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Top Birds at Newark Liberty International Airport in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 88 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Newark Liberty International Airport 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   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 45.5% 10.0%
2   European Starling 58.4% 37.5% 20.9%
3   House Sparrow 57.0% 30.7% 26.3%
4   Barn Swallow 31.7% 12.5% 19.2%
5   Red-winged Blackbird 53.4% 10.2% 43.1%
6   Common Grackle 54.9% 9.1% 45.9%
7   American Robin 73.3% 8.0% 65.4%
8   Mourning Dove 53.4% 8.0% 45.5%
9   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 8.0% 11.8%
10   Chimney Swift 29.8% 6.8% 23.0%
11   Great Egret 25.4% 6.8% 18.6%
12   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 5.7% 21.1%
13   Killdeer 9.3% 5.7% 3.6%
14   American Crow 17.7% 4.5% 13.1%
15   American Kestrel 2.2% 4.5% 2.3%
16   Canada Goose 45.1% 3.4% 41.7%
17   Osprey 16.4% 3.4% 13.0%
18   Mallard 49.3% 2.3% 47.1%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 2.3% 31.8%
20   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 2.3% 18.5%
21   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 2.3% 12.1%
22   Mute Swan 11.5% 2.3% 9.3%
23   Snowy Egret 9.9% 2.3% 7.7%
24   Gray Catbird 66.0% 1.1% 64.8%
25   Northern Cardinal 59.1% 1.1% 57.9%
26   Blue Jay 49.3% 1.1% 48.2%
27   Common Yellowthroat 47.6% 1.1% 46.4%
28   Song Sparrow 35.6% 1.1% 34.4%
29   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 1.1% 33.2%
30   Herring Gull 23.5% 1.1% 22.3%
31   Tree Swallow 22.4% 1.1% 21.3%
32   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 1.1% 17.2%
33   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 1.1% 10.5%
34   Fish Crow 10.9% 1.1% 9.7%
35   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 1.1% 8.6%
36   Green Heron 9.0% 1.1% 7.9%
37   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 1.1% 0.9%
38   Barn Owl 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%