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Top Birds at Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) in November
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 145 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) in November. 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   Song Sparrow 44.9% 86.9% 42.0%
2   European Starling 40.2% 79.3% 39.1%
3   House Sparrow 40.1% 79.3% 39.2%
4   Mourning Dove 38.5% 77.2% 38.7%
5   White-throated Sparrow 56.1% 76.6% 20.4%
6   Dark-eyed Junco 37.1% 71.0% 34.0%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 25.9% 71.0% 45.2%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 28.0% 66.9% 38.9%
9   American Kestrel 7.7% 66.9% 59.2%
10   Herring Gull 38.9% 64.1% 25.2%
11   Ring-billed Gull 42.8% 60.7% 17.9%
12   Red-tailed Hawk 26.3% 60.0% 33.7%
13   Northern Mockingbird 30.5% 58.6% 28.1%
14   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 57.2% 17.2%
15   Yellow-rumped Warbler 19.5% 57.2% 37.7%
16   Northern Flicker 17.5% 56.6% 39.1%
17   Blue Jay 45.4% 53.8% 8.4%
18   Rock Pigeon 31.3% 53.1% 21.9%
19   American Robin 43.8% 50.3% 6.5%
20   American Goldfinch 28.7% 46.2% 17.6%
21   Golden-crowned Kinglet 14.4% 44.1% 29.8%
22   Hermit Thrush 19.1% 43.4% 24.3%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 17.3% 38.6% 21.4%
24   Canada Goose 45.2% 36.6% 8.6%
25   American Black Duck 22.6% 33.1% 10.5%
26   Carolina Wren 19.3% 32.4% 13.1%
27   Brant 18.4% 31.0% 12.6%
28   Chipping Sparrow 7.5% 29.0% 21.4%
29   Swamp Sparrow 15.5% 26.9% 11.4%
30   Eastern Phoebe 5.4% 26.9% 21.4%
31   Palm Warbler 4.1% 26.9% 22.8%
32   Mallard 46.6% 26.2% 20.4%
33   Cooper's Hawk 12.7% 25.5% 12.9%
34   Red-bellied Woodpecker 31.5% 24.1% 7.3%
35   Downy Woodpecker 29.8% 22.1% 7.7%
36   Black-capped Chickadee 27.0% 22.1% 5.0%
37   House Finch 18.4% 22.1% 3.7%
38   Tufted Titmouse 22.1% 21.4% 0.8%
39   American Crow 22.1% 21.4% 0.7%
40   Winter Wren 7.0% 17.2% 10.2%
41   Laughing Gull 7.5% 16.6% 9.0%
42   Savannah Sparrow 5.9% 16.6% 10.6%
43   Eastern Meadowlark 0.6% 15.2% 14.6%
44   Gray Catbird 6.7% 13.1% 6.4%
45   Eastern Bluebird 4.2% 13.1% 8.9%
46   Brown-headed Cowbird 3.8% 13.1% 9.3%
47   Great Blue Heron 21.7% 12.4% 9.3%
48   Red-winged Blackbird 17.3% 12.4% 4.9%
49   Brown Creeper 5.6% 11.7% 6.1%
50   Cedar Waxwing 10.3% 11.0% 0.7%
51   Fish Crow 4.3% 10.3% 6.1%
52   White-breasted Nuthatch 19.2% 9.7% 9.6%
53   Merlin 4.3% 9.7% 5.4%
54   Eastern Towhee 4.0% 9.7% 5.6%
55   Field Sparrow 4.4% 9.0% 4.6%
56   Blue-headed Vireo 1.1% 9.0% 7.8%
57   Fox Sparrow 9.2% 8.3% 0.9%
58   Common Grackle 13.6% 6.9% 6.7%
59   White-crowned Sparrow 2.5% 6.9% 4.4%
60   Common Yellowthroat 2.0% 6.9% 4.8%
61   Bufflehead 21.8% 6.2% 15.6%
62   Bald Eagle 5.0% 5.5% 0.5%
63   Purple Finch 6.5% 4.8% 1.6%
64   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.6% 4.8% 3.2%
65   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 4.1% 2.9%
66   Vesper Sparrow 0.5% 4.1% 3.6%
67   Common Raven 5.3% 3.4% 1.9%
68   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.6% 2.8% 0.9%
69   American Tree Sparrow 3.0% 2.8% 0.3%
70   American Pipit 2.9% 2.8% 0.1%
71   House Wren 0.3% 2.8% 2.5%
72   Gadwall 13.9% 2.1% 11.8%
73   Sharp-shinned Hawk 6.3% 2.1% 4.2%
74   Pine Siskin 4.7% 2.1% 2.6%
75   Killdeer 3.0% 2.1% 0.9%
76   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.7% 2.1% 1.4%
77   Pine Warbler 0.6% 2.1% 1.5%
78   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.7% 1.4% 7.3%
79   Common Loon 6.8% 1.4% 5.4%
80   Red-breasted Merganser 6.6% 1.4% 5.2%
81   Red-shouldered Hawk 3.4% 1.4% 2.0%
82   American Woodcock 1.5% 1.4% 0.2%
83   Ovenbird 0.9% 1.4% 0.5%
84   Marsh Wren 0.6% 1.4% 0.8%
85   Baltimore Oriole 0.5% 1.4% 0.9%
86   Nashville Warbler 0.3% 1.4% 1.0%
87   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%
88   Prairie Warbler 0.0% 1.4% 1.3%
89   Hooded Merganser 14.2% 0.7% 13.5%
90   Mute Swan 13.4% 0.7% 12.7%
91   Belted Kingfisher 10.7% 0.7% 10.0%
92   Great Egret 5.6% 0.7% 4.9%
93   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 0.7% 2.2%
94   Horned Lark 2.0% 0.7% 1.3%
95   Snow Bunting 1.9% 0.7% 1.2%
96   Tree Swallow 1.9% 0.7% 1.2%
97   Osprey 1.5% 0.7% 0.8%
98   Purple Sandpiper 0.6% 0.7% 0.1%
99   Black-throated Blue Warbler 0.4% 0.7% 0.3%
100   Cattle Egret 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
101   Spotted Sandpiper 0.0% 0.7% 0.6%
102   Great Crested Flycatcher 0.0% 0.7% 0.7%
103   Black-billed Cuckoo 0% 0.7% 0.7%