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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 58 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & 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 Robin 73.3% 53.4% 19.9%
2   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 53.4% 39.2%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 51.7% 1.6%
4   Canada Goose 45.1% 51.7% 6.6%
5   European Starling 58.4% 50.0% 8.4%
6   House Sparrow 57.0% 48.3% 8.7%
7   Mallard 49.3% 41.4% 7.9%
8   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 41.4% 14.7%
9   Common Grackle 54.9% 36.2% 18.7%
10   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 36.2% 0.8%
11   Herring Gull 23.4% 36.2% 12.8%
12   Osprey 16.4% 36.2% 19.8%
13   Blue Jay 49.3% 31.0% 18.2%
14   Brant 10.7% 31.0% 20.3%
15   Gray Catbird 66.0% 29.3% 36.6%
16   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 27.6% 17.1%
17   Tree Swallow 22.4% 27.6% 5.2%
18   Great Egret 25.4% 25.9% 0.5%
19   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 25.9% 12.6%
20   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 24.1% 34.9%
21   Laughing Gull 16.9% 24.1% 7.3%
22   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 24.1% 16.2%
23   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 22.4% 11.6%
24   Snowy Egret 9.9% 22.4% 12.5%
25   American Crow 17.6% 19.0% 1.3%
26   Killdeer 9.3% 17.2% 7.9%
27   Barn Swallow 31.7% 15.5% 16.2%
28   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 15.5% 11.0%
29   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 13.8% 28.9%
30   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 13.8% 13.0%
31   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 12.1% 0.0%
32   Mute Swan 11.5% 12.1% 0.6%
33   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 12.1% 6.2%
34   Bank Swallow 2.5% 12.1% 9.6%
35   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 10.3% 27.8%
36   Song Sparrow 35.5% 10.3% 25.2%
37   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 10.3% 8.0%
38   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 10.3% 6.4%
39   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 10.3% 0.1%
40   Forster's Tern 7.9% 10.3% 2.4%
41   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 10.3% 3.2%
42   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 10.3% 5.5%
43   Mourning Dove 53.4% 8.6% 44.8%
44   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 8.6% 23.6%
45   Common Tern 5.8% 8.6% 2.8%
46   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 8.6% 3.1%
47   Common Loon 2.4% 8.6% 6.2%
48   American Goldfinch 28.7% 6.9% 21.8%
49   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 6.9% 21.2%
50   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 6.9% 15.0%
51   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 6.9% 5.1%
52   Fish Crow 10.9% 6.9% 4.0%
53   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 6.9% 4.9%
54   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 6.9% 6.3%
55   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 5.2% 42.4%
56   American Redstart 40.4% 5.2% 35.2%
57   Northern Flicker 29.1% 5.2% 23.9%
58   House Wren 26.7% 5.2% 21.6%
59   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 5.2% 15.6%
60   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 5.2% 14.6%
61   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 5.2% 11.7%
62   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 5.2% 9.3%
63   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 5.2% 7.2%
64   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 5.2% 0.6%
65   Northern Parula 35.7% 3.4% 32.3%
66   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 3.4% 30.4%
67   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 3.4% 16.4%
68   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 3.4% 12.8%
69   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 3.4% 6.3%
70   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 3.4% 1.8%
71   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 3.4% 2.3%
72   Black Scoter 0.3% 3.4% 3.2%
73   Caspian Tern 0.2% 3.4% 3.2%
74   Ovenbird 32.7% 1.7% 31.0%
75   Chimney Swift 29.8% 1.7% 28.1%
76   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 1.7% 25.8%
77   Wood Thrush 23.1% 1.7% 21.4%
78   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 1.7% 21.0%
79   Veery 20.1% 1.7% 18.3%
80   Carolina Wren 19.8% 1.7% 18.1%
81   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 1.7% 17.2%
82   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 1.7% 16.4%
83   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 1.7% 14.7%
84   House Finch 16.0% 1.7% 14.3%
85   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 1.7% 13.8%
86   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 1.7% 11.5%
87   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 1.7% 11.3%
88   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 1.7% 7.9%
89   Green Heron 9.0% 1.7% 7.3%
90   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 1.7% 7.2%
91   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 1.7% 3.2%
92   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 1.7% 2.6%
93   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 1.7% 2.3%
94   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 1.7% 2.0%
95   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 1.7% 1.0%
96   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 1.7% 0.1%
97   Sanderling 1.6% 1.7% 0.1%
98   Piping Plover 1.4% 1.7% 0.3%
99   Seaside Sparrow 0.8% 1.7% 0.9%
100   Tricolored Heron 0.4% 1.7% 1.3%