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Top Birds at Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 175 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 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   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 81.1% 47.2%
2   Herring Gull 23.4% 78.9% 55.5%
3   Song Sparrow 35.5% 77.7% 42.2%
4   Canada Goose 45.1% 76.0% 30.9%
5   Common Grackle 54.9% 74.9% 20.0%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 13.2% 74.3% 61.1%
7   Osprey 16.3% 73.1% 56.8%
8   Great Egret 25.3% 71.4% 46.1%
9   American Robin 73.3% 70.3% 3.0%
10   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 69.7% 16.4%
11   Killdeer 9.2% 68.0% 58.8%
12   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 62.9% 20.3%
13   European Starling 58.4% 60.0% 1.6%
14   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 58.9% 32.2%
15   Barn Swallow 31.7% 54.3% 22.6%
16   House Sparrow 57.0% 50.3% 6.7%
17   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 49.1% 4.5%
18   Mallard 49.3% 48.6% 0.7%
19   Snowy Egret 9.9% 46.9% 37.0%
20   Gray Catbird 66.0% 46.3% 19.7%
21   Common Tern 5.7% 41.7% 36.0%
22   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 41.1% 9.0%
23   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 38.9% 20.2%
24   Carolina Wren 19.8% 38.9% 19.1%
25   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 38.9% 31.0%
26   Mourning Dove 53.4% 37.1% 16.3%
27   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 36.6% 24.6%
28   Northern Flicker 29.1% 32.6% 3.5%
29   Blue Jay 49.3% 32.0% 17.3%
30   American Goldfinch 28.6% 31.4% 2.8%
31   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 31.4% 19.8%
32   Fish Crow 10.8% 30.9% 20.0%
33   Common Yellowthroat 47.6% 30.3% 17.3%
34   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 30.3% 16.0%
35   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 28.0% 10.2%
36   Tree Swallow 22.4% 28.0% 5.6%
37   Brant 10.7% 26.9% 16.1%
38   Common Loon 2.4% 21.1% 18.7%
39   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 20.6% 8.2%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 19.4% 1.4%
41   American Crow 17.6% 17.1% 0.5%
42   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 17.1% 1.6%
43   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 17.1% 6.9%
44   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 16.6% 12.0%
45   House Finch 16.0% 14.9% 1.2%
46   House Wren 26.8% 14.3% 12.5%
47   American Black Duck 5.0% 14.3% 9.3%
48   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 14.3% 12.6%
49   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 13.7% 21.8%
50   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 13.7% 14.4%
51   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 13.1% 7.7%
52   Laughing Gull 16.9% 12.6% 4.3%
53   Common Raven 2.5% 12.6% 10.1%
54   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 11.4% 5.4%
55   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 10.3% 9.5%
56   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 9.7% 2.6%
57   Wild Turkey 2.2% 9.7% 7.5%
58   American Redstart 40.4% 8.6% 31.9%
59   Chimney Swift 29.8% 8.6% 21.3%
60   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 8.0% 26.3%
61   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 8.0% 1.6%
62   Forster's Tern 7.9% 8.0% 0.1%
63   Least Tern 3.9% 8.0% 4.1%
64   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 7.4% 7.1%
65   Mute Swan 11.5% 7.4% 4.1%
66   Northern Parula 35.8% 6.9% 28.9%
67   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 6.9% 3.8%
68   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 5.7% 14.5%
69   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 5.7% 12.6%
70   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 5.7% 0.2%
71   White-winged Scoter 0.1% 5.7% 5.6%
72   Black-and-white Warbler 39.6% 5.1% 34.4%
73   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 5.1% 17.6%
74   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 5.1% 13.0%
75   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 4.6% 29.3%
76   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 4.6% 0.9%
77   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 4.0% 17.9%
78   Veery 20.1% 4.0% 16.1%
79   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 4.0% 12.9%
80   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 4.0% 8.1%
81   Bufflehead 1.2% 4.0% 2.8%
82   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 4.0% 3.8%
83   Purple Sandpiper 0.1% 4.0% 3.9%
84   Ovenbird 32.8% 3.4% 29.3%
85   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 3.4% 14.4%
86   Purple Martin 1.4% 3.4% 2.0%
87   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 2.9% 5.5%
88   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 2.9% 3.4%
89   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 2.9% 2.0%
90   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 2.9% 1.3%
91   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 2.3% 25.8%
92   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 2.3% 17.6%
93   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 2.3% 10.8%
94   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 2.3% 8.8%
95   Blue-winged Warbler 6.7% 2.3% 4.4%
96   Bank Swallow 2.5% 2.3% 0.2%
97   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 2.3% 1.2%
98   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 1.7% 25.8%
99   Wood Thrush 23.1% 1.7% 21.4%
100   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 1.7% 14.6%
101   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 1.7% 8.1%
102   Green Heron 9.0% 1.7% 7.3%
103   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 1.7% 3.2%
104   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 1.7% 1.8%
105   Bald Eagle 2.5% 1.7% 0.8%
106   Grasshopper Sparrow 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%
107   Red-necked Grebe 0.0% 1.7% 1.7%
108   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 1.1% 22.1%
109   Canada Warbler 11.7% 1.1% 10.6%
110   Blackburnian Warbler 9.5% 1.1% 8.3%
111   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 1.1% 7.3%
112   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 1.1% 4.8%
113   Willet 5.8% 1.1% 4.7%
114   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 1.1% 3.2%
115   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 1.1% 2.5%
116   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 1.1% 2.2%
117   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 1.1% 1.8%
118   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 1.1% 1.5%
119   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 1.1% 1.3%
120   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 1.1% 1.1%
121   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
122   King Eider 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
123   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 0.6% 15.9%
124   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 0.6% 12.6%
125   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 0.6% 10.5%
126   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 0.6% 9.5%
127   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 0.6% 8.3%
128   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 0.6% 7.4%
129   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 0.6% 6.8%
130   Marsh Wren 4.6% 0.6% 4.1%
131   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 0.6% 4.1%
132   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 0.6% 2.9%
133   Clapper Rail 3.4% 0.6% 2.8%
134   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 0.6% 2.2%
135   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 0.6% 2.2%
136   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 0.6% 1.5%
137   Sanderling 1.6% 0.6% 1.1%
138   Purple Finch 1.3% 0.6% 0.7%
139   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 0.6% 0.5%
140   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 0.6% 0.2%
141   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 0.6% 0.0%
142   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 0.6% 0.1%
143   Greater Scaup 0.4% 0.6% 0.1%
144   Northern Gannet 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%
145   Black Scoter 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%
146   Horned Grebe 0.2% 0.6% 0.4%
147   Surf Scoter 0.2% 0.6% 0.4%
148   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 0.6% 0.4%
149   Black Tern 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%
150   American Pipit 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%
151   Fox Sparrow 0.0% 0.6% 0.5%
152   Manx Shearwater 0% 0.6% 0.6%