Top Birds at Fort Tilden in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 186 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Fort Tilden 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 | Herring Gull | 41.8% | 75.3% | 33.5% | |||
| 2 | Great Black-backed Gull | 29.3% | 68.3% | 39.0% | |||
| 3 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.6% | 66.1% | 16.5% | |||
| 4 | Long-tailed Duck | 6.1% | 62.4% | 56.3% | |||
| 5 | Red-throated Loon | 6.7% | 61.3% | 54.6% | |||
| 6 | Common Loon | 8.9% | 58.1% | 49.2% | |||
| 7 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 6.7% | 55.9% | 49.2% | |||
| 8 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.3% | 54.8% | 26.6% | |||
| 9 | Sanderling | 3.0% | 54.3% | 51.3% | |||
| 10 | Song Sparrow | 37.0% | 51.6% | 14.6% | |||
| 11 | European Starling | 38.8% | 50.5% | 11.7% | |||
| 12 | Northern Gannet | 3.0% | 47.3% | 44.3% | |||
| 13 | Northern Cardinal | 40.0% | 46.8% | 6.8% | |||
| 14 | White-throated Sparrow | 48.7% | 44.6% | 4.1% | |||
| 15 | Black Scoter | 2.5% | 44.6% | 42.1% | |||
| 16 | Brant | 18.8% | 42.5% | 23.7% | |||
| 17 | American Crow | 20.6% | 38.2% | 17.6% | |||
| 18 | Red-breasted Merganser | 14.8% | 38.2% | 23.4% | |||
| 19 | Black-capped Chickadee | 24.3% | 37.6% | 13.4% | |||
| 20 | Carolina Wren | 18.7% | 36.6% | 17.8% | |||
| 21 | Northern Flicker | 10.9% | 35.5% | 24.6% | |||
| 22 | Rock Pigeon | 30.7% | 33.3% | 2.6% | |||
| 23 | Canada Goose | 51.7% | 31.7% | 20.0% | |||
| 24 | House Finch | 16.4% | 31.7% | 15.4% | |||
| 25 | White-winged Scoter | 1.9% | 31.7% | 29.8% | |||
| 26 | Bufflehead | 28.2% | 30.6% | 2.5% | |||
| 27 | Mourning Dove | 36.2% | 28.5% | 7.7% | |||
| 28 | Downy Woodpecker | 30.7% | 28.5% | 2.2% | |||
| 29 | American Robin | 29.6% | 28.0% | 1.6% | |||
| 30 | Double-crested Cormorant | 17.9% | 26.3% | 8.5% | |||
| 31 | House Sparrow | 38.5% | 22.6% | 15.9% | |||
| 32 | Surf Scoter | 2.3% | 22.0% | 19.8% | |||
| 33 | Dark-eyed Junco | 23.3% | 20.4% | 2.8% | |||
| 34 | American Goldfinch | 20.4% | 20.4% | 0.0% | |||
| 35 | Great Cormorant | 3.7% | 19.9% | 16.2% | |||
| 36 | Common Eider | 1.1% | 19.4% | 18.2% | |||
| 37 | Cooper's Hawk | 10.7% | 17.7% | 7.0% | |||
| 38 | Purple Sandpiper | 1.6% | 16.1% | 14.5% | |||
| 39 | Peregrine Falcon | 5.8% | 15.6% | 9.8% | |||
| 40 | Northern Harrier | 4.9% | 15.6% | 10.7% | |||
| 41 | Red-winged Blackbird | 9.2% | 15.1% | 5.9% | |||
| 42 | Bonaparte's Gull | 1.7% | 14.5% | 12.8% | |||
| 43 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 1.7% | 14.0% | 12.2% | |||
| 44 | American Black Duck | 26.7% | 13.4% | 13.3% | |||
| 45 | Horned Grebe | 5.3% | 12.9% | 7.6% | |||
| 46 | Gray Catbird | 3.9% | 12.9% | 9.0% | |||
| 47 | Dunlin | 1.6% | 11.8% | 10.3% | |||
| 48 | Hermit Thrush | 5.5% | 11.3% | 5.8% | |||
| 49 | Great Blue Heron | 20.2% | 10.8% | 9.5% | |||
| 50 | Greater Scaup | 6.7% | 10.8% | 4.0% | |||
| 51 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3.2% | 10.8% | 7.5% | |||
| 52 | Northern Saw-whet Owl | 1.1% | 10.8% | 9.6% | |||
| 53 | Tree Swallow | 0.9% | 10.8% | 9.8% | |||
| 54 | Snow Bunting | 2.0% | 10.2% | 8.2% | |||
| 55 | Fox Sparrow | 9.8% | 8.6% | 1.2% | |||
| 56 | King Eider | 0.5% | 8.6% | 8.1% | |||
| 57 | Swamp Sparrow | 7.6% | 8.1% | 0.5% | |||
| 58 | Cedar Waxwing | 3.6% | 7.5% | 3.9% | |||
| 59 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.6% | 7.5% | 4.9% | |||
| 60 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.4% | 7.0% | 0.5% | |||
| 61 | American Wigeon | 6.2% | 7.0% | 0.8% | |||
| 62 | American Kestrel | 5.9% | 7.0% | 1.1% | |||
| 63 | Horned Lark | 2.7% | 7.0% | 4.3% | |||
| 64 | Mallard | 48.5% | 6.5% | 42.0% | |||
