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Top Birds at Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 1018 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 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   Gray Catbird 65.9% 72.7% 6.8%
2   American Robin 73.3% 72.5% 0.8%
3   Northern Cardinal 58.9% 70.5% 11.6%
4   Common Yellowthroat 47.4% 64.4% 17.1%
5   Common Grackle 54.8% 62.3% 7.4%
6   Blue Jay 49.2% 61.2% 12.0%
7   Mallard 49.2% 59.0% 9.8%
8   House Sparrow 57.0% 57.7% 0.7%
9   Black-and-white Warbler 39.4% 57.5% 18.1%
10   American Redstart 40.2% 56.8% 16.5%
11   Northern Waterthrush 23.0% 50.8% 27.8%
12   Ovenbird 32.6% 49.2% 16.7%
13   European Starling 58.6% 44.5% 14.1%
14   Black-throated Blue Warbler 27.9% 43.8% 16.0%
15   White-throated Sparrow 34.2% 43.4% 9.2%
16   Northern Parula 35.7% 40.1% 4.4%
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 38.0% 0.2%
18   Red-winged Blackbird 53.5% 37.4% 16.0%
19   Baltimore Oriole 44.8% 31.9% 12.9%
20   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 31.8% 4.4%
21   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 30.6% 2.5%
22   Mourning Dove 53.6% 29.2% 24.5%
23   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 27.7% 6.1%
24   Veery 20.0% 26.7% 6.7%
25   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 26.0% 9.5%
26   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.1% 23.1% 10.0%
27   Hermit Thrush 11.0% 21.9% 10.9%
28   Swamp Sparrow 13.0% 20.6% 7.6%
29   Northern Flicker 29.2% 20.1% 9.0%
30   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 18.5% 0.4%
31   Chimney Swift 29.9% 17.4% 12.5%
32   American Goldfinch 28.8% 17.2% 11.6%
33   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 16.1% 0.2%
34   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 16.0% 1.8%
35   Great Egret 25.5% 15.1% 10.4%
36   Canada Goose 45.4% 14.4% 30.9%
37   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 14.4% 5.7%
38   Yellow Warbler 42.9% 14.1% 28.7%
39   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 14.0% 2.4%
40   Canada Warbler 11.7% 14.0% 2.4%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 13.1% 6.8%
42   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 13.0% 7.3%
43   Wood Thrush 23.2% 12.9% 10.3%
44   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 12.4% 1.9%
45   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 12.2% 10.7%
46   Double-crested Cormorant 34.2% 11.4% 22.8%
47   Blackpoll Warbler 22.0% 10.4% 11.6%
48   Warbling Vireo 32.4% 9.6% 22.7%
49   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 9.5% 2.1%
50   House Wren 26.9% 9.2% 17.7%
51   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 9.1% 0.2%
52   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 8.9% 5.0%
53   American Crow 17.7% 8.8% 8.9%
54   Cedar Waxwing 16.9% 8.7% 8.1%
55   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 7.8% 0.2%
56   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 7.7% 6.9%
57   Chipping Sparrow 18.4% 7.3% 11.1%
58   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.2% 7.3% 3.9%
59   Barn Swallow 31.9% 7.0% 25.0%
60   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 7.0% 3.1%
61   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 6.6% 3.5%
62   Eastern Towhee 20.0% 6.5% 13.5%
63   Gadwall 7.0% 6.4% 0.6%
64   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.2% 6.0% 12.2%
65   Green Heron 9.0% 6.0% 3.0%
66   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.1% 5.9% 6.2%
67   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 5.7% 3.9%
68   Song Sparrow 35.8% 5.5% 30.3%
69   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 5.4% 3.1%
70   Blackburnian Warbler 9.5% 5.2% 4.3%
71   House Finch 16.1% 5.1% 11.0%
72   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 5.1% 1.9%
73   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.8% 4.8% 5.9%
74   Blue-winged Warbler 6.7% 4.7% 1.9%
75   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 4.7% 1.2%
76   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.8% 4.3% 3.6%
77   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 4.0% 1.8%
78   Tufted Titmouse 15.7% 3.8% 11.8%
