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

based on 13 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Community Park 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% 92.3% 26.4%
2   American Robin 73.3% 84.6% 11.3%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 84.6% 31.3%
4   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 84.6% 37.1%
5   Song Sparrow 35.5% 84.6% 49.1%
6   Laughing Gull 16.9% 84.6% 67.8%
7   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 84.6% 79.5%
8   European Starling 58.4% 76.9% 18.5%
9   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 76.9% 34.3%
10   Herring Gull 23.4% 76.9% 53.5%
11   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 69.2% 10.2%
12   Barn Swallow 31.7% 69.2% 37.5%
13   Mourning Dove 53.4% 53.8% 0.4%
14   Carolina Wren 19.8% 53.8% 34.0%
15   Fish Crow 10.8% 53.8% 43.0%
16   Brant 10.8% 46.2% 35.4%
17   Willet 5.8% 46.2% 40.3%
18   American Black Duck 5.0% 46.2% 41.1%
19   Mallard 49.3% 38.5% 10.8%
20   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 38.5% 3.0%
21   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 38.5% 4.4%
22   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 38.5% 10.3%
23   Great Egret 25.4% 38.5% 13.1%
24   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 38.5% 18.6%
25   American Crow 17.6% 38.5% 20.8%
26   American Redstart 40.4% 30.8% 9.6%
27   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 30.8% 3.3%
28   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 30.8% 17.5%
29   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 30.8% 25.0%
30   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 30.8% 26.9%
31   House Sparrow 57.0% 23.1% 33.9%
32   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 23.1% 21.6%
33   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 23.1% 16.4%
34   Northern Parula 35.7% 23.1% 12.6%
35   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 23.1% 11.2%
36   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 23.1% 10.7%
37   Ovenbird 32.7% 23.1% 9.6%
38   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 23.1% 3.7%
39   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 23.1% 0.1%
40   Snowy Egret 9.9% 23.1% 13.1%
41   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 23.1% 15.1%
42   Forster's Tern 7.9% 23.1% 15.2%
43   Gadwall 7.0% 23.1% 16.1%
44   Canada Goose 45.1% 15.4% 29.7%
45   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 15.4% 16.8%
46   Northern Flicker 29.1% 15.4% 13.7%
47   American Goldfinch 28.7% 15.4% 13.3%
48   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 15.4% 12.6%
49   House Wren 26.7% 15.4% 11.3%
50   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 15.4% 6.5%
51   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 15.4% 4.8%
52   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 15.4% 3.5%
53   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 15.4% 2.4%
54   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 15.4% 1.1%
55   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 15.4% 1.1%
56   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 15.4% 2.3%
57   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 15.4% 3.7%
58   Killdeer 9.3% 15.4% 6.1%
59   Green Heron 9.0% 15.4% 6.4%
60   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 15.4% 8.0%
61   Common Tern 5.8% 15.4% 9.6%
62   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 15.4% 11.1%
63   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 15.4% 12.5%
64   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 7.7% 30.5%
65   Chimney Swift 29.8% 7.7% 22.1%
66   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 7.7% 15.1%
67   Tree Swallow 22.4% 7.7% 14.7%
68   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 7.7% 13.1%
69   Veery 20.1% 7.7% 12.4%
70   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 7.7% 12.1%
71   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 7.7% 10.4%
72   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 7.7% 9.2%
73   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 7.7% 9.1%
74   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 7.7% 8.8%
75   Osprey 16.4% 7.7% 8.7%
76   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 7.7% 8.6%
77   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 7.7% 5.5%
78   Canada Warbler 11.7% 7.7% 4.0%
79   Mute Swan 11.5% 7.7% 3.8%
80   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 7.7% 3.4%
81   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 7.7% 2.3%
82   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 7.7% 0.6%
83   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 7.7% 1.8%
84   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 7.7% 1.8%
85   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 7.7% 2.2%
86   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 7.7% 2.3%
87   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 7.7% 3.4%
88   Least Tern 3.9% 7.7% 3.8%
89   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 7.7% 4.9%
90   Bobolink 1.2% 7.7% 6.5%