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Top Birds at Hempstead Lake SP--north end in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 81 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Hempstead Lake SP--north end 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 51.5% 86.4% 34.9%
2   Mallard 48.3% 85.2% 36.9%
3   Blue Jay 39.8% 75.3% 35.5%
4   American Robin 29.5% 65.4% 35.9%
5   White-throated Sparrow 48.6% 64.2% 15.6%
6   Mourning Dove 36.1% 64.2% 28.1%
7   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 63.0% 34.4%
8   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 58.0% 18.0%
9   Great Blue Heron 20.1% 58.0% 37.9%
10   Song Sparrow 37.0% 54.3% 17.3%
11   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 54.3% 35.6%
12   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 51.9% 2.2%
13   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 48.1% 43.1%
14   American Black Duck 26.6% 46.9% 20.3%
15   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 44.4% 13.8%
16   Red-tailed Hawk 24.5% 44.4% 19.9%
17   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 43.2% 34.0%
18   White-breasted Nuthatch 19.9% 42.0% 22.1%
19   Belted Kingfisher 9.5% 42.0% 32.5%
20   Herring Gull 41.9% 40.7% 1.2%
21   Carolina Wren 18.8% 40.7% 22.0%
22   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 34.6% 10.3%
23   Gadwall 15.2% 33.3% 18.2%
24   European Starling 38.9% 30.9% 8.0%
25   Mute Swan 13.9% 29.6% 15.7%
26   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 28.4% 13.6%
27   American Goldfinch 20.4% 25.9% 5.5%
28   Fish Crow 5.1% 25.9% 20.8%
29   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 24.7% 1.4%
30   Winter Wren 4.9% 24.7% 19.8%
31   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 23.5% 4.9%
32   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 21.0% 0.3%
33   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 21.0% 16.7%
34   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 19.8% 1.8%
35   Fox Sparrow 9.7% 19.8% 10.0%
36   House Sparrow 38.5% 18.5% 20.0%
37   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 18.5% 10.9%
38   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 14.8% 6.5%
39   Bald Eagle 4.8% 11.1% 6.3%
40   Rock Pigeon 30.8% 9.9% 20.9%
41   Northern Flicker 11.0% 9.9% 1.1%
42   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 9.9% 0.9%
43   American Wigeon 6.2% 9.9% 3.7%
44   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 9.9% 4.4%
45   Brown Creeper 4.1% 9.9% 5.8%
46   American Coot 10.4% 8.6% 1.7%
47   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 7.4% 1.6%
48   Common Merganser 4.9% 7.4% 2.5%
49   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 7.4% 4.2%
50   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 6.2% 9.4%
51   Common Raven 4.5% 6.2% 1.7%
52   Eastern Phoebe 0.5% 6.2% 5.7%
53   House Finch 16.4% 4.9% 11.5%
54   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 4.9% 4.2%
55   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 4.9% 1.3%
56   Northern Pintail 3.3% 4.9% 1.7%
57   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 4.9% 2.4%
58   Great Horned Owl 2.4% 4.9% 2.5%
59   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.9% 4.9% 3.0%
60   Killdeer 1.8% 4.9% 3.1%
61   Great Egret 1.6% 4.9% 3.4%
62   Nashville Warbler 0.3% 4.9% 4.7%
63   American Crow 20.6% 3.7% 16.9%
64   Gray Catbird 4.0% 3.7% 0.3%
65   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 3.7% 1.8%
66   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 3.7% 2.3%
67   Lesser Yellowlegs 0.1% 3.7% 3.6%
68   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 2.5% 5.1%
69   Ring-necked Duck 3.9% 2.5% 1.5%
70   Wood Duck 3.8% 2.5% 1.3%
71   Merlin 2.3% 2.5% 0.1%
72   Cackling Goose 0.6% 2.5% 1.9%
73   Osprey 0.1% 2.5% 2.4%
74   Bufflehead 28.2% 1.2% 27.0%
75   American Tree Sparrow 6.5% 1.2% 5.2%
76   Common Grackle 5.5% 1.2% 4.3%
77   Great Cormorant 3.8% 1.2% 2.5%
78   Snow Goose 2.2% 1.2% 1.0%
79   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 1.2% 0.4%
80   Redhead 1.2% 1.2% 0.0%
81   Northern Bobwhite 0.0% 1.2% 1.2%