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Top Birds at Central Park--The Lake in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 281 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--The Lake 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   House Sparrow 3.3% 74.0% 70.7%
2   Canada Goose 41.2% 65.5% 24.3%
3   Mallard 28.2% 64.8% 36.6%
4   American Robin 38.0% 57.3% 19.3%
5   European Starling 20.4% 53.4% 33.0%
6   Warbling Vireo 1.4% 44.1% 42.7%
7   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 43.4% 36.1%
8   Gray Catbird 28.1% 42.7% 14.6%
9   Common Grackle 33.9% 38.8% 4.9%
10   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 37.7% 2.6%
11   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 36.7% 31.1%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 36.3% 19.5%
13   Blue Jay 41.8% 35.6% 6.3%
14   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 32.4% 5.1%
15   American Redstart 22.1% 29.5% 7.4%
16   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 29.5% 29.5%
17   Mourning Dove 47.8% 28.5% 19.4%
18   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 28.5% 27.3%
19   Northern Waterthrush 6.7% 24.9% 18.2%
20   Northern Parula 35.3% 23.5% 11.8%
21   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 23.1% 15.3%
22   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 23.1% 19.8%
23   Black-and-white Warbler 15.1% 21.0% 5.8%
24   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 18.9% 11.3%
25   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 18.5% 6.4%
26   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 18.1% 10.2%
27   Ovenbird 17.6% 17.4% 0.2%
28   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 16.7% 6.8%
29   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.3% 15.3% 39.0%
30   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.2% 15.3% 14.1%
31   Downy Woodpecker 40.3% 12.8% 27.5%
32   Great Egret 2.5% 12.5% 9.9%
33   Chimney Swift 27.5% 11.7% 15.8%
34   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 11.4% 40.5%
35   Barn Swallow 30.1% 11.4% 18.7%
36   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.3% 10.7% 9.4%
37   Song Sparrow 15.7% 10.3% 5.4%
38   Northern Flicker 8.5% 10.3% 1.8%
39   Wilson's Warbler 0.5% 10.0% 9.4%
40   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 9.6% 4.4%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 9.6% 2.5%
42   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 8.5% 18.5%
43   Swainson's Thrush 7.0% 7.8% 0.8%
44   Veery 2.8% 7.8% 5.0%
45   Canada Warbler 0.4% 7.5% 7.0%
46   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.5% 7.1% 6.6%
47   Wood Thrush 13.0% 6.8% 6.2%
48   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 6.8% 4.8%
49   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 6.4% 23.6%
50   Scarlet Tanager 11.6% 6.4% 5.2%
51   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.0% 6.0% 43.0%
52   American Crow 56.2% 5.7% 50.5%
53   House Finch 29.3% 5.7% 23.6%
54   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 5.3% 3.2%
55   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 5.3% 4.2%
56   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.4% 5.3% 5.0%
57   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.8% 5.0% 15.8%
58   Wood Duck 12.5% 5.0% 7.5%
59   American Goldfinch 45.0% 4.6% 40.4%
60   Blackburnian Warbler 0.3% 4.6% 4.3%
61   Nashville Warbler 0.0% 4.6% 4.6%
62   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 4.3% 3.5%
63   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 4.3% 3.9%
64   Indigo Bunting 45.6% 3.9% 41.7%
65   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 3.9% 32.6%
66   American Herring Gull 0.1% 3.9% 3.8%
67   Tennessee Warbler 0.1% 3.6% 3.4%
68   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 3.2% 33.9%
69   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 3.2% 12.4%
70   Gadwall 0.0% 3.2% 3.2%
71   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 2.8% 62.3%
72   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.5% 2.8% 54.7%
73   Chipping Sparrow 38.3% 2.8% 35.5%
74   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 2.8% 27.1%
75   House Wren 8.5% 2.5% 6.1%
76   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 2.5% 2.5%
77   Carolina Wren 70.8% 2.1% 68.7%
78   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 2.1% 43.1%
79   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 2.1% 1.6%
80   Blue-winged Warbler 0.2% 2.1% 1.9%
81   Northern Shoveler 0.1% 2.1% 2.1%
82   Summer Tanager 37.8% 1.8% 36.0%
83   Prairie Warbler 6.7% 1.8% 4.9%
84   Palm Warbler 0.7% 1.8% 1.1%
85   White-crowned Sparrow 0.1% 1.8% 1.7%
86   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.1% 1.4% 16.7%
87   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 1.4% 14.8%
88   Prothonotary Warbler 15.9% 1.4% 14.5%
89   Tree Swallow 15.2% 1.4% 13.8%
90   Hooded Warbler 10.5% 1.4% 9.0%
91   Green Heron 9.8% 1.4% 8.4%
92   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.0% 1.4% 5.6%
93   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.0% 1.4% 5.6%
94   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 1.4% 0.1%
95   Field Sparrow 3.0% 1.1% 1.9%
96   Least Flycatcher 0.0% 1.1% 1.0%
97   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 0.7% 34.1%
98   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 0.7% 22.4%
99   Yellow-throated Warbler 16.2% 0.7% 15.5%
100   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.6% 0.7% 10.9%
101   Worm-eating Warbler 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
102   American Kestrel 0.6% 0.7% 0.1%
103   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
104   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.0% 0.7% 0.7%
105   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 0.7% 0.7%
106   Turkey Vulture 38.4% 0.4% 38.0%
107   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 0.4% 33.8%
108   Fish Crow 34.0% 0.4% 33.7%
109   Blue Grosbeak 23.8% 0.4% 23.5%
110   Osprey 16.3% 0.4% 16.0%
111   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 0.4% 15.1%
112   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 0.4% 11.7%
113   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 0.4% 7.3%
114   Kentucky Warbler 2.9% 0.4% 2.5%
115   Ring-billed Gull 1.3% 0.4% 0.9%
116   Swainson's Warbler 0.7% 0.4% 0.3%
117   Ruddy Duck 0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
118   Snowy Egret 0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
119   Mute Swan 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
120   Laughing Gull 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
121   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
122   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
123   Cerulean Warbler 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
124   Mourning Warbler 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
125   Winter Wren 0% 0.4% 0.4%
126   Brant 0% 0.4% 0.4%
127   Bicknell's Thrush 0% 0.4% 0.4%
128   Northern Red Bishop 0% 0.4% 0.4%