79   Palm Warbler 5.3% 3.4% 1.9%
80   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 3.1% 23.8%
81   Herring Gull 23.6% 2.9% 20.7%
82   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.9% 2.8% 18.2%
83   Carolina Wren 20.0% 2.7% 17.3%
84   Eastern Kingbird 17.0% 2.5% 14.5%
85   Orchard Oriole 10.3% 2.5% 7.8%
86   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 2.5% 5.9%
87   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 2.5% 0.8%
88   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 2.5% 0.5%
89   Virginia Rail 0.3% 2.4% 2.0%
90   Spotted Sandpiper 12.5% 2.3% 10.2%
91   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 2.3% 2.4%
92   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 2.1% 4.3%
93   Snowy Egret 10.0% 2.0% 8.0%
94   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 1.8% 3.2%
95   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 1.8% 1.6%
96   Ring-billed Gull 14.4% 1.7% 12.8%
97   American Bittern 0.3% 1.7% 1.3%
98   Black-capped Chickadee 12.2% 1.5% 10.7%
99   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 1.4% 2.3%
100   Eurasian Eagle-Owl 0.0% 1.4% 1.3%
101   Osprey 16.6% 1.3% 15.3%
102   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 1.3% 0.6%
103   Great Black-backed Gull 13.4% 1.2% 12.2%
104   Kentucky Warbler 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
105   Tree Swallow 22.6% 1.0% 21.6%
106   Brown Thrasher 7.4% 1.0% 6.4%
107   Summer Tanager 1.7% 1.0% 0.7%
108   Great Blue Heron 9.7% 0.9% 8.8%
109   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.3% 0.9% 0.4%
110   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 0.8% 3.6%
111   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 0.8% 3.4%
112   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 0.8% 2.8%
113   Winter Wren 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
114   Fish Crow 10.9% 0.7% 10.3%
115   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 0.7% 9.2%
116   Wood Duck 9.4% 0.7% 8.7%
117   Purple Finch 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%
118   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
119   Bicknell's Thrush 0.4% 0.6% 0.2%
120   Field Sparrow 3.4% 0.5% 2.9%
121   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 0.5% 2.3%
122   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 0.5% 1.5%
123   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
124   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.4% 0.5% 0.1%
125   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 0.4% 5.1%
126   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.7% 0.4% 0.3%
127   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 0.3% 2.4%
128   American Kestrel 2.2% 0.3% 1.9%
129   Pine Warbler 1.7% 0.3% 1.4%
130   Prothonotary Warbler 1.1% 0.3% 0.8%
131   Acadian Flycatcher 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
132   Dark-eyed Junco 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
133   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
134   Yellow-throated Warbler 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
135   American Black Duck 5.1% 0.2% 4.9%
136   Clapper Rail 3.4% 0.2% 3.2%
137   Common Raven 2.5% 0.2% 2.3%
138   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 0.2% 1.4%
139   Bufflehead 1.2% 0.2% 1.0%
140   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
141   Brown Creeper 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
142   Laughing Gull 17.0% 0.1% 16.9%
143   Mute Swan 11.6% 0.1% 11.5%
144   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 0.1% 3.9%
145   Ruddy Duck 3.4% 0.1% 3.3%
146   Bank Swallow 2.5% 0.1% 2.4%
147   Black Vulture 2.2% 0.1% 2.1%
148   Purple Martin 1.4% 0.1% 1.3%
149   Bobolink 1.2% 0.1% 1.1%
150   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 0.1% 1.0%
151   Blue Grosbeak 0.8% 0.1% 0.7%
152   Alder Flycatcher 0.6% 0.1% 0.5%
153   Chuck-will's-widow 0.5% 0.1% 0.4%
154   Evening Grosbeak 0.3% 0.1% 0.2%
155   Golden-winged Warbler 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
156   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
157   Fox Sparrow 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%