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Top Birds at Riverside Park South (59th-72nd St.) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 24 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Riverside Park South (59th-72nd St.) 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% 66.7% 6.6%
2   European Starling 58.4% 62.5% 4.1%
3   House Sparrow 57.0% 62.5% 5.5%
4   Canada Goose 45.1% 62.5% 17.4%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 58.3% 24.3%
6   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 50.0% 14.5%
7   Common Grackle 54.9% 45.8% 9.1%
8   Mallard 49.3% 45.8% 3.5%
9   Brant 10.8% 37.5% 26.7%
10   Song Sparrow 35.5% 33.3% 2.2%
11   Herring Gull 23.4% 29.2% 5.7%
12   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 29.2% 14.9%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 25.0% 11.7%
14   Mourning Dove 53.4% 20.8% 32.6%
15   Barn Swallow 31.7% 20.8% 10.9%
16   Gray Catbird 65.9% 12.5% 53.4%
17   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 12.5% 4.3%
18   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 8.3% 34.3%
19   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 8.3% 25.5%
20   Ovenbird 32.7% 8.3% 24.4%
21   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 8.3% 18.4%
22   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 8.3% 10.0%
23   House Finch 16.0% 8.3% 7.7%
24   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 8.3% 2.8%
25   Seaside Sparrow 0.8% 8.3% 7.6%
26   Blue Jay 49.3% 4.2% 45.1%
27   Northern Parula 35.7% 4.2% 31.6%
28   Great Egret 25.4% 4.2% 21.2%
29   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 4.2% 17.7%
30   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 4.2% 16.0%
31   American Crow 17.6% 4.2% 13.5%
32   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 4.2% 9.0%
33   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 4.2% 7.9%
34   Gadwall 7.0% 4.2% 2.8%
35   Purple Finch 1.3% 4.2% 2.9%
36   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.0% 4.2% 3.2%
37   Golden-winged Warbler 0.1% 4.2% 4.0%
38   Muscovy Duck 0.1% 4.2% 4.1%