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Top Birds at Central Park--Harlem Meer in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 85 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--Harlem Meer 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   Mallard 48.3% 78.8% 30.6%
2   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 71.8% 56.3%
3   Northern Shoveler 14.7% 68.2% 53.5%
4   Canada Goose 51.6% 61.2% 9.6%
5   House Sparrow 38.4% 51.8% 13.3%
6   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 41.2% 7.5%
7   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 40.0% 9.7%
8   Blue Jay 39.8% 40.0% 0.2%
9   Red-tailed Hawk 24.5% 40.0% 15.5%
10   European Starling 38.9% 37.6% 1.2%
11   Song Sparrow 37.1% 32.9% 4.1%
12   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 30.6% 9.5%
13   Gadwall 15.2% 28.2% 13.0%
14   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 27.1% 3.7%
15   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 27.1% 1.3%
16   Mourning Dove 36.2% 23.5% 12.6%
17   American Robin 29.6% 23.5% 6.0%
18   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.7% 20.0% 8.7%
19   Wood Duck 3.8% 17.6% 13.9%
20   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 16.5% 4.8%
21   Common Grackle 5.5% 10.6% 5.1%
22   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 9.4% 14.9%
23   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 9.4% 9.4%
24   American Coot 10.4% 9.4% 1.0%
25   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 9.4% 1.1%
26   Ring-necked Duck 3.9% 9.4% 5.5%
27   Herring Gull 42.0% 8.2% 33.7%
28   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 5.9% 24.8%
29   American Black Duck 26.7% 5.9% 20.8%
30   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 5.9% 17.4%
31   American Crow 20.6% 5.9% 14.8%
32   House Finch 16.4% 5.9% 10.5%
33   Bufflehead 28.2% 4.7% 23.5%
34   American Goldfinch 20.5% 4.7% 15.8%
35   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 4.7% 15.5%
36   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 4.7% 15.3%
37   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 4.7% 6.1%
38   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 3.5% 14.4%
39   Mute Swan 14.0% 3.5% 10.4%
40   American Kestrel 5.9% 3.5% 2.4%
41   Carolina Wren 18.8% 2.4% 16.5%
42   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 2.4% 1.3%
43   Northern Saw-whet Owl 1.2% 2.4% 1.2%
44   Northern Flicker 11.0% 1.2% 9.8%
45   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 1.2% 6.4%
46   American Wigeon 6.2% 1.2% 5.0%
47   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 1.2% 4.6%
48   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 1.2% 4.5%
49   Green-winged Teal 5.2% 1.2% 4.0%
50   Brown Creeper 4.1% 1.2% 3.0%
51   Gray Catbird 4.0% 1.2% 2.8%
52   Snow Goose 2.2% 1.2% 1.0%
53   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 1.2% 0.3%
54   Muscovy Duck 0.2% 1.2% 1.0%