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Top Birds at Hempstead Lake SP--south end in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 757 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hempstead Lake SP--south end 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 73.2% 91.9% 18.8%
2   Gray Catbird 65.8% 89.4% 23.7%
3   Northern Cardinal 58.8% 89.0% 30.2%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 53.1% 85.7% 32.6%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 37.9% 83.6% 45.8%
6   Blue Jay 49.0% 81.2% 32.2%
7   Warbling Vireo 31.8% 80.3% 48.5%
8   Yellow Warbler 42.4% 77.7% 35.3%
9   Mourning Dove 53.3% 77.0% 23.8%
10   Common Grackle 54.8% 76.9% 22.1%
11   European Starling 58.3% 74.0% 15.7%
12   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.5% 72.8% 39.3%
13   Baltimore Oriole 44.5% 72.3% 27.8%
14   Mallard 49.2% 69.5% 20.3%
15   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.1% 68.2% 54.1%
16   Song Sparrow 35.3% 67.4% 32.1%
17   Northern Parula 35.5% 65.0% 29.5%
18   Black-and-white Warbler 39.4% 63.1% 23.8%
19   Chimney Swift 29.6% 63.0% 33.4%
20   Red-eyed Vireo 22.5% 62.0% 39.5%
21   Carolina Wren 19.6% 60.9% 41.3%
22   House Sparrow 57.0% 57.7% 0.8%
23   Northern Flicker 28.9% 57.6% 28.7%
24   American Redstart 40.3% 55.6% 15.3%
25   Great Crested Flycatcher 17.8% 54.6% 36.7%
26   Fish Crow 10.6% 47.8% 37.2%
27   Osprey 16.2% 46.2% 30.0%
28   Canada Goose 45.1% 45.2% 0.1%
29   Downy Woodpecker 28.0% 44.5% 16.5%
30   Barn Swallow 31.6% 43.7% 12.1%
31   Black-capped Chickadee 11.9% 43.6% 31.7%
32   American Goldfinch 28.6% 43.1% 14.5%
33   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 41.2% 7.0%
34   Wood Thrush 23.0% 38.8% 15.8%
35   Tufted Titmouse 15.4% 37.5% 22.1%
36   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.1% 37.4% 17.3%
37   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 37.1% 20.4%
38   Northern Waterthrush 23.1% 37.0% 13.9%
39   Common Yellowthroat 47.6% 36.6% 11.0%
40   Tree Swallow 22.3% 36.6% 14.3%
41   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.5% 34.7% 24.2%
42   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 33.0% 5.1%
43   Wood Duck 9.2% 32.0% 22.8%
44   Blackpoll Warbler 21.8% 31.7% 9.9%
45   Ovenbird 32.7% 31.4% 1.3%
46   House Wren 26.7% 31.4% 4.7%
47   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 30.5% 3.5%
48   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 29.3% 1.8%
49   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.7% 29.1% 8.3%
50   Mute Swan 11.4% 28.7% 17.3%
51   Herring Gull 23.4% 28.3% 4.9%
52   Blue-headed Vireo 14.2% 26.7% 12.5%
53   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 26.3% 0.4%
54   Chipping Sparrow 18.2% 25.6% 7.4%
55   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 24.8% 6.0%
56   Laughing Gull 16.8% 23.4% 6.6%
57   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 19.8% 7.8%
58   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 19.2% 0.7%
59   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 18.9% 5.7%
60   Great Egret 25.5% 17.6% 7.9%
61   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 17.4% 8.0%
62   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 16.2% 7.4%
63   American Crow 17.7% 15.9% 1.8%
64   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 15.6% 0.7%
65   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 14.9% 3.8%
66   Veery 20.1% 14.8% 5.3%
67   Solitary Sandpiper 5.7% 14.3% 8.5%
68   Prairie Warbler 8.4% 13.9% 5.4%
69   Rock Pigeon 35.6% 13.1% 22.5%
70   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 13.1% 3.7%
71   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 13.1% 4.8%
72   Great Horned Owl 0.9% 12.0% 11.1%
73   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 11.4% 8.5%
74   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 10.8% 5.7%
75   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 10.2% 0.6%
76   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 9.9% 2.5%
77   Forster's Tern 7.9% 9.9% 2.0%
78   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 9.5% 8.3%
79   Palm Warbler 5.3% 9.5% 4.2%
80   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 9.4% 1.4%
81   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 9.2% 0.8%
82   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 8.6% 2.0%
83   Ring-billed Gull 14.4% 8.1% 6.3%
84   House Finch 16.1% 7.8% 8.3%
85   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 7.8% 3.3%
