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Top Birds at Ellis Island (NJ) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 8 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Ellis Island (NJ) 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   House Sparrow 57.0% 75.0% 18.0%
2   Herring Gull 23.4% 75.0% 51.6%
3   European Starling 58.4% 62.5% 4.1%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 62.5% 49.2%
5   Mallard 49.3% 50.0% 0.7%
6   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 50.0% 14.5%
7   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 50.0% 35.7%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 37.5% 3.5%
9   Common Tern 5.8% 37.5% 31.7%
10   American Robin 73.3% 25.0% 48.3%
11   Gray Catbird 65.9% 25.0% 40.9%
12   Common Grackle 54.9% 25.0% 29.9%
13   Canada Goose 45.1% 25.0% 20.1%
14   Brant 10.8% 25.0% 14.2%
15   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 12.5% 46.5%
16   Mourning Dove 53.4% 12.5% 40.9%
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 12.5% 25.7%
18   Barn Swallow 31.7% 12.5% 19.2%
19   Chimney Swift 29.8% 12.5% 17.3%
20   House Wren 26.7% 12.5% 14.2%
21   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 12.5% 14.2%
22   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 12.5% 8.3%
23   American Crow 17.6% 12.5% 5.1%
24   Laughing Gull 16.9% 12.5% 4.4%
25   House Finch 16.0% 12.5% 3.5%
26   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 12.5% 0.4%
27   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 12.5% 0.5%
28   Fish Crow 10.9% 12.5% 1.6%
29   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 12.5% 2.7%
30   Killdeer 9.3% 12.5% 3.2%
31   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 12.5% 6.2%
32   Bald Eagle 2.5% 12.5% 10.0%