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

based on 58 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at South Mountain 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% 44.8% 10.9%
2   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 44.8% 20.1%
3   Dark-eyed Junco 15.8% 43.1% 27.3%
4   White-throated Sparrow 42.1% 41.4% 0.8%
5   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.2% 41.4% 23.1%
6   Downy Woodpecker 27.1% 37.9% 10.8%
7   Tufted Titmouse 19.6% 37.9% 18.4%
8   Canada Goose 53.5% 34.5% 19.0%
9   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 34.5% 2.2%
10   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 34.5% 12.5%
11   Song Sparrow 32.2% 31.0% 1.2%
12   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 31.0% 9.3%
13   Mallard 49.0% 25.9% 23.1%
14   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 25.9% 18.0%
15   Carolina Wren 15.1% 24.1% 9.0%
16   Pileated Woodpecker 1.0% 19.0% 17.9%
17   Mourning Dove 29.4% 17.2% 12.1%
18   American Goldfinch 13.2% 17.2% 4.0%
19   Ring-billed Gull 52.1% 15.5% 36.6%
20   American Crow 18.2% 15.5% 2.7%
21   Turkey Vulture 4.8% 15.5% 10.7%
22   House Sparrow 35.7% 13.8% 21.9%
23   American Robin 24.9% 13.8% 11.1%
24   European Starling 36.0% 12.1% 23.9%
25   House Finch 13.4% 12.1% 1.4%
26   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 10.3% 13.3%
27   Northern Flicker 6.9% 6.9% 0.0%
28   Bald Eagle 5.2% 6.9% 1.7%
29   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 5.2% 3.2%
30   Belted Kingfisher 6.9% 5.2% 1.7%
31   Common Grackle 5.1% 5.2% 0.0%
32   Brown Creeper 3.7% 5.2% 1.5%
33   Winter Wren 3.2% 5.2% 2.0%
34   Eastern Towhee 1.8% 5.2% 3.3%
35   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 3.4% 25.4%
36   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 3.4% 3.4%
37   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5.6% 3.4% 2.1%
38   Common Raven 3.9% 3.4% 0.4%
39   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.6% 3.4% 0.9%
40   Herring Gull 43.4% 1.7% 41.6%
41   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 1.7% 14.8%
42   Mute Swan 14.5% 1.7% 12.7%
43   Double-crested Cormorant 13.9% 1.7% 12.1%
44   Red-winged Blackbird 7.2% 1.7% 5.5%
45   Peregrine Falcon 5.2% 1.7% 3.5%
46   Fish Crow 5.0% 1.7% 3.3%
47   Ring-necked Duck 4.6% 1.7% 2.8%
48   American Kestrel 3.8% 1.7% 2.1%
49   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.8% 1.7% 1.1%
50   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 1.7% 0.2%
51   Cedar Waxwing 1.7% 1.7% 0.0%
52   Killdeer 1.7% 1.7% 0.0%
53   Black Vulture 1.4% 1.7% 0.3%
54   Wild Turkey 1.3% 1.7% 0.5%
55   Eastern Bluebird 0.7% 1.7% 1.1%
56   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.6% 1.7% 1.1%
57   Pine Warbler 0.4% 1.7% 1.4%