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Top Birds at Boonton Reservoir in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 97 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Boonton Reservoir 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% 85.6% 51.6%
2   Canada Goose 45.1% 67.0% 21.9%
3   Great Blue Heron 9.5% 63.9% 54.4%
4   Cliff Swallow 0.7% 56.7% 56.0%
5   American Robin 73.3% 50.5% 22.8%
6   House Sparrow 57.0% 50.5% 6.5%
7   Blue Jay 49.3% 43.3% 6.0%
8   Gray Catbird 66.0% 38.1% 27.8%
9   Common Grackle 54.9% 37.1% 17.8%
10   Mallard 49.3% 36.1% 13.2%
11   Common Loon 2.4% 36.1% 33.7%
12   Song Sparrow 35.5% 35.1% 0.5%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 34.0% 4.1%
14   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 34.0% 18.5%
15   Northern Flicker 29.1% 33.0% 3.9%
16   Tree Swallow 22.4% 33.0% 10.6%
17   Barn Swallow 31.7% 29.9% 1.8%
18   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 28.9% 30.2%
19   American Goldfinch 28.7% 27.8% 0.8%
20   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 24.7% 19.9%
21   American Crow 17.6% 22.7% 5.0%
22   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 22.7% 8.4%
23   European Starling 58.5% 21.6% 36.8%
24   Chimney Swift 29.8% 21.6% 8.2%
25   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 21.6% 19.0%
26   Great Egret 25.4% 20.6% 4.8%
27   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 20.6% 10.9%
28   Carolina Wren 19.8% 18.6% 1.3%
29   Mourning Dove 53.4% 17.5% 35.9%
30   House Wren 26.7% 17.5% 9.2%
31   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 15.5% 29.2%
32   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 15.5% 4.3%
33   Bald Eagle 2.5% 15.5% 13.0%
34   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 14.4% 2.4%
35   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 13.4% 4.7%
36   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 12.4% 23.1%
37   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 12.4% 5.9%
38   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 12.4% 1.7%
39   Common Yellowthroat 47.6% 11.3% 36.2%
40   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 11.3% 22.5%
41   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 11.3% 0.8%
42   Common Merganser 0.4% 11.3% 10.9%
43   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 10.3% 24.0%
44   Osprey 16.4% 10.3% 6.1%
45   Mute Swan 11.5% 10.3% 1.2%
46   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 10.3% 7.8%
47   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 9.3% 18.9%
48   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 9.3% 11.5%
49   Fish Crow 10.9% 9.3% 1.6%
50   Red-winged Blackbird 53.4% 8.2% 45.1%
51   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 8.2% 14.5%
52   House Finch 16.0% 8.2% 7.8%
53   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 8.2% 4.1%
54   Yellow Warbler 42.7% 7.2% 35.4%
55   Ovenbird 32.7% 7.2% 25.5%
56   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 7.2% 19.5%
57   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 7.2% 3.0%
58   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 6.2% 26.0%
59   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 6.2% 21.8%
60   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 5.2% 9.3%
61   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 5.2% 6.0%
62   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 4.1% 17.8%
63   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 4.1% 12.7%
64   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 4.1% 7.5%
65   Wood Duck 9.3% 4.1% 5.2%
66   American Redstart 40.4% 3.1% 37.3%
67   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 3.1% 36.5%
68   Northern Parula 35.7% 3.1% 32.6%
69   Herring Gull 23.5% 3.1% 20.4%
70   Wood Thrush 23.1% 3.1% 20.0%
71   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 3.1% 15.8%
72   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 3.1% 13.8%
73   Green Heron 9.0% 3.1% 5.9%
74   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 3.1% 5.2%
75   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 3.1% 2.0%
76   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 3.1% 2.0%
77   Horned Grebe 0.2% 3.1% 2.9%
78   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 2.1% 21.2%
79   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 2.1% 18.1%
80   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 2.1% 15.7%
81   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 2.1% 11.1%
82   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 2.1% 7.4%
83   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 2.1% 4.6%
84   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 2.1% 3.7%
85   Black Vulture 2.2% 2.1% 0.2%
86   Wild Turkey 2.2% 2.1% 0.1%
87   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 2.1% 0.4%
88   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 2.1% 1.5%
89   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 1.0% 26.5%
90   Veery 20.1% 1.0% 19.0%
91   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 1.0% 18.8%
92   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 1.0% 15.4%
93   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 1.0% 13.2%
94   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 1.0% 12.3%
95   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 1.0% 12.0%
96   Canada Warbler 11.7% 1.0% 10.7%
97   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 1.0% 9.2%
98   Killdeer 9.3% 1.0% 8.3%
99   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 1.0% 7.9%
100   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 1.0% 7.8%
101   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 1.0% 6.3%
102   Gadwall 7.0% 1.0% 5.9%
103   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 1.0% 5.3%
104   Common Tern 5.8% 1.0% 4.8%
105   American Black Duck 5.0% 1.0% 4.0%
106   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 1.0% 2.3%
107   Common Raven 2.5% 1.0% 1.5%
108   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 1.0% 1.0%
109   Pine Warbler 1.7% 1.0% 0.6%
110   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 1.0% 0.4%
111   Purple Martin 1.4% 1.0% 0.4%
112   Eastern Bluebird 1.2% 1.0% 0.2%
113   Bufflehead 1.2% 1.0% 0.1%
114   Greater Scaup 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
115   American Wigeon 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
116   Hooded Merganser 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
117   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
118   Lesser Scaup 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
119   Cattle Egret 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%