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Top Birds at Ridgewood Reservoir in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 131 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Ridgewood Reservoir 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% 93.1% 19.9%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 93.1% 39.9%
3   Gray Catbird 65.9% 88.5% 22.6%
4   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 87.8% 45.2%
5   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 80.9% 21.9%
6   Mourning Dove 53.4% 78.6% 25.2%
7   Chimney Swift 29.7% 77.1% 47.4%
8   Baltimore Oriole 44.6% 76.3% 31.7%
9   House Sparrow 56.9% 74.0% 17.1%
10   European Starling 58.4% 71.0% 12.6%
11   Blue Jay 49.2% 61.8% 12.6%
12   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 58.8% 19.3%
13   American Redstart 40.4% 58.0% 17.6%
14   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 54.2% 22.1%
15   Common Grackle 54.9% 53.4% 1.5%
16   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 50.4% 2.9%
17   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 49.6% 14.2%
18   Mute Swan 11.5% 49.6% 38.1%
19   American Goldfinch 28.6% 44.3% 15.6%
20   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 43.5% 15.4%
21   Barn Swallow 31.7% 42.7% 11.0%
22   Northern Parula 35.7% 41.2% 5.5%
23   House Wren 26.7% 40.5% 13.7%
24   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 38.9% 5.1%
25   Song Sparrow 35.5% 38.2% 2.6%
26   American Crow 17.6% 35.9% 18.3%
27   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 35.9% 19.1%
28   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 32.1% 6.1%
29   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 31.3% 3.0%
30   Mallard 49.3% 30.5% 18.8%
31   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 30.5% 3.0%
32   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 30.5% 8.7%
33   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 29.8% 1.8%
34   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 29.8% 9.0%
35   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 28.2% 13.8%
36   Ovenbird 32.7% 26.0% 6.8%
37   Laughing Gull 16.9% 26.0% 9.1%
38   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 23.7% 0.4%
39   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 23.7% 3.9%
40   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 23.7% 6.8%
41   Herring Gull 23.4% 22.1% 1.3%
42   Northern Flicker 29.1% 21.4% 7.7%
43   Carolina Wren 19.8% 20.6% 0.8%
44   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 17.6% 9.2%
45   Wood Thrush 23.1% 16.8% 6.3%
46   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 16.8% 6.0%
47   Tree Swallow 22.4% 16.8% 5.6%
48   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 16.8% 3.4%
49   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 16.8% 3.7%
50   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 16.0% 0.4%
51   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 16.0% 0.2%
52   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 13.7% 4.6%
53   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 13.7% 4.9%
54   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 13.0% 6.9%
55   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 13.0% 1.3%
56   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 12.2% 5.6%
57   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 12.2% 1.1%
58   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 12.2% 5.9%
59   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 11.5% 1.7%
60   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 11.5% 0.6%
61   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 10.7% 8.2%
62   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 10.7% 7.4%
63   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 10.7% 1.4%
64   Canada Warbler 11.7% 9.9% 1.8%
65   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 9.9% 0.1%
66   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 9.9% 0.5%
67   Wood Duck 9.3% 9.9% 0.6%
68   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 9.2% 0.7%
69   Double-crested Cormorant 34.1% 8.4% 25.7%
70   House Finch 16.0% 8.4% 7.6%
71   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 8.4% 0.4%
72   Osprey 16.4% 7.6% 8.8%
73   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 7.6% 6.7%
74   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 7.6% 4.7%
75   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 7.6% 1.3%
76   Veery 20.1% 6.9% 13.2%
77   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 6.9% 8.7%
78   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 6.9% 4.2%
79   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 6.9% 1.4%
80   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 6.9% 2.6%
81   Canada Goose 45.2% 6.1% 39.0%
82   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 6.1% 6.0%
83   Fish Crow 10.9% 5.3% 5.5%
84   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 5.3% 4.4%
85   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 5.3% 1.6%
86   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 5.3% 0.7%
87   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 4.6% 3.7%
88   Palm Warbler 5.3% 4.6% 0.7%
89   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 4.6% 0.6%
90   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 3.8% 2.8%
91   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 3.8% 2.1%
92   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 3.8% 2.0%
93   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 3.8% 0.9%
94   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 3.1% 7.7%
95   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 3.1% 7.2%
96   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 3.1% 4.3%
97   Field Sparrow 3.4% 3.1% 0.3%
98   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 3.1% 0.3%
99   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 3.1% 0.3%
100   Common Raven 2.5% 3.1% 0.5%
101   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 3.1% 1.7%
102   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 2.3% 7.3%
103   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 2.3% 3.2%
104   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 2.3% 1.7%
105   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 2.3% 1.2%
106   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 2.3% 0.5%
107   American Kestrel 2.2% 2.3% 0.1%
108   Pine Warbler 1.7% 2.3% 0.6%
109   Purple Finch 1.3% 2.3% 1.0%
110   Ring-necked Pheasant 1.0% 2.3% 1.3%
111   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.0% 2.3% 1.3%
112   Great Egret 25.4% 1.5% 23.9%
113   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 1.5% 10.1%
114   Brant 10.8% 1.5% 9.2%
115   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 1.5% 2.7%
116   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 1.5% 1.7%
117   Bank Swallow 2.5% 1.5% 1.0%
118   Common Loon 2.4% 1.5% 0.9%
119   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 1.5% 0.0%
120   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 1.5% 0.9%
121   American Woodcock 0.5% 1.5% 1.0%
122   Green Heron 9.0% 0.8% 8.2%
123   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 0.8% 6.4%
124   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 0.8% 4.1%
125   Marsh Wren 4.6% 0.8% 3.9%
126   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 0.8% 2.9%
127   Bald Eagle 2.5% 0.8% 1.7%
128   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 0.8% 1.2%
129   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.3% 0.8% 0.5%
130   Bufflehead 1.2% 0.8% 0.4%
131   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 0.8% 0.3%
132   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 0.8% 0.2%
133   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
134   Kentucky Warbler 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
135   Hooded Merganser 0.2% 0.8% 0.5%
136   Pied-billed Grebe 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%