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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 64 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove in January. 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   Canada Goose 53.5% 64.1% 10.6%
2   Blue Jay 33.9% 56.2% 22.4%
3   Song Sparrow 32.2% 56.2% 24.1%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 51.6% 26.9%
5   Mallard 49.0% 50.0% 1.0%
6   Bufflehead 31.9% 50.0% 18.1%
7   American Black Duck 27.8% 43.8% 15.9%
8   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 43.8% 24.3%
9   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 42.2% 20.4%
10   Tufted Titmouse 19.6% 37.5% 17.9%
11   Herring Gull 43.3% 35.9% 7.4%
12   White-throated Sparrow 42.1% 35.9% 6.2%
13   Downy Woodpecker 27.1% 35.9% 8.8%
14   Ring-billed Gull 52.1% 32.8% 19.2%
15   Carolina Wren 15.1% 32.8% 17.7%
16   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 28.1% 8.6%
17   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 28.1% 6.2%
18   Mute Swan 14.4% 25.0% 10.6%
19   Gadwall 16.7% 23.4% 6.7%
20   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.3% 21.9% 3.6%
21   Greater Scaup 9.9% 20.3% 10.4%
22   Belted Kingfisher 6.9% 18.8% 11.8%
23   Eastern Towhee 1.8% 18.8% 16.9%
24   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 15.6% 8.0%
25   Brant 20.5% 15.6% 4.9%
26   Red-breasted Merganser 19.3% 15.6% 3.7%
27   American Robin 24.9% 14.1% 10.8%
28   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 14.1% 0.6%
29   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 14.1% 6.2%
30   Northern Flicker 6.9% 14.1% 7.2%
31   American Tree Sparrow 6.6% 14.1% 7.5%
32   Swamp Sparrow 4.7% 14.1% 9.4%
33   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.9% 12.5% 11.6%
34   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 10.9% 20.7%
35   Mourning Dove 29.4% 10.9% 18.4%
36   Horned Grebe 7.2% 10.9% 3.7%
37   Common Goldeneye 7.0% 9.4% 2.4%
38   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 9.4% 2.5%
39   Killdeer 1.7% 9.4% 7.7%
40   European Starling 36.0% 7.8% 28.2%
41   American Crow 18.2% 7.8% 10.4%
42   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 7.8% 8.7%
43   Dark-eyed Junco 15.9% 7.8% 8.0%
44   American Goldfinch 13.2% 7.8% 5.4%
45   Bald Eagle 5.2% 7.8% 2.6%
46   Rusty Blackbird 1.8% 7.8% 6.0%
47   Great Egret 0.4% 7.8% 7.4%
48   Brown Thrasher 0.4% 7.8% 7.4%
49   House Sparrow 35.7% 6.2% 29.4%
50   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 6.2% 22.6%
51   Double-crested Cormorant 13.9% 6.2% 7.6%
52   Red-winged Blackbird 7.2% 6.2% 1.0%
53   Common Grackle 5.1% 6.2% 1.1%
54   Field Sparrow 1.2% 6.2% 5.1%
55   Common Loon 10.6% 4.7% 6.0%
56   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 4.7% 3.7%
57   American Wigeon 6.2% 4.7% 1.5%
58   Northern Harrier 4.2% 4.7% 0.5%
59   American Kestrel 3.8% 4.7% 0.9%
60   Red-throated Loon 7.3% 3.1% 4.2%
61   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5.6% 3.1% 2.4%
62   Lesser Scaup 5.1% 3.1% 2.0%
63   Turkey Vulture 4.8% 3.1% 1.7%
64   Common Raven 3.9% 3.1% 0.7%
65   Surf Scoter 2.8% 3.1% 0.3%
66   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.6% 3.1% 0.6%
67   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 3.1% 0.8%
68   Barred Owl 0.7% 3.1% 2.4%
69   House Finch 13.4% 1.6% 11.9%
70   Fish Crow 5.0% 1.6% 3.4%
71   Yellow-rumped Warbler 4.9% 1.6% 3.3%
72   Winter Wren 3.2% 1.6% 1.7%
73   Canvasback 3.1% 1.6% 1.6%
74   Hermit Thrush 2.8% 1.6% 1.2%
75   Snow Goose 2.6% 1.6% 1.1%
76   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.9% 1.6% 0.4%
77   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 1.6% 0.4%
78   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.5% 1.6% 0.1%
79   Greater Yellowlegs 0.8% 1.6% 0.7%