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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot in October
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 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot in October. 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   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 72.2% 41.8%
2   Laughing Gull 13.7% 61.9% 48.2%
3   Blue Jay 56.2% 56.7% 0.5%
4   Canada Goose 40.8% 56.7% 15.9%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 53.6% 21.7%
6   Herring Gull 32.7% 51.5% 18.9%
7   Song Sparrow 55.2% 48.5% 6.8%
8   House Sparrow 46.8% 44.3% 2.5%
9   Great Egret 14.2% 40.2% 26.0%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 39.2% 20.3%
11   Mallard 38.6% 34.0% 4.6%
12   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 34.0% 2.2%
13   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 34.0% 1.2%
14   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 33.0% 24.7%
15   American Crow 23.4% 30.9% 7.6%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.5% 28.9% 21.6%
17   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 28.9% 16.8%
18   European Starling 46.6% 26.8% 19.8%
19   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 26.8% 9.6%
20   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 26.8% 2.8%
21   American Black Duck 13.3% 25.8% 12.4%
22   American Robin 57.6% 24.7% 32.9%
23   Mourning Dove 45.8% 23.7% 22.1%
24   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 23.7% 11.3%
25   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 23.7% 4.3%
26   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 22.7% 0.8%
27   Osprey 12.5% 21.6% 9.2%
28   Palm Warbler 31.0% 19.6% 11.4%
29   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 19.6% 0.6%
30   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 18.6% 2.2%
31   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 18.6% 0.4%
32   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 17.5% 8.5%
33   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 16.5% 19.0%
34   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 16.5% 6.0%
35   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 15.5% 10.8%
36   Brant 9.6% 15.5% 5.9%
37   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 14.4% 14.5%
38   Common Grackle 21.2% 14.4% 6.7%
39   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 14.4% 3.9%
40   Northern Flicker 38.6% 13.4% 25.2%
41   Gray Catbird 38.5% 13.4% 25.1%
42   American Goldfinch 23.8% 13.4% 10.4%
43   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 13.4% 7.6%
44   House Finch 18.0% 13.4% 4.6%
45   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 12.4% 32.2%
46   Field Sparrow 11.5% 12.4% 0.9%
47   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 10.3% 4.2%
48   Bufflehead 1.6% 9.3% 7.7%
49   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 8.2% 15.3%
50   Carolina Wren 22.3% 8.2% 14.0%
51   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 7.2% 15.5%
52   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 7.2% 8.6%
53   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 7.2% 4.0%
54   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 7.2% 3.9%
55   Mute Swan 10.8% 7.2% 3.6%
56   Snowy Egret 5.5% 7.2% 1.8%
57   Dunlin 2.5% 7.2% 4.7%
58   Black-and-white Warbler 9.5% 6.2% 3.3%
59   Pine Warbler 6.6% 6.2% 0.4%
60   Tree Swallow 5.7% 6.2% 0.5%
61   Bald Eagle 5.4% 6.2% 0.8%
62   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 5.2% 7.9%
63   Brown Creeper 10.7% 5.2% 5.5%
64   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 5.2% 5.1%
65   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 5.2% 4.8%
66   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 5.2% 2.7%
67   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 5.2% 2.6%
68   Killdeer 6.1% 5.2% 1.0%
69   Common Loon 2.3% 5.2% 2.9%
70   Northern Parula 11.0% 4.1% 6.9%
71   House Wren 9.2% 4.1% 5.1%
72   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 4.1% 1.8%
73   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 4.1% 1.6%
74   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 4.1% 1.3%
75   Great Cormorant 1.2% 4.1% 3.0%
76   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 3.1% 8.9%
77   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 3.1% 7.0%
78   Merlin 7.5% 3.1% 4.4%
79   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 3.1% 3.7%
80   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 3.1% 0.6%
81   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 3.1% 1.0%
82   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 3.1% 2.1%
83   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
84   Surf Scoter 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
85   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 3.1% 2.4%
86   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 2.1% 5.9%
87   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 2.1% 5.4%
88   Northern Harrier 5.9% 2.1% 3.8%
89   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 2.1% 3.7%
90   Common Raven 5.8% 2.1% 3.7%
91   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 2.1% 2.2%
92   Forster's Tern 2.5% 2.1% 0.4%
93   Marsh Wren 2.3% 2.1% 0.2%
94   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 2.1% 0.1%
95   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 2.1% 0.9%
96   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 2.1% 1.3%
97   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 2.1% 1.4%
98   Snow Goose 0.6% 2.1% 1.4%
99   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 2.1% 1.5%
100   White-winged Scoter 0.5% 2.1% 1.6%
101   American Kestrel 12.9% 1.0% 11.9%
102   Winter Wren 10.0% 1.0% 8.9%
103   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 1.0% 8.6%
104   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 1.0% 7.7%
105   Chimney Swift 8.5% 1.0% 7.5%
106   Gadwall 8.0% 1.0% 7.0%
107   American Redstart 7.9% 1.0% 6.9%
108   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 1.0% 6.6%
109   Purple Finch 7.0% 1.0% 5.9%
110   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 1.0% 4.6%
111   Pine Siskin 4.5% 1.0% 3.5%
112   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 1.0% 2.5%
113   Fish Crow 2.6% 1.0% 1.6%
114   American Pipit 2.4% 1.0% 1.4%
115   Vesper Sparrow 2.3% 1.0% 1.3%
116   Monk Parakeet 2.3% 1.0% 1.3%
117   Semipalmated Plover 1.4% 1.0% 0.3%
118   Green Heron 1.1% 1.0% 0.1%
119   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 1.0% 0.1%
120   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 1.0% 0.2%
121   Black Skimmer 0.6% 1.0% 0.5%
122   Caspian Tern 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
123   Barn Swallow 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%