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Top Birds at Lake Tappan in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 35 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 4.7% 91.4% 86.7%
2   Ring-billed Gull 49.2% 77.1% 28.0%
3   Canada Goose 51.8% 65.7% 14.0%
4   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 65.7% 47.0%
5   Mallard 47.6% 57.1% 9.6%
6   Great Blue Heron 20.0% 51.4% 31.4%
7   Bald Eagle 5.0% 48.6% 43.6%
8   White-throated Sparrow 49.1% 40.0% 9.1%
9   American Herring Gull 41.4% 40.0% 1.4%
10   Blue Jay 40.2% 40.0% 0.2%
11   Carolina Wren 19.1% 37.1% 18.0%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.0% 34.3% 5.3%
13   Black-capped Chickadee 25.7% 34.3% 8.6%
14   American Crow 20.7% 34.3% 13.5%
15   Belted Kingfisher 9.4% 34.3% 24.9%
16   Northern Cardinal 40.5% 31.4% 9.0%
17   Great Black-backed Gull 28.5% 31.4% 2.9%
18   Downy Woodpecker 30.8% 28.6% 2.3%
19   Dark-eyed Junco 24.0% 25.7% 1.7%
20   Song Sparrow 37.1% 22.9% 14.2%
21   Mourning Dove 36.7% 22.9% 13.8%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.1% 22.9% 1.7%
23   Double-crested Cormorant 17.6% 22.9% 5.3%
24   American Robin 30.2% 20.0% 10.2%
25   American Goldfinch 20.1% 20.0% 0.1%
26   Red-breasted Merganser 14.6% 20.0% 5.4%
27   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 17.1% 11.4%
28   American Black Duck 26.5% 17.1% 9.4%
29   Red-tailed Hawk 24.7% 17.1% 7.6%
30   Tufted Titmouse 22.3% 17.1% 5.1%
31   Ruddy Duck 15.4% 17.1% 1.7%
32   Mute Swan 13.7% 17.1% 3.4%
33   Northern Flicker 10.8% 17.1% 6.3%
34   Gadwall 15.1% 14.3% 0.9%
35   Hairy Woodpecker 9.3% 14.3% 5.0%
36   Fish Crow 5.5% 14.3% 8.8%
37   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.7% 14.3% 9.6%
38   Bufflehead 27.8% 11.4% 16.4%
39   Common Loon 8.6% 11.4% 2.8%
40   Common Raven 4.9% 11.4% 6.5%
41   European Starling 38.8% 8.6% 30.2%
42   Rock Pigeon 31.1% 8.6% 22.6%
43   Cooper's Hawk 11.3% 8.6% 2.7%
44   Greater Scaup 6.7% 8.6% 1.9%
45   House Sparrow 38.9% 5.7% 33.2%
46   House Finch 16.5% 5.7% 10.8%
47   American Coot 10.2% 5.7% 4.5%
48   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.7% 5.7% 0.0%
49   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 5.7% 0.4%
50   Pied-billed Grebe 5.0% 5.7% 0.7%
51   Cedar Waxwing 3.4% 5.7% 2.3%
52   Eastern Towhee 2.4% 5.7% 3.3%
53   Rusty Blackbird 1.9% 5.7% 3.8%
54   Field Sparrow 1.8% 5.7% 3.9%
55   Iceland Gull 0.5% 5.7% 5.2%
56   Northern Shoveler 14.5% 2.9% 11.7%
57   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 2.9% 6.4%
58   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.5% 2.9% 5.7%
59   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 2.9% 4.0%
60   Red-throated Loon 6.5% 2.9% 3.7%
61   American Tree Sparrow 6.2% 2.9% 3.4%
62   American Wigeon 6.0% 2.9% 3.2%
63   Hermit Thrush 5.8% 2.9% 2.9%
64   Green-winged Teal 5.2% 2.9% 2.4%
65   Winter Wren 4.8% 2.9% 1.9%
66   Wood Duck 4.1% 2.9% 1.3%
67   Ring-necked Duck 3.9% 2.9% 1.0%
68   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 2.9% 0.7%
69   Snow Goose 2.2% 2.9% 0.7%
70   Killdeer 2.1% 2.9% 0.8%
71   Orange-crowned Warbler 2.0% 2.9% 0.9%
72   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 2.9% 0.9%
73   Wild Turkey 1.4% 2.9% 1.4%
74   American Pipit 1.0% 2.9% 1.8%