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Top Birds at Four Sparrow Marsh in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 25 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Four Sparrow Marsh 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% 80.0% 26.7%
2   Barn Swallow 31.7% 72.0% 40.3%
3   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 68.0% 25.4%
4   European Starling 58.4% 64.0% 5.6%
5   Canada Goose 45.1% 64.0% 18.9%
6   Gray Catbird 65.9% 60.0% 5.9%
7   Song Sparrow 35.5% 60.0% 24.5%
8   Herring Gull 23.4% 60.0% 36.6%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 60.0% 46.7%
10   Great Egret 25.4% 56.0% 30.6%
11   Laughing Gull 16.9% 56.0% 39.1%
12   Brant 10.7% 56.0% 45.3%
13   Snowy Egret 9.9% 56.0% 46.1%
14   American Robin 73.3% 52.0% 21.3%
15   Mallard 49.3% 52.0% 2.7%
16   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 52.0% 18.0%
17   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 52.0% 40.4%
18   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 48.0% 0.5%
19   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 48.0% 21.3%
20   Willet 5.8% 48.0% 42.2%
21   Mourning Dove 53.4% 44.0% 9.4%
22   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 40.0% 32.1%
23   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 36.0% 23.0%
24   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 36.0% 0.5%
25   American Goldfinch 28.7% 36.0% 7.3%
26   Osprey 16.4% 36.0% 19.6%
27   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 36.0% 23.6%
28   House Sparrow 57.0% 32.0% 25.0%
29   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 32.0% 12.2%
30   Killdeer 9.3% 32.0% 22.7%
31   Forster's Tern 7.9% 28.0% 20.1%
32   Tree Swallow 22.4% 24.0% 1.6%
33   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 24.0% 18.6%
34   Marsh Wren 4.6% 24.0% 19.4%
35   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 24.0% 19.5%
36   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 20.0% 24.7%
37   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 20.0% 12.2%
38   Chimney Swift 29.8% 20.0% 9.8%
39   Carolina Wren 19.8% 20.0% 0.2%
40   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 20.0% 3.2%
41   House Finch 16.0% 20.0% 4.0%
42   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 20.0% 14.1%
43   American Crow 17.6% 16.0% 1.6%
44   Mute Swan 11.5% 16.0% 4.5%
45   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 16.0% 5.8%
46   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 16.0% 6.2%
47   Green Heron 9.0% 16.0% 7.0%
48   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 16.0% 8.9%
49   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 16.0% 10.5%
50   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 16.0% 10.8%
51   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 16.0% 11.8%
52   Least Tern 3.9% 16.0% 12.1%
53   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 16.0% 12.1%
54   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.7% 16.0% 15.3%
55   Common Grackle 54.9% 12.0% 42.9%
56   Northern Flicker 29.1% 12.0% 17.1%
57   House Wren 26.7% 12.0% 14.7%
58   Fish Crow 10.9% 12.0% 1.1%
59   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 12.0% 2.4%
60   Little Blue Heron 1.2% 12.0% 10.8%
61   American Redstart 40.4% 8.0% 32.4%
62   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 8.0% 25.8%
63   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 8.0% 20.1%
64   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 8.0% 12.8%
65   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 8.0% 8.8%
66   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 8.0% 6.3%
67   American Black Duck 5.0% 8.0% 3.0%
68   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 8.0% 3.1%
69   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 8.0% 3.8%
70   Clapper Rail 3.4% 8.0% 4.6%
71   Black Skimmer 1.7% 8.0% 6.3%
72   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 4.0% 35.5%
73   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 4.0% 34.2%
74   Northern Parula 35.7% 4.0% 31.7%
75   Ovenbird 32.7% 4.0% 28.7%
76   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 4.0% 24.0%
77   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 4.0% 15.9%
78   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 4.0% 8.1%
79   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 4.0% 4.9%
80   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 4.0% 3.3%
81   Gadwall 7.0% 4.0% 3.0%
82   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 4.0% 1.9%
83   Common Tern 5.8% 4.0% 1.8%
84   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 4.0% 1.8%
85   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 4.0% 0.5%
86   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 4.0% 1.3%
87   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 4.0% 1.3%
88   Bald Eagle 2.5% 4.0% 1.5%
89   Common Loon 2.4% 4.0% 1.6%
90   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 4.0% 2.0%
91   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 4.0% 2.2%
92   Bobolink 1.2% 4.0% 2.8%
93   Blue-winged Teal 0.5% 4.0% 3.5%
94   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 4.0% 3.8%