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Top Birds at Jacob Riis Park--Beach in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 35 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 7.6% 94.3% 86.7%
2   Laughing Gull 18.1% 65.7% 47.6%
3   European Starling 58.3% 54.3% 4.0%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 33.8% 54.3% 20.4%
5   American Herring Gull 22.9% 54.3% 31.4%
6   Barn Swallow 30.9% 45.7% 14.8%
7   Northern Mockingbird 27.4% 45.7% 18.4%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 12.7% 45.7% 33.0%
9   Piping Plover 1.3% 37.1% 35.8%
10   Red-winged Blackbird 52.9% 28.6% 24.3%
11   Rock Pigeon 36.0% 28.6% 7.4%
12   Ring-billed Gull 14.1% 28.6% 14.5%
13   Common Tern 5.8% 28.6% 22.8%
14   Common Grackle 54.5% 25.7% 28.8%
15   Brant 10.6% 25.7% 15.1%
16   American Robin 73.2% 22.9% 50.3%
17   Song Sparrow 35.5% 22.9% 12.6%
18   Killdeer 9.1% 20.0% 10.9%
19   Sanderling 1.6% 20.0% 18.4%
20   House Sparrow 57.5% 17.1% 40.3%
21   Least Tern 3.7% 17.1% 13.4%
22   Northern Cardinal 58.9% 14.3% 44.6%
23   Tree Swallow 21.6% 14.3% 7.3%
24   Forster's Tern 7.8% 14.3% 6.5%
25   Yellow Warbler 41.7% 11.4% 30.3%
26   Chimney Swift 30.9% 11.4% 19.4%
27   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.0% 11.4% 8.6%
28   Osprey 16.9% 11.4% 5.5%
29   Gray Catbird 65.6% 8.6% 57.0%
30   Blue Jay 48.2% 8.6% 39.6%
31   Mourning Dove 53.8% 5.7% 48.1%
32   Mallard 47.7% 5.7% 42.0%
33   Common Yellowthroat 46.9% 5.7% 41.2%
34   American Crow 17.5% 5.7% 11.8%
35   Cedar Waxwing 17.1% 5.7% 11.4%
36   House Finch 16.6% 5.7% 10.9%
37   Fish Crow 11.1% 5.7% 5.4%
38   Willet 5.5% 5.7% 0.2%
39   Common Loon 2.4% 5.7% 3.4%
40   Northern Gannet 0.2% 5.7% 5.5%
41   American Redstart 39.3% 2.9% 36.4%
42   White-throated Sparrow 33.6% 2.9% 30.8%
43   American Goldfinch 27.5% 2.9% 24.7%
44   Carolina Wren 20.6% 2.9% 17.8%
45   Eastern Towhee 18.5% 2.9% 15.6%
46   Eastern Kingbird 16.4% 2.9% 13.6%
47   Indigo Bunting 9.4% 2.9% 6.5%
48   Least Sandpiper 7.0% 2.9% 4.1%
49   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 2.9% 2.2%
50   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.7% 2.9% 1.8%
51   Semipalmated Plover 4.4% 2.9% 1.5%
52   Black-bellied Plover 3.3% 2.9% 0.5%
53   Common Raven 3.0% 2.9% 0.2%
54   Bank Swallow 2.4% 2.9% 0.5%
55   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 2.9% 0.7%
56   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 2.9% 1.1%
57   Black Skimmer 1.6% 2.9% 1.2%
58   Purple Martin 1.6% 2.9% 1.3%
59   Black Scoter 0.3% 2.9% 2.6%
60   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.2% 2.9% 2.6%
61   Surf Scoter 0.2% 2.9% 2.7%
62   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 2.9% 2.7%
63   White-winged Scoter 0.1% 2.9% 2.7%
64   Sooty Shearwater 0.0% 2.9% 2.8%