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

based on 95 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 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   Mallard 48.3% 69.5% 21.2%
2   Canada Goose 51.6% 60.0% 8.4%
3   Blue Jay 39.8% 55.8% 16.0%
4   Song Sparrow 37.0% 54.7% 17.7%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 52.6% 24.0%
6   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 50.5% 31.8%
7   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 49.5% 0.8%
8   Downy Woodpecker 30.6% 48.4% 17.8%
9   Bufflehead 28.2% 48.4% 20.3%
10   American Black Duck 26.6% 46.3% 19.7%
11   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 45.3% 4.4%
12   Red-tailed Hawk 24.5% 43.2% 18.6%
13   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 41.1% 20.9%
14   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 35.8% 28.2%
15   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 34.7% 13.5%
16   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 33.7% 6.4%
17   Carolina Wren 18.8% 33.7% 14.9%
18   Herring Gull 41.9% 31.6% 10.3%
19   American Robin 29.6% 31.6% 2.0%
20   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 30.5% 6.2%
21   American Goldfinch 20.4% 29.5% 9.1%
22   Gadwall 15.2% 27.4% 12.2%
23   European Starling 38.9% 26.3% 12.6%
24   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 25.3% 16.1%
25   Mourning Dove 36.2% 23.2% 13.0%
26   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 22.1% 6.3%
27   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 21.1% 14.6%
28   Mute Swan 13.9% 20.0% 6.1%
29   Northern Flicker 10.9% 20.0% 9.1%
30   Belted Kingfisher 9.5% 20.0% 10.5%
31   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 18.9% 10.5%
32   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 18.9% 1.0%
33   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 18.9% 4.1%
34   House Sparrow 38.5% 17.9% 20.6%
35   Brant 18.9% 17.9% 1.0%
36   Fox Sparrow 9.7% 16.8% 7.1%
37   Great Egret 1.5% 15.8% 14.3%
38   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 14.7% 5.6%
39   Greater Scaup 6.7% 13.7% 6.9%
40   Horned Grebe 5.3% 12.6% 7.4%
41   Eastern Towhee 2.5% 12.6% 10.1%
42   Cedar Waxwing 3.6% 11.6% 7.9%
43   Common Grackle 5.5% 10.5% 5.0%
44   American Crow 20.6% 9.5% 11.2%
45   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 9.5% 1.3%
46   Winter Wren 4.9% 9.5% 4.5%
47   Rusty Blackbird 1.9% 9.5% 7.6%
48   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.7% 9.5% 8.8%
49   American Woodcock 0.6% 9.5% 8.8%
50   Brown Thrasher 0.5% 8.4% 7.9%
51   Rock Pigeon 30.8% 7.4% 23.4%
52   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 7.4% 10.6%
53   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 7.4% 1.0%
54   American Wigeon 6.2% 7.4% 1.2%
55   Common Raven 4.5% 7.4% 2.9%
56   Field Sparrow 1.9% 7.4% 5.5%
57   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 6.3% 0.6%
58   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 6.3% 0.7%
59   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.9% 6.3% 4.4%
60   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 5.3% 0.2%
61   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 5.3% 0.9%
62   Gray Catbird 4.0% 5.3% 1.3%
63   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 5.3% 1.6%
64   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 4.2% 19.1%
65   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 4.2% 11.4%
66   Common Loon 9.1% 4.2% 4.9%
67   Northern Harrier 5.0% 4.2% 0.7%
68   Brown Creeper 4.1% 4.2% 0.1%
69   Barred Owl 1.4% 4.2% 2.9%
70   American Bittern 0.2% 4.2% 4.0%
71   Surf Scoter 2.3% 3.2% 0.8%
72   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 3.2% 1.5%
73   Marsh Wren 0.3% 3.2% 2.8%
74   House Finch 16.4% 2.1% 14.3%
75   American Kestrel 5.9% 2.1% 3.8%
76   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 2.1% 3.7%
77   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 2.1% 3.3%
78   Fish Crow 5.2% 2.1% 3.1%
79   Green-winged Teal 5.2% 2.1% 3.1%
80   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.6% 2.1% 0.5%
81   Great Horned Owl 2.4% 2.1% 0.3%
82   Snow Goose 2.2% 2.1% 0.1%
83   Killdeer 1.8% 2.1% 0.3%
84   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 2.1% 0.5%
85   Wild Turkey 1.4% 2.1% 0.7%
86   Purple Finch 1.3% 2.1% 0.8%
87   Redhead 1.2% 2.1% 0.9%
88   Eurasian Wigeon 0.4% 2.1% 1.7%
89   Clapper Rail 0.2% 2.1% 1.9%
90   Virginia Rail 0.2% 2.1% 1.9%
91   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 1.1% 13.8%
92   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.9% 1.1% 5.8%
93   Bald Eagle 4.8% 1.1% 3.8%
94   Ring-necked Duck 4.0% 1.1% 2.9%
95   Common Goldeneye 3.9% 1.1% 2.8%
96   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.3% 1.1% 2.2%
97   Merlin 2.3% 1.1% 1.3%
98   Canvasback 2.2% 1.1% 1.1%
99   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.8% 1.1% 0.7%
100   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 1.1% 0.5%
101   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 1.1% 0.4%
102   Pileated Woodpecker 1.4% 1.1% 0.3%
103   Eastern Bluebird 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
104   American Pipit 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
105   Common Redpoll 0.3% 1.1% 0.8%
106   Rough-legged Hawk 0.3% 1.1% 0.8%
107   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 1.1% 0.8%
108   Snowy Egret 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
109   Sandhill Crane 0.0% 1.1% 1.0%