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Top Birds at Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 291 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) in April. 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 42.0% 89.0% 47.0%
2   European Starling 19.9% 88.7% 68.7%
3   House Sparrow 2.2% 87.6% 85.5%
4   Song Sparrow 23.8% 86.6% 62.8%
5   Red-winged Blackbird 26.8% 81.4% 54.7%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 25.8% 81.4% 55.7%
7   Brant 0% 81.1% 81.1%
8   American Herring Gull 0.5% 78.4% 77.9%
9   Northern Flicker 13.1% 78.0% 64.9%
10   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 75.6% 48.7%
11   Common Grackle 25.9% 75.6% 49.7%
12   Mallard 29.5% 74.6% 45.1%
13   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 72.9% 7.9%
14   Killdeer 17.3% 72.5% 55.3%
15   Mourning Dove 45.4% 71.5% 26.1%
16   Canada Goose 48.6% 69.8% 21.2%
17   American Black Duck 0.1% 66.0% 65.9%
18   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 65.3% 65.3%
19   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 63.2% 58.3%
20   Fish Crow 37.0% 61.9% 24.9%
21   Red-tailed Hawk 12.5% 58.4% 45.9%
22   White-throated Sparrow 57.3% 57.4% 0.1%
23   Laughing Gull 0.1% 54.0% 53.9%
24   Tree Swallow 14.5% 53.6% 39.1%
25   Blue Jay 48.6% 51.9% 3.3%
26   Chipping Sparrow 43.6% 47.8% 4.1%
27   Ring-billed Gull 6.3% 47.8% 41.5%
28   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 47.4% 39.2%
29   Barn Swallow 19.6% 42.3% 22.6%
30   Brown-headed Cowbird 38.0% 41.9% 3.9%
31   American Goldfinch 47.1% 40.9% 6.2%
32   Eastern Towhee 44.6% 39.9% 4.7%
33   Gadwall 0.1% 37.1% 37.0%
34   House Finch 27.2% 35.4% 8.2%
35   Savannah Sparrow 4.1% 35.4% 31.3%
36   Palm Warbler 7.9% 33.7% 25.8%
37   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 32.3% 0.7%
38   Dark-eyed Junco 5.1% 31.6% 26.5%
39   Eastern Phoebe 35.4% 28.9% 6.5%
40   Tufted Titmouse 70.2% 25.1% 45.1%
41   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.8% 25.1% 19.7%
42   American Kestrel 1.0% 24.4% 23.4%
43   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.3% 23.4% 35.0%
44   American Crow 56.7% 21.6% 35.1%
45   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 20.6% 6.6%
46   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 17.9% 17.2%
47   Bufflehead 1.3% 17.2% 15.9%
48   Osprey 17.5% 14.8% 2.8%
49   Field Sparrow 10.7% 14.8% 4.1%
50   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.2% 14.1% 12.9%
51   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 13.7% 13.0%
52   Gray Catbird 18.3% 12.4% 5.9%
53   Common Raven 0.4% 12.4% 12.0%
54   Brown Thrasher 19.9% 12.0% 7.9%
55   Carolina Wren 71.6% 10.7% 60.9%
56   Chimney Swift 13.9% 10.7% 3.3%
57   Brown Creeper 0.3% 10.7% 10.3%
58   Red-throated Loon 0% 10.7% 10.7%
59   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.3% 10.0% 12.3%
60   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 8.9% 6.2%
61   Pine Warbler 45.5% 8.6% 36.9%
62   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 8.6% 8.6%
63   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 8.2% 31.8%
64   Blue-headed Vireo 4.2% 7.6% 3.4%
65   Yellow Warbler 2.6% 7.6% 4.9%
66   Spotted Sandpiper 7.3% 7.2% 0.1%
67   House Wren 10.2% 6.2% 4.0%
68   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 63.5% 5.8% 57.7%
69   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 5.8% 36.9%
70   Ovenbird 18.8% 5.8% 13.0%
71   Wilson's Snipe 1.0% 5.8% 4.9%
72   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 28.5% 5.2% 23.4%
73   Pileated Woodpecker 20.4% 4.8% 15.6%
74   Bald Eagle 12.4% 4.8% 7.6%
75   Wood Thrush 7.9% 4.5% 3.5%
76   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 4.5% 4.4%
77   Northern Parula 36.6% 4.1% 32.5%
78   Common Yellowthroat 33.8% 4.1% 29.7%
79   Great Crested Flycatcher 22.4% 4.1% 18.3%
80   Eastern Meadowlark 6.6% 4.1% 2.4%
81   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 3.4% 0.4%
