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Top Birds at Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 51 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 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   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 66.7% 32.7%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 51.0% 2.3%
3   Mallard 49.3% 49.0% 0.3%
4   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 49.0% 34.7%
5   Great Egret 25.4% 47.1% 21.7%
6   Herring Gull 23.4% 47.1% 23.6%
7   Mute Swan 11.5% 47.1% 35.6%
8   Canada Goose 45.1% 41.2% 3.9%
9   American Robin 73.3% 39.2% 34.1%
10   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 39.2% 3.4%
11   Tree Swallow 22.4% 39.2% 16.8%
12   Least Tern 3.9% 37.3% 33.3%
13   Osprey 16.4% 31.4% 15.0%
14   Song Sparrow 35.5% 29.4% 6.1%
15   Barn Swallow 31.7% 29.4% 2.3%
16   Marsh Wren 4.6% 29.4% 24.8%
17   Snowy Egret 9.9% 27.5% 17.5%
18   Gadwall 7.0% 27.5% 20.5%
19   Common Grackle 54.9% 25.5% 29.4%
20   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 23.5% 11.2%
21   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 23.5% 16.4%
22   Gray Catbird 66.0% 21.6% 44.4%
23   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 21.6% 9.9%
24   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 21.6% 12.0%
25   Forster's Tern 7.9% 19.6% 11.7%
26   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 19.6% 13.7%
27   European Starling 58.4% 17.6% 40.8%
28   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 17.6% 14.9%
29   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 15.7% 31.9%
30   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 15.7% 4.1%
31   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 15.7% 11.1%
32   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 13.7% 8.8%
33   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 13.7% 10.4%
34   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 11.8% 20.4%
35   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 11.8% 1.5%
36   Mourning Dove 53.4% 9.8% 43.6%
37   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 9.8% 16.9%
38   Dunlin 2.2% 9.8% 7.6%
39   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 7.8% 27.6%
40   American Goldfinch 28.7% 7.8% 20.8%
41   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 7.8% 1.9%
42   Green-winged Teal 0.6% 7.8% 7.3%
43   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 5.9% 11.0%
44   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 5.9% 6.2%
45   Killdeer 9.3% 5.9% 3.4%
46   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 5.9% 0.5%
47   Bald Eagle 2.5% 5.9% 3.4%
48   Common Gallinule 0.1% 5.9% 5.7%
49   Blue Jay 49.3% 3.9% 45.4%
50   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 3.9% 40.8%
51   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 3.9% 24.2%
52   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 3.9% 12.9%
53   Wood Duck 9.3% 3.9% 5.4%
54   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 3.9% 1.2%
55   American Black Duck 5.0% 3.9% 1.1%
56   Pine Warbler 1.7% 3.9% 2.3%
57   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 3.9% 2.9%
58   Least Bittern 0.5% 3.9% 3.5%
59   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 2.0% 57.1%
60   House Sparrow 57.0% 2.0% 55.0%
61   American Redstart 40.4% 2.0% 38.5%
62   Chimney Swift 29.8% 2.0% 27.9%
63   Northern Flicker 29.1% 2.0% 27.1%
64   House Wren 26.7% 2.0% 24.8%
65   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 2.0% 19.9%
66   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 2.0% 18.8%
67   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 2.0% 16.1%
68   Laughing Gull 16.9% 2.0% 14.9%
69   Fish Crow 10.9% 2.0% 8.9%
70   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 2.0% 8.7%
71   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 2.0% 3.5%
72   Palm Warbler 5.3% 2.0% 3.3%
73   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 2.0% 2.3%
74   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 2.0% 2.2%
75   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 2.0% 0.1%
76   Bufflehead 1.2% 2.0% 0.8%
77   American Coot 0.9% 2.0% 1.1%
78   Blue-winged Teal 0.5% 2.0% 1.5%
79   Red-necked Grebe 0.0% 2.0% 1.9%