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Top Birds at Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 17 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) in December. 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   Bald Eagle 4.8% 41.2% 36.4%
2   Canada Goose 51.6% 35.3% 16.3%
3   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 35.3% 14.4%
4   Northern Harrier 4.9% 35.3% 30.4%
5   Mallard 48.3% 29.4% 18.9%
6   American Black Duck 26.7% 29.4% 2.7%
7   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 29.4% 4.8%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 23.5% 5.9%
9   Herring Gull 41.9% 17.6% 24.3%
10   Song Sparrow 37.1% 17.6% 19.4%
11   Bufflehead 28.2% 17.6% 10.6%
12   American Goldfinch 20.4% 17.6% 2.8%
13   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 17.6% 2.6%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 17.6% 0.3%
15   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 11.8% 36.9%
16   European Starling 38.9% 11.8% 27.1%
17   Mourning Dove 36.1% 11.8% 24.4%
18   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 11.8% 2.6%
19   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 11.8% 5.3%
20   American Kestrel 5.9% 11.8% 5.8%
21   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 11.8% 6.0%
22   Green-winged Teal 5.2% 11.8% 6.6%
23   Short-eared Owl 0.1% 11.8% 11.7%
24   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 5.9% 34.2%
25   Blue Jay 39.9% 5.9% 34.0%
26   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 5.9% 24.8%
27   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 5.9% 24.8%
28   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 5.9% 22.5%
29   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 5.9% 12.9%
30   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 5.9% 9.7%
31   Gadwall 15.2% 5.9% 9.3%
32   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 5.9% 1.7%
33   Fish Crow 5.2% 5.9% 0.7%
34   Common Merganser 4.9% 5.9% 1.0%
35   Northern Pintail 3.3% 5.9% 2.6%
36   Great Egret 1.6% 5.9% 4.3%
37   Black Vulture 1.3% 5.9% 4.6%
38   Rough-legged Hawk 0.3% 5.9% 5.6%