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

based on 15 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 August. 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   Great Egret 34.5% 73.3% 38.8%
2   Northern Cardinal 47.7% 66.7% 18.9%
3   Barn Swallow 39.9% 66.7% 26.8%
4   Snowy Egret 22.5% 66.7% 44.2%
5   Gray Catbird 54.7% 60.0% 5.3%
6   Laughing Gull 32.0% 60.0% 28.0%
7   Osprey 30.7% 60.0% 29.3%
8   Northern Flicker 26.0% 60.0% 34.0%
9   Mourning Dove 53.7% 53.3% 0.4%
10   Herring Gull 39.5% 53.3% 13.8%
11   American Goldfinch 37.6% 53.3% 15.7%
12   Blue Jay 35.3% 53.3% 18.0%
13   American Robin 57.2% 46.7% 10.6%
14   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 46.7% 21.4%
15   Carolina Wren 24.7% 46.7% 21.9%
16   European Starling 51.1% 40.0% 11.1%
17   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 40.0% 1.3%
18   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 40.0% 4.6%
19   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 40.0% 8.2%
20   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 40.0% 19.8%
21   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 33.3% 2.7%
22   Chimney Swift 23.8% 33.3% 9.5%
23   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 33.3% 11.3%
24   Marsh Wren 5.6% 33.3% 27.7%
25   Mallard 40.8% 26.7% 14.2%
26   Song Sparrow 35.0% 26.7% 8.4%
27   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 26.7% 1.8%
28   Common Grackle 28.2% 26.7% 1.6%
29   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 26.7% 2.5%
30   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 26.7% 7.3%
31   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 26.7% 11.5%
32   House Sparrow 50.0% 20.0% 30.0%
33   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 20.0% 16.0%
34   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 20.0% 3.2%
35   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 20.0% 4.9%
36   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 20.0% 8.6%
37   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 20.0% 14.0%
38   Clapper Rail 4.2% 20.0% 15.8%
39   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 13.3% 3.7%
40   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 13.3% 3.4%
41   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 13.3% 1.2%
42   House Wren 11.4% 13.3% 2.0%
43   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 13.3% 4.2%
44   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 13.3% 8.0%
45   Virginia Rail 0.1% 13.3% 13.2%
46   Canada Goose 40.8% 6.7% 34.2%
47   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 6.7% 20.4%
48   American Redstart 22.0% 6.7% 15.3%
49   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 6.7% 9.2%
50   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 6.7% 8.8%
51   House Finch 14.9% 6.7% 8.3%
52   Killdeer 14.2% 6.7% 7.5%
53   Tree Swallow 14.1% 6.7% 7.5%
54   Forster's Tern 13.2% 6.7% 6.5%
55   American Black Duck 10.1% 6.7% 3.4%
56   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 6.7% 3.3%
57   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.8% 6.7% 3.1%
58   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 6.7% 2.4%
59   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 6.7% 1.7%
60   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 6.7% 0.9%
61   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 6.7% 0.7%
62   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 6.7% 2.0%
63   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 6.7% 3.5%
64   Bank Swallow 3.1% 6.7% 3.6%
65   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 6.7% 4.4%
66   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.3% 6.7% 5.4%
67   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 6.7% 5.5%
68   Orchard Oriole 1.0% 6.7% 5.7%