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Top Birds at Piermont Marsh in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 27 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Piermont Marsh 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   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 88.9% 35.6%
2   American Robin 73.3% 77.8% 4.5%
3   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 70.4% 11.4%
4   Canada Goose 45.1% 70.4% 25.3%
5   Mallard 49.3% 66.7% 17.4%
6   Blue Jay 49.3% 66.7% 17.4%
7   Gray Catbird 65.9% 63.0% 3.0%
8   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 63.0% 15.4%
9   Barn Swallow 31.7% 63.0% 31.3%
10   House Sparrow 57.0% 59.3% 2.3%
11   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 59.3% 16.6%
12   Song Sparrow 35.5% 59.3% 23.7%
13   Common Grackle 54.9% 55.6% 0.6%
14   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 55.6% 10.9%
15   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 55.6% 17.4%
16   Chimney Swift 29.8% 51.9% 22.1%
17   Tree Swallow 22.4% 51.9% 29.4%
18   Mourning Dove 53.4% 48.1% 5.3%
19   American Goldfinch 28.6% 48.1% 19.5%
20   Red-eyed Vireo 22.7% 44.4% 21.7%
21   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 37.0% 4.9%
22   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 37.0% 8.9%
23   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 37.0% 10.3%
24   European Starling 58.4% 33.3% 25.1%
25   American Redstart 40.4% 33.3% 7.1%
26   House Finch 16.0% 33.3% 17.3%
27   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 29.6% 15.2%
28   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 29.6% 17.6%
29   Northern Flicker 29.1% 25.9% 3.2%
30   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 25.9% 12.9%
31   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 25.9% 13.8%
32   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 25.9% 16.4%
33   Bald Eagle 2.5% 25.9% 23.4%
34   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 22.2% 0.3%
35   Carolina Wren 19.8% 22.2% 2.4%
36   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 22.2% 2.5%
37   Northern Parula 35.7% 18.5% 17.2%
38   House Wren 26.7% 18.5% 8.2%
39   Great Egret 25.4% 18.5% 6.9%
40   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 18.5% 3.0%
41   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 18.5% 4.2%
42   Fish Crow 10.9% 18.5% 7.7%
43   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 18.5% 10.2%
44   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 18.5% 13.1%
45   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 14.8% 19.2%
46   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 14.8% 3.3%
47   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 14.8% 2.9%
48   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 14.8% 3.7%
49   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 14.8% 5.1%
50   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 14.8% 10.6%
51   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 11.1% 28.4%
52   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 11.1% 9.7%
53   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 11.1% 7.2%
54   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 11.1% 1.3%
55   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 11.1% 4.0%
56   Marsh Wren 4.6% 11.1% 6.5%
57   Wood Thrush 23.1% 7.4% 15.7%
58   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 7.4% 9.4%
59   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 7.4% 9.4%
60   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 7.4% 5.9%
61   Canada Warbler 11.7% 7.4% 4.3%
62   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 7.4% 3.3%
63   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 7.4% 1.5%
64   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 7.4% 1.5%
65   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 7.4% 1.6%
66   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 7.4% 2.5%
67   Alder Flycatcher 0.6% 7.4% 6.8%
68   American Bittern 0.3% 7.4% 7.1%
69   Virginia Rail 0.3% 7.4% 7.1%
70   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 3.7% 31.8%
71   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 3.7% 30.1%
72   Herring Gull 23.4% 3.7% 19.7%
73   Veery 20.1% 3.7% 16.4%
74   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 3.7% 15.2%
75   American Crow 17.6% 3.7% 13.9%
76   Osprey 16.4% 3.7% 12.7%
77   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 3.7% 12.6%
78   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 3.7% 10.6%
79   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 3.7% 7.9%
80   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 3.7% 7.4%
81   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 3.7% 6.5%
82   Wood Duck 9.3% 3.7% 5.6%
83   Killdeer 9.3% 3.7% 5.6%
84   Green Heron 9.0% 3.7% 5.3%
85   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 3.7% 2.9%
86   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 3.7% 2.6%
87   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 3.7% 1.2%
88   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 3.7% 0.9%
89   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 3.7% 0.2%
90   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 3.7% 0.2%
91   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 3.7% 1.0%
92   Bank Swallow 2.5% 3.7% 1.2%
93   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 3.7% 1.2%
94   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 3.7% 1.7%
95   Purple Martin 1.4% 3.7% 2.3%
96   Least Bittern 0.5% 3.7% 3.2%
97   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 3.7% 3.5%