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Top Birds at Glen Island Park in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 24 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Glen Island Park 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   European Starling 58.4% 66.7% 8.2%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 66.7% 32.6%
3   Canada Goose 45.1% 62.5% 17.4%
4   Barn Swallow 31.7% 62.5% 30.8%
5   House Sparrow 57.0% 54.2% 2.8%
6   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 54.2% 27.4%
7   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 54.2% 46.2%
8   American Robin 73.3% 50.0% 23.3%
9   Common Grackle 54.9% 50.0% 4.9%
10   Herring Gull 23.4% 50.0% 26.6%
11   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 50.0% 36.7%
12   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 41.7% 6.2%
13   Osprey 16.4% 41.7% 25.2%
14   Great Egret 25.4% 37.5% 12.1%
15   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 33.3% 19.0%
16   Red-necked Grebe 0.0% 33.3% 33.3%
17   Mallard 49.3% 29.2% 20.1%
18   American Crow 17.6% 29.2% 11.5%
19   Laughing Gull 16.9% 29.2% 12.3%
20   Fish Crow 10.8% 29.2% 18.3%
21   Common Tern 5.8% 29.2% 23.4%
22   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 25.0% 28.3%
23   Song Sparrow 35.5% 25.0% 10.5%
24   Forster's Tern 7.9% 25.0% 17.1%
25   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 20.8% 11.3%
26   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 20.8% 8.5%
27   Mourning Dove 53.4% 16.7% 36.8%
28   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 16.7% 26.0%
29   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 16.7% 4.1%
30   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 16.7% 0.2%
31   House Finch 16.0% 16.7% 0.6%
32   Mute Swan 11.5% 16.7% 5.2%
33   Killdeer 9.3% 16.7% 7.4%
34   American Goldfinch 28.7% 12.5% 16.2%
35   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 12.5% 15.6%
36   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 12.5% 0.5%
37   Brant 10.8% 12.5% 1.7%
38   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 12.5% 6.6%
39   Gray Catbird 65.9% 8.3% 57.6%
40   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 8.3% 50.7%
41   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 8.3% 36.3%
42   Tree Swallow 22.4% 8.3% 14.1%
43   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 8.3% 10.0%
44   Snowy Egret 9.9% 8.3% 1.6%
45   Common Loon 2.4% 8.3% 5.9%
46   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 8.3% 6.3%
47   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 8.3% 7.5%
48   Purple Sandpiper 0.1% 8.3% 8.2%
49   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 4.2% 43.4%
50   Wood Thrush 23.1% 4.2% 18.9%
51   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 4.2% 15.6%
52   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 4.2% 12.6%
53   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 4.2% 5.4%
54   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 4.2% 2.1%
55   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 4.2% 1.3%
56   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 4.2% 0.7%
57   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 4.2% 0.3%
58   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 4.2% 2.8%