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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 65 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 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   Herring Gull 41.8% 86.2% 44.3%
2   Ring-billed Gull 49.6% 84.6% 35.0%
3   Bufflehead 28.1% 84.6% 56.5%
4   Brant 18.8% 84.6% 65.8%
5   Greater Scaup 6.7% 83.1% 76.4%
6   American Black Duck 26.6% 81.5% 54.9%
7   Red-breasted Merganser 14.8% 81.5% 66.7%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 76.9% 47.6%
9   Canada Goose 51.6% 75.4% 23.8%
10   Mallard 48.3% 66.2% 17.9%
11   Song Sparrow 37.0% 66.2% 29.1%
12   Common Loon 9.0% 66.2% 57.2%
13   Blue Jay 39.8% 55.4% 15.6%
14   Common Goldeneye 3.8% 53.8% 50.1%
15   Red-throated Loon 6.8% 52.3% 45.5%
16   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 47.7% 27.5%
17   Surf Scoter 2.3% 47.7% 45.4%
18   Long-tailed Duck 6.3% 46.2% 39.9%
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 40.0% 11.4%
20   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 40.0% 22.1%
21   Gadwall 15.2% 35.4% 20.2%
22   Great Cormorant 3.7% 35.4% 31.6%
23   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 32.3% 28.7%
24   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 30.8% 17.9%
25   European Starling 38.9% 24.6% 14.3%
26   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 21.5% 9.1%
27   American Robin 29.6% 21.5% 8.0%
28   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 20.0% 0.0%
29   American Wigeon 6.2% 20.0% 13.8%
30   Carolina Wren 18.8% 18.5% 0.3%
31   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 16.9% 11.5%
32   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 16.9% 4.4%
33   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 15.4% 24.7%
34   House Sparrow 38.5% 15.4% 23.1%
35   Belted Kingfisher 9.6% 15.4% 5.8%
36   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 13.8% 8.5%
37   Mourning Dove 36.2% 12.3% 23.9%
38   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 12.3% 12.0%
39   Black Scoter 2.6% 12.3% 9.7%
40   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 10.8% 20.0%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 10.8% 13.8%
42   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 10.8% 1.5%
43   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 10.8% 3.2%
44   American Crow 20.6% 9.2% 11.4%
45   American Goldfinch 20.4% 9.2% 11.2%
46   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 9.2% 9.6%
47   Mute Swan 14.0% 9.2% 4.7%
48   Horned Grebe 5.3% 9.2% 4.0%
49   White-winged Scoter 2.0% 9.2% 7.2%
50   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 7.7% 15.6%
51   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 7.7% 7.9%
52   Killdeer 1.8% 7.7% 5.9%
53   Purple Sandpiper 1.7% 7.7% 6.0%
54   Northern Flicker 11.0% 6.2% 4.8%
55   Common Merganser 4.9% 6.2% 1.3%
56   Bald Eagle 4.8% 6.2% 1.3%
57   Great Horned Owl 2.4% 6.2% 3.7%
58   Great Egret 1.6% 6.2% 4.6%
59   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 4.6% 3.7%
60   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 4.6% 1.2%
61   American Kestrel 5.9% 3.1% 2.8%
62   Fish Crow 5.2% 3.1% 2.1%
63   Pileated Woodpecker 1.4% 3.1% 1.7%
64   Red-necked Grebe 0.5% 3.1% 2.6%
65   House Finch 16.4% 1.5% 14.9%
66   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 1.5% 13.3%
67   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 1.5% 9.2%
68   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 1.5% 7.6%
69   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 1.5% 4.9%
70   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 1.5% 4.1%
71   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 1.5% 3.8%
72   Green-winged Teal 5.2% 1.5% 3.6%
73   Common Raven 4.5% 1.5% 3.0%
74   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 1.5% 2.8%
75   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 1.5% 1.7%
76   Snow Goose 2.2% 1.5% 0.7%
77   Snow Bunting 2.0% 1.5% 0.5%
78   Field Sparrow 1.9% 1.5% 0.3%
79   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 1.5% 0.1%
80   Barred Owl 1.4% 1.5% 0.2%
81   Redhead 1.2% 1.5% 0.3%
82   Common Eider 1.2% 1.5% 0.3%
83   Ruddy Turnstone 0.5% 1.5% 1.0%
84   Semipalmated Plover 0.0% 1.5% 1.5%