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

based on 698 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area in September. 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 60.8% 35.8% 25.0%
2   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.7% 27.1% 10.4%
3   American Robin 60.7% 26.4% 34.3%
4   Blue Jay 52.1% 24.4% 27.7%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.7% 21.9% 7.7%
6   Tufted Titmouse 9.9% 19.2% 9.3%
7   American Crow 17.0% 18.2% 1.2%
8   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.4% 18.1% 4.6%
9   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 17.9% 5.3%
10   Downy Woodpecker 32.0% 15.3% 16.7%
11   Northern Parula 27.1% 15.3% 11.8%
12   Northern Flicker 43.5% 13.9% 29.6%
13   Eastern Towhee 7.7% 13.8% 6.0%
14   Northern Cardinal 50.8% 13.2% 37.6%
15   Carolina Wren 27.0% 12.6% 14.4%
16   Cedar Waxwing 16.5% 10.7% 5.7%
17   American Goldfinch 28.0% 8.7% 19.2%
18   Pileated Woodpecker 1.9% 8.2% 6.3%
19   Eastern Phoebe 18.0% 7.9% 10.2%
20   Osprey 25.7% 7.6% 18.1%
21   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.3% 7.6% 4.7%
22   American Redstart 43.4% 7.3% 36.1%
23   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 7.3% 1.2%
24   Red-eyed Vireo 25.3% 7.2% 18.1%
25   Mourning Dove 53.7% 6.6% 47.1%
26   Double-crested Cormorant 32.3% 6.6% 25.7%
27   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.7% 6.3% 13.4%
28   Scarlet Tanager 9.8% 6.3% 3.5%
29   Red-tailed Hawk 18.9% 5.7% 13.1%
30   Mallard 37.0% 5.6% 31.4%
31   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.7% 5.4% 11.3%
32   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 5.4% 3.0%
33   Black-and-white Warbler 32.0% 5.3% 26.7%
34   Common Yellowthroat 45.6% 4.7% 40.9%
35   Eastern Bluebird 0.7% 4.4% 3.8%
36   Magnolia Warbler 23.0% 4.3% 18.7%
37   Song Sparrow 28.9% 4.2% 24.8%
38   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.3% 4.0% 6.3%
39   Green Heron 7.6% 4.0% 3.6%
40   Canada Goose 38.2% 3.9% 34.3%
41   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 3.6% 1.7%
42   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 3.4% 4.0%
43   Warbling Vireo 8.3% 3.3% 5.0%
44   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 3.3% 4.5%
45   European Starling 48.9% 3.0% 45.9%
46   Veery 11.7% 3.0% 8.7%
47   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 3.0% 5.5%
48   Wild Turkey 1.5% 3.0% 1.5%
49   Chimney Swift 22.7% 2.9% 19.8%
50   Wood Thrush 5.2% 2.9% 2.3%
51   House Sparrow 46.4% 2.7% 43.6%
52   Tennessee Warbler 6.1% 2.7% 3.3%
53   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 2.7% 2.0%
54   Great Blue Heron 24.9% 2.6% 22.4%
55   Common Grackle 24.2% 2.4% 21.8%
56   Brown Thrasher 8.8% 2.3% 6.5%
57   Chipping Sparrow 6.7% 2.3% 4.4%
58   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 2.1% 1.3%
59   House Wren 17.4% 1.9% 15.6%
60   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.6% 1.9% 9.8%
61   Wood Duck 10.1% 1.9% 8.2%
62   Common Raven 5.5% 1.9% 3.6%
63   Belted Kingfisher 12.2% 1.6% 10.6%
64   Palm Warbler 15.3% 1.3% 14.0%
65   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 1.3% 5.7%
66   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 1.3% 3.6%
67   Bald Eagle 4.8% 1.3% 3.5%
68   House Finch 15.0% 1.1% 13.9%
69   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 1.1% 7.0%
70   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 1.1% 2.3%
71   Northern Mockingbird 31.9% 1.0% 30.9%
72   White-throated Sparrow 9.7% 1.0% 8.7%
73   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 1.0% 3.5%
74   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.9% 1.0% 2.9%
75   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 1.0% 2.0%
76   Black Vulture 2.7% 1.0% 1.7%
77   Blue-winged Warbler 1.5% 1.0% 0.5%
78   Rock Pigeon 37.2% 0.9% 36.3%
79   Ovenbird 12.8% 0.9% 11.9%
80   American Kestrel 10.9% 0.9% 10.1%
81   Blackpoll Warbler 10.5% 0.9% 9.6%
82   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 0.9% 2.4%
83   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 0.7% 3.7%
84   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%
85   Swainson's Thrush 15.0% 0.6% 14.4%
86   Canada Warbler 4.1% 0.6% 3.6%
87   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 0.6% 3.4%
88   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 0.6% 2.8%
89   Fish Crow 2.9% 0.6% 2.4%
90   Field Sparrow 2.4% 0.6% 1.9%
91   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.2% 0.6% 1.6%
92   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.5% 0.6% 1.0%
93   Yellow Warbler 12.4% 0.4% 12.0%
94   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 0.4% 4.6%
95   Northern Harrier 3.6% 0.4% 3.2%
96   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 0.4% 3.1%
97   Solitary Sandpiper 3.2% 0.4% 2.7%
98   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 0.4% 2.4%
99   Great Egret 20.2% 0.3% 20.0%
100   Northern Waterthrush 15.9% 0.3% 15.7%
101   Red-winged Blackbird 12.3% 0.3% 12.0%
102   Tree Swallow 7.1% 0.3% 6.8%
103   Merlin 5.4% 0.3% 5.1%
104   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 0.3% 4.7%
105   Barn Swallow 4.8% 0.3% 4.5%
106   Prairie Warbler 4.4% 0.3% 4.1%
107   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.1% 0.3% 3.8%
108   Winter Wren 1.8% 0.3% 1.5%
109   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
110   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
111   American Black Duck 8.1% 0.1% 8.0%
112   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.7% 0.1% 7.5%
113   Savannah Sparrow 6.4% 0.1% 6.3%
114   Pine Warbler 5.5% 0.1% 5.3%
115   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 0.1% 5.1%
116   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 0.1% 3.9%
117   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 0.1% 2.9%
118   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 0.1% 1.9%
119   Ruddy Duck 1.5% 0.1% 1.3%
120   American Coot 1.1% 0.1% 0.9%
121   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.1% 0.1% 0.9%
122   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.7% 0.1% 0.6%
123   Hermit Thrush 0.5% 0.1% 0.4%
124   American Bittern 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
125   Purple Martin 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
126   Snow Goose 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
127   Louisiana Waterthrush 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
128   Sandhill Crane 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%