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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 10 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh 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   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 90.0% 47.4%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 70.0% 16.7%
3   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 70.0% 37.8%
4   Barn Swallow 31.7% 70.0% 38.3%
5   American Robin 73.3% 60.0% 13.3%
6   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 60.0% 12.5%
7   Great Egret 25.4% 60.0% 34.6%
8   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 50.0% 5.3%
9   Song Sparrow 35.5% 50.0% 14.5%
10   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 40.0% 19.0%
11   Mallard 49.3% 40.0% 9.3%
12   Marsh Wren 4.6% 40.0% 35.4%
13   Gray Catbird 65.9% 30.0% 35.9%
14   Common Grackle 54.9% 30.0% 24.9%
15   Mourning Dove 53.4% 30.0% 23.4%
16   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 30.0% 8.2%
17   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 30.0% 4.0%
18   House Wren 26.7% 30.0% 3.3%
19   Osprey 16.4% 30.0% 13.6%
20   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 30.0% 18.0%
21   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 30.0% 24.6%
22   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.7% 30.0% 29.3%
23   Blue Jay 49.3% 20.0% 29.3%
24   Canada Goose 45.1% 20.0% 25.1%
25   Northern Flicker 29.1% 20.0% 9.1%
26   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 20.0% 6.7%
27   Herring Gull 23.4% 20.0% 3.4%
28   Wood Thrush 23.1% 20.0% 3.1%
29   Tree Swallow 22.4% 20.0% 2.4%
30   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 20.0% 0.2%
31   Laughing Gull 16.9% 20.0% 3.1%
32   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 20.0% 5.7%
33   Snowy Egret 9.9% 20.0% 10.1%
34   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 20.0% 10.2%
35   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 20.0% 10.4%
36   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 20.0% 16.1%
37   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 20.0% 18.0%
38   European Starling 58.4% 10.0% 48.4%
39   House Sparrow 57.0% 10.0% 47.0%
40   American Redstart 40.4% 10.0% 30.4%
41   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 10.0% 25.5%
42   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 10.0% 12.8%
43   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 10.0% 9.9%
44   Carolina Wren 19.8% 10.0% 9.8%
45   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 10.0% 6.8%
46   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 10.0% 6.8%
47   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 10.0% 4.5%
48   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 10.0% 0.2%
49   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 10.0% 2.1%
50   American Black Duck 5.0% 10.0% 5.0%
51   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 10.0% 5.1%
52   Virginia Rail 0.3% 10.0% 9.7%