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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 124 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 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% 77.4% 4.1%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 75.8% 22.5%
3   Gray Catbird 65.9% 74.2% 8.3%
4   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 67.7% 8.7%
5   European Starling 58.4% 66.1% 7.7%
6   Common Grackle 54.9% 66.1% 11.2%
7   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 64.5% 21.9%
8   Baltimore Oriole 44.6% 63.7% 19.1%
9   Mourning Dove 53.4% 62.1% 8.7%
10   Barn Swallow 31.7% 59.7% 28.0%
11   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 58.1% 31.4%
12   House Sparrow 57.0% 57.3% 0.3%
13   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 56.5% 8.9%
14   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 53.2% 21.1%
15   Mallard 49.3% 50.8% 1.5%
16   Song Sparrow 35.5% 50.0% 14.5%
17   Blue Jay 49.3% 49.2% 0.1%
18   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 49.2% 39.0%
19   Osprey 16.4% 48.4% 32.0%
20   Carolina Wren 19.8% 46.8% 27.0%
21   American Goldfinch 28.6% 46.0% 17.3%
22   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 41.9% 3.8%
23   Northern Flicker 29.1% 41.9% 12.9%
24   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 41.1% 5.7%
25   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 38.7% 0.8%
26   Chimney Swift 29.8% 37.9% 8.1%
27   American Black Duck 5.0% 37.9% 32.9%
28   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 36.3% 15.5%
29   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 35.5% 1.2%
30   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 34.7% 0.7%
31   Great Egret 25.4% 32.3% 6.9%
32   Herring Gull 23.4% 30.6% 7.2%
33   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 28.2% 5.6%
34   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 28.2% 0.1%
35   House Wren 26.7% 28.2% 1.5%
36   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 27.4% 13.0%
37   American Redstart 40.4% 25.0% 15.4%
38   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 24.2% 18.7%
39   Ovenbird 32.7% 23.4% 9.3%
40   Tree Swallow 22.4% 23.4% 1.0%
41   Northern Parula 35.7% 21.0% 14.8%
42   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 21.0% 1.2%
43   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 21.0% 2.7%
44   House Finch 16.0% 21.0% 5.0%
45   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 20.2% 3.3%
46   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 20.2% 5.9%
47   Canada Goose 45.1% 19.4% 25.8%
48   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 19.4% 8.2%
49   American Crow 17.6% 17.7% 0.1%
50   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 16.9% 3.9%
51   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 16.1% 4.1%
52   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 15.3% 1.5%
53   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 15.3% 2.9%
54   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 14.5% 3.6%
55   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 14.5% 10.9%
56   Bobolink 1.2% 14.5% 13.3%
57   Wood Thrush 23.1% 13.7% 9.4%
58   Veery 20.1% 13.7% 6.3%
59   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 12.1% 15.9%
60   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 12.1% 11.1%
61   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 12.1% 6.7%
62   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 11.3% 8.9%
63   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 10.5% 12.3%
64   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 10.5% 2.7%
65   Brant 10.8% 10.5% 0.3%
66   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 10.5% 2.2%
67   Wild Turkey 2.2% 9.7% 7.5%
68   Forster's Tern 7.9% 8.9% 1.0%
69   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 8.1% 8.4%
70   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 8.1% 5.3%
71   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 8.1% 2.0%
72   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 8.1% 0.9%
73   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 7.3% 14.6%
74   Laughing Gull 16.9% 7.3% 9.6%
75   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 7.3% 9.0%
76   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 7.3% 1.2%
77   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 7.3% 1.0%
78   Common Raven 2.5% 7.3% 4.7%
79   Great Horned Owl 1.0% 7.3% 6.3%
80   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 6.5% 13.4%
81   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 6.5% 11.3%
82   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 6.5% 7.8%
83   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 6.5% 4.7%
84   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 6.5% 4.3%
85   Gadwall 7.0% 6.5% 0.5%
86   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 5.6% 5.4%
87   Fish Crow 10.9% 5.6% 5.2%
88   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 5.6% 4.1%
89   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 5.6% 3.2%
90   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 5.6% 0.3%
91   Common Loon 2.4% 5.6% 3.2%
92   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 5.6% 3.6%
93   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 4.8% 4.6%
94   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 4.8% 2.5%
95   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 4.8% 1.8%
96   Field Sparrow 3.4% 4.8% 1.4%
97   American Kestrel 2.2% 4.8% 2.6%
98   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 4.0% 14.9%
99   Mute Swan 11.5% 4.0% 7.5%
100   Snowy Egret 9.9% 4.0% 5.9%
101   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 4.0% 3.2%
102   Canada Warbler 11.7% 3.2% 8.5%
103   Killdeer 9.3% 3.2% 6.1%
104   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 3.2% 2.7%
105   Lincoln's Sparrow 2.9% 3.2% 0.3%
106   Pine Warbler 1.7% 3.2% 1.6%
107   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 2.4% 9.2%
108   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 2.4% 4.7%
109   Palm Warbler 5.3% 2.4% 2.9%
110   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 2.4% 2.2%
111   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.8% 2.4% 0.4%
112   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 2.4% 0.3%
113   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 1.6% 14.0%
114   Green Heron 9.0% 1.6% 7.4%
115   Common Tern 5.8% 1.6% 4.2%
116   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 1.6% 4.2%
117   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 1.6% 3.6%
118   Marsh Wren 4.6% 1.6% 3.0%
119   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 1.6% 2.7%
120   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 1.6% 2.6%
121   Hooded Warbler 4.0% 1.6% 2.4%
122   Bank Swallow 2.5% 1.6% 0.9%
123   Bufflehead 1.2% 1.6% 0.4%
124   American Woodcock 0.5% 1.6% 1.1%
125   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 0.8% 11.3%
126   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 0.8% 8.8%
127   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 0.8% 7.2%
128   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 0.8% 7.1%
129   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 0.8% 4.1%
130   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 0.8% 4.1%
131   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 0.8% 3.7%
132   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 0.8% 2.6%
133   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 0.8% 1.9%
134   Bald Eagle 2.5% 0.8% 1.7%
135   Pileated Woodpecker 2.5% 0.8% 1.7%
136   Black Vulture 2.2% 0.8% 1.4%
137   Mourning Warbler 1.9% 0.8% 1.1%
138   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 0.8% 0.9%
139   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 0.8% 0.3%
140   Northern Harrier 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%
141   Dark-eyed Junco 0.5% 0.8% 0.3%
142   Greater Scaup 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
143   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%