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Top Birds at Great Kills Park--Mudflats in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 230 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Great Kills Park--Mudflats 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   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 83.5% 83.5%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 80.4% 63.6%
3   American Oystercatcher 0% 80.4% 80.4%
4   Laughing Gull 0.2% 78.3% 78.1%
5   American Herring Gull 0.1% 78.3% 78.2%
6   Bank Swallow 1.2% 76.1% 74.9%
7   Mallard 28.2% 72.2% 44.0%
8   Brant 0% 64.8% 64.8%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 63.5% 63.5%
10   Canada Goose 41.2% 62.6% 21.5%
11   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 57.8% 30.6%
12   Song Sparrow 15.7% 56.1% 40.3%
13   Great Egret 2.5% 56.1% 53.6%
14   Snowy Egret 0.4% 56.1% 55.7%
15   Fish Crow 34.0% 54.8% 20.8%
16   Gray Catbird 28.1% 54.8% 26.6%
17   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 53.5% 37.9%
18   Ring-billed Gull 1.3% 51.3% 50.0%
19   Semipalmated Plover 2.0% 50.4% 48.5%
20   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 47.4% 17.5%
21   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 46.1% 38.3%
22   European Starling 20.4% 43.9% 23.5%
23   American Robin 38.0% 43.0% 5.0%
24   Barn Swallow 30.1% 41.3% 11.2%
25   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 40.0% 0.3%
26   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 39.1% 2.6%
27   Killdeer 19.5% 38.7% 19.2%
28   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 38.7% 38.6%
29   Osprey 16.3% 37.8% 21.5%
30   Forster's Tern 0.1% 37.8% 37.8%
31   Mourning Dove 47.8% 37.4% 10.5%
32   Common Tern 0.2% 36.5% 36.3%
33   Least Sandpiper 4.9% 35.2% 30.3%
34   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 30.4% 6.7%
35   Semipalmated Sandpiper 2.4% 30.4% 28.0%
36   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 29.6% 50.0%
37   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 26.5% 26.4%
38   American Goldfinch 45.0% 23.5% 21.5%
39   Tree Swallow 15.2% 23.5% 8.3%
40   American Black Duck 0.0% 19.1% 19.1%
41   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 17.8% 17.6%
42   Sanderling 0.0% 17.4% 17.4%
43   Willow Flycatcher 0.2% 17.0% 16.8%
44   Least Tern 0.1% 17.0% 16.9%
45   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 17.0% 16.9%
46   Dunlin 0.5% 16.1% 15.6%
47   Ruddy Turnstone 0.1% 15.2% 15.2%
48   House Wren 8.5% 14.3% 5.8%
49   Carolina Wren 70.8% 13.9% 56.9%
50   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 13.9% 8.3%
51   Glossy Ibis 0.1% 11.7% 11.6%
52   Willet 0.0% 11.7% 11.7%
53   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 11.3% 9.8%
54   Turkey Vulture 38.4% 10.9% 27.5%
55   Common Grackle 33.9% 10.0% 23.9%
56   Field Sparrow 3.0% 9.6% 6.6%
57   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 8.7% 7.5%
58   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 8.3% 5.8%
59   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 7.8% 7.7%
60   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 7.4% 22.6%
61   Warbling Vireo 1.4% 7.4% 6.0%
62   Northern Flicker 8.5% 7.0% 1.5%
63   American Redstart 22.1% 6.5% 15.6%
64   Long-tailed Duck 0% 6.5% 6.5%
65   Bald Eagle 10.5% 6.1% 4.4%
66   House Sparrow 3.3% 6.1% 2.8%
67   Greater Scaup 0.0% 6.1% 6.1%
68   Black Skimmer 0% 6.1% 6.1%
69   Bonaparte's Gull 0.1% 5.7% 5.5%
70   Marsh Wren 0.0% 5.7% 5.6%
71   Ring-necked Pheasant 0% 5.7% 5.7%
72   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 5.2% 29.6%
73   Chimney Swift 27.5% 5.2% 22.3%
74   Common Loon 0.3% 5.2% 4.9%
75   American Crow 56.2% 4.8% 51.4%
76   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 4.8% 40.4%
77   Horned Grebe 0.1% 4.3% 4.3%
78   Bufflehead 0% 4.3% 4.3%
79   Red Knot 0% 4.3% 4.3%
80   Downy Woodpecker 40.3% 3.9% 36.4%
81   Black Scoter 0% 3.9% 3.9%
82   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 3.5% 2.4%
83   Greater Yellowlegs 1.0% 3.5% 2.5%
84   King Eider 0% 3.5% 3.5%
85   Common Goldeneye 0% 3.0% 3.0%
86   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 2.6% 12.9%
87   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 2.6% 1.2%
88   House Finch 29.3% 2.2% 27.2%
89   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 2.2% 1.0%
90   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.7% 2.2% 1.5%
91   Green-winged Teal 0.0% 2.2% 2.2%
92   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 1.7% 10.4%
93   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 1.7% 5.9%
94   Whimbrel 0.0% 1.7% 1.7%
95   Seaside Sparrow 0% 1.7% 1.7%
96   Blue Jay 41.8% 1.3% 40.5%
97   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 1.3% 25.7%
98   Black Vulture 20.5% 1.3% 19.2%
99   Purple Martin 10.5% 1.3% 9.1%
100   American Woodcock 0.1% 1.3% 1.2%
101   Glaucous Gull 0% 1.3% 1.3%
102   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 0.9% 51.0%
103   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 0.9% 22.3%
104   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.1% 0.9% 17.3%
105   Northern Waterthrush 6.7% 0.9% 5.9%
106   Mute Swan 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
107   Tricolored Heron 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
108   Northern Gannet 0% 0.9% 0.9%
109   Surf Scoter 0% 0.9% 0.9%
110   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.0% 0.4% 48.6%
111   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 0.4% 11.7%
112   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 0.4% 9.5%
113   Green Heron 9.8% 0.4% 9.4%
114   Hairy Woodpecker 8.8% 0.4% 8.4%
115   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 0.4% 7.3%
116   Prairie Warbler 6.7% 0.4% 6.2%
117   Cliff Swallow 5.0% 0.4% 4.6%
118   Bobolink 2.8% 0.4% 2.4%
119   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 0.4% 1.5%
120   Hooded Merganser 1.7% 0.4% 1.3%
121   Common Raven 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
122   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
123   American Pipit 0.1% 0.4% 0.4%
124   Sora 0.1% 0.4% 0.4%
125   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
126   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
127   Red-throated Loon 0% 0.4% 0.4%
128   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0% 0.4% 0.4%
129   Common Eider 0% 0.4% 0.4%
130   Clapper Rail 0% 0.4% 0.4%
131   Snow Goose 0% 0.4% 0.4%
132   Arctic Tern 0% 0.4% 0.4%