 27.7%
36   Song Sparrow 35.5% 17.4% 18.1%
37   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 17.4% 16.4%
38   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 17.4% 10.7%
39   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 17.4% 5.8%
40   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 17.4% 2.4%
41   Laughing Gull 16.9% 17.4% 0.5%
42   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 17.4% 1.1%
43   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 13.0% 25.1%
44   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 13.0% 7.7%
45   Veery 20.1% 13.0% 7.0%
46   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 13.0% 6.8%
47   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 13.0% 5.3%
48   House Finch 16.0% 13.0% 3.0%
49   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 13.0% 1.2%
50   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 13.0% 0.2%
51   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 13.0% 2.8%
52   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 13.0% 3.6%
53   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 13.0% 4.2%
54   Palm Warbler 5.3% 13.0% 7.8%
55   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 13.0% 9.1%
56   Prothonotary Warbler 1.1% 13.0% 12.0%
57   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 8.7% 25.3%
58   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 8.7% 14.1%
59   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 8.7% 9.1%
60   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 8.7% 8.2%
61   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 8.7% 2.4%
62   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 8.7% 2.1%
63   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 8.7% 2.4%
64   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 8.7% 4.1%
65   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 8.7% 4.7%
66   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 8.7% 5.2%
67   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 4.3% 49.0%
68   Great Egret 25.4% 4.3% 21.1%
69   Herring Gull 23.4% 4.3% 19.1%
70   Tree Swallow 22.4% 4.3% 18.1%
71   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 4.3% 17.5%
72   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 4.3% 13.7%
73   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 4.3% 12.4%
74   Osprey 16.4% 4.3% 12.1%
75   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 4.3% 11.2%
76   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 4.3% 10.0%
77   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 4.3% 8.0%
78   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 4.3% 7.3%
79   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 4.3% 6.8%
80   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 4.3% 5.7%
81   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 4.3% 5.4%
82   Wood Duck 9.3% 4.3% 5.0%
83   Green Heron 9.0% 4.3% 4.7%
84   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 4.3% 4.6%
85   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 4.3% 3.6%
86   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 4.3% 3.0%
87   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 4.3% 2.6%
88   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 4.3% 0.5%
89   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 4.3% 0.0%
90   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 4.3% 0.1%
91   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 4.3% 0.2%
92   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 4.3% 0.7%
93   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 4.3% 1.1%
94   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 4.3% 2.4%
95   Pine Warbler 1.7% 4.3% 2.7%
96   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 4.3% 2.9%
97   Merlin 0.9% 4.3% 3.4%