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

based on 11 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shellbank Basin 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   Mallard 48.3% 63.6% 15.3%
2   Herring Gull 41.9% 54.5% 12.6%
3   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 45.5% 4.2%
4   European Starling 38.9% 45.5% 6.6%
5   Bufflehead 28.2% 45.5% 17.3%
6   Canada Goose 51.6% 36.4% 15.2%
7   House Sparrow 38.5% 36.4% 2.1%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 36.4% 7.0%
9   Fish Crow 5.2% 27.3% 22.1%
10   Song Sparrow 37.1% 18.2% 18.9%
11   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 18.2% 12.5%
12   American Black Duck 26.7% 18.2% 8.5%
13   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 18.2% 3.3%
14   Mute Swan 14.0% 18.2% 4.2%
15   Mourning Dove 36.1% 9.1% 27.1%
16   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 9.1% 19.3%
17   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 9.1% 11.1%
18   Brant 18.9% 9.1% 9.8%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 9.1% 8.8%
20   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 9.1% 5.7%
21   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 9.1% 1.7%
22   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 9.1% 7.5%
23   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 9.1% 8.8%