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

based on 98 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Cow Meadow Park and 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   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 80.6% 27.3%
2   Canada Goose 45.1% 77.6% 32.5%
3   Barn Swallow 31.7% 73.5% 41.8%
4   Mallard 49.3% 72.4% 23.2%
5   American Robin 73.3% 71.4% 1.9%
6   European Starling 58.4% 71.4% 13.0%
7   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 71.4% 28.8%
8   Great Egret 25.4% 71.4% 46.1%
9   Tree Swallow 22.4% 69.4% 47.0%
10   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 68.4% 64.5%
11   Common Grackle 54.9% 65.3% 10.4%
12   Osprey 16.4% 65.3% 48.9%
13   Snowy Egret 9.9% 60.2% 50.3%
14   Song Sparrow 35.5% 59.2% 23.7%
15   House Sparrow 57.0% 53.1% 3.9%
16   Mourning Dove 53.4% 52.0% 1.4%
17   Herring Gull 23.4% 51.0% 27.6%
18   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 50.0% 16.0%
19   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 49.0% 10.0%
20   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 46.9% 20.2%
21   Willet 5.8% 44.9% 39.1%
22   Gray Catbird 66.0% 43.9% 22.1%
23   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 42.9% 31.2%
24   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 42.9% 38.6%
25   Forster's Tern 7.9% 40.8% 32.9%
26   Brant 10.7% 37.8% 27.0%
27   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 37.8% 32.6%
28   Laughing Gull 16.9% 33.7% 16.8%
29   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 32.7% 27.2%
30   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 31.6% 18.3%
31   Fish Crow 10.8% 28.6% 17.7%
32   Green Heron 9.0% 27.6% 18.6%
33   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 26.5% 21.0%
34   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 25.5% 6.7%
35   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 24.5% 17.4%
36   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 24.5% 18.6%
37   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 24.5% 19.6%
38   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 21.4% 14.0%
39   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 20.4% 6.1%
40   Clapper Rail 3.4% 20.4% 17.1%
41   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 18.4% 10.4%
42   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 18.4% 16.3%
43   Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 0.1% 17.3% 17.2%
44   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 16.3% 0.5%
45   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 16.3% 14.5%
46   Cattle Egret 0.1% 16.3% 16.3%
47   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 15.3% 5.5%
48   American Crow 17.6% 15.3% 2.3%
49   Common Tern 5.8% 14.3% 8.5%
50   American Black Duck 5.0% 13.3% 8.2%
51   Mute Swan 11.5% 12.2% 0.7%
52   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 12.2% 8.8%
53   Least Tern 3.9% 11.2% 7.3%
54   Gadwall 7.0% 10.2% 3.2%
55   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 9.2% 25.1%
56   House Wren 26.7% 9.2% 17.6%
57   House Finch 16.0% 9.2% 6.8%
58   Dunlin 2.2% 9.2% 7.0%
59   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 8.2% 13.7%
60   Killdeer 9.3% 8.2% 1.1%
61   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 8.2% 3.6%
62   Blue-winged Teal 0.5% 8.2% 7.7%
63   Northern Flicker 29.1% 7.1% 22.0%
64   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.7% 7.1% 6.4%
65   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 6.1% 38.6%
66   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 6.1% 27.7%
67   Chimney Swift 29.8% 6.1% 23.7%
68   American Goldfinch 28.7% 6.1% 22.5%
69   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 6.1% 22.0%
70   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 6.1% 0.6%
71   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 6.1% 3.4%
72   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 5.1% 14.8%
73   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 5.1% 7.3%
74   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 5.1% 2.4%
75   Little Blue Heron 1.2% 5.1% 3.9%
76   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 4.1% 23.4%
77   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 4.1% 8.0%
78   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 4.1% 5.5%
79   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 4.1% 3.3%
80   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 4.1% 0.6%
81   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 4.1% 2.5%
82   Seaside Sparrow 0.8% 4.1% 3.3%
83   Carolina Wren 19.8% 3.1% 16.8%
84   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 3.1% 16.7%
85   Black Skimmer 1.7% 3.1% 1.4%
86   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 3.1% 2.1%
87   Blue Jay 49.3% 2.0% 47.3%
88   American Redstart 40.4% 2.0% 38.4%
89   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 2.0% 37.5%
90   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 2.0% 36.2%
91   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 2.0% 16.3%
92   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 2.0% 14.8%
93   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 2.0% 11.0%
94   Marsh Wren 4.6% 2.0% 2.6%
95   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 2.0% 2.3%
96   Black-necked Stilt 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
97   Northern Parula 35.7% 1.0% 34.7%
98   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 1.0% 27.0%
99   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 1.0% 21.8%
100   Veery 20.1% 1.0% 19.0%
101   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 1.0% 11.1%
102   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 1.0% 10.1%
103   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 1.0% 7.8%
104   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 1.0% 4.8%
105   Bank Swallow 2.5% 1.0% 1.5%
106   American Kestrel 2.2% 1.0% 1.2%
107   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 1.0% 1.0%
108   Sanderling 1.6% 1.0% 0.6%
109   Bobolink 1.2% 1.0% 0.2%
110   Northern Harrier 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
111   American Woodcock 0.5% 1.0% 0.5%
112   Tricolored Heron 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
113   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
114   Black Scoter 0.3% 1.0% 0.8%
115   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
116   White-faced Ibis 0.1% 1.0% 1.0%
117   Muscovy Duck 0.1% 1.0% 1.0%