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Top Birds at Prospect Park--Prospect Lake in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 388 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 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 Robin 73.3% 78.1% 4.8%
2   House Sparrow 56.9% 74.2% 17.3%
3   Mallard 49.2% 71.4% 22.2%
4   European Starling 58.4% 71.1% 12.8%
5   Common Grackle 54.9% 70.9% 16.0%
6   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 70.6% 17.4%
7   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 64.4% 5.4%
8   Gray Catbird 65.9% 63.9% 2.0%
9   Canada Goose 45.0% 63.7% 18.6%
10   Mourning Dove 53.4% 63.1% 9.8%
11   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 59.8% 24.4%
12   Mute Swan 11.4% 52.3% 40.9%
13   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 51.5% 12.1%
14   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 50.8% 3.3%
15   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 50.5% 18.4%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.7% 47.9% 14.2%
17   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 46.9% 2.3%
18   Wood Duck 9.2% 46.9% 37.7%
19   Blue Jay 49.3% 46.1% 3.1%
20   American Redstart 40.4% 45.1% 4.7%
21   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.1% 43.8% 5.7%
22   Chimney Swift 29.8% 43.0% 13.3%
23   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 40.5% 2.2%
24   House Wren 26.7% 40.5% 13.8%
25   Barn Swallow 31.7% 40.2% 8.5%
26   Northern Parula 35.7% 38.1% 2.4%
27   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 37.9% 14.7%
28   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 37.1% 2.8%
29   Ovenbird 32.7% 36.9% 4.2%
30   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 36.6% 2.6%
31   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 36.3% 8.2%
32   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 34.5% 6.6%
33   Green Heron 8.9% 32.0% 23.0%
34   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 31.7% 14.9%
35   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 31.2% 9.3%
36   Song Sparrow 35.5% 30.9% 4.6%
37   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 30.7% 3.2%
38   Laughing Gull 16.8% 29.9% 13.1%
39   Red-eyed Vireo 22.7% 28.9% 6.1%
40   Wood Thrush 23.1% 25.5% 2.4%
41   American Goldfinch 28.7% 25.0% 3.7%
42   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 25.0% 4.2%
43   Veery 20.0% 24.5% 4.4%
44   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 23.2% 3.4%
45   Swainson's Thrush 17.7% 22.9% 5.2%
46   Great Egret 25.4% 22.4% 3.0%
47   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 21.9% 10.3%
48   Northern Flicker 29.1% 20.9% 8.2%
49   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 20.9% 0.7%
50   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 20.9% 2.8%
51   Spotted Sandpiper 12.3% 20.9% 8.5%
52   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.4% 19.6% 3.1%
53   Herring Gull 23.5% 18.6% 4.9%
54   Blue-headed Vireo 14.2% 18.3% 4.1%
55   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 18.0% 0.9%
56   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 16.2% 0.5%
57   Swamp Sparrow 13.0% 16.0% 2.9%
58   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 15.5% 2.8%
59   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 15.5% 0.8%
60   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 15.2% 3.2%
61   Tree Swallow 22.4% 14.7% 7.8%
62   Carolina Wren 19.9% 14.2% 5.7%
63   Canada Warbler 11.7% 14.2% 2.5%
64   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 13.9% 4.4%
65   Osprey 16.4% 13.1% 3.3%
66   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 13.1% 0.1%
67   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 13.1% 2.9%
68   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 12.6% 1.6%
69   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 12.4% 3.5%
70   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 12.1% 1.0%
71   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 11.1% 4.5%
72   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 10.8% 3.7%
73   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 9.8% 10.1%
74   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 9.5% 2.6%
75   American Crow 17.7% 9.0% 8.7%
76   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 9.0% 0.1%
77   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 9.0% 0.5%
78   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 8.8% 0.8%
79   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 8.0% 0.3%
80   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 7.7% 1.7%
81   Palm Warbler 5.3% 7.7% 2.4%
82   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 7.5% 2.6%
83   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 7.2% 0.9%
84   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 7.0% 5.0%
85   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 6.7% 2.5%
86   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 6.2% 8.2%
87   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 6.2% 2.2%
88   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 5.9% 6.2%
89   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 5.9% 0.7%
90   Northern Mockingbird 26.8% 5.4% 21.4%
91   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 5.4% 1.5%
92   American Coot 0.9% 5.4% 4.5%
93   House Finch 16.1% 5.2% 10.9%
94   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 4.9% 1.6%
95   Anhinga 0.1% 4.9% 4.8%
96   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 4.6% 1.4%
97   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 4.4% 1.6%
98   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 4.1% 0.7%
99   Bank Swallow 2.5% 4.1% 1.6%
100   American Black Duck 5.0% 3.9% 1.2%
101   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 3.6% 7.1%
102   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 3.6% 6.2%
103   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 3.6% 1.0%
104   Purple Finch 1.3% 3.6% 2.3%
105   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 3.1% 2.7%
106   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 2.8% 2.1%
107   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 2.8% 1.5%
108   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 2.8% 0.0%
109   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.3% 2.6% 1.3%
110   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 2.6% 1.5%
111   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 2.3% 0.4%
112   Field Sparrow 3.4% 2.1% 1.3%
113   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 2.1% 0.9%
114   Prothonotary Warbler 1.1% 2.1% 1.0%
115   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 1.8% 1.9%
116   American Kestrel 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
117   Common Loon 2.5% 1.5% 0.9%
118   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 1.5% 0.3%
119   Summer Tanager 1.7% 1.5% 0.1%
120   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 1.5% 0.1%
121   Cerulean Warbler 0.7% 1.5% 0.9%
122   Acadian Flycatcher 0.5% 1.5% 1.0%
123   Caspian Tern 0.2% 1.3% 1.1%
124   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 1.0% 4.5%
125   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 1.0% 2.5%
126   Bald Eagle 2.5% 1.0% 1.5%
127   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 1.0% 0.9%
128   Pine Warbler 1.7% 1.0% 0.6%
129   Merlin 0.9% 1.0% 0.1%
130   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.7% 1.0% 0.3%
131   Great Black-backed Gull 13.4% 0.8% 12.6%
132   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 0.8% 1.3%
133   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
134   Kentucky Warbler 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
135   European Goldfinch 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
136   Fish Crow 10.9% 0.5% 10.4%
137   Brant 10.8% 0.5% 10.3%
138   Forster's Tern 7.9% 0.5% 7.4%
139   Gadwall 7.0% 0.5% 6.5%
140   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 0.5% 1.1%
141   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 0.5% 0.6%
142   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
143   Blue Grosbeak 0.8% 0.5% 0.3%
144   Dark-eyed Junco 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
145   Snow Goose 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%
146   Pied-billed Grebe 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%
147   Brown Thrasher 7.4% 0.3% 7.1%
148   Common Raven 2.5% 0.3% 2.3%
149   Black Skimmer 1.7% 0.3% 1.4%
150   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 0.3% 0.6%
151   Blue-winged Teal 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%
152   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
153   Bicknell's Thrush 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
154   Yellow-throated Warbler 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
155   Evening Grosbeak 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
156   Brown Creeper 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
157   Swainson's Warbler 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
158   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 0.3% 0.1%