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Top Birds at Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 23 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 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   Canada Goose 51.6% 73.9% 22.3%
2   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 56.5% 6.8%
3   Bufflehead 28.2% 56.5% 28.3%
4   Mallard 48.3% 47.8% 0.5%
5   European Starling 38.9% 47.8% 9.0%
6   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 43.5% 23.3%
7   American Black Duck 26.7% 39.1% 12.5%
8   Herring Gull 41.9% 34.8% 7.1%
9   Horned Grebe 5.3% 30.4% 25.2%
10   Song Sparrow 37.1% 26.1% 11.0%
11   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 26.1% 4.6%
12   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 26.1% 2.3%
13   Brant 18.9% 21.7% 2.9%
14   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 21.7% 6.8%
15   Mute Swan 14.0% 21.7% 7.8%
16   Greater Scaup 6.8% 21.7% 15.0%
17   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 17.4% 31.3%
18   House Sparrow 38.5% 17.4% 21.1%
19   Mourning Dove 36.1% 17.4% 18.8%
20   American Robin 29.6% 17.4% 12.2%
21   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 17.4% 12.0%
22   Gadwall 15.2% 17.4% 2.2%
23   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 13.0% 27.0%
24   Blue Jay 39.9% 13.0% 26.8%
25   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 13.0% 11.5%
26   American Crow 20.6% 13.0% 7.6%
27   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 13.0% 2.5%
28   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 13.0% 6.1%
29   Killdeer 1.8% 13.0% 11.2%
30   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 8.7% 9.2%
31   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 8.7% 0.5%
32   Common Loon 9.1% 8.7% 0.4%
33   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 4.3% 26.3%
34   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.7% 4.3% 24.3%
35   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 4.3% 20.0%
36   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 4.3% 17.0%
37   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 4.3% 14.5%
38   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 4.3% 6.4%
39   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 4.3% 5.4%
40   Belted Kingfisher 9.6% 4.3% 5.2%
41   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 4.3% 4.0%
42   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 4.3% 3.3%
43   Bald Eagle 4.8% 4.3% 0.5%
44   Common Goldeneye 3.9% 4.3% 0.5%
45   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 4.3% 0.7%
46   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 4.3% 2.8%
47   Redhead 1.2% 4.3% 3.1%
48   Clapper Rail 0.2% 4.3% 4.1%