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Top Birds at Rockland Lake SP in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 111 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockland Lake SP 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   American Robin 38.0% 94.6% 56.6%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 91.0% 63.7%
3   Canada Goose 41.2% 90.1% 48.9%
4   Common Grackle 33.9% 89.2% 55.3%
5   European Starling 20.4% 86.5% 66.1%
6   Mallard 28.2% 85.6% 57.4%
7   Warbling Vireo 1.4% 85.6% 84.2%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 82.9% 66.1%
9   Mute Swan 0.3% 82.0% 81.7%
10   Blue Jay 41.8% 79.3% 37.4%
11   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 78.4% 77.2%
12   Barn Swallow 30.1% 76.6% 46.5%
13   Song Sparrow 15.7% 76.6% 60.8%
14   Gray Catbird 28.1% 74.8% 46.6%
15   Tree Swallow 15.2% 71.2% 55.9%
16   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.3% 70.3% 16.0%
17   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 70.3% 25.1%
18   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 70.3% 43.3%
19   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 69.4% 61.6%
20   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 67.6% 12.0%
21   American Crow 56.2% 64.9% 8.7%
22   American Goldfinch 45.0% 64.0% 19.0%
23   Chipping Sparrow 38.3% 61.3% 22.9%
24   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 59.5% 5.7%
25   Northern Flicker 8.5% 59.5% 51.0%
26   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 58.6% 21.5%
27   House Sparrow 3.3% 58.6% 55.3%
28   Wood Duck 12.5% 56.8% 44.2%
29   Turkey Vulture 38.4% 54.1% 15.7%
30   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 46.8% 16.9%
31   Mourning Dove 47.8% 45.0% 2.8%
32   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 40.5% 30.6%
33   Carolina Wren 70.8% 39.6% 31.2%
34   Downy Woodpecker 40.3% 37.8% 2.5%
35   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 36.9% 15.0%
36   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 35.1% 12.0%
37   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.5% 32.4% 25.1%
38   Fish Crow 34.0% 32.4% 1.6%
39   American Redstart 22.1% 32.4% 10.3%
40   Killdeer 19.5% 32.4% 12.9%
41   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 30.6% 9.7%
42   House Wren 8.5% 30.6% 22.1%
43   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 29.7% 15.7%
44   Great Egret 2.5% 28.8% 26.3%
45   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 27.0% 3.0%
46   Pileated Woodpecker 19.0% 24.3% 5.3%
47   Black-and-white Warbler 15.1% 24.3% 9.2%
48   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 23.4% 23.4%
49   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.0% 22.5% 26.5%
50   Chimney Swift 27.5% 22.5% 5.0%
51   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 22.5% 14.9%
52   Common Raven 0.2% 22.5% 22.3%
53   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 21.6% 6.1%
54   Eastern Bluebird 49.6% 20.7% 28.9%
55   Northern Parula 35.3% 19.8% 15.5%
56   Black Vulture 20.5% 19.8% 0.7%
57   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 19.8% 7.7%
58   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.8% 15.3% 5.5%
59   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 15.3% 7.4%
60   House Finch 29.3% 14.4% 14.9%
61   Green Heron 9.8% 14.4% 4.6%
62   Hairy Woodpecker 8.8% 14.4% 5.6%
63   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.0% 13.5% 6.5%
64   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 12.6% 11.5%
65   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.5% 12.6% 12.1%
66   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 11.7% 3.9%
67   Wood Thrush 13.0% 10.8% 2.2%
68   Northern Waterthrush 6.7% 9.9% 3.2%
69   Bufflehead 0% 9.9% 9.9%
70   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 9.0% 25.2%
71   Ovenbird 17.6% 9.0% 8.6%
72   Osprey 16.3% 8.1% 8.2%
73   Scarlet Tanager 11.6% 7.2% 4.4%
74   Least Sandpiper 4.9% 7.2% 2.3%
75   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 6.3% 4.2%
76   Palm Warbler 0.7% 6.3% 5.6%
77   Veery 2.8% 5.4% 2.6%
78   Ring-billed Gull 1.3% 5.4% 4.1%
79   Bank Swallow 1.2% 5.4% 4.2%
80   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 4.5% 3.4%
81   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 4.5% 4.2%
82   Willow Flycatcher 0.2% 4.5% 4.3%
83   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.6% 3.6% 8.0%
84   Swainson's Thrush 7.0% 3.6% 3.4%
85   Cliff Swallow 5.0% 3.6% 1.4%
86   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 3.6% 0.3%
87   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.2% 3.6% 2.4%
88   Broad-winged Hawk 0.8% 3.6% 2.8%
89   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 3.6% 3.1%
90   Canada Warbler 0.4% 3.6% 3.2%
91   Blue-winged Warbler 0.2% 3.6% 3.4%
92   Least Flycatcher 0.0% 3.6% 3.6%
93   Gadwall 0.0% 3.6% 3.6%
94   Indigo Bunting 45.6% 2.7% 42.9%
95   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 2.7% 9.4%
96   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 2.7% 9.4%
97   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 2.7% 5.0%
98   Wilson's Warbler 0.5% 2.7% 2.2%
99   Tennessee Warbler 0.1% 2.7% 2.6%
100   Brown Creeper 0.0% 2.7% 2.7%
101   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 1.8% 34.7%
102   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 1.8% 14.4%
103   Bald Eagle 10.5% 1.8% 8.7%
104   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 1.8% 3.8%
105   Semipalmated Plover 2.0% 1.8% 0.1%
106   Wild Turkey 1.4% 1.8% 0.4%
107   Greater Yellowlegs 1.0% 1.8% 0.8%
108   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 1.8% 1.0%
109   Ruddy Duck 0.4% 1.8% 1.4%
110   Blackburnian Warbler 0.3% 1.8% 1.5%
111   Common Loon 0.3% 1.8% 1.5%
112   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.3% 1.8% 1.5%
113   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%
114   Northern Shoveler 0.1% 1.8% 1.7%
115   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 1.8% 1.8%
116   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 0.9% 33.9%
117   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.9% 0.9% 31.0%
118   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.1% 0.9% 17.2%
119   Prothonotary Warbler 15.9% 0.9% 15.0%
120   Purple Martin 10.5% 0.9% 9.6%
121   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.0% 0.9% 6.1%
122   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 0.9% 1.8%
123   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 0.9% 1.1%
124   Worm-eating Warbler 1.0% 0.9% 0.1%
125   Snowy Egret 0.4% 0.9% 0.5%
126   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.4% 0.9% 0.5%
127   Least Bittern 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
128   White-crowned Sparrow 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
129   American Herring Gull 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
130   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
131   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
132   American Pipit 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
133   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%
134   Cerulean Warbler 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%
135   Nashville Warbler 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%
136   Purple Finch 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%
137   Virginia Rail 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%
138   American Black Duck 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%