Top Birds at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 67 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House Sparrow | 38.5% | 50.7% | 12.3% | |||
| 2 | European Starling | 38.9% | 43.3% | 4.4% | |||
| 3 | Rock Pigeon | 30.7% | 31.3% | 0.6% | |||
| 4 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.7% | 28.4% | 21.4% | |||
| 5 | Herring Gull | 41.9% | 28.4% | 13.6% | |||
| 6 | Canada Goose | 51.7% | 10.4% | 41.2% | |||
| 7 | American Crow | 20.6% | 10.4% | 10.2% | |||
| 8 | Great Black-backed Gull | 29.4% | 6.0% | 23.5% | |||
| 9 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.6% | 6.0% | 18.6% | |||
| 10 | Horned Lark | 2.7% | 6.0% | 3.2% | |||
| 11 | Bufflehead | 28.2% | 4.5% | 23.8% | |||
| 12 | Brant | 18.9% | 4.5% | 14.4% | |||
| 13 | Double-crested Cormorant | 17.9% | 4.5% | 13.5% | |||
| 14 | Snow Bunting | 2.0% | 4.5% | 2.4% | |||
| 15 | White-throated Sparrow | 48.7% | 3.0% | 45.7% | |||
| 16 | American Black Duck | 26.7% | 3.0% | 23.7% | |||
| 17 | American Wigeon | 6.2% | 3.0% | 3.2% | |||
| 18 | American Kestrel | 5.9% | 3.0% | 2.9% | |||
| 19 | Peregrine Falcon | 5.8% | 3.0% | 2.8% | |||
| 20 | Fish Crow | 5.2% | 3.0% | 2.2% | |||
| 21 | Northern Harrier | 5.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 22 | Lesser Scaup | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.6% | |||
| 23 | Song Sparrow | 37.1% | 1.5% | 35.6% | |||
| 24 | American Robin | 29.6% | 1.5% | 28.1% | |||
| 25 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.4% | 1.5% | 26.9% | |||
| 26 | Great Blue Heron | 20.2% | 1.5% | 18.7% | |||
| 27 | Hooded Merganser | 18.8% | 1.5% | 17.3% | |||
| 28 | Ruddy Duck | 15.6% | 1.5% | 14.1% | |||
| 29 | Gadwall | 15.2% | 1.5% | 13.7% | |||
| 30 | Cedar Waxwing | 3.7% | 1.5% | 2.2% | |||
| 31 | Savannah Sparrow | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.6% | |||
| 32 | Killdeer | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.4% | |||
| 33 | American Pipit | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | |||
| 34 | Snowy Owl | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | |||
| 35 | Ruddy Turnstone | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% |