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Top Birds at Rahway River Park in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 28 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rahway River Park 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 51.6% 71.4% 19.8%
2   Mallard 48.3% 64.3% 16.0%
3   Blue Jay 39.8% 39.3% 0.6%
4   Mourning Dove 36.1% 32.1% 4.0%
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 32.1% 3.5%
6   American Robin 29.6% 28.6% 1.0%
7   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 21.4% 27.2%
8   European Starling 38.9% 21.4% 17.5%
9   Song Sparrow 37.1% 17.9% 19.2%
10   Mute Swan 14.0% 17.9% 3.9%
11   Common Grackle 5.5% 17.9% 12.4%
12   House Sparrow 38.5% 14.3% 24.2%
13   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 14.3% 9.0%
14   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 14.3% 5.7%
15   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 14.3% 4.5%
16   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 14.3% 5.1%
17   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 10.7% 39.0%
18   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 10.7% 29.4%
19   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 10.7% 9.5%
20   Gadwall 15.2% 10.7% 4.5%
21   Northern Flicker 11.0% 10.7% 0.2%
22   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 10.7% 1.5%
23   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 10.7% 5.4%
24   Snow Goose 2.2% 10.7% 8.5%
25   American Black Duck 26.7% 7.1% 19.5%
26   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 7.1% 17.4%
27   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 7.1% 14.2%
28   American Crow 20.6% 7.1% 13.5%
29   Carolina Wren 18.8% 7.1% 11.7%
30   Belted Kingfisher 9.6% 7.1% 2.4%
31   Winter Wren 4.9% 7.1% 2.2%
32   Cackling Goose 0.6% 7.1% 6.6%
33   Herring Gull 41.9% 3.6% 38.4%
34   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 3.6% 27.1%
35   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 3.6% 24.8%
36   Bufflehead 28.2% 3.6% 24.6%
37   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 3.6% 11.2%
38   Green-winged Teal 5.2% 3.6% 1.6%
39   Northern Harrier 5.0% 3.6% 1.4%
40   Bald Eagle 4.8% 3.6% 1.3%
41   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 3.6% 0.8%
42   Wood Duck 3.8% 3.6% 0.2%
43   Great Egret 1.6% 3.6% 2.0%