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

based on 127 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park in August. 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   Great Egret 34.4% 80.3% 45.9%
2   Laughing Gull 31.9% 69.3% 37.4%
3   Snowy Egret 22.4% 67.7% 45.3%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 66.9% 25.7%
5   Osprey 30.6% 65.4% 34.8%
6   Herring Gull 39.4% 61.4% 22.0%
7   Ring-billed Gull 31.7% 59.8% 28.1%
8   American Robin 57.2% 57.5% 0.3%
9   Gray Catbird 54.7% 55.9% 1.2%
10   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.1% 55.9% 31.8%
11   European Starling 51.1% 55.1% 4.0%
12   Barn Swallow 39.8% 54.3% 14.5%
13   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 52.8% 22.2%
14   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 49.6% 13.6%
15   Semipalmated Plover 21.0% 49.6% 28.6%
16   Canada Goose 40.8% 48.8% 8.0%
17   Mourning Dove 53.7% 47.2% 6.5%
18   Song Sparrow 35.0% 46.5% 11.5%
19   Red-winged Blackbird 28.4% 44.1% 15.7%
20   Northern Flicker 25.9% 43.3% 17.4%
21   American Goldfinch 37.6% 41.7% 4.1%
22   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 40.9% 19.0%
23   House Sparrow 50.0% 40.2% 9.8%
24   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 35.4% 8.4%
25   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 34.6% 0.8%
26   Blue Jay 35.3% 32.3% 3.1%
27   Killdeer 14.1% 32.3% 18.2%
28   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 32.3% 20.9%
29   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 31.5% 16.4%
30   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 30.7% 17.1%
31   Mallard 40.8% 30.7% 10.1%
32   Common Grackle 28.2% 30.7% 2.5%
33   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 29.9% 9.7%
34   Chimney Swift 23.8% 29.1% 5.3%
35   American Redstart 22.0% 29.1% 7.2%
36   Forster's Tern 13.1% 28.3% 15.2%
37   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 26.8% 7.5%
38   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 26.8% 10.1%
39   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 26.0% 10.9%
40   Willow Flycatcher 4.6% 26.0% 21.3%
41   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 24.4% 0.8%
42   Carolina Wren 24.7% 23.6% 1.1%
43   Common Tern 16.4% 22.8% 6.4%
44   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 22.0% 5.1%
45   House Finch 14.9% 19.7% 4.8%
46   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 19.7% 7.3%
47   Tree Swallow 14.1% 18.9% 4.8%
48   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.9% 18.1% 9.2%
49   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 17.3% 3.1%
50   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 17.3% 10.6%
51   Warbling Vireo 9.9% 16.5% 6.6%
52   American Crow 14.4% 15.7% 1.3%
53   American Black Duck 10.0% 14.2% 4.1%
54   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 14.2% 4.6%
55   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 14.2% 5.1%
56   Green Heron 11.9% 13.4% 1.5%
57   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 12.6% 5.6%
58   Marsh Wren 5.6% 11.8% 6.2%
59   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.6% 11.0% 3.5%
60   American Kestrel 3.6% 11.0% 7.4%
61   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 10.2% 5.2%
62   Mute Swan 14.5% 10.2% 4.2%
63   House Wren 11.4% 10.2% 1.1%
64   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.8% 10.2% 0.5%
65   Least Flycatcher 2.0% 10.2% 8.2%
66   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 9.4% 3.4%
67   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 9.4% 4.2%
68   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 8.7% 6.6%
69   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 7.9% 9.0%
70   Chestnut-sided Warbler 5.0% 7.9% 2.8%
71   Wild Turkey 1.7% 7.9% 6.2%
72   Cliff Swallow 0.7% 7.9% 7.1%
73   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 7.1% 6.8%
74   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 6.3% 2.1%
75   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 6.3% 2.5%
76   Tennessee Warbler 0.7% 6.3% 5.6%
77   Broad-winged Hawk 0.5% 6.3% 5.8%
78   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 5.5% 10.4%
79   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 5.5% 2.1%
80   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 5.5% 0.4%
81   Common Raven 2.8% 5.5% 2.7%
82   Prairie Warbler 1.0% 5.5% 4.5%
83   Black-capped Chickadee 11.3% 4.7% 6.5%
84   Canada Warbler 5.7% 4.7% 0.9%
85   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 4.7% 1.1%
86   Veery 2.6% 4.7% 2.1%
87   Northern Parula 1.8% 4.7% 2.9%
88   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.3% 4.7% 3.5%
89   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 3.9% 6.5%
90   Ruddy Turnstone 5.5% 3.9% 1.5%
91   Ovenbird 4.2% 3.9% 0.3%
92   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 3.9% 0.0%
93   Bank Swallow 3.1% 3.9% 0.9%
94   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 3.1% 2.2%
95   Clapper Rail 4.2% 3.1% 1.1%
96   Magnolia Warbler 2.9% 3.1% 0.3%
97   Wood Thrush 2.5% 3.1% 0.6%
98   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
99   Baird's Sandpiper 0.7% 3.1% 2.4%
100   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 3.1% 2.5%
101   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 2.4% 6.8%
102   Tufted Titmouse 8.5% 2.4% 6.2%
103   Eastern Towhee 7.1% 2.4% 4.7%
104   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 2.4% 1.9%
105   Willet 3.6% 2.4% 1.3%
106   Black-throated Blue Warbler 2.1% 2.4% 0.3%
107   Scarlet Tanager 1.7% 2.4% 0.7%
108   Worm-eating Warbler 1.3% 2.4% 1.0%
109   Cape May Warbler 1.2% 2.4% 1.1%
110   Orchard Oriole 1.0% 2.4% 1.4%
111   Northern Harrier 0.9% 2.4% 1.5%
112   Great Horned Owl 0.4% 2.4% 1.9%
113   Mourning Warbler 0.4% 2.4% 1.9%
114   Gadwall 3.9% 1.6% 2.3%
115   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 1.6% 0.7%
116   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.1% 1.6% 0.6%
117   Saltmarsh Sparrow 2.1% 1.6% 0.5%
118   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 1.6% 0.1%
119   Common Nighthawk 1.3% 1.6% 0.3%
120   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 1.6% 0.4%
121   Black-throated Green Warbler 1.0% 1.6% 0.5%
122   Blackburnian Warbler 1.0% 1.6% 0.6%
123   Whimbrel 0.5% 1.6% 1.0%
124   Wilson's Warbler 0.5% 1.6% 1.0%
125   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 1.6% 1.1%
126   Fish Crow 9.0% 0.8% 8.2%
127   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 0.8% 6.6%
128   Least Tern 5.1% 0.8% 4.3%
129   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 0.8% 3.5%
130   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 0.8% 3.2%
131   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 0.8% 2.4%
132   Bald Eagle 2.5% 0.8% 1.7%
133   Bobolink 2.2% 0.8% 1.4%
134   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 0.8% 1.4%
135   Western Sandpiper 1.8% 0.8% 1.0%
136   Green-winged Teal 1.7% 0.8% 1.0%
137   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 0.8% 0.8%
138   Seaside Sparrow 1.1% 0.8% 0.3%
139   Pied-billed Grebe 1.0% 0.8% 0.2%
140   Brant 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
141   Merlin 0.5% 0.8% 0.2%
142   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
143   Swainson's Thrush 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
144   Red-breasted Merganser 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
145   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
146   Virginia Rail 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
147   Muscovy Duck 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
148   Red-necked Grebe 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
149   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%