86   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 7.8% 3.2%
87   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 7.5% 1.6%
88   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 7.3% 3.0%
89   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 7.3% 3.1%
90   Canada Warbler 11.7% 7.0% 4.7%
91   Green Heron 9.0% 6.9% 2.1%
92   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 6.9% 2.6%
93   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 6.2% 2.8%
94   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 5.7% 0.6%
95   Wilson's Warbler 8.9% 5.3% 3.6%
96   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 4.8% 2.3%
97   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 4.6% 8.5%
98   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 4.6% 1.1%
99   Summer Tanager 1.7% 4.6% 3.0%
100   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 4.4% 7.3%
101   Great Black-backed Gull 13.4% 4.1% 9.3%
102   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 4.1% 0.2%
103   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 3.7% 1.8%
104   Bank Swallow 2.5% 3.2% 0.7%
105   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 3.0% 1.0%
106   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 2.9% 0.1%
107   Brown Thrasher 7.4% 2.6% 4.7%
108   Purple Finch 1.3% 2.6% 1.3%
109   Common Raven 2.5% 2.5% 0.0%
110   Bald Eagle 2.5% 2.4% 0.1%
111   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 2.2% 0.3%
112   American Wigeon 0.2% 2.2% 2.0%
113   Cerulean Warbler 0.6% 2.1% 1.5%
114   Prothonotary Warbler 1.1% 1.8% 0.8%
115   Pine Warbler 1.7% 1.7% 0.0%
116   Rusty Blackbird 0.5% 1.7% 1.3%
117   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 1.3% 0.2%
118   Blue Grosbeak 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
119   American Black Duck 5.1% 1.2% 3.9%
120   Common Loon 2.5% 1.2% 1.3%
121   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.8% 1.2% 0.4%
122   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 1.1% 3.9%
123   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 1.1% 2.9%
124   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 0.9% 8.9%
125   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 0.9% 2.8%
126   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 0.9% 2.3%
127   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
128   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 0.8% 1.0%
129   Purple Martin 1.4% 0.8% 0.6%
130   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
131   Yellow-throated Warbler 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
132   Field Sparrow 3.4% 0.7% 2.8%
133   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
134   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
135   Blue-winged Teal 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
136   Caspian Tern 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
137   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 0.4% 5.5%
138   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 0.4% 2.5%
139   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 0.4% 1.5%
140   Dark-eyed Junco 0.5% 0.4% 0.1%
141   Killdeer 9.4% 0.3% 9.1%
142   Common Tern 5.8% 0.3% 5.6%
143   Willow Flycatcher 5.5% 0.3% 5.2%
144   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 0.3% 0.8%
145   Merlin 0.9% 0.3% 0.7%
146   Acadian Flycatcher 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
147   Brant 10.8% 0.1% 10.7%
148   Snowy Egret 10.0% 0.1% 9.9%
149   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 0.1% 7.0%
150   Gadwall 7.0% 0.1% 6.9%
151   Willet 5.9% 0.1% 5.7%
152   Glossy Ibis 4.3% 0.1% 4.1%
153   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.8% 0.1% 2.6%
154   American Kestrel 2.2% 0.1% 2.1%
155   Little Blue Heron 1.2% 0.1% 1.1%
156   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 0.1% 1.0%
157   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 0.1% 0.7%
158   Kentucky Warbler 0.8% 0.1% 0.6%
159   Northern Harrier 0.6% 0.1% 0.5%
160   Alder Flycatcher 0.6% 0.1% 0.4%
161   Winter Wren 0.4% 0.1% 0.3%
162   Gull-billed Tern 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
163   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
164   Swainson's Warbler 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
165   Mississippi Kite 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
166   Great Cormorant 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%