Bird Finder

Top Birds at Central Park Zoo in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 21 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park Zoo 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   House Sparrow 57.0% 76.2% 19.2%
2   American Robin 73.3% 52.4% 20.9%
3   European Starling 58.4% 47.6% 10.8%
4   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 42.9% 7.4%
5   Common Grackle 54.9% 38.1% 16.8%
6   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 33.3% 1.2%
7   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 33.3% 11.5%
8   Gray Catbird 65.9% 23.8% 42.1%
9   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 23.8% 35.2%
10   Northern Parula 35.7% 23.8% 11.9%
11   House Finch 16.0% 23.8% 7.8%
12   Blue Jay 49.3% 19.0% 30.2%
13   Mallard 49.3% 14.3% 35.0%
14   American Redstart 40.4% 14.3% 26.1%
15   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 14.3% 25.2%
16   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 14.3% 2.5%
17   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 9.5% 43.8%
18   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 9.5% 33.1%
19   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 9.5% 17.2%
20   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 9.5% 2.6%
21   Mourning Dove 53.4% 4.8% 48.7%
22   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 4.8% 42.8%
23   Song Sparrow 35.5% 4.8% 30.8%
24   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 4.8% 29.5%
25   Ovenbird 32.7% 4.8% 28.0%
26   American Goldfinch 28.7% 4.8% 23.9%
27   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 4.8% 23.4%
28   House Wren 26.7% 4.8% 22.0%
29   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 4.8% 18.5%
30   Wood Thrush 23.1% 4.8% 18.4%
31   American Crow 17.6% 4.8% 12.9%
32   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 4.8% 10.8%
33   Canada Warbler 11.7% 4.8% 6.9%
34   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 4.8% 4.1%
35   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 4.8% 3.2%
36   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 4.8% 1.4%
37   Common Raven 2.5% 4.8% 2.2%
38   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 4.8% 3.4%