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Top Birds at Mills Reservation in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 86 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Mills Reservation 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% 86.0% 12.8%
2   Blue Jay 49.2% 86.0% 36.8%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.1% 70.9% 32.8%
4   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 68.6% 9.6%
5   Mourning Dove 53.4% 67.4% 14.0%
6   Common Grackle 54.9% 66.3% 11.4%
7   Gray Catbird 65.9% 61.6% 4.3%
8   Tufted Titmouse 15.5% 61.6% 46.1%
9   Wood Thrush 23.1% 55.8% 32.7%
10   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 52.3% 24.2%
11   Red-tailed Hawk 19.7% 52.3% 32.6%
12   Ovenbird 32.7% 50.0% 17.3%
13   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 47.7% 29.6%
14   Chimney Swift 29.8% 46.5% 16.7%
15   Northern Flicker 29.1% 46.5% 17.4%
16   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 45.3% 5.8%
17   Northern Parula 35.7% 44.2% 8.5%
18   American Goldfinch 28.6% 44.2% 15.5%
19   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 44.2% 34.5%
20   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 43.0% 32.3%
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 41.9% 8.1%
22   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 41.9% 21.7%
23   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 40.7% 32.4%
24   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 36.0% 8.6%
25   American Redstart 40.4% 36.0% 4.4%
26   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 36.0% 8.1%
27   American Crow 17.6% 34.9% 17.3%
28   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 33.7% 14.8%
29   Veery 20.0% 32.6% 12.5%
30   European Starling 58.4% 31.4% 27.1%
31   House Sparrow 57.0% 30.2% 26.8%
32   Song Sparrow 35.5% 30.2% 5.3%
33   Red-eyed Vireo 22.7% 30.2% 7.5%
34   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 30.2% 18.2%
35   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 29.1% 8.3%
36   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 27.9% 25.4%
37   House Wren 26.7% 26.7% 0.0%
38   House Finch 16.0% 26.7% 10.7%
39   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 25.6% 8.7%
40   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 25.6% 9.1%
41   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 25.6% 11.1%
42   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 24.4% 2.3%
43   Tree Swallow 22.4% 24.4% 2.0%
44   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 24.4% 6.7%
45   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 23.3% 24.3%
46   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 22.1% 13.4%
47   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 22.1% 5.3%
48   Canada Goose 45.1% 20.9% 24.2%
49   Barn Swallow 31.7% 20.9% 10.8%
50   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 19.8% 2.9%
51   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 18.6% 8.9%
52   Carolina Wren 19.8% 18.6% 1.2%
53   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 18.6% 2.3%
54   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 18.6% 7.5%
55   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 18.6% 12.3%
56   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 18.6% 17.5%
57   Black Vulture 2.2% 17.4% 15.2%
58   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 16.3% 3.6%
59   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 16.3% 2.0%
60   Bald Eagle 2.5% 16.3% 13.8%
61   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 15.1% 3.2%
62   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 15.1% 4.0%
63   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 15.1% 13.1%
64   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 12.8% 21.3%
65   Osprey 16.4% 12.8% 3.6%
66   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 12.8% 10.3%
67   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 11.6% 1.6%
68   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 11.6% 2.2%
69   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 10.5% 11.4%
70   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 10.5% 2.7%
71   Canada Warbler 11.7% 10.5% 1.2%
72   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 10.5% 0.9%
73   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 10.5% 1.5%
74   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 10.5% 7.0%
75   Fish Crow 10.9% 9.3% 1.6%
76   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 9.3% 2.7%
77   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 8.1% 3.9%
78   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 8.1% 0.2%
79   Common Raven 2.5% 8.1% 5.6%
80   American Kestrel 2.2% 8.1% 5.9%
81   Mallard 49.3% 7.0% 42.3%
82   Yellow Warbler 42.7% 7.0% 35.7%
83   Merlin 0.9% 7.0% 6.1%
84   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 7.0% 6.2%
85   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 5.8% 26.4%
86   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 5.8% 0.9%
87   Common Loon 2.4% 5.8% 3.4%
88   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 4.7% 18.6%
89   Palm Warbler 5.3% 4.7% 0.6%
90   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 4.7% 0.0%
91   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 4.7% 0.7%
92   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 4.7% 1.3%
93   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 4.7% 1.4%
94   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 4.7% 3.2%
95   Pine Siskin 0.4% 4.7% 4.2%
96   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 3.5% 10.8%
97   Killdeer 9.3% 3.5% 5.8%
98   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 3.5% 5.0%
99   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 3.5% 3.5%
100   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 3.5% 2.4%
101   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 3.5% 0.5%
102   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 3.5% 0.7%
103   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 3.5% 0.8%
104   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 3.5% 1.9%
105   Purple Finch 1.3% 3.5% 2.2%
106   Northern Harrier 0.6% 3.5% 2.9%
107   Acadian Flycatcher 0.5% 3.5% 2.9%
108   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 2.3% 10.7%
109   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 2.3% 5.0%
110   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 2.3% 0.6%
111   Bank Swallow 2.5% 2.3% 0.2%
112   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 2.3% 0.4%
113   Pine Warbler 1.7% 2.3% 0.7%
114   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.3% 2.3% 1.0%
115   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 2.3% 1.7%
116   Sandhill Crane 0.0% 2.3% 2.3%
117   Herring Gull 23.5% 1.2% 22.3%
118   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 1.2% 11.2%
119   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 1.2% 7.7%
120   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 1.2% 4.6%
121   Purple Martin 1.4% 1.2% 0.2%
122   Eastern Bluebird 1.2% 1.2% 0.0%
123   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.0% 1.2% 0.2%
124   Kentucky Warbler 0.8% 1.2% 0.4%
125   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.2% 1.2% 1.0%