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Top Birds at Cow Meadow Park and Preserve in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 32 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 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   Mallard 38.6% 87.5% 48.9%
2   Song Sparrow 55.2% 84.4% 29.2%
3   Great Egret 14.2% 81.2% 67.1%
4   Northern Mockingbird 36.2% 78.1% 41.9%
5   Canada Goose 40.8% 71.9% 31.1%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 71.9% 39.9%
7   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 65.6% 15.2%
8   Green-winged Teal 5.9% 65.6% 59.7%
9   American Robin 57.6% 62.5% 4.9%
10   Gray Catbird 38.5% 62.5% 24.0%
11   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 62.5% 29.7%
12   Mourning Dove 45.8% 59.4% 13.6%
13   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 59.4% 14.9%
14   Snowy Egret 5.4% 59.4% 53.9%
15   European Starling 46.6% 56.2% 9.7%
16   Northern Flicker 38.5% 56.2% 17.7%
17   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 56.2% 19.8%
18   Herring Gull 32.7% 56.2% 23.6%
19   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 56.2% 34.4%
20   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 53.1% 4.6%
21   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 53.1% 45.9%
22   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 53.1% 51.6%
23   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 50.0% 19.6%
24   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 46.9% 44.4%
25   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 40.6% 21.2%
26   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 40.6% 36.4%
27   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 37.5% 21.7%
28   Palm Warbler 31.0% 34.4% 3.4%
29   American Black Duck 13.3% 34.4% 21.0%
30   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 31.2% 1.7%
31   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 31.2% 5.0%
32   Tree Swallow 5.7% 31.2% 25.6%
33   Blue-winged Teal 0.9% 31.2% 30.3%
34   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 28.1% 7.4%
35   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.6% 28.1% 27.6%
36   Blue Jay 56.2% 25.0% 31.2%
37   House Sparrow 46.8% 21.9% 25.0%
38   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 21.9% 3.0%
39   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 21.9% 8.9%
40   Gadwall 8.0% 21.9% 13.9%
41   Monk Parakeet 2.3% 21.9% 19.6%
42   Carolina Wren 22.2% 18.8% 3.5%
43   House Finch 18.0% 18.8% 0.8%
44   Laughing Gull 13.7% 18.8% 5.0%
45   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 18.8% 10.0%
46   Northern Waterthrush 2.5% 18.8% 16.3%
47   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 18.8% 18.1%
48   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 15.6% 30.0%
49   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 15.6% 13.3%
50   Osprey 12.5% 15.6% 3.1%
51   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 15.6% 7.8%
52   Merlin 7.4% 15.6% 8.2%
53   Little Blue Heron 0.5% 15.6% 15.1%
54   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 12.5% 13.5%
55   American Crow 23.4% 12.5% 10.9%
56   Common Grackle 21.1% 12.5% 8.6%
57   Brant 9.6% 12.5% 2.9%
58   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 12.5% 6.7%
59   American Goldfinch 23.8% 9.4% 14.5%
60   Mute Swan 10.8% 9.4% 1.4%
61   Brown Creeper 10.7% 9.4% 1.3%
62   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 9.4% 4.0%
63   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 9.4% 8.2%
64   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 6.2% 16.5%
65   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 6.2% 14.7%
66   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 6.2% 14.5%
67   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 6.2% 12.1%
68   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 6.2% 8.3%
69   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 6.2% 5.0%
70   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 6.2% 4.9%
71   Pine Warbler 6.6% 6.2% 0.3%
72   Killdeer 6.1% 6.2% 0.1%
73   American Wigeon 3.0% 6.2% 3.2%
74   Northern Pintail 1.7% 6.2% 4.6%
75   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 6.2% 5.4%
76   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 3.1% 31.9%
77   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 3.1% 20.4%
78   American Kestrel 12.9% 3.1% 9.8%
79   Field Sparrow 11.5% 3.1% 8.4%
80   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 3.1% 7.0%
81   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 3.1% 6.8%
82   Black-and-white Warbler 9.5% 3.1% 6.3%
83   American Redstart 7.9% 3.1% 4.8%
84   Purple Finch 7.0% 3.1% 3.8%
85   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 3.1% 3.7%
86   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 3.1% 2.6%
87   Black-bellied Plover 4.1% 3.1% 0.9%
88   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 3.1% 0.8%
89   Royal Tern 3.4% 3.1% 0.3%
90   Dunlin 2.5% 3.1% 0.6%
91   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.3% 3.1% 1.8%
92   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
93   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 3.1% 2.4%
94   Least Sandpiper 0.7% 3.1% 2.4%
95   Bobolink 0.6% 3.1% 2.5%
96   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.3% 3.1% 2.8%
97   Stilt Sandpiper 0.3% 3.1% 2.8%