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

based on 77 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) 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   Blue Jay 39.8% 63.6% 23.8%
2   Mallard 48.3% 46.8% 1.6%
3   Bufflehead 28.2% 42.9% 14.7%
4   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 42.9% 28.1%
5   Canada Goose 51.6% 37.7% 14.0%
6   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 37.7% 22.1%
7   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 36.4% 12.3%
8   House Sparrow 38.5% 36.4% 2.1%
9   Mourning Dove 36.1% 35.1% 1.1%
10   American Coot 10.3% 33.8% 23.4%
11   American Robin 29.6% 32.5% 2.9%
12   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 32.5% 13.7%
13   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 23.4% 26.4%
14   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 22.1% 8.7%
15   House Finch 16.4% 20.8% 4.4%
16   Herring Gull 41.9% 19.5% 22.5%
17   European Starling 38.9% 19.5% 19.4%
18   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 18.2% 3.1%
19   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 16.9% 12.6%
20   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 15.6% 9.0%
21   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 15.6% 7.7%
22   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.7% 14.3% 14.4%
23   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 13.0% 27.1%
24   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 11.7% 19.0%
25   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 11.7% 5.9%
26   American Crow 20.6% 9.1% 11.5%
27   Common Grackle 5.5% 9.1% 3.6%
28   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 6.5% 17.8%
29   Northern Flicker 11.0% 6.5% 4.5%
30   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 6.5% 2.8%
31   Northern Pintail 3.3% 6.5% 3.2%
32   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 5.2% 5.6%
33   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 5.2% 3.1%
34   Song Sparrow 37.1% 3.9% 33.2%
35   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 3.9% 24.5%
36   American Black Duck 26.7% 3.9% 22.8%
37   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 3.9% 16.1%
38   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 2.6% 17.6%
39   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 2.6% 12.3%
40   American Kestrel 5.9% 2.6% 3.3%
41   Horned Grebe 5.3% 2.6% 2.7%
42   Green-winged Teal 5.2% 2.6% 2.6%
43   Wood Duck 3.8% 2.6% 1.2%
44   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 2.6% 1.2%
45   Barred Owl 1.4% 2.6% 1.2%
46   Redhead 1.2% 2.6% 1.4%
47   Northern Saw-whet Owl 1.2% 2.6% 1.4%
48   American Goldfinch 20.5% 1.3% 19.2%
49   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 1.3% 16.6%
50   Gadwall 15.2% 1.3% 13.9%
51   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 1.3% 8.5%
52   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 1.3% 6.3%
53   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 1.3% 4.1%
54   Winter Wren 5.0% 1.3% 3.7%
55   Brown Creeper 4.1% 1.3% 2.8%
56   Ring-necked Duck 4.0% 1.3% 2.7%
57   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.6% 1.3% 1.3%
58   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 1.3% 1.3%
59   Great Horned Owl 2.4% 1.3% 1.1%
60   Rusty Blackbird 1.9% 1.3% 0.6%
61   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.7% 1.3% 0.6%