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Top Birds at River Rd. marshes and RR tracks in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 94 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 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   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 83.0% 29.7%
2   Marsh Wren 4.6% 83.0% 78.4%
3   Osprey 16.4% 81.9% 65.5%
4   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 78.7% 36.1%
5   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 76.6% 29.1%
6   Canada Goose 45.1% 75.5% 30.5%
7   American Robin 73.3% 73.4% 0.1%
8   Gray Catbird 65.9% 73.4% 7.5%
9   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 73.4% 46.7%
10   Song Sparrow 35.5% 69.1% 33.6%
11   Barn Swallow 31.7% 67.0% 35.3%
12   Great Egret 25.4% 66.0% 40.6%
13   Common Grackle 54.9% 64.9% 10.0%
14   Tree Swallow 22.4% 63.8% 41.4%
15   Mallard 49.3% 60.6% 11.4%
16   Mourning Dove 53.4% 56.4% 3.0%
17   American Goldfinch 28.6% 55.3% 26.7%
18   Herring Gull 23.4% 54.3% 30.8%
19   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 52.1% 6.9%
20   European Starling 58.4% 50.0% 8.4%
21   Swamp Sparrow 13.0% 48.9% 35.9%
22   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 45.7% 33.4%
23   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 44.7% 27.9%
24   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 41.5% 7.5%
25   Carolina Wren 19.8% 41.5% 21.7%
26   Snowy Egret 9.9% 41.5% 31.6%
27   House Wren 26.7% 40.4% 13.7%
28   Red-tailed Hawk 19.7% 39.4% 19.6%
29   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 38.3% 33.2%
30   Gadwall 6.9% 37.2% 30.3%
31   Mute Swan 11.5% 36.2% 24.7%
32   Killdeer 9.3% 36.2% 26.9%
33   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 36.2% 30.8%
34   Laughing Gull 16.9% 35.1% 18.3%
35   American Redstart 40.4% 31.9% 8.5%
36   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 31.9% 11.1%
37   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 31.9% 19.9%
38   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 30.9% 1.3%
39   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 30.9% 25.0%
40   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 29.8% 18.2%
41   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 28.7% 8.9%
42   House Finch 16.0% 27.7% 11.6%
43   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 27.7% 20.6%
44   American Black Duck 5.0% 26.6% 21.6%
45   Fish Crow 10.8% 25.5% 14.7%
46   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 25.5% 21.3%
47   Brant 10.7% 23.4% 12.7%
48   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 23.4% 13.7%
49   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 23.4% 16.1%
50   Northern Flicker 29.1% 22.3% 6.8%
51   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 21.3% 4.5%
52   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 21.3% 8.0%
53   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 20.2% 7.9%
54   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 20.2% 3.0%
55   Virginia Rail 0.3% 20.2% 19.9%
56   Blue Jay 49.3% 19.1% 30.1%
57   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 17.0% 27.7%
58   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 17.0% 11.2%
59   Least Tern 3.9% 17.0% 13.1%
60   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 16.0% 18.4%
61   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 16.0% 17.9%
62   Chimney Swift 29.8% 16.0% 13.9%
63   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 16.0% 1.6%
64   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 14.9% 7.0%
65   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 14.9% 4.7%
66   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 13.8% 25.7%
67   Northern Parula 35.7% 13.8% 21.9%
68   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 13.8% 6.4%
69   Forster's Tern 7.9% 13.8% 5.9%
70   Willet 5.8% 13.8% 8.0%
71   Clapper Rail 3.4% 13.8% 10.5%
72   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 12.8% 22.7%
73   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 12.8% 5.0%
74   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 12.8% 8.2%
75   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 12.8% 10.0%
76   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 11.7% 2.8%
77   Wood Duck 9.3% 11.7% 2.4%
78   Green Heron 9.0% 11.7% 2.7%
79   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 10.6% 16.9%
80   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 10.6% 5.2%
81   Seaside Sparrow 0.8% 10.6% 9.9%
82   Common Gallinule 0.1% 10.6% 10.5%
83   Field Sparrow 3.4% 9.6% 6.2%
84   American Coot 0.9% 9.6% 8.7%
85   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 8.5% 14.3%
86   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 8.5% 1.1%
87   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 8.5% 3.6%
88   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 7.4% 1.2%
89   Bank Swallow 2.5% 7.4% 4.9%
90   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 7.4% 5.8%
91   Least Bittern 0.5% 7.4% 7.0%
92   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 6.4% 21.6%
93   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 6.4% 2.1%
94   Veery 20.1% 5.3% 14.7%
95   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 5.3% 3.5%
96   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 5.3% 1.8%
97   Bald Eagle 2.5% 5.3% 2.8%
98   Wild Turkey 2.2% 5.3% 3.1%
99   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.7% 5.3% 4.6%
100   Green-winged Teal 0.6% 5.3% 4.7%
101   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 4.3% 12.0%
102   Canada Warbler 11.7% 4.3% 7.4%
103   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 4.3% 0.6%
104   Common Loon 2.4% 4.3% 1.8%
105   Bobolink 1.2% 4.3% 3.1%
106   Northern Harrier 0.6% 4.3% 3.6%
107   American Bittern 0.3% 4.3% 3.9%
108   Sora 0.1% 4.3% 4.1%
109   Ovenbird 32.7% 3.2% 29.5%
110   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 3.2% 15.7%
111   American Crow 17.7% 3.2% 14.5%
112   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 3.2% 10.0%
113   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 3.2% 7.9%
114   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 3.2% 2.7%
115   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 3.2% 0.7%
116   Ring-necked Pheasant 1.0% 3.2% 2.2%
117   Blue-winged Teal 0.5% 3.2% 2.7%
118   American Woodcock 0.5% 3.2% 2.7%
119   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 3.2% 3.0%
120   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 2.1% 36.1%
121   Wood Thrush 23.1% 2.1% 21.0%
122   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 2.1% 16.0%
123   Palm Warbler 5.3% 2.1% 3.2%
124   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 2.1% 2.2%
125   Common Raven 2.5% 2.1% 0.4%
126   Black Vulture 2.2% 2.1% 0.1%
127   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 2.1% 0.1%
128   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 2.1% 0.3%
129   Horned Grebe 0.2% 2.1% 1.9%
130   Pied-billed Grebe 0.2% 2.1% 2.0%
131   House Sparrow 57.0% 1.1% 55.9%
132   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 1.1% 17.2%
133   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 1.1% 15.4%
134   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 1.1% 13.2%
135   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 1.1% 11.0%
136   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 1.1% 9.0%
137   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 1.1% 8.4%
138   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 1.1% 7.9%
139   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 1.1% 7.3%
140   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 1.1% 6.9%
141   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 1.1% 5.9%
142   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 1.1% 3.8%
143   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 1.1% 3.1%
144   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 1.1% 2.4%
145   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 1.1% 2.3%
146   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 1.1% 2.2%
147   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 1.1% 1.9%
148   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 1.1% 1.6%
149   Dunlin 2.2% 1.1% 1.1%
150   Purple Martin 1.4% 1.1% 0.3%
151   Little Blue Heron 1.2% 1.1% 0.2%
152   Bufflehead 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
153   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 1.1% 0.0%
154   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
155   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.8% 1.1% 0.3%
156   Yellow-throated Warbler 0.3% 1.1% 0.8%
157   Wilson's Phalarope 0.2% 1.1% 0.8%
158   Caspian Tern 0.2% 1.1% 0.8%
159   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 1.1% 0.9%
160   Lesser Scaup 0.1% 1.1% 0.9%