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Top Birds at Half Moon Bay and shoreline in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 7 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   Herring Gull 41.9% 85.7% 43.8%
2   Bufflehead 28.2% 85.7% 57.5%
3   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 85.7% 70.8%
4   Mallard 48.3% 71.4% 23.1%
5   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 71.4% 31.4%
6   Song Sparrow 37.0% 71.4% 34.4%
7   Mourning Dove 36.1% 71.4% 35.3%
8   American Black Duck 26.7% 71.4% 44.8%
9   Carolina Wren 18.8% 71.4% 52.6%
10   Greater Scaup 6.8% 71.4% 64.7%
11   Canada Goose 51.6% 57.1% 5.5%
12   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 57.1% 8.5%
13   Blue Jay 39.8% 57.1% 17.3%
14   European Starling 38.9% 57.1% 18.3%
15   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 57.1% 28.8%
16   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 57.1% 36.9%
17   House Finch 16.4% 57.1% 40.7%
18   Mute Swan 14.0% 57.1% 43.2%
19   Belted Kingfisher 9.6% 57.1% 47.6%
20   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 57.1% 50.3%
21   Common Goldeneye 3.8% 57.1% 53.3%
22   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 42.9% 6.8%
23   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 42.9% 12.2%
24   American Robin 29.6% 42.9% 13.3%
25   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 42.9% 18.3%
26   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 42.9% 18.5%
27   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 42.9% 19.6%
28   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 42.9% 22.9%
29   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 42.9% 24.9%
30   Northern Flicker 10.9% 42.9% 31.9%
31   Long-tailed Duck 6.3% 42.9% 36.6%
32   Northern Harrier 4.9% 42.9% 37.9%
33   House Sparrow 38.5% 28.6% 9.9%
34   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 28.6% 0.8%
35   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.7% 28.6% 0.1%
36   American Goldfinch 20.4% 28.6% 8.1%
37   Brant 18.9% 28.6% 9.7%
38   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 28.6% 9.8%
39   Fox Sparrow 9.7% 28.6% 18.8%
40   Common Loon 9.1% 28.6% 19.5%
41   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 28.6% 21.0%
42   Winter Wren 4.9% 28.6% 23.6%
43   Common Raven 4.5% 28.6% 24.1%
44   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 28.6% 26.9%
45   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 14.3% 16.4%
46   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 14.3% 7.0%
47   American Crow 20.6% 14.3% 6.3%
48   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 14.3% 1.3%
49   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 14.3% 3.5%
50   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 14.3% 5.1%
51   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 14.3% 6.0%
52   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 14.3% 7.4%
53   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 14.3% 7.8%
54   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 14.3% 8.5%
55   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 14.3% 8.7%
56   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 14.3% 8.8%
57   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 14.3% 8.9%
58   Horned Grebe 5.3% 14.3% 9.0%
59   Fish Crow 5.2% 14.3% 9.1%
60   Gray Catbird 4.0% 14.3% 10.3%
61   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 14.3% 10.6%
62   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.6% 14.3% 11.7%
63   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 14.3% 11.7%
64   Surf Scoter 2.3% 14.3% 12.0%
65   Snow Bunting 2.0% 14.3% 12.2%
66   Killdeer 1.8% 14.3% 12.4%
67   Great Egret 1.6% 14.3% 12.7%
68   American Pipit 1.0% 14.3% 13.3%
69   House Wren 0.1% 14.3% 14.2%