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Top Birds at Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 105 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) 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   Blue Jay 33.9% 50.5% 16.6%
2   Mallard 49.0% 48.6% 0.4%
3   Canada Goose 53.5% 44.8% 8.7%
4   Ruddy Duck 16.5% 43.8% 27.3%
5   Northern Shoveler 16.0% 36.2% 20.2%
6   Bufflehead 31.9% 35.2% 3.4%
7   House Sparrow 35.7% 34.3% 1.4%
8   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 33.3% 13.9%
9   Mourning Dove 29.3% 31.4% 2.1%
10   American Coot 11.3% 31.4% 20.1%
11   Herring Gull 43.3% 25.7% 17.6%
12   Ring-billed Gull 52.1% 24.8% 27.3%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 23.8% 7.8%
14   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 23.8% 2.0%
15   White-throated Sparrow 42.2% 21.9% 20.3%
16   Tufted Titmouse 19.6% 21.9% 2.3%
17   American Robin 24.9% 21.0% 3.9%
18   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 19.0% 9.8%
19   House Finch 13.4% 19.0% 5.6%
20   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 18.1% 6.6%
21   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 15.2% 21.5%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.3% 15.2% 3.0%
23   Peregrine Falcon 5.2% 15.2% 10.1%
24   European Starling 36.0% 14.3% 21.7%
25   American Black Duck 27.9% 11.4% 16.4%
26   Downy Woodpecker 27.2% 11.4% 15.7%
27   Dark-eyed Junco 15.9% 10.5% 5.4%
28   Wood Duck 4.2% 10.5% 6.3%
29   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 9.5% 1.1%
30   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 8.6% 13.4%
31   Song Sparrow 32.3% 7.6% 24.6%
32   Redhead 2.4% 6.7% 4.3%
33   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 5.7% 1.2%
34   Pied-billed Grebe 4.5% 5.7% 1.2%
35   Red-breasted Merganser 19.3% 4.8% 14.6%
36   American Crow 18.2% 4.8% 13.5%
37   Gadwall 16.7% 4.8% 12.0%
38   Long-tailed Duck 9.1% 4.8% 4.4%
39   Horned Grebe 7.2% 4.8% 2.5%
40   Common Grackle 5.1% 4.8% 0.4%
41   Lesser Scaup 5.1% 4.8% 0.3%
42   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5.6% 3.8% 1.8%
43   Greater White-fronted Goose 0.9% 3.8% 2.9%
44   American Goldfinch 13.2% 2.9% 10.4%
45   Northern Pintail 3.6% 2.9% 0.7%
46   Northern Saw-whet Owl 0.8% 2.9% 2.1%
47   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 1.9% 12.8%
48   Common Loon 10.7% 1.9% 8.7%
49   Red-winged Blackbird 7.2% 1.9% 5.3%
50   Northern Flicker 6.9% 1.9% 5.0%
51   Common Merganser 6.7% 1.9% 4.8%
52   Bald Eagle 5.2% 1.9% 3.3%
53   Ring-necked Duck 4.6% 1.9% 2.6%
54   Green-winged Teal 4.4% 1.9% 2.5%
55   Snow Goose 2.6% 1.9% 0.7%
56   Gray Catbird 2.6% 1.9% 0.7%
57   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.6% 1.9% 0.7%
58   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.9% 1.9% 1.0%
59   Northern Mockingbird 23.7% 1.0% 22.7%
60   Brant 20.6% 1.0% 19.6%
61   Carolina Wren 15.1% 1.0% 14.2%
62   Mute Swan 14.5% 1.0% 13.5%
63   Double-crested Cormorant 13.9% 1.0% 12.9%
64   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 1.0% 6.9%
65   Common Goldeneye 7.0% 1.0% 6.1%
66   Brown Creeper 3.7% 1.0% 2.8%
67   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.8% 1.0% 1.8%
68   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.9% 1.0% 1.0%
69   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 1.0% 1.0%
70   Cedar Waxwing 1.7% 1.0% 0.8%
71   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.5% 1.0% 0.5%
72   Iceland Gull 1.0% 1.0% 0.1%
73   Glaucous Gull 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
74   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 1.0% 0.7%