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

based on 54 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rahway River Park in February. 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 50.3% 72.2% 21.9%
2   Canada Goose 55.6% 66.7% 11.0%
3   Hooded Merganser 19.4% 37.0% 17.6%
4   Blue Jay 35.2% 25.9% 9.2%
5   American Robin 30.1% 25.9% 4.1%
6   Wood Duck 5.4% 25.9% 20.5%
7   Ring-billed Gull 51.5% 24.1% 27.4%
8   European Starling 38.5% 20.4% 18.1%
9   Mourning Dove 32.1% 20.4% 11.7%
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 20.4% 4.3%
11   Red-winged Blackbird 18.8% 20.4% 1.6%
12   Dark-eyed Junco 16.4% 20.4% 4.0%
13   Common Grackle 13.5% 20.4% 6.9%
14   Common Merganser 8.8% 20.4% 11.6%
15   White-throated Sparrow 40.3% 18.5% 21.8%
16   American Black Duck 27.3% 18.5% 8.8%
17   Great Blue Heron 11.4% 16.7% 5.3%
18   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.6% 13.0% 5.6%
19   Belted Kingfisher 5.4% 13.0% 7.5%
20   American Crow 21.0% 11.1% 9.9%
21   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 9.3% 30.8%
22   Red-tailed Hawk 23.3% 9.3% 14.0%
23   Tufted Titmouse 21.1% 9.3% 11.9%
24   American Coot 10.6% 9.3% 1.4%
25   Brown-headed Cowbird 2.0% 9.3% 7.3%
26   House Sparrow 39.5% 7.4% 32.0%
27   Black-capped Chickadee 23.4% 7.4% 16.0%
28   Downy Woodpecker 27.7% 5.6% 22.2%
29   Gadwall 15.8% 5.6% 10.2%
30   Mute Swan 15.4% 5.6% 9.9%
31   House Finch 13.7% 5.6% 8.1%
32   American Goldfinch 12.2% 5.6% 6.7%
33   Hairy Woodpecker 7.6% 5.6% 2.1%
34   Pied-billed Grebe 3.8% 5.6% 1.7%
35   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.6% 5.6% 5.0%
36   Herring Gull 42.3% 3.7% 38.6%
37   Bufflehead 32.2% 3.7% 28.5%
38   Rock Pigeon 28.3% 3.7% 24.6%
39   Carolina Wren 15.5% 3.7% 11.8%
40   Turkey Vulture 6.4% 3.7% 2.7%
41   Northern Flicker 6.3% 3.7% 2.6%
42   Bald Eagle 5.8% 3.7% 2.1%
43   Snow Goose 2.6% 3.7% 1.1%
44   Winter Wren 2.2% 3.7% 1.5%
45   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 3.7% 1.8%
46   Rusty Blackbird 1.7% 3.7% 2.0%
47   Song Sparrow 34.6% 1.9% 32.7%
48   Great Black-backed Gull 30.4% 1.9% 28.5%
49   Red-breasted Merganser 20.1% 1.9% 18.3%
50   Northern Shoveler 16.5% 1.9% 14.6%
51   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 1.9% 13.7%
52   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 1.9% 5.6%
53   Ring-necked Duck 5.7% 1.9% 3.8%
54   Peregrine Falcon 5.0% 1.9% 3.1%
55   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4.2% 1.9% 2.3%
56   Northern Pintail 3.7% 1.9% 1.9%
57   Common Raven 3.5% 1.9% 1.7%
58   Swamp Sparrow 3.4% 1.9% 1.5%
59   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.2% 1.9% 0.3%
60   Merlin 2.1% 1.9% 0.2%
61   White-crowned Sparrow 0.8% 1.9% 1.1%
62   Cackling Goose 0.4% 1.9% 1.4%