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Top Birds at Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 606 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 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   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.6% 33.7% 16.9%
2   American Robin 57.8% 31.0% 26.8%
3   Blue Jay 56.5% 25.6% 30.9%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.1% 23.3% 11.8%
5   American Crow 23.4% 22.3% 1.1%
6   White-throated Sparrow 58.0% 21.6% 36.4%
7   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 19.3% 1.0%
8   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 18.8% 0.2%
9   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.3% 15.3% 4.9%
10   Gray Catbird 38.7% 15.0% 23.7%
11   Downy Woodpecker 29.7% 14.5% 15.2%
12   Mallard 38.8% 14.2% 24.6%
13   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 14.0% 2.0%
14   Northern Cardinal 44.8% 11.9% 32.9%
15   Carolina Wren 22.3% 11.9% 10.4%
16   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 11.6% 9.5%
17   Canada Goose 41.1% 11.4% 29.7%
18   Song Sparrow 55.6% 10.4% 45.2%
19   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.9% 9.1% 36.9%
20   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 9.1% 0.5%
21   Eastern Phoebe 36.7% 8.1% 28.6%
22   Pileated Woodpecker 1.3% 7.6% 6.3%
23   Red-tailed Hawk 22.7% 7.4% 15.2%
24   Dark-eyed Junco 26.2% 6.9% 19.2%
25   Northern Flicker 38.8% 6.6% 32.2%
26   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 6.6% 3.5%
27   Northern Parula 11.1% 6.1% 5.0%
28   Eastern Bluebird 1.8% 6.1% 4.3%
29   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 5.6% 2.2%
30   Double-crested Cormorant 32.2% 5.4% 26.7%
31   Mourning Dove 46.1% 5.3% 40.8%
32   Great Blue Heron 22.0% 5.3% 16.7%
33   Winter Wren 10.0% 5.1% 4.9%
34   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.9% 5.0% 17.9%
35   Hermit Thrush 23.7% 4.8% 18.9%
36   Sharp-shinned Hawk 10.0% 4.6% 5.4%
37   Common Grackle 21.3% 4.5% 16.8%
38   American Goldfinch 24.0% 4.3% 19.7%
39   Palm Warbler 31.2% 4.1% 27.1%
40   American Black Duck 13.4% 4.1% 9.3%
41   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 4.1% 4.1%
42   Cooper's Hawk 14.7% 3.3% 11.4%
43   Wild Turkey 1.4% 3.1% 1.8%
44   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 3.0% 8.3%
45   Wood Duck 9.9% 3.0% 7.0%
46   Purple Finch 7.0% 3.0% 4.0%
47   Chipping Sparrow 20.9% 2.8% 18.1%
48   House Sparrow 47.2% 2.6% 44.6%
49   European Starling 47.0% 2.6% 44.4%
50   Golden-crowned Kinglet 29.1% 2.5% 26.6%
51   Belted Kingfisher 13.1% 2.5% 10.6%
52   Black Vulture 2.5% 2.3% 0.2%
53   House Finch 18.1% 2.1% 16.0%
54   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.7% 2.1% 3.5%
55   Field Sparrow 11.6% 2.0% 9.6%
56   Common Raven 5.8% 2.0% 3.8%
57   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 2.0% 2.0%
58   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 1.8% 3.9%
59   Swamp Sparrow 33.1% 1.7% 31.4%
60   Common Yellowthroat 26.5% 1.7% 24.9%
61   Red-winged Blackbird 15.9% 1.7% 14.3%
62   Osprey 12.6% 1.3% 11.3%
63   Brown Creeper 10.7% 1.3% 9.4%
64   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 1.2% 4.7%
65   American Coot 4.3% 1.2% 3.1%
66   Green Heron 1.1% 1.2% 0.1%
67   Rock Pigeon 35.8% 1.0% 34.8%
68   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 1.0% 2.5%
69   Bufflehead 1.6% 1.0% 0.6%
70   Blackpoll Warbler 10.3% 0.8% 9.5%
71   Black-and-white Warbler 9.5% 0.8% 8.7%
72   Magnolia Warbler 7.7% 0.7% 7.0%
73   Bald Eagle 5.4% 0.7% 4.7%
74   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 0.7% 2.9%
75   Great Horned Owl 0.6% 0.7% 0.0%
76   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 0.7% 0.4%
77   Northern Mockingbird 36.6% 0.5% 36.1%
78   Merlin 7.5% 0.5% 7.0%
79   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 0.5% 2.0%
80   Snow Goose 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
81   Red-breasted Nuthatch 8.0% 0.3% 7.7%
82   American Redstart 7.9% 0.3% 7.6%
83   Indigo Bunting 4.8% 0.3% 4.5%
84   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.2% 0.3% 0.8%
85   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 0.3% 0.4%
86   Fox Sparrow 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
87   Great Egret 14.3% 0.2% 14.2%
88   American Kestrel 13.0% 0.2% 12.9%
89   White-crowned Sparrow 11.3% 0.2% 11.2%
90   Chimney Swift 8.6% 0.2% 8.4%
91   Gadwall 8.1% 0.2% 7.9%
92   Swainson's Thrush 7.6% 0.2% 7.4%
93   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 0.2% 6.7%
94   Pine Warbler 6.6% 0.2% 6.5%
95   Northern Harrier 5.9% 0.2% 5.7%
96   Brown Thrasher 5.5% 0.2% 5.3%
97   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 0.2% 2.6%
98   Fish Crow 2.6% 0.2% 2.5%
99   Red-shouldered Hawk 2.0% 0.2% 1.8%
100   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.9% 0.2% 1.7%
101   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 0.2% 1.6%
102   Hooded Merganser 1.1% 0.2% 1.0%
103   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 0.2% 0.8%
104   Chestnut-sided Warbler 0.8% 0.2% 0.6%
105   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 0.2% 0.6%
106   Greater Scaup 0.6% 0.2% 0.4%
107   Ring-necked Duck 0.6% 0.2% 0.4%
108   American Tree Sparrow 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%