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Top Birds at Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 28 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 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   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 82.1% 74.2%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 67.9% 14.5%
3   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 57.1% 30.4%
4   Herring Gull 23.4% 53.6% 30.1%
5   Laughing Gull 16.9% 50.0% 33.1%
6   Piping Plover 1.4% 50.0% 48.6%
7   Song Sparrow 35.5% 46.4% 10.9%
8   Barn Swallow 31.7% 46.4% 14.7%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 46.4% 33.1%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 42.9% 8.8%
11   European Starling 58.4% 39.3% 19.1%
12   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 39.3% 35.8%
13   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 35.7% 23.3%
14   Common Tern 5.8% 35.7% 29.9%
15   Sanderling 1.6% 35.7% 34.1%
16   Gray Catbird 65.9% 32.1% 33.8%
17   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 32.1% 12.3%
18   Least Tern 3.9% 32.1% 28.2%
19   Common Grackle 54.9% 28.6% 26.3%
20   Mourning Dove 53.4% 28.6% 24.8%
21   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 28.6% 14.1%
22   American Robin 73.3% 25.0% 48.3%
23   Mallard 49.3% 21.4% 27.9%
24   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 21.4% 12.9%
25   House Wren 26.7% 21.4% 5.3%
26   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 17.9% 3.5%
27   Common Loon 2.4% 17.9% 15.4%
28   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 14.3% 33.2%
29   Carolina Wren 19.8% 14.3% 5.5%
30   Osprey 16.4% 14.3% 2.1%
31   House Sparrow 57.0% 10.7% 46.3%
32   Northern Parula 35.7% 10.7% 25.0%
33   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 10.7% 23.1%
34   Chimney Swift 29.8% 10.7% 19.1%
35   Tree Swallow 22.4% 10.7% 11.7%
36   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 10.7% 10.1%
37   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 10.7% 1.1%
38   Killdeer 9.3% 10.7% 1.4%
39   Forster's Tern 7.9% 10.7% 2.8%
40   Willet 5.8% 10.7% 4.9%
41   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 10.7% 5.2%
42   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 7.1% 37.5%
43   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 7.1% 28.3%
44   American Goldfinch 28.7% 7.1% 21.5%
45   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 7.1% 16.1%
46   House Finch 16.0% 7.1% 8.9%
47   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 7.1% 6.1%
48   Fish Crow 10.9% 7.1% 3.7%
49   Brant 10.8% 7.1% 3.6%
50   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 7.1% 0.2%
51   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 7.1% 2.3%
52   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 7.1% 2.8%
53   Black Skimmer 1.7% 7.1% 5.5%
54   Merlin 0.9% 7.1% 6.2%
55   Northern Gannet 0.3% 7.1% 6.9%
56   Black Scoter 0.3% 7.1% 6.9%
57   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 7.1% 6.9%
58   Blue Jay 49.3% 3.6% 45.7%
59   Canada Goose 45.1% 3.6% 41.5%
60   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 3.6% 36.0%
61   Ovenbird 32.7% 3.6% 29.1%
62   Great Egret 25.4% 3.6% 21.8%
63   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 3.6% 19.2%
64   Veery 20.1% 3.6% 16.5%
65   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 3.6% 15.3%
66   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 3.6% 14.7%
67   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 3.6% 14.2%
68   American Crow 17.6% 3.6% 14.1%
69   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 3.6% 13.3%
70   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 3.6% 13.2%
71   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 3.6% 10.7%
72   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 3.6% 8.8%
73   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 3.6% 8.5%
74   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 3.6% 7.5%
75   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 3.6% 7.5%
76   Snowy Egret 9.9% 3.6% 6.4%
77   Green Heron 9.0% 3.6% 5.4%
78   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 3.6% 3.1%
79   Marsh Wren 4.6% 3.6% 1.1%
80   Field Sparrow 3.4% 3.6% 0.2%
81   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 3.6% 0.9%
82   Bank Swallow 2.5% 3.6% 1.1%
83   Bald Eagle 2.5% 3.6% 1.1%
84   American Kestrel 2.2% 3.6% 1.4%
85   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 3.6% 1.8%
86   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 3.6% 1.9%
87   Red Knot 0.7% 3.6% 2.9%
88   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 3.6% 3.1%
89   Surf Scoter 0.2% 3.6% 3.4%
90   Common Eider 0.1% 3.6% 3.5%