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

based on 87 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot in August. 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   Herring Gull 39.5% 65.5% 26.1%
2   Laughing Gull 32.0% 65.5% 33.6%
3   Ring-billed Gull 31.7% 60.9% 29.2%
4   Canada Goose 40.8% 59.8% 19.0%
5   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 49.4% 27.5%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 44.8% 17.9%
7   Osprey 30.7% 41.4% 10.7%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 39.1% 2.3%
9   Barn Swallow 39.9% 39.1% 0.8%
10   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.1% 39.1% 14.9%
11   House Sparrow 50.0% 34.5% 15.5%
12   Great Egret 34.5% 33.3% 1.2%
13   European Starling 51.2% 32.2% 19.0%
14   Killdeer 14.1% 29.9% 15.7%
15   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 24.1% 11.3%
16   Baird's Sandpiper 0.7% 23.0% 22.3%
17   Blue Jay 35.4% 20.7% 14.7%
18   Common Grackle 28.2% 19.5% 8.7%
19   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 19.5% 9.2%
20   Snowy Egret 22.5% 18.4% 4.1%
21   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 18.4% 2.7%
22   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 18.4% 4.5%
23   Cliff Swallow 0.7% 18.4% 17.7%
24   American Goldfinch 37.7% 17.2% 20.4%
25   American Robin 57.3% 16.1% 41.2%
26   Mourning Dove 53.8% 16.1% 37.7%
27   Northern Flicker 26.0% 16.1% 9.9%
28   Common Tern 16.4% 16.1% 0.3%
29   Northern Mockingbird 36.1% 14.9% 21.1%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 14.9% 13.6%
31   Gray Catbird 54.7% 13.8% 41.0%
32   Chimney Swift 23.9% 12.6% 11.2%
33   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 12.6% 7.4%
34   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 10.3% 37.5%
35   Great Blue Heron 30.7% 10.3% 20.3%
36   Carolina Wren 24.8% 10.3% 14.4%
37   Tree Swallow 14.1% 10.3% 3.8%
38   Forster's Tern 13.2% 10.3% 2.8%
39   Mallard 40.9% 9.2% 31.7%
40   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 9.2% 7.6%
41   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 9.2% 6.0%
42   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 9.2% 3.2%
43   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 9.2% 2.2%
44   Song Sparrow 35.1% 8.0% 27.0%
45   Downy Woodpecker 25.3% 8.0% 17.2%
46   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 6.9% 0.7%
47   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 6.9% 1.0%
48   Western Sandpiper 1.8% 6.9% 5.1%
49   Common Yellowthroat 15.2% 5.7% 9.4%
50   American Black Duck 10.1% 5.7% 4.3%
51   Piping Plover 1.9% 5.7% 3.8%
52   American Redstart 22.0% 4.6% 17.4%
53   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 4.6% 14.8%
54   House Finch 14.9% 4.6% 10.3%
55   American Crow 14.4% 4.6% 9.8%
56   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 4.6% 9.7%
57   Green Heron 11.9% 4.6% 7.3%
58   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.8% 4.6% 5.2%
59   Broad-winged Hawk 0.5% 4.6% 4.1%
60   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 3.4% 13.6%
61   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 3.4% 13.4%
62   Black-capped Chickadee 11.3% 3.4% 7.8%
63   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 3.4% 5.7%
64   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 3.4% 3.6%
65   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 3.4% 0.4%
66   Pectoral Sandpiper 3.1% 3.4% 0.4%
67   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 2.3% 13.6%
68   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 2.3% 7.3%
69   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 2.3% 3.7%
70   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 2.3% 3.1%
71   Ovenbird 4.2% 2.3% 1.9%
72   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 2.3% 1.4%
73   Veery 2.6% 2.3% 0.3%
74   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 2.3% 0.2%
75   Least Flycatcher 2.0% 2.3% 0.3%
76   Northern Waterthrush 15.5% 1.1% 14.3%
77   Mute Swan 14.5% 1.1% 13.3%
78   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 1.1% 7.2%
79   Sanderling 5.3% 1.1% 4.2%
80   Chestnut-sided Warbler 5.0% 1.1% 3.9%
81   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 1.1% 3.6%
82   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 1.1% 2.6%
83   Stilt Sandpiper 3.7% 1.1% 2.6%
84   Willet 3.6% 1.1% 2.5%
85   Magnolia Warbler 2.9% 1.1% 1.7%
86   Common Raven 2.8% 1.1% 1.6%
87   Bald Eagle 2.5% 1.1% 1.3%
88   Wild Turkey 1.7% 1.1% 0.5%
89   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 1.1% 0.5%
90   Brant 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
91   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
92   Whimbrel 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
93   Merlin 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
94   Red-necked Phalarope 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
95   Budgerigar 0.1% 1.1% 1.1%
96   Tundra Swan 0% 1.1% 1.1%