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Top Birds at Fort Tilden in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 139 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Fort Tilden 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 7.8% 74.1% 66.3%
2   Herring Gull 23.4% 69.1% 45.7%
3   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 64.7% 38.1%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 62.6% 9.3%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 57.6% 23.6%
6   American Robin 73.3% 56.8% 16.5%
7   Song Sparrow 35.5% 56.8% 21.3%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 56.1% 42.9%
9   Barn Swallow 31.7% 55.4% 23.7%
10   European Starling 58.4% 54.0% 4.5%
11   Laughing Gull 16.8% 52.5% 35.7%
12   Gray Catbird 66.0% 49.6% 16.3%
13   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 48.2% 5.6%
14   Eastern Towhee 19.8% 48.2% 28.4%
15   Piping Plover 1.4% 43.2% 41.8%
16   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 41.7% 17.3%
17   House Sparrow 57.0% 39.6% 17.4%
18   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 38.1% 17.4%
19   Common Tern 5.8% 37.4% 31.6%
20   Mourning Dove 53.4% 36.7% 16.7%
21   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 35.3% 0.2%
22   House Wren 26.7% 33.1% 6.4%
23   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 32.4% 15.2%
24   Killdeer 9.3% 30.9% 21.7%
25   Common Grackle 54.9% 30.2% 24.7%
26   Chimney Swift 29.8% 29.5% 0.3%
27   Carolina Wren 19.8% 27.3% 7.5%
28   Brant 10.7% 27.3% 16.6%
29   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 26.6% 12.3%
30   Osprey 16.4% 23.7% 7.3%
31   Black-bellied Plover 3.4% 23.7% 20.3%
32   Sanderling 1.6% 22.3% 20.7%
33   Tree Swallow 22.4% 20.9% 1.6%
34   American Crow 17.6% 19.4% 1.8%
35   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 15.8% 8.5%
36   Least Tern 3.9% 15.1% 11.2%
37   American Redstart 40.4% 14.4% 26.0%
38   Northern Flicker 29.1% 14.4% 14.7%
39   House Finch 16.0% 13.7% 2.4%
40   Common Loon 2.4% 13.7% 11.2%
41   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 12.9% 3.8%
42   Blue Jay 49.3% 11.5% 37.8%
43   American Goldfinch 28.7% 10.8% 17.9%
44   Mallard 49.3% 10.1% 39.3%
45   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 10.1% 24.3%
46   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 10.1% 23.8%
47   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 10.1% 7.9%
48   Forster's Tern 7.9% 9.4% 1.4%
49   Field Sparrow 3.4% 9.4% 6.0%
50   Northern Gannet 0.2% 9.4% 9.1%
51   Northern Parula 35.7% 8.6% 27.1%
52   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 8.6% 3.5%
53   Fish Crow 10.9% 7.9% 2.9%
54   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 7.9% 2.4%
55   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 7.9% 3.6%
56   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 7.9% 7.7%
57   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 7.2% 10.9%
58   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 7.2% 9.7%
59   Willet 5.8% 7.2% 1.4%
60   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 7.2% 1.8%
61   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 6.5% 38.2%
62   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 6.5% 21.1%
63   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 6.5% 16.3%
64   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 6.5% 11.8%
65   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 6.5% 3.3%
66   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 6.5% 0.2%
67   Black-and-white Warbler 39.6% 5.8% 33.8%
68   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 5.8% 17.5%
69   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 5.8% 16.1%
70   Purple Sandpiper 0.1% 5.8% 5.6%
71   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 5.0% 33.2%
72   Ovenbird 32.7% 5.0% 27.7%
73   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 5.0% 6.1%
74   Canada Goose 45.2% 4.3% 40.8%
75   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 4.3% 14.6%
76   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 4.3% 12.2%
77   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 4.3% 8.1%
78   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 4.3% 6.8%
79   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 4.3% 0.6%
80   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 4.3% 0.2%
81   Black Skimmer 1.7% 4.3% 2.6%
82   Surf Scoter 0.2% 4.3% 4.1%
83   Downy Woodpecker 28.2% 3.6% 24.6%
84   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 3.6% 1.6%
85   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 3.6% 0.9%
86   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 3.6% 2.5%
87   Merlin 0.9% 3.6% 2.7%
88   Common Eider 0.1% 3.6% 3.5%
89   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 2.9% 29.3%
90   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 2.9% 14.9%
91   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 2.9% 11.6%
92   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 2.9% 10.2%
93   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 2.9% 7.3%
94   American Black Duck 5.0% 2.9% 2.2%
95   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 2.9% 0.8%
96   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.2% 2.9% 2.7%
97   White-winged Scoter 0.1% 2.9% 2.8%
98   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 2.2% 25.9%
99   Veery 20.1% 2.2% 17.9%
100   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 2.2% 12.1%
101   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 2.2% 11.1%
102   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 2.2% 9.5%
103   Mute Swan 11.5% 2.2% 9.4%
104   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 2.2% 7.9%
105   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 2.2% 6.3%
106   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 2.2% 5.8%
107   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 2.2% 0.8%
108   Bank Swallow 2.5% 2.2% 0.4%
109   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 2.2% 0.5%
110   Purple Martin 1.4% 2.2% 0.8%
111   Red Knot 0.7% 2.2% 1.5%
112   Great Egret 25.4% 1.4% 24.0%
113   Wood Thrush 23.1% 1.4% 21.7%
114   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 1.4% 18.8%
115   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 1.4% 9.3%
116   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 1.4% 8.1%
117   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 1.4% 7.5%
118   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 1.4% 7.4%
119   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 1.4% 5.6%
120   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 1.4% 4.5%
121   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 1.4% 4.4%
122   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 1.4% 1.4%
123   Dunlin 2.2% 1.4% 0.8%
124   Bobolink 1.2% 1.4% 0.2%
125   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 1.4% 0.8%
126   Black Scoter 0.3% 1.4% 1.2%
127   King Eider 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%
128   Sooty Shearwater 0.0% 1.4% 1.4%
129   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 0.7% 19.1%
130   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 0.7% 15.6%
131   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 0.7% 14.9%
132   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 0.7% 11.3%
133   Canada Warbler 11.7% 0.7% 11.0%
134   Blackburnian Warbler 9.5% 0.7% 8.7%
135   Green Heron 9.0% 0.7% 8.3%
136   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 0.7% 6.4%
137   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 0.7% 4.2%
138   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 0.7% 3.9%
139   Glossy Ibis 4.3% 0.7% 3.5%
140   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 0.7% 2.8%
141   Common Raven 2.5% 0.7% 1.8%
142   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 0.7% 1.1%
143   Purple Finch 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%
144   Eastern Bluebird 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
145   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
146   Gull-billed Tern 0.2% 0.7% 0.5%
147   Roseate Tern 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
148   Whimbrel 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
149   American Pipit 0.1% 0.7% 0.7%
150   Dickcissel 0.0% 0.7% 0.7%
151   Wilson's Storm-Petrel 0.0% 0.7% 0.7%
152   Parasitic Jaeger 0.0% 0.7% 0.7%