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Top Birds at Lake Tappan in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 34 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Tappan 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   Common Merganser 4.8% 91.2% 86.4%
2   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 76.5% 26.8%
3   Canada Goose 51.6% 64.7% 13.1%
4   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 61.8% 43.0%
5   Mallard 48.3% 58.8% 10.5%
6   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 52.9% 32.8%
7   Bald Eagle 4.8% 50.0% 45.2%
8   Herring Gull 41.9% 47.1% 5.2%
9   Blue Jay 39.8% 38.2% 1.6%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 38.2% 8.8%
11   Carolina Wren 18.8% 38.2% 19.5%
12   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 35.3% 13.4%
13   American Crow 20.6% 35.3% 14.7%
14   Belted Kingfisher 9.5% 35.3% 25.7%
15   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 32.4% 3.7%
16   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 29.4% 10.6%
17   American Black Duck 26.7% 26.5% 0.2%
18   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 26.5% 2.2%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 26.5% 8.6%
20   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 23.5% 7.1%
21   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 23.5% 1.0%
22   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 23.5% 0.3%
23   Song Sparrow 37.1% 20.6% 16.5%
24   Mourning Dove 36.1% 20.6% 15.6%
25   American Robin 29.6% 20.6% 9.0%
26   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 20.6% 0.6%
27   Northern Flicker 10.9% 20.6% 9.6%
28   American Goldfinch 20.4% 17.6% 2.8%
29   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 17.6% 2.1%
30   Gadwall 15.2% 17.6% 2.4%
31   European Starling 38.9% 14.7% 24.2%
32   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 14.7% 0.2%
33   Mute Swan 14.0% 14.7% 0.7%
34   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 14.7% 5.5%
35   Fish Crow 5.2% 14.7% 9.5%
36   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 11.8% 16.6%
37   Bufflehead 28.2% 11.8% 16.5%
38   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 11.8% 9.5%
39   Common Loon 9.1% 11.8% 2.7%
40   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 11.8% 6.4%
41   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 11.8% 7.4%
42   Common Raven 4.5% 8.8% 4.3%
43   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 8.8% 5.2%
44   Iceland Gull 0.6% 8.8% 8.3%
45   House Sparrow 38.5% 5.9% 32.6%
46   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 5.9% 24.9%
47   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 5.9% 4.9%
48   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 5.9% 2.4%
49   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 5.9% 1.0%
50   Greater Scaup 6.8% 5.9% 0.9%
51   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 5.9% 0.5%
52   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 5.9% 3.3%
53   Field Sparrow 1.9% 5.9% 4.0%
54   Wild Turkey 1.4% 5.9% 4.5%
55   House Finch 16.4% 2.9% 13.5%
56   American Coot 10.4% 2.9% 7.4%
57   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 2.9% 6.2%
58   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 2.9% 3.9%
59   American Wigeon 6.2% 2.9% 3.3%
60   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 2.9% 2.7%
61   Winter Wren 5.0% 2.9% 2.0%
62   Wood Duck 3.8% 2.9% 0.8%
63   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 2.9% 0.7%
64   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 2.9% 0.3%
65   Snow Goose 2.2% 2.9% 0.7%
66   American Pipit 1.0% 2.9% 1.9%