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

based on 484 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 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   Gray Catbird 54.8% 39.0% 15.8%
2   American Robin 57.5% 36.6% 20.9%
3   Blue Jay 35.4% 30.8% 4.6%
4   American Crow 14.3% 27.1% 12.8%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 24.6% 5.3%
6   Tufted Titmouse 8.3% 24.2% 15.8%
7   Eastern Towhee 6.9% 24.2% 17.3%
8   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.6% 23.3% 13.7%
9   American Goldfinch 37.8% 22.1% 15.7%
10   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.0% 21.3% 12.3%
11   Mourning Dove 54.1% 20.0% 34.0%
12   Downy Woodpecker 25.3% 19.2% 6.1%
13   Black-capped Chickadee 11.1% 19.2% 8.1%
14   Carolina Wren 24.8% 18.2% 6.6%
15   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 18.0% 2.9%
16   Northern Flicker 26.1% 17.6% 8.5%
17   American Redstart 22.0% 15.9% 6.1%
18   Northern Cardinal 48.1% 15.5% 32.6%
19   Common Grackle 28.4% 14.3% 14.1%
20   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.9% 13.2% 4.3%
21   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 10.3% 0.7%
22   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 10.1% 5.0%
23   Song Sparrow 35.3% 9.7% 25.6%
24   Cedar Waxwing 16.9% 8.3% 8.6%
25   European Starling 51.6% 8.1% 43.5%
26   Osprey 30.9% 7.9% 23.1%
27   Mallard 41.2% 7.4% 33.7%
28   Eastern Phoebe 3.7% 7.2% 3.5%
29   Chimney Swift 24.0% 7.0% 17.0%
30   Eastern Bluebird 0.5% 7.0% 6.5%
31   Pileated Woodpecker 1.3% 6.8% 5.5%
32   Canada Goose 41.2% 6.6% 34.6%
33   Red-tailed Hawk 11.5% 6.6% 4.9%
34   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 6.6% 3.3%
35   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 5.6% 11.3%
36   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 5.6% 1.2%
37   Veery 2.6% 5.6% 3.0%
38   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 5.4% 0.7%
39   Double-crested Cormorant 41.7% 5.0% 36.8%
40   Scarlet Tanager 1.6% 4.8% 3.1%
41   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 4.5% 0.7%
42   Green Heron 12.0% 4.3% 7.6%
43   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 4.3% 5.7%
44   Wood Thrush 2.5% 4.3% 1.8%
45   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.3% 4.3% 4.0%
46   Wild Turkey 1.7% 4.1% 2.5%
47   House Wren 11.4% 3.7% 7.7%
48   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.1% 3.7% 3.3%
49   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 3.7% 1.6%
50   House Sparrow 50.5% 3.5% 47.0%
51   Yellow Warbler 20.4% 3.5% 16.9%
52   Black-and-white Warbler 14.4% 3.5% 10.9%
53   Brown-headed Cowbird 6.0% 3.5% 2.5%
54   Barn Swallow 40.3% 3.3% 37.0%
55   Great Blue Heron 30.9% 3.3% 27.6%
56   House Finch 15.1% 3.3% 11.7%
57   Wood Duck 9.4% 2.7% 6.7%
58   Red-winged Blackbird 28.8% 2.3% 26.5%
59   Chestnut-sided Warbler 5.1% 2.3% 2.8%
60   Northern Mockingbird 36.4% 2.1% 34.3%
61   Great Egret 34.9% 2.1% 32.8%
62   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 2.1% 1.1%
63   Black-throated Blue Warbler 2.1% 2.1% 0.0%
64   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 1.9% 0.4%
65   Orchard Oriole 1.0% 1.9% 0.9%
66   Rock Pigeon 35.8% 1.7% 34.1%
67   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 1.7% 6.8%
68   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.3% 1.7% 0.4%
69   Black-throated Green Warbler 1.0% 1.7% 0.6%
70   Common Yellowthroat 15.3% 1.4% 13.8%
71   Canada Warbler 5.7% 1.4% 4.3%
72   Tree Swallow 14.3% 1.2% 13.0%
73   Magnolia Warbler 2.9% 1.2% 1.7%
74   Fish Crow 9.1% 1.0% 8.0%
75   Common Raven 2.8% 1.0% 1.8%
76   Black Vulture 1.4% 1.0% 0.4%
77   Spotted Sandpiper 17.2% 0.8% 16.3%
78   Olive-sided Flycatcher 0.7% 0.8% 0.1%
79   Great Horned Owl 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
80   Bald Eagle 2.5% 0.6% 1.9%
81   Least Flycatcher 2.1% 0.6% 1.4%
82   Worm-eating Warbler 1.3% 0.6% 0.7%
83   Common Nighthawk 1.3% 0.6% 0.7%
84   Cape May Warbler 1.2% 0.6% 0.6%
85   Blackburnian Warbler 1.0% 0.6% 0.4%
86   Broad-winged Hawk 0.5% 0.6% 0.2%
87   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.2% 0.6% 0.5%
88   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 0.4% 1.8%
89   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 0.4% 1.7%
90   Northern Parula 1.8% 0.4% 1.4%
91   Field Sparrow 1.8% 0.4% 1.4%
92   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 0.4% 1.2%
93   Tennessee Warbler 0.8% 0.4% 0.3%
94   Pine Warbler 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
95   Northern Waterthrush 15.6% 0.2% 15.4%
96   Killdeer 14.3% 0.2% 14.1%
97   American Black Duck 10.2% 0.2% 9.9%
98   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 0.2% 4.5%
99   Ovenbird 4.3% 0.2% 4.1%
100   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 0.2% 3.5%
101   Purple Martin 3.2% 0.2% 3.0%
102   Prairie Warbler 1.1% 0.2% 0.9%
103   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.5% 0.2% 0.3%
104   Nashville Warbler 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
105   Yellow-rumped Warbler 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
106   Hermit Thrush 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%