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Top Birds at Watchung Reservation--Lake Surprise in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 9 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Watchung Reservation--Lake Surprise 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   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 77.8% 49.1%
2   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 66.7% 18.0%
3   Mallard 48.3% 66.7% 18.3%
4   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 66.7% 36.0%
5   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 55.6% 15.5%
6   White-breasted Nuthatch 19.9% 55.6% 35.6%
7   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 44.4% 25.6%
8   Blue Jay 39.8% 33.3% 6.5%
9   Song Sparrow 37.1% 33.3% 3.7%
10   American Robin 29.6% 33.3% 3.8%
11   American Black Duck 26.7% 33.3% 6.7%
12   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 33.3% 9.0%
13   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 33.3% 10.1%
14   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 33.3% 12.0%
15   American Goldfinch 20.4% 33.3% 12.9%
16   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 33.3% 13.1%
17   Carolina Wren 18.8% 33.3% 14.5%
18   Canada Goose 51.6% 22.2% 29.4%
19   European Starling 38.9% 22.2% 16.7%
20   Mourning Dove 36.1% 22.2% 13.9%
21   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 22.2% 2.4%
22   Northern Flicker 11.0% 22.2% 11.3%
23   Fox Sparrow 9.7% 22.2% 12.5%
24   Belted Kingfisher 9.6% 22.2% 12.7%
25   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 22.2% 13.0%
26   Winter Wren 4.9% 22.2% 17.3%
27   Gray Catbird 4.0% 22.2% 18.3%
28   House Sparrow 38.5% 11.1% 27.4%
29   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 11.1% 19.6%
30   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 11.1% 17.3%
31   American Crow 20.6% 11.1% 9.5%
32   House Finch 16.4% 11.1% 5.3%
33   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 11.1% 2.8%
34   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 11.1% 4.3%
35   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 11.1% 4.7%
36   Common Grackle 5.5% 11.1% 5.6%
37   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 11.1% 5.8%
38   Bald Eagle 4.8% 11.1% 6.3%
39   Brown Creeper 4.1% 11.1% 7.0%
40   Wood Duck 3.8% 11.1% 7.3%
41   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 11.1% 7.5%
42   Pileated Woodpecker 1.4% 11.1% 9.7%
43   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.5% 11.1% 10.6%