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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 152 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park in October. 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   Song Sparrow 55.2% 70.4% 15.2%
2   Great Egret 14.1% 66.4% 52.3%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 65.8% 33.9%
4   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 63.8% 13.4%
5   Blue Jay 56.2% 63.2% 6.9%
6   Canada Goose 40.8% 59.9% 19.1%
7   Swamp Sparrow 32.7% 59.9% 27.1%
8   Ring-billed Gull 30.3% 59.2% 28.9%
9   American Robin 57.6% 57.2% 0.3%
10   Mallard 38.6% 57.2% 18.7%
11   Herring Gull 32.6% 56.6% 23.9%
12   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 55.9% 19.5%
13   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 55.3% 9.7%
14   Northern Flicker 38.5% 54.6% 16.1%
15   Laughing Gull 13.6% 54.6% 41.0%
16   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 52.0% 5.7%
17   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 50.7% 28.9%
18   American Black Duck 13.3% 50.0% 36.7%
19   Gray Catbird 38.4% 47.4% 8.9%
20   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 46.7% 11.7%
21   Mourning Dove 45.8% 46.1% 0.3%
22   Osprey 12.4% 45.4% 33.0%
23   Northern Mockingbird 36.2% 44.7% 8.5%
24   American Goldfinch 23.8% 44.7% 21.0%
25   European Starling 46.6% 42.8% 3.8%
26   House Sparrow 46.8% 41.4% 5.4%
27   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 40.1% 17.6%
28   Chipping Sparrow 20.7% 36.2% 15.4%
29   Palm Warbler 31.0% 35.5% 4.6%
30   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 35.5% 16.6%
31   Field Sparrow 11.4% 34.2% 22.8%
32   House Finch 17.9% 33.6% 15.6%
33   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 31.6% 2.0%
34   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 31.6% 20.4%
35   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 30.9% 13.6%
36   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 29.6% 3.6%
37   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 28.9% 2.7%
38   Common Grackle 21.1% 28.3% 7.2%
39   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 28.3% 9.3%
40   Brant 9.5% 27.6% 18.1%
41   American Crow 23.4% 27.0% 3.6%
42   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 26.3% 11.8%
43   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 25.7% 6.2%
44   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 25.7% 7.3%
45   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 25.0% 10.5%
46   Snowy Egret 5.4% 25.0% 19.6%
47   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 24.3% 4.5%
48   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 23.7% 10.7%
49   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 21.7% 1.5%
50   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 21.7% 5.9%
51   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 19.7% 1.2%
52   House Wren 9.2% 19.7% 10.6%
53   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 19.1% 4.5%
54   Carolina Wren 22.2% 18.4% 3.8%
55   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 17.8% 10.5%
56   American Kestrel 12.9% 17.1% 4.2%
57   Northern Harrier 5.8% 17.1% 11.3%
58   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 15.8% 6.9%
59   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 15.8% 10.4%
60   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 14.5% 6.7%
61   Killdeer 6.1% 14.5% 8.4%
62   Mute Swan 10.8% 13.8% 3.0%
63   Merlin 7.4% 13.2% 5.7%
64   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 13.2% 6.4%
65   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 11.8% 1.6%
66   Bufflehead 1.6% 11.8% 10.3%
67   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 11.2% 1.3%
68   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 10.5% 0.6%
69   Pine Siskin 4.5% 10.5% 6.0%
70   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 10.5% 8.4%
71   Purple Finch 6.9% 9.9% 2.9%
72   Northern Parula 11.0% 9.2% 1.8%
73   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 9.2% 1.4%
74   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 9.2% 3.3%
75   Common Loon 2.3% 9.2% 6.9%
76   White-winged Scoter 0.5% 8.6% 8.1%
77   Bald Eagle 5.4% 7.9% 2.5%
78   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 7.2% 2.9%
79   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 7.2% 2.4%
80   Common Raven 5.8% 7.2% 1.5%
81   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 7.2% 6.5%
82   Winter Wren 10.0% 6.6% 3.4%
83   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 6.6% 1.0%
84   Marsh Wren 2.3% 6.6% 4.3%
85   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 6.6% 5.9%
86   Brown Creeper 10.7% 5.9% 4.7%
