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Top Birds at Randalls Island in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 209 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Randalls Island 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% 89.0% 15.7%
2   Barn Swallow 31.6% 83.3% 51.6%
3   European Starling 58.4% 81.8% 23.4%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 80.9% 27.6%
5   House Sparrow 56.9% 80.4% 23.5%
6   Gray Catbird 65.9% 78.5% 12.6%
7   Canada Goose 45.0% 78.5% 33.4%
8   Northern Mockingbird 26.6% 78.5% 51.8%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 33.9% 76.1% 42.1%
10   Common Grackle 54.9% 75.6% 20.7%
11   Mallard 49.2% 73.7% 24.4%
12   Great Egret 25.3% 69.4% 44.1%
13   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 65.6% 33.5%
14   Mourning Dove 53.4% 64.6% 11.2%
15   Song Sparrow 35.5% 63.2% 27.7%
16   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 59.3% 0.3%
17   Herring Gull 23.4% 58.9% 35.5%
18   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 58.4% 15.8%
19   Brant 10.7% 54.5% 43.9%
20   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 54.1% 18.6%
21   Baltimore Oriole 44.6% 52.6% 8.0%
22   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 50.2% 2.7%
23   Great Black-backed Gull 13.2% 49.8% 36.5%
24   Killdeer 9.2% 49.8% 40.5%
25   Chimney Swift 29.8% 46.9% 17.1%
26   Laughing Gull 16.8% 46.4% 29.6%
27   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 42.1% 27.8%
28   Gadwall 6.9% 42.1% 35.2%
29   Snowy Egret 9.9% 41.6% 31.8%
30   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 40.7% 6.4%
31   American Goldfinch 28.6% 40.7% 12.0%
32   Ovenbird 32.7% 36.4% 3.7%
33   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 35.4% 12.2%
34   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 35.4% 23.4%
35   Spotted Sandpiper 12.3% 34.4% 22.1%
36   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 32.5% 7.0%
37   Fish Crow 10.8% 31.6% 20.8%
38   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 31.1% 19.5%
39   Blue Jay 49.3% 30.6% 18.7%
40   American Redstart 40.4% 29.2% 11.2%
41   House Finch 16.0% 29.2% 13.2%
42   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 28.7% 5.1%
43   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 28.2% 11.5%
44   Tree Swallow 22.4% 27.3% 4.9%
45   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 26.8% 10.0%
46   Northern Parula 35.7% 26.3% 9.4%
47   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 24.9% 19.4%
48   American Crow 17.6% 24.4% 6.8%
49   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 23.9% 2.0%
50   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 23.9% 4.2%
51   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 21.1% 2.8%
52   Osprey 16.4% 21.1% 4.6%
53   Northern Flicker 29.1% 19.1% 10.0%
54   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 19.1% 8.4%
55   Swamp Sparrow 13.0% 18.2% 5.1%
56   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 15.8% 12.2%
57   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 15.8% 5.0%
58   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 15.8% 2.0%
59   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 15.3% 11.4%
60   Green Heron 9.0% 14.4% 5.4%
61   Veery 20.1% 13.9% 6.2%
62   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 13.9% 9.7%
63   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 13.9% 13.1%
64   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 13.4% 9.4%
65   House Wren 26.8% 12.9% 13.8%
66   Wood Thrush 23.1% 11.5% 11.6%
67   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 10.5% 8.4%
68   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 10.0% 28.2%
69   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 10.0% 7.4%
70   Downy Woodpecker 28.2% 9.1% 19.1%
71   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 9.1% 10.8%
72   Mute Swan 11.5% 9.1% 2.4%
73   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 9.1% 2.0%
74   Alder Flycatcher 0.6% 8.1% 7.6%
75   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 7.7% 1.2%
76   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 7.7% 0.5%
77   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 7.2% 3.9%
78   American Kestrel 2.2% 7.2% 5.0%
79   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 6.7% 13.5%
80   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 6.7% 9.8%
81   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 6.7% 3.3%
82   American Black Duck 5.0% 6.7% 1.7%
83   Common Raven 2.5% 6.2% 3.7%
84   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 5.7% 10.5%
85   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 5.3% 9.0%
86   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 5.3% 3.7%
87   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 5.3% 4.2%
88   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 4.8% 8.4%
89   Canada Warbler 11.7% 4.8% 6.9%
90   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 4.8% 3.2%
91   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 4.8% 1.1%
92   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 4.3% 4.2%
93   Palm Warbler 5.3% 4.3% 1.0%
94   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 3.8% 3.2%
95   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 3.8% 2.0%
96   Carolina Wren 19.9% 3.3% 16.5%
97   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 3.3% 14.8%
98   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 3.3% 6.4%
99   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 3.3% 6.2%
100   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 3.3% 2.5%
101   Marsh Wren 4.6% 3.3% 1.3%
102   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 3.3% 0.4%
103   Common Loon 2.4% 3.3% 0.9%
104   Blackburnian Warbler 9.5% 2.9% 6.6%
105   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 2.9% 3.4%
106   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 2.9% 0.8%
107   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 2.4% 12.1%
108   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 2.4% 7.8%
109   Dark-eyed Junco 0.5% 2.4% 1.9%
110   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 1.9% 13.7%
111   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 1.9% 3.5%
112   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 1.9% 2.6%
113   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 1.9% 0.0%
114   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 1.9% 0.5%
115   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 1.4% 9.3%
116   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 1.4% 3.5%
117   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 1.4% 3.5%
118   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 1.4% 3.2%
119   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 1.4% 1.4%
120   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 1.4% 1.3%
121   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.2% 1.4% 1.2%
122   Blue-winged Warbler 6.7% 1.0% 5.7%
123   Common Tern 5.8% 1.0% 4.9%
124   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 1.0% 4.2%
125   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 1.0% 2.3%
126   Black Vulture 2.2% 1.0% 1.3%
127   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 1.0% 1.1%
128   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 1.0% 0.9%
129   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 1.0% 0.7%
130   Summer Tanager 1.7% 1.0% 0.7%
131   Bobolink 1.2% 1.0% 0.2%
132   Bicknell's Thrush 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
133   Caspian Tern 0.2% 1.0% 0.7%
134   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 0.5% 11.6%
135   Wood Duck 9.3% 0.5% 8.8%
136   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 0.5% 7.5%
137   Forster's Tern 7.9% 0.5% 7.5%
138   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 0.5% 6.9%
139   Glossy Ibis 4.3% 0.5% 3.8%
140   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 0.5% 3.0%
141   Field Sparrow 3.4% 0.5% 2.9%
142   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 0.5% 2.9%
143   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 0.5% 2.9%
144   Bank Swallow 2.5% 0.5% 2.0%
145   Pine Warbler 1.7% 0.5% 1.2%
146   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 0.5% 1.1%
147   Purple Finch 1.3% 0.5% 0.8%
148   Ring-necked Pheasant 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
149   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
150   Blue Grosbeak 0.8% 0.5% 0.3%
151   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.7% 0.5% 0.2%
152   Budgerigar 0.0% 0.5% 0.5%