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Top Birds at Dead Horse Point in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 72 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Dead Horse Point 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 Oystercatcher 7.9% 91.7% 83.8%
2   Brant 10.7% 86.1% 75.4%
3   Laughing Gull 16.8% 83.3% 66.5%
4   Herring Gull 23.4% 77.8% 54.4%
5   American Robin 73.3% 75.0% 1.7%
6   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 75.0% 21.7%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 72.2% 38.2%
8   Gray Catbird 65.9% 69.4% 3.5%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 61.1% 47.8%
10   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 59.7% 17.1%
11   Mallard 49.3% 58.3% 9.0%
12   Song Sparrow 35.5% 58.3% 22.8%
13   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 56.9% 21.5%
14   European Starling 58.4% 52.8% 5.7%
15   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 51.4% 3.9%
16   Barn Swallow 31.7% 48.6% 16.9%
17   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 47.2% 20.5%
18   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 47.2% 34.9%
19   Common Tern 5.8% 47.2% 41.4%
20   Eastern Towhee 19.8% 45.8% 26.0%
21   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 41.7% 17.4%
22   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 40.3% 35.8%
23   Mourning Dove 53.4% 36.1% 17.3%
24   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 34.7% 29.9%
25   House Sparrow 57.0% 33.3% 23.6%
26   American Redstart 40.4% 29.2% 11.2%
27   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 29.2% 8.4%
28   American Black Duck 5.0% 29.2% 24.1%
29   Least Tern 3.9% 29.2% 25.2%
30   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 29.2% 27.0%
31   Greater Scaup 0.4% 27.8% 27.4%
32   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 26.4% 12.1%
33   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 26.4% 24.7%
34   American Crow 17.6% 23.6% 6.0%
35   House Wren 26.7% 22.2% 4.5%
36   Great Egret 25.4% 22.2% 3.2%
37   Forster's Tern 7.9% 22.2% 14.3%
38   Willet 5.8% 22.2% 16.4%
39   Carolina Wren 19.8% 20.8% 1.0%
40   Common Loon 2.4% 19.4% 17.0%
41   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 18.1% 16.3%
42   Mute Swan 11.5% 18.1% 6.5%
43   Osprey 16.4% 16.7% 0.2%
44   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 16.7% 11.5%
45   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 16.7% 13.2%
46   American Goldfinch 28.7% 15.3% 13.4%
47   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 15.3% 9.9%
48   Snowy Egret 9.9% 12.5% 2.6%
49   Northern Flicker 29.1% 11.1% 18.0%
50   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 11.1% 5.7%
51   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 11.1% 1.9%
52   Fish Crow 10.9% 11.1% 0.3%
53   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 11.1% 4.0%
54   Sanderling 1.6% 11.1% 9.5%
55   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 9.7% 35.0%
56   Tree Swallow 22.4% 9.7% 12.7%
57   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 8.3% 1.0%
58   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 8.3% 2.5%
59   Northern Parula 35.7% 6.9% 28.8%
60   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 6.9% 14.9%
61   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 6.9% 2.6%
62   Dunlin 2.2% 6.9% 4.7%
63   Black Scoter 0.2% 6.9% 6.7%
64   Ovenbird 32.7% 5.6% 27.2%
65   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 5.6% 26.6%
66   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 5.6% 22.0%
67   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 5.6% 4.2%
68   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 5.6% 0.7%
69   Black Skimmer 1.7% 5.6% 3.9%
70   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 5.6% 4.5%
71   Common Grackle 54.9% 4.2% 50.8%
72   Canada Goose 45.1% 4.2% 41.0%
73   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 4.2% 34.0%
74   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 4.2% 29.6%
75   Chimney Swift 29.8% 4.2% 25.7%
76   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 4.2% 18.6%
77   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 4.2% 5.9%
78   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 4.2% 1.2%
79   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 2.8% 36.8%
80   Veery 20.1% 2.8% 17.3%
81   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 2.8% 15.3%
82   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 2.8% 15.0%
83   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 2.8% 14.1%
84   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 2.8% 11.5%
85   Gadwall 7.0% 2.8% 4.2%
86   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 2.8% 3.5%
87   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 2.8% 2.7%
88   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 2.8% 1.5%
89   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 2.8% 0.1%
90   American Kestrel 2.2% 2.8% 0.6%
91   Bufflehead 1.2% 2.8% 1.6%
92   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 2.8% 2.5%
93   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 1.4% 26.8%
94   Wood Thrush 23.1% 1.4% 21.7%
95   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 1.4% 16.9%
96   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 1.4% 13.1%
97   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 1.4% 9.7%
98   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 1.4% 9.7%
99   Wood Duck 9.3% 1.4% 7.9%
100   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 1.4% 7.5%
101   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 1.4% 2.3%
102   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 1.4% 2.1%
103   Field Sparrow 3.4% 1.4% 2.0%
104   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 1.4% 1.8%
105   Bank Swallow 2.5% 1.4% 1.1%
106   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.7% 1.4% 0.6%
107   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.7% 1.4% 0.7%
108   Red Knot 0.7% 1.4% 0.7%
109   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 1.4% 0.8%
110   Horned Grebe 0.2% 1.4% 1.2%
111   Surf Scoter 0.2% 1.4% 1.2%
112   White-winged Scoter 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%
113   Harlequin Duck 0.0% 1.4% 1.4%