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Top Birds at Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) in February
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 132 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) in February. 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   Bufflehead 32.1% 87.9% 55.8%
2   Mallard 50.3% 75.8% 25.5%
3   Ring-billed Gull 51.4% 74.2% 22.8%
4   Red-tailed Hawk 23.1% 74.2% 51.1%
5   American Crow 20.9% 71.2% 50.3%
6   Blue Jay 35.1% 68.9% 33.9%
7   Common Loon 8.9% 68.2% 59.2%
8   Herring Gull 42.2% 63.6% 21.4%
9   Mute Swan 15.3% 56.8% 41.5%
10   Black-capped Chickadee 23.3% 53.0% 29.7%
11   Common Merganser 8.7% 51.5% 42.9%
12   Dark-eyed Junco 16.3% 50.0% 33.7%
13   Bald Eagle 5.7% 47.7% 42.0%
14   Belted Kingfisher 5.3% 46.2% 40.9%
15   Song Sparrow 34.5% 45.5% 11.0%
16   Tufted Titmouse 21.0% 42.4% 21.4%
17   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.5% 40.9% 22.4%
18   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 39.4% 0.7%
19   Turkey Vulture 6.3% 39.4% 33.1%
20   Canada Goose 55.7% 37.1% 18.6%
21   Hooded Merganser 19.4% 37.1% 17.7%
22   Ring-necked Duck 5.6% 34.8% 29.3%
23   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.6% 34.1% 9.5%
24   Wood Duck 5.3% 28.8% 23.4%
25   House Sparrow 39.4% 28.0% 11.4%
26   American Robin 30.1% 28.0% 2.0%
27   Downy Woodpecker 27.7% 28.0% 0.3%
28   Carolina Wren 15.5% 28.0% 12.6%
29   European Starling 38.5% 26.5% 12.0%
30   White-throated Sparrow 40.4% 25.0% 15.4%
31   American Goldfinch 12.2% 25.0% 12.8%
32   Northern Mockingbird 23.9% 24.2% 0.4%
33   American Black Duck 27.3% 23.5% 3.8%
34   Mourning Dove 32.1% 22.7% 9.3%
35   Peregrine Falcon 4.9% 22.0% 17.0%
36   Pied-billed Grebe 3.8% 20.5% 16.7%
37   Hairy Woodpecker 7.6% 19.7% 12.1%
38   Common Goldeneye 7.3% 15.9% 8.6%
39   Pileated Woodpecker 1.2% 14.4% 13.2%
40   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.8% 12.9% 11.1%
41   Rock Pigeon 28.4% 12.1% 16.2%
42   Killdeer 3.9% 12.1% 8.2%
43   Red-winged Blackbird 18.8% 11.4% 7.5%
44   Greater Scaup 9.8% 11.4% 1.6%
45   Red-throated Loon 7.6% 11.4% 3.7%
46   Winter Wren 2.1% 11.4% 9.2%
47   Common Raven 3.5% 10.6% 7.1%
48   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.7% 10.6% 9.9%
49   Eastern Bluebird 0.7% 10.6% 9.9%
50   Double-crested Cormorant 11.5% 9.8% 1.7%
51   Common Grackle 13.5% 9.1% 4.4%
52   Fish Crow 6.9% 9.1% 2.2%
53   Northern Flicker 6.3% 9.1% 2.8%
54   Great Black-backed Gull 30.4% 8.3% 22.1%
55   Great Cormorant 4.9% 8.3% 3.4%
56   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4.2% 8.3% 4.2%
57   Cedar Waxwing 2.2% 8.3% 6.1%
58   House Finch 13.7% 7.6% 6.1%
59   Horned Grebe 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
60   Black Vulture 1.5% 6.8% 5.3%
61   Wild Turkey 1.2% 6.8% 5.6%
62   Lesser Scaup 4.8% 6.1% 1.3%
63   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 5.3% 2.2%
64   Green-winged Teal 4.9% 4.5% 0.3%
65   Field Sparrow 1.2% 4.5% 3.3%
66   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 3.8% 1.8%
67   Barred Owl 0.6% 3.8% 3.2%
68   Great Blue Heron 11.4% 3.0% 8.4%
69   Swamp Sparrow 3.4% 3.0% 0.3%
70   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.2% 3.0% 0.8%
71   American Coot 10.7% 2.3% 8.4%
72   American Tree Sparrow 7.7% 2.3% 5.4%
73   American Wigeon 7.5% 2.3% 5.2%
74   Brown Creeper 3.7% 2.3% 1.4%
75   Purple Finch 0.3% 2.3% 1.9%
76   American Pipit 0.3% 2.3% 2.0%
77   Red-breasted Merganser 20.2% 1.5% 18.7%
78   Gadwall 15.8% 1.5% 14.3%
79   Fox Sparrow 7.3% 1.5% 5.8%
80   Brown-headed Cowbird 2.0% 1.5% 0.5%
81   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.8% 1.5% 0.3%
82   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 0.8% 14.8%
83   Yellow-rumped Warbler 5.0% 0.8% 4.2%
84   Northern Harrier 4.9% 0.8% 4.1%
85   Horned Lark 2.3% 0.8% 1.6%
86   Redhead 2.2% 0.8% 1.5%
87   Merlin 2.1% 0.8% 1.3%
88   Golden-crowned Kinglet 1.9% 0.8% 1.2%
89   Gray Catbird 1.8% 0.8% 1.0%
90   Savannah Sparrow 1.3% 0.8% 0.5%
91   Red-necked Grebe 1.1% 0.8% 0.4%
92   Wilson's Snipe 0.4% 0.8% 0.4%
93   Eastern Phoebe 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
94   Osprey 0.0% 0.8% 0.7%