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Top Birds at Essex County Environmental Center in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 20 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Essex County Environmental Center 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   Gray Catbird 65.9% 80.0% 14.1%
2   American Robin 73.3% 65.0% 8.3%
3   Blue Jay 49.3% 65.0% 15.7%
4   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 60.0% 1.0%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 60.0% 21.8%
6   Common Grackle 54.9% 50.0% 4.9%
7   Mourning Dove 53.4% 50.0% 3.4%
8   House Wren 26.7% 50.0% 23.3%
9   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 45.0% 8.3%
10   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 45.0% 29.4%
11   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 40.0% 11.9%
12   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 40.0% 21.9%
13   Northern Flicker 29.1% 35.0% 5.9%
14   American Goldfinch 28.7% 35.0% 6.3%
15   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 30.0% 17.9%
16   European Starling 58.4% 25.0% 33.4%
17   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 25.0% 19.7%
18   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 25.0% 14.5%
19   Song Sparrow 35.5% 25.0% 10.5%
20   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 25.0% 8.8%
21   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 25.0% 2.2%
22   Veery 20.1% 25.0% 4.9%
23   Carolina Wren 19.8% 25.0% 5.2%
24   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 25.0% 13.9%
25   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 25.0% 14.3%
26   Canada Goose 45.1% 20.0% 25.1%
27   Barn Swallow 31.7% 20.0% 11.7%
28   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 20.0% 10.2%
29   House Sparrow 57.0% 15.0% 42.0%
30   Mallard 49.3% 15.0% 34.3%
31   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 15.0% 32.5%
32   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 15.0% 19.0%
33   Chimney Swift 29.8% 15.0% 14.8%
34   House Finch 16.0% 15.0% 1.0%
35   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 15.0% 0.5%
36   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 15.0% 2.6%
37   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 15.0% 5.4%
38   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 15.0% 6.7%
39   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 15.0% 10.1%
40   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 10.0% 32.6%
41   Ovenbird 32.7% 10.0% 22.7%
42   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 10.0% 22.2%
43   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 10.0% 16.7%
44   Great Egret 25.4% 10.0% 15.4%
45   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 10.0% 13.2%
46   Wood Thrush 23.1% 10.0% 13.1%
47   Tree Swallow 22.4% 10.0% 12.4%
48   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 10.0% 9.8%
49   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 10.0% 8.3%
50   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 10.0% 7.8%
51   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 10.0% 6.8%
52   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 10.0% 6.5%
53   Fish Crow 10.9% 10.0% 0.9%
54   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 10.0% 4.2%
55   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 10.0% 5.8%
56   Wild Turkey 2.2% 10.0% 7.8%
57   American Redstart 40.4% 5.0% 35.4%
58   Northern Parula 35.7% 5.0% 30.7%
59   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 5.0% 29.3%
60   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 5.0% 23.0%
61   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 5.0% 22.5%
62   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 5.0% 16.9%
63   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 5.0% 15.8%
64   American Crow 17.6% 5.0% 12.6%
65   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 5.0% 11.8%
66   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 5.0% 8.2%
67   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 5.0% 7.0%
68   Canada Warbler 11.7% 5.0% 6.7%
69   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 5.0% 5.0%
70   Wood Duck 9.3% 5.0% 4.3%
71   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 5.0% 2.3%
72   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 5.0% 0.9%
73   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 5.0% 0.4%
74   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 5.0% 1.5%
75   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 5.0% 1.6%
76   Bald Eagle 2.5% 5.0% 2.5%
77   Black Vulture 2.2% 5.0% 2.8%
78   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 5.0% 4.0%