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Top Birds at Great Neck Estates Wildlife Sanctuary in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 17 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Great Neck Estates 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   Canada Goose 45.1% 82.4% 37.3%
2   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 76.5% 33.8%
3   Song Sparrow 35.5% 76.5% 40.9%
4   Osprey 16.4% 76.5% 60.1%
5   American Robin 73.3% 70.6% 2.7%
6   Great Egret 25.4% 70.6% 45.2%
7   Marsh Wren 4.6% 70.6% 66.0%
8   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 64.7% 11.4%
9   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 58.8% 0.2%
10   Common Grackle 54.9% 52.9% 2.0%
11   Mourning Dove 53.4% 52.9% 0.5%
12   Mallard 49.3% 52.9% 3.6%
13   Laughing Gull 16.9% 52.9% 36.1%
14   Gray Catbird 65.9% 47.1% 18.9%
15   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 47.1% 0.5%
16   Forster's Tern 7.9% 47.1% 39.1%
17   Tree Swallow 22.4% 41.2% 18.8%
18   European Starling 58.4% 35.3% 23.1%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 35.3% 1.3%
20   Blue Jay 49.3% 29.4% 19.9%
21   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 29.4% 2.7%
22   Mute Swan 11.5% 29.4% 17.9%
23   Snowy Egret 9.9% 29.4% 19.5%
24   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 29.4% 23.5%
25   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 23.5% 21.1%
26   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 23.5% 11.9%
27   American Goldfinch 28.7% 23.5% 5.1%
28   Herring Gull 23.4% 23.5% 0.1%
29   Carolina Wren 19.8% 23.5% 3.7%
30   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 23.5% 10.5%
31   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 23.5% 11.9%
32   Brant 10.8% 23.5% 12.8%
33   American Black Duck 5.0% 23.5% 18.5%
34   American Redstart 40.4% 17.6% 22.8%
35   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 17.6% 20.5%
36   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 17.6% 16.7%
37   American Crow 17.6% 17.6% 0.0%
38   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 17.6% 4.3%
39   Killdeer 9.3% 17.6% 8.3%
40   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 11.8% 22.0%
41   Barn Swallow 31.7% 11.8% 20.0%
42   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 11.8% 15.7%
43   House Wren 26.7% 11.8% 15.0%
44   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 11.8% 2.6%
45   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 11.8% 0.3%
46   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 11.8% 4.7%
47   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 11.8% 7.6%
48   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 11.8% 9.1%
49   Seaside Sparrow 0.8% 11.8% 11.0%
50   House Sparrow 57.0% 5.9% 51.1%
51   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 5.9% 33.6%
52   Northern Parula 35.7% 5.9% 29.8%
53   Northern Flicker 29.1% 5.9% 23.2%
54   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 5.9% 22.2%
55   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 5.9% 22.1%
56   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 5.9% 17.3%
57   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 5.9% 14.0%
58   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 5.9% 13.9%
59   House Finch 16.0% 5.9% 10.1%
60   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 5.9% 9.7%
61   Fish Crow 10.9% 5.9% 5.0%
62   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 5.9% 4.3%
63   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 5.9% 3.7%
64   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 5.9% 0.4%
65   Field Sparrow 3.4% 5.9% 2.5%
66   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 5.9% 3.1%
67   Common Loon 2.4% 5.9% 3.4%
68   Northern Pintail 0.1% 5.9% 5.7%