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

based on 863 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockefeller SP Preserve 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   Yellow Warbler 42.3% 86.1% 43.8%
2   Gray Catbird 65.8% 85.6% 19.9%
3   American Robin 73.2% 85.4% 12.2%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 53.1% 81.5% 28.4%
5   Blue Jay 49.0% 79.4% 30.3%
6   Baltimore Oriole 44.4% 78.7% 34.3%
7   Red-bellied Woodpecker 37.9% 77.4% 39.5%
8   American Redstart 40.1% 77.2% 37.1%
9   Common Grackle 54.7% 76.5% 21.7%
10   Northern Cardinal 58.9% 76.0% 17.1%
11   Tree Swallow 22.0% 75.7% 53.7%
12   Song Sparrow 35.3% 70.9% 35.7%
13   Blue-winged Warbler 6.2% 70.1% 63.9%
14   Tufted Titmouse 15.2% 66.3% 51.1%
15   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.1% 63.7% 47.6%
16   Eastern Towhee 19.5% 62.8% 43.3%
17   Northern Flicker 28.8% 61.5% 32.7%
18   Canada Goose 45.0% 61.0% 16.0%
19   Warbling Vireo 32.0% 59.3% 27.4%
20   American Crow 17.3% 58.7% 41.4%
21   Eastern Bluebird 0.8% 58.4% 57.6%
22   American Goldfinch 28.4% 55.9% 27.4%
23   Wood Thrush 22.9% 53.9% 31.0%
24   Chipping Sparrow 18.0% 51.6% 33.5%
25   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.4% 50.9% 40.5%
26   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.2% 50.5% 36.3%
27   Carolina Wren 19.6% 49.6% 30.0%
28   House Wren 26.6% 49.4% 22.8%
29   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 49.1% 1.6%
30   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.6% 48.9% 28.3%
31   Mourning Dove 53.4% 48.4% 5.0%
32   Downy Woodpecker 28.0% 48.1% 20.1%
33   Black-and-white Warbler 39.4% 47.9% 8.4%
34   Veery 19.9% 46.1% 26.3%
35   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.7% 45.4% 11.7%
36   Black-capped Chickadee 11.8% 44.3% 32.4%
37   Red-eyed Vireo 22.6% 39.7% 17.1%
38   Orchard Oriole 10.0% 39.0% 29.1%
39   Indigo Bunting 9.8% 38.4% 28.6%
40   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.9% 38.2% 20.3%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 19.6% 38.0% 18.4%
42   Mallard 49.4% 35.6% 13.8%
43   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 35.2% 18.5%
44   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 34.9% 0.6%
45   European Starling 58.6% 34.6% 24.0%
46   Pileated Woodpecker 2.2% 32.7% 30.4%
47   Northern Parula 35.7% 32.0% 3.8%
48   Scarlet Tanager 18.8% 32.0% 13.2%
49   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 31.7% 2.3%
50   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.1% 31.1% 11.0%
51   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 30.9% 21.3%
52   Eastern Phoebe 4.7% 28.6% 23.9%
53   Hairy Woodpecker 8.2% 28.2% 20.0%
54   Great Blue Heron 9.4% 27.1% 17.7%
55   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 26.0% 2.1%
56   Barn Swallow 31.8% 22.6% 9.2%
57   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.5% 22.1% 17.6%
58   House Sparrow 57.2% 21.9% 35.3%
59   Northern Mockingbird 26.8% 21.6% 5.2%
60   Ovenbird 32.8% 20.7% 12.1%
61   Chimney Swift 29.9% 20.7% 9.1%
62   Magnolia Warbler 27.6% 20.0% 7.5%
63   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 19.9% 8.9%
64   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 19.2% 7.3%
65   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 18.0% 4.0%
66   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 15.9% 0.9%
67   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 15.6% 0.6%
68   Wood Duck 9.3% 13.3% 4.0%
69   Northern Waterthrush 23.3% 12.7% 10.5%
70   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 12.6% 1.6%
71   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.7% 10.3% 9.6%
72   Black Vulture 2.2% 10.1% 7.9%
73   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 10.0% 3.3%
74   Canada Warbler 11.7% 9.8% 1.8%
75   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 9.7% 0.3%
76   Osprey 16.5% 8.7% 7.8%
77   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 8.2% 0.7%
78   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 7.4% 10.4%
79   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 7.0% 1.0%
80   Palm Warbler 5.3% 7.0% 1.7%
81   House Finch 16.1% 6.8% 9.3%
82   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 6.5% 3.1%
83   Bufflehead 1.1% 6.1% 5.0%
84   Fish Crow 10.9% 5.9% 5.0%
