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

based on 137 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay 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   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 76.6% 23.3%
2   Great Egret 25.3% 73.7% 48.4%
3   American Robin 73.3% 69.3% 4.0%
4   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 65.7% 23.1%
5   Gray Catbird 65.9% 63.5% 2.4%
6   Common Grackle 54.9% 60.6% 5.7%
7   Mallard 49.3% 58.4% 9.1%
8   Baltimore Oriole 44.6% 58.4% 13.7%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 57.7% 23.7%
10   European Starling 58.4% 53.3% 5.1%
11   Canada Goose 45.1% 53.3% 8.2%
12   Osprey 16.4% 52.6% 36.2%
13   Northern Flicker 29.1% 51.8% 22.8%
14   Blue Jay 49.3% 47.4% 1.8%
15   Barn Swallow 31.7% 47.4% 15.7%
16   Snowy Egret 9.9% 47.4% 37.6%
17   Greater Yellowlegs 5.8% 46.7% 40.9%
18   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 46.0% 7.8%
19   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 46.0% 19.3%
20   Mourning Dove 53.4% 45.3% 8.2%
21   Song Sparrow 35.5% 44.5% 9.0%
22   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 43.8% 3.7%
23   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 43.1% 16.0%
24   Tree Swallow 22.4% 41.6% 19.2%
25   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 41.6% 27.3%
26   House Sparrow 57.0% 39.4% 17.6%
27   Herring Gull 23.4% 39.4% 16.0%
28   American Goldfinch 28.6% 32.1% 3.5%
29   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 32.1% 18.8%
30   Carolina Wren 19.8% 31.4% 11.6%
31   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 30.7% 1.5%
32   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 30.7% 20.5%
33   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 29.2% 9.4%
34   Killdeer 9.3% 27.7% 18.5%
35   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 27.7% 20.7%
36   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 27.0% 7.3%
37   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 27.0% 6.2%
38   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 24.8% 14.7%
39   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 24.1% 11.4%
40   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 23.4% 4.8%
41   House Wren 26.7% 23.4% 3.4%
42   American Crow 17.6% 23.4% 5.7%
43   Brant 10.7% 23.4% 12.6%
44   American Black Duck 5.0% 21.9% 16.9%
45   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 21.2% 9.1%
46   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 20.4% 8.1%
47   Common Tern 5.8% 20.4% 14.7%
48   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 19.7% 14.1%
49   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 19.0% 0.9%
50   Laughing Gull 16.9% 19.0% 2.1%
51   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 19.0% 4.5%
52   Forster's Tern 7.9% 19.0% 11.1%
53   American Redstart 40.4% 18.2% 22.2%
54   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 17.5% 13.0%
55   Northern Parula 35.7% 16.8% 18.9%
56   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 16.8% 0.1%
57   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 16.1% 8.1%
58   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 14.6% 3.7%
59   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 14.6% 3.0%
60   Wood Thrush 23.1% 13.9% 9.3%
61   Mute Swan 11.5% 13.9% 2.4%
62   Ovenbird 32.7% 13.1% 19.6%
63   Wild Turkey 2.2% 13.1% 10.9%
64   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 12.4% 15.1%
65   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 12.4% 4.1%
66   Chimney Swift 29.8% 11.7% 18.1%
67   Veery 20.1% 11.7% 8.4%
68   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 11.7% 2.1%
69   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 11.7% 6.2%
70   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 11.7% 8.9%
71   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 10.9% 5.8%
72   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 10.2% 12.5%
73   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 10.2% 7.9%
74   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 10.2% 2.8%
75   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 9.5% 12.4%
76   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 9.5% 8.3%
77   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 9.5% 6.1%
78   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 9.5% 1.6%
79   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 9.5% 0.3%
80   House Finch 16.0% 8.8% 7.3%
81   Fish Crow 10.9% 8.8% 2.1%
82   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 8.0% 20.0%
83   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 8.0% 5.2%
84   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 8.0% 2.7%
85   Marsh Wren 4.6% 8.0% 3.4%
86   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 7.3% 6.5%
87   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 6.6% 16.7%
88   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 6.6% 7.7%
89   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 6.6% 0.8%
90   Common Raven 2.5% 6.6% 4.1%
91   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 5.8% 10.6%
92   Green Heron 9.0% 5.8% 3.2%
93   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 5.1% 13.8%
94   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 5.1% 0.3%
95   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 5.1% 0.2%
96   Common Loon 2.4% 5.1% 2.7%
97   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 5.1% 4.1%
98   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 4.4% 15.8%
99   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 4.4% 7.7%
100   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 4.4% 6.7%
101   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 4.4% 5.6%
102   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 4.4% 2.7%
103   Canada Warbler 11.7% 3.6% 8.0%
104   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 3.6% 5.2%
105   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 3.6% 3.7%
106   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 3.6% 0.0%
107   Bobolink 1.2% 3.6% 2.5%
108   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 2.9% 3.0%
109   Palm Warbler 5.3% 2.9% 2.4%
110   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 2.9% 1.3%
111   Clapper Rail 3.4% 2.9% 0.5%
112   Pine Warbler 1.7% 2.9% 1.3%
113   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 2.9% 1.8%
114   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 2.2% 14.1%
115   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 2.2% 6.3%
116   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 2.2% 4.1%
117   Field Sparrow 3.4% 2.2% 1.2%
118   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 2.2% 0.7%
119   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 2.2% 0.5%
120   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 2.2% 0.1%
121   Little Blue Heron 1.2% 2.2% 1.0%
122   Northern Harrier 0.6% 2.2% 1.6%
123   Virginia Rail 0.3% 2.2% 1.9%
124   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 2.2% 2.0%
125   Gadwall 7.0% 1.5% 5.5%
126   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 1.5% 3.4%
127   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 1.5% 2.5%
128   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 1.5% 1.9%
129   Bank Swallow 2.5% 1.5% 1.1%
130   American Kestrel 2.2% 1.5% 0.7%
131   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 1.5% 0.4%
132   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 1.5% 0.1%
133   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.7% 1.5% 0.7%
134   Tricolored Heron 0.4% 1.5% 1.0%
135   Blackburnian Warbler 9.5% 0.7% 8.7%
136   Wood Duck 9.3% 0.7% 8.6%
137   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 0.7% 8.2%
138   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 0.7% 6.3%
139   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 0.7% 4.4%
140   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 0.7% 3.3%
141   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 0.7% 3.2%
142   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 0.7% 2.8%
143   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 0.7% 2.7%
144   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 0.7% 2.5%
145   Bald Eagle 2.5% 0.7% 1.8%
146   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 0.7% 1.3%
147   Bufflehead 1.2% 0.7% 0.4%
148   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%
149   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
150   Green-winged Teal 0.6% 0.7% 0.1%
151   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 0.7% 0.3%
152   Hooded Merganser 0.2% 0.7% 0.5%
153   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.2% 0.7% 0.5%
154   Horned Grebe 0.2% 0.7% 0.5%
155   Great Cormorant 0.1% 0.7% 0.7%
156   Red-necked Grebe 0.0% 0.7% 0.7%