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Top Birds at Jacob Riis Park in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 81 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jacob Riis Park 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   American Herring Gull 41.4% 77.8% 36.4%
2   Great Black-backed Gull 28.5% 66.7% 38.2%
3   Ring-billed Gull 49.2% 65.4% 16.3%
4   Rock Pigeon 31.1% 55.6% 24.5%
5   Common Loon 8.5% 50.6% 42.1%
6   Brant 18.5% 46.9% 28.4%
7   Sanderling 3.2% 46.9% 43.7%
8   Red-throated Loon 6.5% 45.7% 39.2%
9   Long-tailed Duck 6.1% 45.7% 39.6%
10   Bufflehead 27.8% 42.0% 14.2%
11   Northern Gannet 2.9% 39.5% 36.6%
12   Black Scoter 2.9% 39.5% 36.6%
13   European Starling 38.8% 28.4% 10.4%
14   Common Eider 1.3% 25.9% 24.7%
15   Song Sparrow 37.1% 21.0% 16.1%
16   White-winged Scoter 2.1% 21.0% 18.9%
17   Northern Cardinal 40.5% 18.5% 22.0%
18   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 16.0% 12.5%
19   Red-breasted Merganser 14.6% 16.0% 1.4%
20   Canada Goose 51.8% 14.8% 37.0%
21   Double-crested Cormorant 17.6% 14.8% 2.8%
22   American Kestrel 6.0% 14.8% 8.9%
23   American Crow 20.8% 13.6% 7.2%
24   House Sparrow 38.9% 12.3% 26.5%
25   Horned Lark 2.6% 12.3% 9.7%
26   Mourning Dove 36.7% 11.1% 25.6%
27   White-throated Sparrow 49.2% 9.9% 39.3%
28   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 9.9% 3.1%
29   Surf Scoter 2.6% 9.9% 7.3%
30   King Eider 0.5% 9.9% 9.4%
31   Carolina Wren 19.2% 7.4% 11.8%
32   Purple Sandpiper 1.7% 6.2% 4.5%
33   Bonaparte's Gull 1.6% 6.2% 4.6%
34   Laughing Gull 0.6% 6.2% 5.6%
35   House Finch 16.5% 4.9% 11.6%
36   Cooper's Hawk 11.3% 4.9% 6.3%
37   Dunlin 1.6% 4.9% 3.3%
38   Tree Swallow 0.9% 4.9% 4.1%
39   Swamp Sparrow 8.1% 3.7% 4.4%
40   Hermit Thrush 5.8% 3.7% 2.1%
41   Peregrine Falcon 5.6% 3.7% 1.9%
42   Horned Grebe 5.1% 3.7% 1.4%
43   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.7% 3.7% 2.0%
44   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 3.7% 3.0%
45   Harlequin Duck 0.6% 3.7% 3.1%
46   Razorbill 0.3% 3.7% 3.4%
47   American Robin 30.2% 2.5% 27.8%
48   American Black Duck 26.6% 2.5% 24.1%
49   Black-capped Chickadee 25.7% 2.5% 23.2%
50   Dark-eyed Junco 24.0% 2.5% 21.6%
51   American Goldfinch 20.2% 2.5% 17.7%
52   Great Blue Heron 20.1% 2.5% 17.6%
53   Red-winged Blackbird 9.3% 2.5% 6.8%
54   Common Goldeneye 3.7% 2.5% 1.2%
55   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 2.5% 0.7%
56   Snow Goose 2.2% 2.5% 0.3%
57   Snowy Owl 1.0% 2.5% 1.5%
58   Iceland Gull 0.5% 2.5% 2.0%
59   Lapland Longspur 0.4% 2.5% 2.1%
60   Mallard 47.6% 1.2% 46.4%
61   Downy Woodpecker 30.9% 1.2% 29.6%
62   Gadwall 15.2% 1.2% 13.9%
63   Mute Swan 13.8% 1.2% 12.5%
64   Northern Flicker 10.9% 1.2% 9.6%
65   American Tree Sparrow 6.3% 1.2% 5.0%
66   Great Cormorant 3.6% 1.2% 2.3%
67   Merlin 2.4% 1.2% 1.1%
68   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 1.2% 0.9%
69   Field Sparrow 1.8% 1.2% 0.6%
70   Purple Finch 1.4% 1.2% 0.2%
71   Black-bellied Plover 1.2% 1.2% 0.0%
72   Northern Saw-whet Owl 1.0% 1.2% 0.2%
73   Palm Warbler 0.8% 1.2% 0.5%
74   Cackling Goose 0.6% 1.2% 0.7%
75   Eastern Phoebe 0.5% 1.2% 0.8%
76   Glaucous Gull 0.3% 1.2% 0.9%
77   Red Knot 0.1% 1.2% 1.1%
78   Black-legged Kittiwake 0.1% 1.2% 1.2%
79   Little Gull 0.0% 1.2% 1.2%