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Top Birds at Watchung Reservation in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 37 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Watchung Reservation in January. 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   Blue Jay 33.9% 67.6% 33.7%
2   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 67.6% 42.9%
3   Downy Woodpecker 27.1% 62.2% 35.0%
4   White-throated Sparrow 42.1% 59.5% 17.3%
5   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 59.5% 22.8%
6   Tufted Titmouse 19.6% 59.5% 39.9%
7   Dark-eyed Junco 15.8% 56.8% 40.9%
8   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 56.8% 48.9%
9   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.2% 54.1% 35.8%
10   American Robin 24.8% 51.4% 26.5%
11   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 51.4% 29.4%
12   Carolina Wren 15.1% 45.9% 30.9%
13   American Goldfinch 13.2% 43.2% 30.0%
14   Turkey Vulture 4.8% 43.2% 38.5%
15   Canada Goose 53.5% 40.5% 12.9%
16   Mourning Dove 29.3% 32.4% 3.1%
17   House Finch 13.4% 32.4% 19.0%
18   Mallard 49.0% 27.0% 21.9%
19   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 27.0% 5.2%
20   Winter Wren 3.2% 27.0% 23.8%
21   Pileated Woodpecker 1.0% 27.0% 26.0%
22   Hermit Thrush 2.7% 24.3% 21.6%
23   Song Sparrow 32.2% 21.6% 10.6%
24   Northern Flicker 6.9% 21.6% 14.7%
25   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5.5% 21.6% 16.1%
26   European Starling 36.0% 18.9% 17.0%
27   American Crow 18.2% 18.9% 0.7%
28   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.6% 16.2% 13.6%
29   Cedar Waxwing 1.7% 16.2% 14.5%
30   House Sparrow 35.7% 13.5% 22.2%
31   Brown Creeper 3.7% 13.5% 9.8%
32   Eastern Towhee 1.8% 13.5% 11.7%
33   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 10.8% 3.9%
34   Red-winged Blackbird 7.2% 10.8% 3.6%
35   Swamp Sparrow 4.7% 10.8% 6.1%
36   Black Vulture 1.4% 10.8% 9.4%
37   American Black Duck 27.9% 8.1% 19.7%
38   Belted Kingfisher 6.9% 8.1% 1.2%
39   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.8% 8.1% 5.3%
40   Field Sparrow 1.2% 8.1% 6.9%
41   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 5.4% 18.2%
42   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 5.4% 14.1%
43   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 5.4% 3.0%
44   Common Grackle 5.1% 5.4% 0.3%
45   Rusty Blackbird 1.8% 5.4% 3.6%
46   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.5% 5.4% 4.0%
47   Eastern Bluebird 0.7% 5.4% 4.7%
48   Ring-billed Gull 52.1% 2.7% 49.4%
49   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 2.7% 26.1%
50   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 2.7% 4.2%
51   Common Merganser 6.7% 2.7% 4.0%
52   American Tree Sparrow 6.6% 2.7% 3.9%
53   Common Raven 3.9% 2.7% 1.2%
54   Gray Catbird 2.6% 2.7% 0.1%
55   Merlin 1.9% 2.7% 0.8%
56   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 2.7% 0.8%
57   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.9% 2.7% 1.8%
58   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.6% 2.7% 2.1%
59   Purple Finch 0.4% 2.7% 2.3%