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Top Birds at Shu Swamp Nature Preserve in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 52 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shu Swamp Nature Preserve 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   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 80.8% 27.5%
2   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 78.8% 19.8%
3   Blue Jay 49.2% 78.8% 29.6%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.1% 78.8% 40.7%
5   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 76.9% 34.3%
6   Gray Catbird 65.9% 75.0% 9.1%
7   American Robin 73.3% 71.2% 2.1%
8   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 71.2% 23.6%
9   Song Sparrow 35.5% 65.4% 29.9%
10   Tufted Titmouse 15.5% 65.4% 49.8%
11   Carolina Wren 19.8% 63.5% 43.7%
12   Common Grackle 54.9% 59.6% 4.7%
13   Wood Thrush 23.1% 57.7% 34.6%
14   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 57.7% 45.6%
15   Northern Flicker 29.1% 51.9% 22.8%
16   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 48.1% 8.6%
17   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 48.1% 20.0%
18   Veery 20.0% 48.1% 28.0%
19   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 44.2% 10.4%
20   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 44.2% 24.5%
21   Canada Goose 45.1% 42.3% 2.8%
22   American Goldfinch 28.6% 40.4% 11.7%
23   Mallard 49.3% 38.5% 10.8%
24   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 38.5% 4.2%
25   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 38.5% 30.2%
26   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 36.5% 8.1%
27   Ovenbird 32.7% 32.7% 0.0%
28   House Wren 26.7% 32.7% 6.0%
29   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 32.7% 22.0%
30   Mourning Dove 53.4% 30.8% 22.7%
31   Osprey 16.4% 30.8% 14.4%
32   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 28.8% 14.4%
33   American Redstart 40.4% 25.0% 15.4%
34   Northern Parula 35.7% 25.0% 10.7%
35   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 23.1% 9.1%
36   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 23.1% 10.0%
37   Mute Swan 11.5% 23.1% 11.6%
38   Chimney Swift 29.8% 21.2% 8.7%
39   Fish Crow 10.8% 19.2% 8.4%
40   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 17.3% 10.7%
41   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 17.3% 5.9%
42   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 17.3% 1.0%
43   American Crow 17.6% 17.3% 0.3%
44   Wood Duck 9.3% 15.4% 6.1%
45   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 13.5% 20.6%
46   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 13.5% 13.3%
47   Great Egret 25.4% 13.5% 12.0%
48   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 13.5% 9.3%
49   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 13.5% 8.4%
50   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 13.5% 6.7%
51   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 13.5% 4.6%
52   Barn Swallow 31.7% 11.5% 20.2%
53   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 11.5% 9.2%
54   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 11.5% 5.3%
55   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 11.5% 4.7%
56   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 11.5% 5.8%
57   Bald Eagle 2.5% 11.5% 9.0%
58   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 11.5% 11.1%
59   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 9.6% 17.9%
60   Tree Swallow 22.4% 9.6% 12.8%
61   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 9.6% 10.2%
62   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 9.6% 7.2%
63   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 9.6% 3.0%
64   European Starling 58.4% 7.7% 50.8%
65   Canada Warbler 11.7% 7.7% 4.0%
66   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 7.7% 3.4%
67   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 7.7% 1.9%
68   Palm Warbler 5.3% 7.7% 2.4%
69   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 7.7% 2.8%
70   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 7.7% 3.5%
71   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 5.8% 13.1%
72   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 5.8% 8.5%
73   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 5.8% 5.4%
74   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 5.8% 0.3%
75   Pine Warbler 1.7% 5.8% 4.1%
76   House Sparrow 57.0% 3.8% 53.1%
77   Herring Gull 23.5% 3.8% 19.6%
78   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 3.8% 13.9%
79   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 3.8% 12.6%
80   House Finch 16.0% 3.8% 12.2%
81   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 3.8% 8.2%
82   Snowy Egret 9.9% 3.8% 6.1%
83   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 3.8% 3.1%
84   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 3.8% 0.2%
85   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 3.8% 1.1%
86   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 3.8% 1.9%
87   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 1.9% 33.5%
88   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 1.9% 11.3%
89   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 1.9% 9.7%
90   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 1.9% 8.3%
91   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 1.9% 7.8%
92   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 1.9% 7.5%
93   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 1.9% 6.9%
94   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 1.9% 5.4%
95   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 1.9% 4.4%
96   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 1.9% 4.0%
97   American Black Duck 5.0% 1.9% 3.1%
98   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 1.9% 2.4%
99   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 1.9% 2.0%
100   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 1.9% 1.8%
101   Field Sparrow 3.4% 1.9% 1.5%
102   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 1.9% 1.5%
103   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 1.9% 1.3%
104   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 1.9% 0.8%
105   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 1.9% 0.5%
106   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 1.9% 0.1%
107   Purple Finch 1.3% 1.9% 0.6%
108   Eastern Bluebird 1.2% 1.9% 0.7%
109   American Bittern 0.3% 1.9% 1.6%
110   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%