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

based on 81 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 73.3% 92.6% 19.3%
2   Common Grackle 54.9% 88.9% 34.0%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 87.7% 34.4%
4   Canada Goose 45.1% 87.7% 42.6%
5   European Starling 58.4% 85.2% 26.8%
6   Mute Swan 11.5% 84.0% 72.5%
7   Mallard 49.3% 81.5% 32.2%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 81.5% 47.5%
9   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 81.5% 49.4%
10   Blue Jay 49.2% 80.2% 31.0%
11   Barn Swallow 31.7% 77.8% 46.1%
12   Baltimore Oriole 44.6% 75.3% 30.7%
13   Gray Catbird 65.9% 74.1% 8.1%
14   Song Sparrow 35.5% 74.1% 38.6%
15   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 69.1% 26.5%
16   Tree Swallow 22.4% 69.1% 46.7%
17   American Crow 17.6% 69.1% 51.5%
18   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 67.9% 51.1%
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.1% 65.4% 27.3%
20   Great Blue Heron 9.5% 65.4% 55.9%
21   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 64.2% 5.2%
22   American Goldfinch 28.6% 63.0% 34.3%
23   House Sparrow 57.0% 61.7% 4.8%
24   Northern Flicker 29.1% 60.5% 31.4%
25   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 58.0% 37.3%
26   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 58.0% 39.8%
27   Tufted Titmouse 15.5% 54.3% 38.8%
28   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 53.1% 43.4%
29   Wood Duck 9.3% 50.6% 41.3%
30   Mourning Dove 53.4% 43.2% 10.2%
31   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 42.0% 8.2%
32   Carolina Wren 19.8% 38.3% 18.5%
33   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 37.0% 8.9%
34   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 37.0% 10.3%
35   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 37.0% 26.4%
36   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 33.3% 18.9%
37   American Redstart 40.4% 32.1% 8.3%
38   House Wren 26.7% 29.6% 2.9%
39   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 29.6% 17.6%
40   Red-eyed Vireo 22.7% 28.4% 5.6%
41   Killdeer 9.3% 27.2% 17.9%
42   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 25.9% 13.6%
43   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 24.7% 12.6%
44   Fish Crow 10.8% 24.7% 13.8%
45   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 24.7% 22.2%
46   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 23.5% 24.1%
47   Chimney Swift 29.8% 23.5% 6.4%
48   Northern Parula 35.7% 21.0% 14.7%
49   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 21.0% 4.2%
50   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 19.8% 2.1%
51   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 19.8% 1.7%
52   Eastern Bluebird 1.2% 19.8% 18.6%
53   Great Egret 25.4% 18.5% 6.9%
54   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 18.5% 1.2%
55   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 16.0% 4.9%
56   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 16.0% 7.7%
57   Common Raven 2.5% 16.0% 13.5%
58   Black Vulture 2.2% 16.0% 13.8%
59   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 14.8% 4.6%
60   Green Heron 9.0% 14.8% 5.8%
61   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 13.6% 20.7%
62   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 13.6% 6.6%
63   Bufflehead 1.2% 13.6% 12.4%
64   Ovenbird 32.7% 11.1% 21.6%
65   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 9.9% 4.4%
66   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 9.9% 5.0%
67   House Finch 16.0% 8.6% 7.4%
68   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 7.4% 15.8%
69   Wood Thrush 23.1% 7.4% 15.7%
70   Palm Warbler 5.3% 7.4% 2.1%
71   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 7.4% 2.8%
72   Veery 20.1% 6.2% 13.9%
73   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 6.2% 12.7%
74   Bank Swallow 2.5% 6.2% 3.7%
75   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 4.9% 11.5%
76   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 4.9% 11.3%
77   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 4.9% 9.4%
78   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 4.9% 9.3%
79   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 4.9% 7.4%
80   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 4.9% 0.5%
81   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 4.9% 3.9%
82   Osprey 16.4% 3.7% 12.7%
83   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 3.7% 7.4%
84   Gadwall 7.0% 3.7% 3.3%
85   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 3.7% 2.9%
86   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 3.7% 2.2%
87   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 3.7% 2.6%
88   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 3.7% 2.9%
89   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 2.5% 33.0%
90   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 2.5% 25.5%
91   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 2.5% 25.1%
92   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 2.5% 15.3%
93   Canada Warbler 11.7% 2.5% 9.2%
94   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 2.5% 7.6%
95   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 2.5% 7.0%
96   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 2.5% 4.9%
97   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 2.5% 4.6%
98   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 2.5% 2.1%
99   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 2.5% 1.0%
100   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 2.5% 0.9%
101   Common Loon 2.4% 2.5% 0.0%
102   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 2.5% 1.5%
103   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 2.5% 1.7%
104   Brown Creeper 0.2% 2.5% 2.3%
105   Herring Gull 23.5% 1.2% 22.2%
106   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 1.2% 12.1%
107   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 1.2% 11.8%
108   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 1.2% 10.4%
109   Snowy Egret 9.9% 1.2% 8.7%
110   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 1.2% 7.6%
111   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 1.2% 5.8%
112   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 1.2% 5.1%
113   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 1.2% 4.7%
114   American Black Duck 5.0% 1.2% 3.8%
115   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 1.2% 3.1%
116   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 1.2% 3.0%
117   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 1.2% 2.7%
118   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 1.2% 2.4%
119   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 1.2% 2.1%
120   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 1.2% 1.6%
121   Wild Turkey 2.2% 1.2% 1.0%
122   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 1.2% 0.6%
123   Purple Finch 1.3% 1.2% 0.1%
124   Prothonotary Warbler 1.1% 1.2% 0.2%
125   Cerulean Warbler 0.7% 1.2% 0.6%
126   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 1.2% 1.1%