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

based on 26 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jacob Riis Park--Beach 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 Oystercatcher 7.9% 96.2% 88.2%
2   Laughing Gull 16.9% 65.4% 48.5%
3   Herring Gull 23.4% 61.5% 38.1%
4   European Starling 58.4% 57.7% 0.7%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 57.7% 23.7%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 53.8% 40.5%
7   Barn Swallow 31.7% 46.2% 14.4%
8   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 46.2% 19.4%
9   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 26.9% 26.4%
10   Song Sparrow 35.5% 26.9% 8.6%
11   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 26.9% 12.6%
12   Brant 10.8% 26.9% 16.2%
13   American Robin 73.3% 23.1% 50.2%
14   Common Grackle 54.9% 23.1% 31.8%
15   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 23.1% 12.4%
16   Common Tern 5.8% 23.1% 17.3%
17   Piping Plover 1.4% 23.1% 21.7%
18   Killdeer 9.3% 19.2% 9.9%
19   House Sparrow 57.0% 15.4% 41.6%
20   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 15.4% 27.3%
21   Forster's Tern 7.9% 15.4% 7.5%
22   Least Tern 3.9% 15.4% 11.4%
23   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 11.5% 47.5%
24   Tree Swallow 22.4% 11.5% 10.9%
25   Osprey 16.4% 11.5% 4.9%
26   Mallard 49.3% 7.7% 41.6%
27   Blue Jay 49.3% 7.7% 41.6%
28   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 7.7% 39.8%
29   Chimney Swift 29.8% 7.7% 22.1%
30   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 7.7% 13.1%
31   Sanderling 1.6% 7.7% 6.0%
32   Gray Catbird 65.9% 3.8% 62.1%
33   American Redstart 40.4% 3.8% 36.6%
34   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 3.8% 30.5%
35   American Goldfinch 28.7% 3.8% 24.8%
36   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 3.8% 16.0%
37   Carolina Wren 19.8% 3.8% 16.0%
38   American Crow 17.6% 3.8% 13.8%
39   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 3.8% 13.0%
40   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 3.8% 12.9%
41   House Finch 16.0% 3.8% 12.2%
42   Fish Crow 10.9% 3.8% 7.0%
43   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 3.8% 6.2%
44   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 3.8% 1.3%
45   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 3.8% 1.0%
46   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 3.8% 0.7%
47   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 3.8% 0.4%
48   Bank Swallow 2.5% 3.8% 1.3%
49   Common Loon 2.4% 3.8% 1.4%
50   Black Skimmer 1.7% 3.8% 2.2%
51   Purple Martin 1.4% 3.8% 2.4%
52   Northern Gannet 0.3% 3.8% 3.6%
53   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 3.8% 3.6%
54   Sooty Shearwater 0.0% 3.8% 3.8%