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Top Birds at Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 62 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead) 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 73.3% 69.4% 3.9%
2   House Sparrow 57.0% 69.4% 12.4%
3   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 62.9% 3.9%
4   Gray Catbird 65.9% 59.7% 6.3%
5   Mallard 49.3% 53.2% 3.9%
6   Canada Goose 45.1% 53.2% 8.1%
7   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 48.4% 4.9%
8   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 48.4% 16.2%
9   European Starling 58.4% 45.2% 13.3%
10   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 41.9% 6.5%
11   Blue Jay 49.3% 40.3% 8.9%
12   American Redstart 40.4% 40.3% 0.1%
13   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 38.7% 8.8%
14   Mourning Dove 53.4% 37.1% 16.3%
15   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 37.1% 2.4%
16   Common Grackle 54.9% 33.9% 21.1%
17   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 33.9% 10.8%
18   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 33.9% 0.2%
19   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 33.9% 10.7%
20   Northern Parula 35.7% 32.3% 3.5%
21   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 30.6% 3.1%
22   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 27.4% 6.9%
23   Chimney Swift 29.8% 25.8% 4.0%
24   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 24.2% 3.8%
25   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 24.2% 12.5%
26   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 22.6% 20.1%
27   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 19.4% 18.8%
28   Ovenbird 32.7% 19.4% 13.4%
29   Canada Warbler 11.7% 19.4% 7.7%
30   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 17.7% 4.1%
31   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 17.7% 2.4%
32   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 16.1% 17.7%
33   Great Egret 25.4% 16.1% 9.3%
34   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 14.5% 13.6%
35   Northern Flicker 29.1% 12.9% 16.2%
36   American Goldfinch 28.7% 12.9% 15.8%
37   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 12.9% 3.4%
38   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 12.9% 0.3%
39   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 12.9% 4.1%
40   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 12.9% 4.9%
41   Veery 20.1% 11.3% 8.8%
42   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 11.3% 6.5%
43   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 9.7% 13.1%
44   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 9.7% 4.6%
45   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 8.1% 11.7%
46   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 8.1% 1.5%
47   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 8.1% 1.4%
48   Song Sparrow 35.5% 6.5% 29.1%
49   Wood Thrush 23.1% 6.5% 16.7%
50   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 6.5% 12.5%
51   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 6.5% 11.9%
52   American Crow 17.7% 6.5% 11.2%
53   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 6.5% 10.4%
54   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 6.5% 10.3%
55   House Finch 16.0% 6.5% 9.6%
56   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 6.5% 8.0%
57   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 6.5% 5.9%
58   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 6.5% 2.0%
59   Gadwall 7.0% 6.5% 0.5%
60   Herring Gull 23.5% 4.8% 18.6%
61   Carolina Wren 19.8% 4.8% 15.0%
62   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 4.8% 10.7%
63   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 4.8% 8.2%
64   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 4.8% 6.2%
65   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 4.8% 1.8%
66   Barn Swallow 31.7% 3.2% 28.5%
67   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 3.2% 17.6%
68   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 3.2% 14.9%
69   Osprey 16.4% 3.2% 13.2%
70   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 3.2% 11.1%
71   Mute Swan 11.5% 3.2% 8.3%
72   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 3.2% 6.8%
73   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 3.2% 3.8%
74   Palm Warbler 5.3% 3.2% 2.1%
75   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 3.2% 1.4%
76   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 3.2% 1.4%
77   Prothonotary Warbler 1.1% 3.2% 2.2%
78   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 3.2% 2.3%
79   Yellow-throated Warbler 0.3% 3.2% 2.9%
80   House Wren 26.7% 1.6% 25.1%
81   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 1.6% 18.3%
82   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 1.6% 9.5%
83   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 1.6% 8.6%
84   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 1.6% 8.2%
85   Green Heron 9.0% 1.6% 7.4%
86   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 1.6% 7.3%
87   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 1.6% 5.7%
88   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 1.6% 4.7%
89   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 1.6% 2.6%
90   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 1.6% 2.4%
91   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 1.6% 2.3%
92   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 1.6% 1.9%
93   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 1.6% 1.8%
94   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 1.6% 1.6%
95   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 1.6% 1.3%
96   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 1.6% 0.3%
97   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 1.6% 0.1%
98   Purple Finch 1.3% 1.6% 0.3%
99   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.0% 1.6% 0.6%
100   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.7% 1.6% 0.9%
101   Acadian Flycatcher 0.6% 1.6% 1.1%
102   Bicknell's Thrush 0.4% 1.6% 1.2%