87   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 5.9% 0.3%
88   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 5.3% 0.4%
89   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 5.3% 3.9%
90   Wood Duck 9.9% 4.6% 5.3%
91   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 4.6% 2.9%
92   Great Cormorant 1.2% 4.6% 3.4%
93   Surf Scoter 0.8% 4.6% 3.8%
94   Black-and-white Warbler 9.5% 3.9% 5.5%
95   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 3.9% 1.8%
96   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 3.9% 0.4%
97   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 3.9% 2.7%
98   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.7% 3.9% 3.3%
99   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 3.3% 8.8%
100   Chimney Swift 8.5% 3.3% 5.2%
101   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 3.3% 1.0%
102   Dunlin 2.5% 3.3% 0.8%
103   Vesper Sparrow 2.3% 3.3% 0.9%
104   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 3.3% 1.5%
105   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 3.3% 2.1%
106   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 3.3% 2.3%
107   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 3.3% 2.4%
108   Great Horned Owl 0.6% 3.3% 2.7%
109   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 3.3% 2.7%
110   American Redstart 7.9% 2.6% 5.3%
111   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 2.6% 1.8%
112   Forster's Tern 2.4% 2.6% 0.2%
113   American Pipit 2.4% 2.6% 0.2%
114   Monk Parakeet 2.3% 2.6% 0.3%
115   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 2.6% 0.6%
116   Wild Turkey 1.4% 2.6% 1.2%
117   Baltimore Oriole 1.1% 2.6% 1.5%
118   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 2.6% 1.8%
119   Gadwall 8.0% 2.0% 6.1%
120   Indigo Bunting 4.8% 2.0% 2.8%
121   American Wigeon 3.0% 2.0% 1.1%
122   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 2.0% 0.0%
123   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.3% 2.0% 0.7%
124   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 2.0% 1.3%
125   Greater Scaup 0.6% 2.0% 1.4%
126   American Bittern 0.3% 2.0% 1.7%
127   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 1.3% 6.6%
128   Tree Swallow 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
129   Ovenbird 5.4% 1.3% 4.1%
130   Black-bellied Plover 4.1% 1.3% 2.7%
131   Fish Crow 2.6% 1.3% 1.3%
132   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 1.3% 1.2%
133   Northern Waterthrush 2.5% 1.3% 1.1%
134   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 1.3% 0.4%
135   Black Skimmer 0.6% 1.3% 0.8%
136   Prairie Warbler 0.5% 1.3% 0.8%
137   Horned Grebe 0.3% 1.3% 1.0%
138   Virginia Rail 0.1% 1.3% 1.2%
139   Long-tailed Duck 0.1% 1.3% 1.2%
140   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 0.7% 8.1%
141   Pine Warbler 6.6% 0.7% 5.9%
142   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 0.7% 3.3%
143   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 0.7% 2.9%
144   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 0.7% 1.9%
145   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.9% 0.7% 1.2%
146   Wood Thrush 1.8% 0.7% 1.2%
147   Northern Pintail 1.7% 0.7% 1.0%
148   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
149   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
150   Hooded Merganser 1.1% 0.7% 0.5%
151   Green Heron 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%
152   Clapper Rail 1.0% 0.7% 0.4%
153   Dickcissel 0.9% 0.7% 0.3%
154   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
155   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
156   Least Sandpiper 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
157   Snow Goose 0.6% 0.7% 0.0%
158   Fox Sparrow 0.6% 0.7% 0.0%
159   Wilson's Warbler 0.6% 0.7% 0.1%
160   Bobolink 0.6% 0.7% 0.1%
161   Lark Sparrow 0.6% 0.7% 0.1%
162   Little Blue Heron 0.5% 0.7% 0.2%
163   Grasshopper Sparrow 0.5% 0.7% 0.2%
164   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 0.7% 0.2%
165   Blackburnian Warbler 0.3% 0.7% 0.3%
166   Philadelphia Vireo 0.3% 0.7% 0.4%
167   Least Flycatcher 0.3% 0.7% 0.4%
168   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 0.7% 0.5%
169   Common Eider 0.1% 0.7% 0.5%
170   Budgerigar 0.1% 0.7% 0.5%
171   Cackling Goose 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
172   American Tree Sparrow 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
173   Snow Bunting 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
174   Sedge Wren 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
175   Northern Saw-whet Owl 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
176   Yellow-throated Warbler 0.0% 0.7% 0.6%
177   Rough-legged Hawk 0.0% 0.7% 0.6%