85   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 5.8% 0.3%
86   Bald Eagle 2.5% 5.4% 3.0%
87   Wild Turkey 2.2% 5.3% 3.1%
88   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 5.3% 3.5%
89   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 5.0% 1.0%
90   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 4.9% 8.3%
91   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 4.3% 1.5%
92   Field Sparrow 3.4% 4.3% 0.9%
93   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 4.3% 2.3%
94   Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid) 0.0% 4.2% 4.2%
95   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 4.1% 7.1%
96   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 3.8% 0.3%
97   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 3.7% 2.6%
98   Wilson's Warbler 8.9% 3.5% 5.4%
99   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 3.5% 0.5%
100   Green Heron 9.0% 3.2% 5.8%
101   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 3.2% 5.3%
102   Great Egret 25.6% 3.1% 22.4%
103   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 3.1% 1.2%
104   Common Raven 2.5% 3.1% 0.6%
105   Brown Thrasher 7.4% 2.5% 4.8%
106   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 2.5% 3.8%
107   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 2.5% 1.6%
108   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 2.4% 4.6%
109   Pine Warbler 1.7% 2.4% 0.8%
110   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 2.3% 1.7%
111   Kentucky Warbler 0.8% 2.2% 1.4%
112   Rock Pigeon 35.7% 2.1% 33.6%
113   Bobolink 1.2% 1.9% 0.7%
114   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 1.5% 0.7%
115   Spotted Sandpiper 12.5% 1.4% 11.1%
116   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 1.4% 0.2%
117   Ring-billed Gull 14.4% 1.2% 13.3%
118   Northern Harrier 0.6% 1.2% 0.5%
119   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 1.2% 0.6%
120   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 1.0% 1.8%
121   Killdeer 9.4% 0.9% 8.4%
122   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 0.9% 2.0%
123   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.0% 0.9% 0.1%
124   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 0.7% 3.0%
125   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 0.7% 1.2%
126   Purple Martin 1.4% 0.7% 0.7%
127   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.3% 0.6% 0.7%
128   Herring Gull 23.6% 0.5% 23.2%
129   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 0.5% 2.2%
130   Bank Swallow 2.5% 0.5% 2.1%
131   American Kestrel 2.2% 0.5% 1.8%
132   Purple Finch 1.3% 0.5% 0.9%
133   Pine Siskin 0.4% 0.5% 0.1%
134   Willow Flycatcher 5.5% 0.3% 5.1%
135   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 0.3% 2.9%
136   Common Loon 2.5% 0.3% 2.1%
137   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 0.3% 1.1%
138   Common Merganser 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
139   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 0.2% 11.5%
140   Mute Swan 11.6% 0.2% 11.4%
141   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 0.2% 3.1%
142   Summer Tanager 1.7% 0.2% 1.5%
143   Cerulean Warbler 0.7% 0.2% 0.4%
144   Winter Wren 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
145   Barred Owl 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
146   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
147   Philadelphia Vireo 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
148   Gadwall 7.0% 0.1% 6.9%
149   American Black Duck 5.1% 0.1% 5.0%
150   Marsh Wren 4.7% 0.1% 4.5%
151   Prothonotary Warbler 1.1% 0.1% 1.0%
152   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 0.1% 0.9%
153   Merlin 0.9% 0.1% 0.8%
154   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 0.1% 0.7%
155   Green-winged Teal 0.6% 0.1% 0.5%
156   Alder Flycatcher 0.6% 0.1% 0.5%
157   Acadian Flycatcher 0.6% 0.1% 0.4%
158   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 0.1% 0.4%
159   Brown Creeper 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
160   Golden-winged Warbler 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
161   Mississippi Kite 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
162   Brewster's Warbler (hybrid) 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%