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

based on 25 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hilltop Reservation 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   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 76.0% 36.0%
2   White-throated Sparrow 48.6% 72.0% 23.4%
3   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 68.0% 44.8%
4   Blue Jay 39.8% 64.0% 24.2%
5   Song Sparrow 37.0% 60.0% 23.0%
6   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 60.0% 29.3%
7   American Robin 29.5% 60.0% 30.5%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 60.0% 31.4%
9   Mourning Dove 36.1% 56.0% 19.9%
10   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 52.0% 27.7%
11   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 48.0% 38.8%
12   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 44.0% 19.4%
13   American Crow 20.6% 44.0% 23.4%
14   White-breasted Nuthatch 19.9% 44.0% 24.1%
15   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 44.0% 38.7%
16   American Goldfinch 20.4% 40.0% 19.6%
17   Carolina Wren 18.8% 32.0% 13.2%
18   European Starling 38.9% 28.0% 10.9%
19   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 28.0% 6.7%
20   Cedar Waxwing 3.6% 20.0% 16.4%
21   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 16.0% 12.4%
22   Common Raven 4.5% 16.0% 11.5%
23   Pileated Woodpecker 1.4% 16.0% 14.6%
24   Black Vulture 1.3% 16.0% 14.7%
25   Canada Goose 51.6% 12.0% 39.6%
26   House Sparrow 38.5% 12.0% 26.5%
27   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 12.0% 6.2%
28   Field Sparrow 1.9% 12.0% 10.1%
29   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.5% 12.0% 11.5%
30   House Finch 16.4% 8.0% 8.4%
31   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 8.0% 2.8%
32   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 8.0% 1.2%
33   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 8.0% 0.4%
34   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 8.0% 1.6%
35   Gray Catbird 4.0% 8.0% 4.0%
36   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 8.0% 5.4%
37   Merlin 2.3% 8.0% 5.7%
38   Mallard 48.3% 4.0% 44.3%
39   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 4.0% 26.7%
40   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 4.0% 5.8%
41   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 4.0% 4.3%
42   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 4.0% 1.6%
43   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 4.0% 1.5%
44   Fish Crow 5.2% 4.0% 1.2%
45   Winter Wren 5.0% 4.0% 1.0%
46   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 4.0% 0.3%
47   Brown Creeper 4.1% 4.0% 0.1%
48   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 4.0% 0.8%
49   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 4.0% 1.9%
50   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 4.0% 2.1%