Top Birds at Shellbank Basin in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 19 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shellbank Basin in January. 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ring-billed Gull | 52.0% | 73.7% | 21.7% | |||
| 2 | Mallard | 49.0% | 68.4% | 19.5% | |||
| 3 | Canada Goose | 53.5% | 47.4% | 6.1% | |||
| 4 | Bufflehead | 31.9% | 47.4% | 15.5% | |||
| 5 | European Starling | 35.9% | 42.1% | 6.2% | |||
| 6 | Herring Gull | 43.3% | 36.8% | 6.5% | |||
| 7 | Rock Pigeon | 28.8% | 36.8% | 8.0% | |||
| 8 | Hooded Merganser | 19.5% | 36.8% | 17.4% | |||
| 9 | Brant | 20.5% | 31.6% | 11.1% | |||
| 10 | Red-breasted Merganser | 19.3% | 31.6% | 12.3% | |||
| 11 | House Sparrow | 35.7% | 26.3% | 9.4% | |||
| 12 | Greater Scaup | 9.9% | 26.3% | 16.4% | |||
| 13 | Lesser Scaup | 5.1% | 21.1% | 16.0% | |||
| 14 | Song Sparrow | 32.2% | 15.8% | 16.4% | |||
| 15 | Great Black-backed Gull | 31.6% | 15.8% | 15.8% | |||
| 16 | Mute Swan | 14.4% | 15.8% | 1.3% | |||
| 17 | Double-crested Cormorant | 13.9% | 15.8% | 1.9% | |||
| 18 | American Black Duck | 27.9% | 10.5% | 17.3% | |||
| 19 | Ruddy Duck | 16.6% | 5.3% | 11.3% | |||
| 20 | Great Blue Heron | 14.7% | 5.3% | 9.5% | |||
| 21 | House Finch | 13.4% | 5.3% | 8.2% | |||
| 22 | Horned Grebe | 7.2% | 5.3% | 2.0% | |||
| 23 | Common Grackle | 5.1% | 5.3% | 0.1% | |||
| 24 | Fish Crow | 5.0% | 5.3% | 0.3% | |||
| 25 | Wilson's Snipe | 0.3% | 5.3% | 5.0% |