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Top Birds at Half Moon Bay and shoreline in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 8 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Half Moon Bay and shoreline 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% 87.5% 46.1%
2   Bufflehead 27.8% 87.5% 59.7%
3   Red-breasted Merganser 14.6% 87.5% 72.9%
4   Mallard 47.6% 75.0% 27.4%
5   Northern Cardinal 40.4% 75.0% 34.6%
6   Song Sparrow 37.1% 75.0% 37.9%
7   Mourning Dove 36.7% 75.0% 38.3%
8   American Black Duck 26.5% 75.0% 48.5%
9   Carolina Wren 19.1% 75.0% 55.9%
10   Greater Scaup 6.7% 75.0% 68.3%
11   Canada Goose 51.8% 62.5% 10.7%
12   White-throated Sparrow 49.1% 62.5% 13.4%
13   Blue Jay 40.2% 62.5% 22.3%
14   European Starling 38.8% 62.5% 23.7%
15   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 62.5% 34.0%
16   Great Blue Heron 20.0% 62.5% 42.5%
17   House Finch 16.5% 62.5% 46.0%
18   Belted Kingfisher 9.4% 62.5% 53.1%
19   Common Goldeneye 3.7% 62.5% 58.8%
20   Ring-billed Gull 49.2% 50.0% 0.8%
21   Downy Woodpecker 30.8% 50.0% 19.2%
22   American Robin 30.2% 50.0% 19.8%
23   Red-tailed Hawk 24.7% 50.0% 25.3%
24   Dark-eyed Junco 24.0% 50.0% 26.0%
25   Mute Swan 13.7% 50.0% 36.3%
26   Northern Flicker 10.8% 50.0% 39.2%
27   Red-throated Loon 6.5% 50.0% 43.5%
28   House Sparrow 38.8% 37.5% 1.3%
29   Great Black-backed Gull 28.5% 37.5% 9.0%
30   Black-capped Chickadee 25.7% 37.5% 11.8%
31   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.1% 37.5% 16.4%
32   American Goldfinch 20.1% 37.5% 17.4%
33   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 37.5% 18.8%
34   Brant 18.5% 37.5% 19.0%
35   Double-crested Cormorant 17.6% 37.5% 19.9%
36   Common Loon 8.6% 37.5% 28.9%
37   Swamp Sparrow 8.1% 37.5% 29.4%
38   Long-tailed Duck 6.1% 37.5% 31.4%
39   Common Raven 4.9% 37.5% 32.6%
40   Northern Harrier 4.8% 37.5% 32.7%
41   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.0% 25.0% 4.0%
42   American Crow 20.8% 25.0% 4.2%
43   Fox Sparrow 9.9% 25.0% 15.1%
44   American Tree Sparrow 6.2% 25.0% 18.8%
45   Winter Wren 4.8% 25.0% 20.2%
46   Killdeer 2.1% 25.0% 22.9%
47   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 25.0% 23.4%
48   Rock Pigeon 31.1% 12.5% 18.6%
49   Tufted Titmouse 22.3% 12.5% 9.8%
50   Ruddy Duck 15.4% 12.5% 2.9%
51   Cooper's Hawk 11.3% 12.5% 1.2%
52   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 12.5% 3.3%
53   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.5% 12.5% 4.0%
54   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 12.5% 5.7%
55   Hermit Thrush 5.8% 12.5% 6.7%
56   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.7% 12.5% 6.8%
57   Peregrine Falcon 5.6% 12.5% 6.9%
58   Fish Crow 5.5% 12.5% 7.0%
59   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 12.5% 7.2%
60   Horned Grebe 5.1% 12.5% 7.4%
61   Bald Eagle 5.0% 12.5% 7.5%
62   Gray Catbird 3.7% 12.5% 8.8%
63   Cedar Waxwing 3.4% 12.5% 9.1%
64   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.6% 12.5% 9.9%
65   Surf Scoter 2.6% 12.5% 9.9%
66   Eastern Towhee 2.4% 12.5% 10.1%
67   Snow Bunting 2.0% 12.5% 10.5%
68   Great Egret 1.5% 12.5% 11.0%
69   American Pipit 1.0% 12.5% 11.5%
70   Marsh Wren 0.3% 12.5% 12.2%
71   House Wren 0.1% 12.5% 12.4%