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

based on 13 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Canarsie Pier 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   Herring Gull 23.4% 84.6% 61.2%
2   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 69.2% 33.8%
3   Laughing Gull 16.9% 69.2% 52.4%
4   Brant 10.8% 69.2% 58.5%
5   European Starling 58.4% 61.5% 3.1%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 61.5% 27.5%
7   House Sparrow 57.0% 53.8% 3.1%
8   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 53.8% 39.5%
9   Forster's Tern 7.9% 53.8% 45.9%
10   Common Grackle 54.9% 38.5% 16.5%
11   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 38.5% 14.9%
12   Barn Swallow 31.7% 38.5% 6.7%
13   Killdeer 9.3% 38.5% 29.2%
14   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 30.8% 11.9%
15   Song Sparrow 35.5% 30.8% 4.8%
16   Great Egret 25.4% 30.8% 5.4%
17   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 30.8% 10.0%
18   American Robin 73.3% 23.1% 50.2%
19   Gray Catbird 65.9% 23.1% 42.9%
20   Mourning Dove 53.4% 23.1% 30.3%
21   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 23.1% 3.7%
22   Fish Crow 10.9% 23.1% 12.2%
23   Snowy Egret 9.9% 23.1% 13.1%
24   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 23.1% 15.1%
25   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 23.1% 17.9%
26   Osprey 16.4% 15.4% 1.0%
27   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 15.4% 2.1%
28   Common Tern 5.8% 15.4% 9.6%
29   Common Loon 2.4% 15.4% 12.9%
30   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 7.7% 39.8%
31   House Finch 16.0% 7.7% 8.3%
32   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 7.7% 5.4%
33   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 7.7% 4.7%
34   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 7.7% 2.1%
35   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 7.7% 0.6%
36   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 7.7% 2.3%
37   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 7.7% 3.8%
38   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 7.7% 5.0%
39   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 7.7% 6.0%
40   Black Skimmer 1.7% 7.7% 6.0%
41   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 7.7% 6.6%
42   Greater Scaup 0.4% 7.7% 7.3%