Top Birds at Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 3 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Robin | 73.3% | 66.7% | 6.6% | |||
| 2 | Common Grackle | 54.9% | 66.7% | 11.8% | |||
| 3 | Red-winged Blackbird | 53.3% | 66.7% | 13.3% | |||
| 4 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 66.7% | 21.6% | |||
| 5 | Song Sparrow | 35.5% | 66.7% | 31.1% | |||
| 6 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 66.7% | 32.6% | |||
| 7 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 66.7% | 41.3% | |||
| 8 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 66.7% | 44.2% | |||
| 9 | Osprey | 16.4% | 66.7% | 50.2% | |||
| 10 | Great Black-backed Gull | 13.3% | 66.7% | 53.4% | |||
| 11 | European Starling | 58.4% | 33.3% | 25.1% | |||
| 12 | House Sparrow | 57.0% | 33.3% | 23.6% | |||
| 13 | Mourning Dove | 53.4% | 33.3% | 20.1% | |||
| 14 | Mallard | 49.3% | 33.3% | 16.0% | |||
| 15 | Blue Jay | 49.3% | 33.3% | 15.9% | |||
| 16 | Common Yellowthroat | 47.5% | 33.3% | 14.2% | |||
| 17 | Baltimore Oriole | 44.7% | 33.3% | 11.3% | |||
| 18 | Yellow Warbler | 42.6% | 33.3% | 9.3% | |||
| 19 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 38.2% | 33.3% | 4.8% | |||
| 20 | Warbling Vireo | 32.2% | 33.3% | 1.2% | |||
| 21 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 33.3% | 1.6% | |||
| 22 | American Goldfinch | 28.7% | 33.3% | 4.7% | |||
| 23 | Herring Gull | 23.4% | 33.3% | 9.9% | |||
| 24 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 20.8% | 33.3% | 12.6% | |||
| 25 | Carolina Wren | 19.8% | 33.3% | 13.5% | |||
| 26 | American Crow | 17.6% | 33.3% | 15.7% | |||
| 27 | Eastern Kingbird | 16.8% | 33.3% | 16.5% | |||
| 28 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 11.7% | 33.3% | 21.7% | |||
| 29 | Fish Crow | 10.9% | 33.3% | 22.5% | |||
| 30 | Killdeer | 9.3% | 33.3% | 24.0% | |||
| 31 | American Oystercatcher | 7.9% | 33.3% | 25.4% | |||
| 32 | Common Tern | 5.8% | 33.3% | 27.5% | |||
| 33 | Common Loon | 2.4% | 33.3% | 30.9% | |||
| 34 | Wild Turkey | 2.2% | 33.3% | 31.1% | |||
| 35 | Common Merganser | 0.4% | 33.3% | 32.9% |