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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 90 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 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   Blue Jay 56.2% 73.3% 17.1%
2   Red-bellied Woodpecker 34.9% 65.6% 30.6%
3   Song Sparrow 55.2% 63.3% 8.1%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 56.7% 24.8%
5   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 54.4% 3.3%
6   Mallard 38.6% 54.4% 15.9%
7   Great Egret 14.2% 54.4% 40.3%
8   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 53.3% 2.9%
9   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 52.2% 6.6%
10   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 52.2% 15.8%
11   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 47.8% 18.2%
12   Herring Gull 32.7% 45.6% 12.9%
13   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 45.6% 15.2%
14   American Robin 57.6% 43.3% 14.2%
15   Northern Flicker 38.5% 43.3% 4.8%
16   Gray Catbird 38.5% 43.3% 4.9%
17   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 40.0% 7.2%
18   Laughing Gull 13.7% 40.0% 26.3%
19   American Black Duck 13.3% 38.9% 25.6%
20   House Sparrow 46.8% 35.6% 11.3%
21   Mourning Dove 45.8% 35.6% 10.2%
22   Canada Goose 40.8% 34.4% 6.4%
23   Eastern Towhee 20.9% 34.4% 13.5%
24   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 33.3% 13.1%
25   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 31.1% 2.2%
26   Osprey 12.5% 31.1% 18.6%
27   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 30.0% 14.5%
28   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 28.9% 7.1%
29   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 27.8% 8.5%
30   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 27.8% 5.3%
31   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 27.8% 8.8%
32   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 24.4% 1.5%
33   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 24.4% 5.5%
34   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 23.3% 5.0%
35   European Starling 46.6% 22.2% 24.4%
36   Carolina Wren 22.2% 22.2% 0.0%
37   House Wren 9.2% 22.2% 13.0%
38   Palm Warbler 31.0% 21.1% 9.9%
39   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 21.1% 5.2%
40   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 20.0% 3.6%
41   Field Sparrow 11.5% 20.0% 8.5%
42   American Crow 23.4% 18.9% 4.5%
43   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 18.9% 1.9%
44   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 17.8% 1.6%
45   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 17.8% 4.8%
46   Common Grackle 21.1% 15.6% 5.6%
47   Northern Parula 11.0% 14.4% 3.4%
48   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 14.4% 4.5%
49   American Goldfinch 23.8% 13.3% 10.5%
50   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 13.3% 3.9%
51   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 12.2% 10.5%
52   House Finch 18.0% 12.2% 5.8%
53   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 12.2% 0.2%
54   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 12.2% 1.0%
55   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 12.2% 4.4%
56   Brown Creeper 10.7% 11.1% 0.5%
57   Brant 9.6% 10.0% 0.4%
58   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 8.9% 5.7%
59   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 8.9% 1.3%
60   Snowy Egret 5.4% 8.9% 3.4%
61   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 8.9% 3.5%
62   American Redstart 7.9% 7.8% 0.1%
63   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 7.8% 2.1%
64   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 6.7% 28.9%
65   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 5.6% 10.2%
66   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 5.6% 5.6%
67   Mute Swan 10.8% 5.6% 5.3%
68   Winter Wren 10.0% 5.6% 4.4%
69   Chimney Swift 8.5% 5.6% 2.9%
70   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 5.6% 2.3%
71   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 5.6% 1.2%
72   Killdeer 6.1% 5.6% 0.6%
73   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 5.6% 0.1%
74   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 5.6% 0.8%
75   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 5.6% 1.2%
76   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 4.4% 5.7%
77   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 4.4% 1.5%
78   Bald Eagle 5.4% 4.4% 0.9%
79   Common Loon 2.3% 4.4% 2.2%
80   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 4.4% 2.4%
81   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 3.3% 4.3%
82   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 3.3% 4.2%
83   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 3.3% 2.5%
84   Common Raven 5.8% 3.3% 2.4%
85   Tree Swallow 5.7% 3.3% 2.4%
86   Pine Siskin 4.5% 3.3% 1.2%
87   Bufflehead 1.6% 3.3% 1.8%
88   American Kestrel 12.9% 2.2% 10.7%
89   Wood Duck 9.9% 2.2% 7.7%
90   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 2.2% 5.7%
91   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 2.2% 5.0%
92   Purple Finch 7.0% 2.2% 4.7%
93   Northern Harrier 5.9% 2.2% 3.6%
94   Ovenbird 5.4% 2.2% 3.2%
95   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 2.2% 1.3%
96   American Wigeon 3.0% 2.2% 0.8%
97   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 2.2% 0.3%
98   Marsh Wren 2.3% 2.2% 0.0%
99   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 2.2% 0.2%
100   Surf Scoter 0.8% 2.2% 1.4%
101   Great Horned Owl 0.6% 2.2% 1.6%
102   Philadelphia Vireo 0.3% 2.2% 1.9%
103   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 1.1% 8.5%
104   Gadwall 8.0% 1.1% 6.9%
105   Merlin 7.5% 1.1% 6.3%
106   Pine Warbler 6.6% 1.1% 5.5%
107   American Coot 4.2% 1.1% 3.1%
108   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 1.1% 2.4%
109   Fish Crow 2.6% 1.1% 1.5%
110   Forster's Tern 2.5% 1.1% 1.3%
111   Monk Parakeet 2.3% 1.1% 1.2%
112   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 1.1% 0.8%
113   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
114   Hooded Merganser 1.1% 1.1% 0.0%
115   Dickcissel 0.9% 1.1% 0.2%
116   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 1.1% 0.3%
117   Chestnut-sided Warbler 0.8% 1.1% 0.4%
118   Broad-winged Hawk 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%
119   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
120   Wilson's Warbler 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
121   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
122   White-winged Scoter 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
123   Blackburnian Warbler 0.3% 1.1% 0.8%
124   American Tree Sparrow 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%