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

based on 658 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 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   American Robin 73.5% 40.0% 33.5%
2   Gray Catbird 66.1% 39.7% 26.4%
3   Yellow Warbler 42.7% 39.4% 3.3%
4   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 38.4% 6.3%
5   Common Grackle 55.0% 37.7% 17.3%
6   Red-winged Blackbird 53.4% 37.2% 16.2%
7   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 37.1% 1.1%
8   American Redstart 40.4% 36.3% 4.1%
9   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 31.0% 1.2%
10   Blue-winged Warbler 6.5% 30.5% 24.0%
11   Northern Cardinal 59.2% 29.9% 29.2%
12   Blue Jay 49.4% 29.3% 20.0%
13   Eastern Towhee 19.8% 28.7% 8.9%
14   Song Sparrow 35.6% 27.8% 7.8%
15   Tufted Titmouse 15.5% 27.4% 11.9%
16   Wood Thrush 23.1% 26.7% 3.7%
17   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.4% 26.4% 10.0%
18   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 25.1% 4.3%
19   American Crow 17.6% 24.3% 6.7%
20   Mourning Dove 53.6% 23.9% 29.7%
21   Northern Flicker 29.1% 23.1% 6.0%
22   Common Yellowthroat 47.7% 22.2% 25.5%
23   Canada Goose 45.2% 21.6% 23.7%
24   Veery 20.0% 21.0% 0.9%
25   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 20.8% 1.9%
26   Orchard Oriole 10.1% 20.7% 10.5%
27   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.4% 20.4% 5.9%
28   Tree Swallow 22.4% 19.5% 3.0%
29   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 19.5% 0.6%
30   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 17.5% 5.4%
31   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 17.0% 7.0%
32   Mallard 49.5% 16.9% 32.6%
33   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 16.7% 1.6%
34   Downy Woodpecker 28.2% 16.1% 12.1%
35   American Goldfinch 28.7% 16.0% 12.8%
36   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 15.5% 4.8%
37   Eastern Bluebird 1.1% 14.4% 13.3%
38   Black-and-white Warbler 39.7% 14.3% 25.4%
39   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.9% 14.1% 19.8%
40   House Wren 26.8% 14.0% 12.8%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 13.4% 6.4%
42   Carolina Wren 19.9% 13.2% 6.6%
43   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 11.2% 0.1%
44   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 11.1% 6.5%
45   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 10.6% 6.2%
46   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 10.0% 0.3%
47   Double-crested Cormorant 34.2% 9.7% 24.4%
48   Pileated Woodpecker 2.4% 9.6% 7.1%
49   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 9.1% 9.0%
50   European Starling 58.7% 8.5% 50.2%
51   White-throated Sparrow 34.4% 8.5% 25.9%
52   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.3% 8.1% 12.2%
53   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 8.1% 3.2%
54   Barn Swallow 31.9% 7.9% 24.0%
55   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 7.9% 1.7%
56   Ovenbird 32.9% 7.6% 25.3%
57   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 7.6% 0.7%
58   House Sparrow 57.3% 7.4% 49.8%
59   Northern Parula 35.9% 7.3% 28.6%
60   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 6.8% 10.0%
61   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.1% 6.5% 21.6%
62   Wild Turkey 2.2% 6.1% 3.9%
63   Blackpoll Warbler 22.0% 5.5% 16.5%
64   Chimney Swift 29.9% 5.0% 24.9%
65   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 4.4% 11.9%
66   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 4.3% 22.6%
67   Wood Duck 9.3% 4.3% 5.1%
68   Osprey 16.5% 3.8% 12.7%
69   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.1% 3.8% 8.3%
70   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 3.8% 0.3%
71   Magnolia Warbler 27.6% 3.6% 24.0%
72   Northern Waterthrush 23.3% 3.2% 20.1%
73   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 3.0% 1.2%
74   Great Egret 25.5% 2.7% 22.8%
75   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 2.6% 11.7%
76   Blackburnian Warbler 9.5% 2.6% 6.9%
77   Canada Warbler 11.7% 2.4% 9.3%
78   House Finch 16.1% 2.1% 14.0%
79   Green Heron 9.0% 2.1% 6.9%
80   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 2.1% 4.2%
81   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.3% 2.0% 11.3%
82   Field Sparrow 3.4% 2.0% 1.4%
83   Bufflehead 1.2% 2.0% 0.8%
84   Black Vulture 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
85   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
86   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.8% 1.7% 0.9%
87   Kentucky Warbler 0.8% 1.7% 0.9%
88   Palm Warbler 5.3% 1.5% 3.8%
89   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 1.5% 2.8%
90   Fish Crow 10.9% 1.4% 9.5%
91   Brown Thrasher 7.4% 1.4% 6.0%
92   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 1.4% 2.8%
93   Common Raven 2.5% 1.4% 1.2%
94   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 1.2% 4.6%
95   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 1.2% 4.3%
96   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 1.2% 0.3%
97   Rock Pigeon 35.7% 1.1% 34.6%
98   Swainson's Thrush 17.9% 1.1% 16.8%
99   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 1.1% 12.1%
100   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 1.1% 11.4%
101   Nashville Warbler 9.0% 1.1% 7.9%
102   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 1.1% 0.9%
103   Wilson's Warbler 8.9% 0.9% 8.0%
104   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 0.9% 7.6%
105   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 0.9% 2.5%
106   Least Flycatcher 6.0% 0.8% 5.2%
107   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 0.8% 3.3%
108   Worm-eating Warbler 4.0% 0.8% 3.2%
109   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 0.6% 7.4%
110   Pine Warbler 1.7% 0.6% 1.1%
111   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 0.5% 10.7%
112   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 0.5% 2.8%
113   Bald Eagle 2.5% 0.5% 2.1%
114   Bobolink 1.2% 0.5% 0.7%
115   Herring Gull 23.6% 0.3% 23.3%
116   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 0.3% 2.4%
117   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 0.3% 1.1%
118   Purple Martin 1.4% 0.3% 1.1%
119   Purple Finch 1.3% 0.3% 1.0%
120   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.0% 0.3% 0.7%
121   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 0.3% 0.5%
122   Cerulean Warbler 0.7% 0.3% 0.4%
123   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
124   Acadian Flycatcher 0.6% 0.3% 0.2%
125   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 0.2% 11.6%
126   Killdeer 9.4% 0.2% 9.2%
127   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 0.2% 6.9%
128   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 0.2% 3.5%
129   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 0.2% 3.2%
130   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 0.2% 2.8%
131   Bank Swallow 2.5% 0.2% 2.4%
132   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 0.2% 1.7%
133   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.3% 0.2% 1.1%
134   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 0.2% 1.0%
135   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 0.2% 0.8%
136   Blue Grosbeak 0.8% 0.2% 0.6%
137   Barred Owl 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
138   Brown Creeper 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
139   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%