| 65 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5.6% | 6.5% | 0.8% | |||
| 66 | Common Grackle | 5.5% | 6.5% | 1.0% | |||
| 67 | Merlin | 2.3% | 6.5% | 4.1% | |||
| 68 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.2% | 5.9% | 3.3% | |||
| 69 | Savannah Sparrow | 2.1% | 5.9% | 3.8% | |||
| 70 | Field Sparrow | 1.9% | 5.9% | 4.1% | |||
| 71 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 1.9% | 5.9% | 4.1% | |||
| 72 | Eastern Towhee | 2.6% | 4.8% | 2.3% | |||
| 73 | American Pipit | 1.0% | 4.8% | 3.9% | |||
| 74 | Common Goldeneye | 3.9% | 4.3% | 0.4% | |||
| 75 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 0.6% | 4.3% | 3.7% | |||
| 76 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.7% | 3.8% | 20.9% | |||
| 77 | Laughing Gull | 0.6% | 3.8% | 3.2% | |||
| 78 | Ruddy Turnstone | 0.5% | 3.8% | 3.2% | |||
| 79 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 28.7% | 3.2% | 25.5% | |||
| 80 | Tufted Titmouse | 21.4% | 3.2% | 18.1% | |||
| 81 | Common Raven | 4.5% | 3.2% | 1.3% | |||
| 82 | Blue Jay | 40.0% | 2.7% | 37.3% | |||
| 83 | Mute Swan | 14.0% | 2.7% | 11.3% | |||
| 84 | Snow Goose | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | |||
| 85 | Red-necked Grebe | 0.5% | 2.7% | 2.2% | |||
| 86 | Razorbill | 0.3% | 2.7% | 2.4% | |||
| 87 | Winter Wren | 5.0% | 2.2% | 2.8% | |||
| 88 | Orange-crowned Warbler | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.2% | |||
| 89 | Purple Finch | 1.3% | 2.2% | 0.9% | |||
| 90 | Black-bellied Plover | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | |||
| 91 | Harlequin Duck | 0.6% | 2.2% | 1.6% | |||
| 92 | American Oystercatcher | 0.2% | 2.2% | 1.9% | |||
| 93 | Red Crossbill | 0.1% | 2.2% | 2.0% | |||
| 94 | Ruddy Duck | 15.6% | 1.6% | 14.0% | |||
| 95 | Brown Creeper | 4.1% | 1.6% | 2.5% | |||
| 96 | Lesser Scaup | 3.6% | 1.6% | 2.0% | |||
| 97 | Chipping Sparrow | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | |||
| 98 | Eastern Bluebird | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.6% | |||
| 99 | Snowy Owl | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.6% | |||
| 100 | Palm Warbler | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.9% | |||
| 101 | Common Redpoll | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% | |||
| 102 | Hooded Merganser | 18.9% | 1.1% | 17.8% | |||
| 103 | Gadwall | 15.3% | 1.1% | 14.2% | |||
| 104 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4.3% | 1.1% | 3.3% | |||
| 105 | Great Horned Owl | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% | |||
| 106 | American Woodcock | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% | |||
| 107 | Brown Thrasher | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | |||
| 108 | Eastern Phoebe | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | |||
| 109 | Royal Tern | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | |||
| 110 | Fish Crow | 5.2% | 0.5% | 4.7% | |||
| 111 | Common Merganser | 4.9% | 0.5% | 4.4% | |||
| 112 | Bald Eagle | 4.8% | 0.5% | 4.3% | |||
| 113 | Wood Duck | 3.8% | 0.5% | 3.3% | |||
| 114 | Northern Pintail | 3.3% | 0.5% | 2.7% | |||
| 115 | Rusty Blackbird | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | |||
| 116 | Common Yellowthroat | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | |||
| 117 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | |||
| 118 | Lincoln's Sparrow | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | |||
| 119 | European Goldfinch | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | |||
| 120 | Short-eared Owl | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | |||
| 121 | Red Knot | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | |||
| 122 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% |