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Top Birds at Ellis Island (NY) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 10 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Ellis Island (NY) 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   European Starling 58.4% 70.0% 11.6%
2   House Sparrow 57.0% 70.0% 13.0%
3   Canada Goose 45.1% 70.0% 24.9%
4   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 50.0% 14.5%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 50.0% 16.0%
6   Herring Gull 23.4% 50.0% 26.6%
7   Common Tern 5.8% 50.0% 44.2%
8   Mallard 49.3% 40.0% 9.3%
9   American Robin 73.3% 30.0% 43.3%
10   Laughing Gull 16.9% 30.0% 13.1%
11   Fish Crow 10.9% 30.0% 19.1%
12   Common Grackle 54.9% 20.0% 34.9%
13   Barn Swallow 31.7% 20.0% 11.7%
14   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 20.0% 5.7%
15   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 20.0% 6.7%
16   Brant 10.8% 20.0% 9.2%
17   Mourning Dove 53.4% 10.0% 43.4%
18   American Redstart 40.4% 10.0% 30.4%
19   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 10.0% 11.9%
20   American Crow 17.6% 10.0% 7.6%