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

based on 53 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot in September. 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 25.2% 66.0% 40.9%
2   Laughing Gull 18.6% 56.6% 38.0%
3   Herring Gull 30.9% 52.8% 22.0%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 47.2% 15.2%
5   Canada Goose 37.8% 45.3% 7.5%
6   Osprey 25.5% 41.5% 16.1%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 41.5% 22.9%
8   Great Egret 20.0% 39.6% 19.6%
9   Blue Jay 51.8% 35.8% 15.9%
10   Gray Catbird 60.6% 34.0% 26.6%
11   European Starling 48.5% 28.3% 20.2%
12   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 28.3% 3.6%
13   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 24.5% 20.7%
14   American Robin 60.3% 22.6% 37.7%
15   House Sparrow 45.9% 22.6% 23.3%
16   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 22.6% 9.0%
17   Snowy Egret 12.1% 22.6% 10.5%
18   Northern Flicker 43.2% 20.8% 22.5%
19   Mallard 36.7% 20.8% 15.9%
20   Mourning Dove 53.3% 18.9% 34.4%
21   American Crow 17.0% 18.9% 1.9%
22   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 18.9% 11.8%
23   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 15.1% 21.7%
24   Song Sparrow 28.7% 15.1% 13.6%
25   American Redstart 43.0% 13.2% 29.8%
26   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 11.3% 39.1%
27   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 11.3% 3.4%
28   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 11.3% 4.1%
29   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 9.4% 22.4%
30   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 9.4% 20.2%
31   American Goldfinch 27.8% 9.4% 18.3%
32   Carolina Wren 26.9% 9.4% 17.5%
33   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 9.4% 15.7%
34   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 9.4% 9.3%
35   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 9.4% 8.5%
36   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 9.4% 2.6%
37   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 9.4% 2.0%
38   House Wren 17.3% 7.5% 9.7%
39   Palm Warbler 15.1% 7.5% 7.6%
40   Mute Swan 11.4% 7.5% 3.9%
41   Killdeer 7.5% 7.5% 0.1%
42   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 7.5% 2.6%
43   Pectoral Sandpiper 2.0% 7.5% 5.6%
44   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 5.7% 13.9%
45   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 5.7% 10.9%
46   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 5.7% 6.6%
47   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 5.7% 2.3%
48   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 5.7% 1.7%
49   Common Tern 4.0% 5.7% 1.7%
50   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 5.7% 2.5%
51   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 3.8% 28.0%
52   Northern Parula 27.0% 3.8% 23.2%
53   Chimney Swift 22.5% 3.8% 18.7%
54   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 3.8% 12.7%
55   House Finch 14.9% 3.8% 11.1%
56   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 3.8% 8.5%
57   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 3.8% 6.6%
58   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 3.8% 4.7%
59   Green Heron 7.6% 3.8% 3.8%
60   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 3.8% 2.9%
61   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 3.8% 2.6%
62   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 3.8% 1.2%
63   Bald Eagle 4.8% 3.8% 1.0%
64   Forster's Tern 4.1% 3.8% 0.3%
65   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 3.8% 0.4%
66   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 3.8% 1.7%
67   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 3.8% 2.4%
68   Surf Scoter 0.1% 3.8% 3.7%
69   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 1.9% 15.0%
70   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 1.9% 13.9%
71   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 1.9% 12.9%
72   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 1.9% 11.6%
73   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 1.9% 10.2%
74   Veery 11.6% 1.9% 9.7%
75   American Kestrel 10.8% 1.9% 9.0%
76   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 1.9% 8.3%
77   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 1.9% 7.0%
78   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 1.9% 6.6%
79   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 1.9% 6.3%
80   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 1.9% 6.2%
81   American Black Duck 8.0% 1.9% 6.1%
82   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 1.9% 5.9%
83   Tree Swallow 7.0% 1.9% 5.1%
84   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 1.9% 5.0%
85   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 1.9% 4.6%
86   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 1.9% 4.1%
87   Common Raven 5.4% 1.9% 3.5%
88   Merlin 5.4% 1.9% 3.5%
89   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 1.9% 3.4%
90   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 1.9% 3.3%
91   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 1.9% 3.2%
92   Barn Swallow 4.8% 1.9% 2.9%
93   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 1.9% 2.2%
94   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 1.9% 2.0%
95   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 1.9% 1.8%
96   Northern Harrier 3.6% 1.9% 1.7%
97   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 1.9% 1.1%
98   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 1.9% 1.1%
99   Sanderling 2.9% 1.9% 1.0%
100   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 1.9% 0.9%
101   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 1.9% 0.2%
102   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 1.9% 1.1%
103   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.7% 1.9% 1.2%
104   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 1.9% 1.2%
105   Common Loon 0.5% 1.9% 1.3%
106   American Pipit 0.4% 1.9% 1.5%
107   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%
108   Red-throated Loon 0.0% 1.9% 1.9%