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

based on 40 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) in September. 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   Mourning Dove 53.2% 52.5% 0.7%
2   House Finch 14.8% 35.0% 20.2%
3   American Robin 60.3% 32.5% 27.8%
4   European Starling 48.5% 32.5% 16.0%
5   Blue Jay 51.8% 30.0% 21.8%
6   House Sparrow 45.9% 27.5% 18.4%
7   American Redstart 43.0% 25.0% 18.0%
8   Gray Catbird 60.6% 22.5% 38.1%
9   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 22.5% 27.9%
10   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 20.0% 16.8%
11   Herring Gull 30.9% 17.5% 13.4%
12   Mallard 36.7% 15.0% 21.7%
13   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 15.0% 17.0%
14   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 15.0% 16.7%
15   Northern Flicker 43.2% 12.5% 30.7%
16   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 12.5% 19.3%
17   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 12.5% 6.2%
18   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 10.0% 35.2%
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 10.0% 19.6%
20   Northern Parula 27.0% 10.0% 17.0%
21   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 10.0% 15.2%
22   Chimney Swift 22.5% 10.0% 12.5%
23   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 10.0% 9.5%
24   American Crow 17.0% 10.0% 7.0%
25   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 10.0% 6.8%
26   Canada Goose 37.8% 7.5% 30.3%
27   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 7.5% 24.1%
28   Song Sparrow 28.7% 7.5% 21.2%
29   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 7.5% 17.6%
30   Common Grackle 24.0% 7.5% 16.5%
31   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 7.5% 11.1%
32   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 7.5% 10.4%
33   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 7.5% 8.3%
34   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 7.5% 4.7%
35   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 7.5% 2.2%
36   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 7.5% 0.1%
37   American Goldfinch 27.8% 5.0% 22.8%
38   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 5.0% 17.8%
39   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 5.0% 9.8%
40   Ovenbird 12.6% 5.0% 7.6%
41   American Kestrel 10.8% 5.0% 5.8%
42   Common Raven 5.4% 5.0% 0.4%
43   Gadwall 4.6% 5.0% 0.4%
44   Carolina Wren 26.9% 2.5% 24.4%
45   Laughing Gull 18.7% 2.5% 16.2%
46   House Wren 17.3% 2.5% 14.8%
47   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 2.5% 14.1%
48   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 2.5% 13.9%
49   Palm Warbler 15.1% 2.5% 12.6%
50   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 2.5% 11.0%
51   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 2.5% 10.2%
52   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 2.5% 9.8%
53   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 2.5% 9.6%
54   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 2.5% 9.0%
55   Tufted Titmouse 10.0% 2.5% 7.5%
56   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 2.5% 7.1%
57   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 2.5% 5.9%
58   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 2.5% 5.6%
59   Green Heron 7.6% 2.5% 5.1%
60   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 2.5% 4.9%
61   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 2.5% 3.8%
62   Pine Warbler 5.4% 2.5% 2.9%
63   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 2.5% 1.3%
64   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 2.5% 1.2%
65   Connecticut Warbler 2.0% 2.5% 0.5%
66   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.1% 2.5% 1.4%
67   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 2.5% 1.7%