82   Great Egret 2.2% 3.4% 1.2%
83   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
84   Belted Kingfisher 18.6% 2.7% 15.9%
85   Northern Waterthrush 3.3% 2.7% 0.5%
86   Common Loon 0.6% 2.7% 2.1%
87   Warbling Vireo 0.2% 2.7% 2.5%
88   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 2.7% 2.7%
89   Purple Sandpiper 0% 2.7% 2.7%
90   Great Cormorant 0% 2.7% 2.7%
91   Black-throated Blue Warbler 6.0% 2.4% 3.6%
92   Least Sandpiper 1.1% 2.4% 1.3%
93   Snowy Egret 0.1% 2.4% 2.3%
94   Great Blue Heron 44.0% 2.1% 41.9%
95   American Redstart 9.3% 2.1% 7.3%
96   Orchard Oriole 7.2% 2.1% 5.1%
97   Winter Wren 1.3% 2.1% 0.7%
98   Purple Finch 0.7% 2.1% 1.4%
99   American Woodcock 0.1% 2.1% 2.0%
100   Common Tern 0.0% 2.1% 2.0%
101   American Oystercatcher 0.0% 2.1% 2.1%
102   White-eyed Vireo 39.6% 1.7% 37.9%
103   Indigo Bunting 13.6% 1.7% 11.9%
104   Green Heron 6.4% 1.7% 4.7%
105   Rusty Blackbird 0.8% 1.7% 0.9%
106   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.6% 1.7% 1.1%
107   Black Vulture 20.4% 1.4% 19.1%
108   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.8% 1.4% 0.4%
109   Merlin 0.2% 1.4% 1.1%
110   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 1.4% 1.4%
111   Prairie Warbler 7.5% 1.0% 6.5%
112   Cedar Waxwing 5.8% 1.0% 4.8%
113   Bonaparte's Gull 3.6% 1.0% 2.6%
114   Swainson's Thrush 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
115   Baltimore Oriole 0.7% 1.0% 0.3%
116   Fox Sparrow 0.1% 1.0% 1.0%
117   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 1.0% 1.0%
118   Eastern Kingbird 13.0% 0.7% 12.3%
119   Purple Martin 7.0% 0.7% 6.3%
120   Yellow-throated Vireo 6.4% 0.7% 5.7%
121   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.4% 0.7% 0.7%
122   Veery 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%
123   Blue-winged Warbler 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
124   Greater Yellowlegs 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
125   Lesser Scaup 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
126   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 0.7% 0.3%
127   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.3% 0.7% 0.4%
128   Forster's Tern 0.2% 0.7% 0.5%
129   Magnolia Warbler 0.2% 0.7% 0.5%
130   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
131   Greater Scaup 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
132   Wood Duck 13.3% 0.3% 13.0%
133   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.5% 0.3% 10.2%
134   Hairy Woodpecker 10.1% 0.3% 9.8%
135   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.1% 0.3% 8.7%
136   Scarlet Tanager 4.5% 0.3% 4.1%
137   Ruddy Duck 2.9% 0.3% 2.5%
138   Blue-winged Teal 2.2% 0.3% 1.9%
139   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.3% 0.3% 1.0%
140   Cape May Warbler 0.5% 0.3% 0.1%
141   Mute Swan 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
142   Green-winged Teal 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
143   Horned Grebe 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
144   Bank Swallow 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
145   Vesper Sparrow 0.3% 0.3% 0.1%
146   Blackburnian Warbler 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
147   Chestnut-sided Warbler 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
148   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
149   Nashville Warbler 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
150   Willet 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
151   Least Flycatcher 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
152   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
153   Swallow-tailed Kite 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
154   Iceland Gull 0% 0.3% 0.3%
155   Long-tailed Duck 0% 0.3% 0.3%
156   Northern Gannet 0% 0.3% 0.3%
157   Short-eared Owl 0% 0.3% 0.3%
158   Long-billed Dowitcher 0% 0.3% 0.3%