Top Birds at South Mountain Reservation in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 64 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at South Mountain Reservation 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Jay | 39.8% | 75.0% | 35.2% | |||
| 2 | White-throated Sparrow | 48.6% | 73.4% | 24.8% | |||
| 3 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 28.6% | 71.9% | 43.3% | |||
| 4 | Downy Woodpecker | 30.6% | 60.9% | 30.3% | |||
| 5 | Dark-eyed Junco | 23.2% | 59.4% | 36.2% | |||
| 6 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 19.9% | 54.7% | 34.8% | |||
| 7 | Northern Cardinal | 40.0% | 51.6% | 11.5% | |||
| 8 | American Robin | 29.5% | 48.4% | 18.9% | |||
| 9 | Black-capped Chickadee | 24.3% | 46.9% | 22.6% | |||
| 10 | Song Sparrow | 37.0% | 45.3% | 8.3% | |||
| 11 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.2% | 45.3% | 36.1% | |||
| 12 | Canada Goose | 51.6% | 43.8% | 7.9% | |||
| 13 | Mallard | 48.3% | 40.6% | 7.7% | |||
| 14 | Tufted Titmouse | 21.3% | 40.6% | 19.3% | |||
| 15 | American Goldfinch | 20.4% | 40.6% | 20.2% | |||
| 16 | Mourning Dove | 36.1% | 35.9% | 0.2% | |||
| 17 | Carolina Wren | 18.8% | 35.9% | 17.2% | |||
| 18 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.6% | 32.8% | 8.2% | |||
| 19 | House Sparrow | 38.5% | 31.2% | 7.2% | |||
| 20 | European Starling | 38.9% | 26.6% | 12.3% | |||
| 21 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.4% | 26.6% | 1.8% | |||
| 22 | Turkey Vulture | 5.3% | 25.0% | 19.7% | |||
| 23 | Pileated Woodpecker | 1.3% | 25.0% | 23.7% | |||
| 24 | American Crow | 20.6% | 23.4% | 2.8% | |||
| 25 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.7% | 21.9% | 27.9% | |||
| 26 | Rock Pigeon | 30.7% | 18.8% | 12.0% | |||
| 27 | Eastern Towhee | 2.5% | 18.8% | 16.2% | |||
| 28 | House Finch | 16.4% | 17.2% | 0.8% | |||
| 29 | Northern Flicker | 10.9% | 14.1% | 3.1% | |||
| 30 | Belted Kingfisher | 9.6% | 14.1% | 4.5% | |||
| 31 | Cooper's Hawk | 10.8% | 12.5% | 1.7% | |||
| 32 | Winter Wren | 4.9% | 12.5% | 7.6% | |||
| 33 | Common Raven | 4.5% | 12.5% | 8.0% | |||
| 34 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4.3% | 12.5% | 8.2% | |||
| 35 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.6% | 12.5% | 9.9% | |||
| 36 | Brown Creeper | 4.1% | 10.9% | 6.8% | |||
| 37 | Common Merganser | 4.9% | 9.4% | 4.5% | |||
| 38 | Fox Sparrow | 9.8% | 7.8% | 1.9% | |||
| 39 | Red-winged Blackbird | 9.2% | 7.8% | 1.4% | |||
| 40 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5.6% | 7.8% | 2.2% | |||
| 41 | Common Grackle | 5.5% | 7.8% | 2.3% | |||
| 42 | Bald Eagle | 4.8% | 6.2% | 1.4% | |||
| 43 | Purple Finch | 1.3% | 6.2% | 5.0% | |||
| 44 | Herring Gull | 42.0% | 4.7% | 37.3% | |||
| 45 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 8.3% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |||
| 46 | Fish Crow | 5.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | |||
| 47 | Great Blue Heron | 20.2% | 3.1% | 17.1% | |||
| 48 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 6.9% | 3.1% | 3.7% | |||
| 49 | Hermit Thrush | 5.5% | 3.1% | 2.4% | |||
| 50 | Savannah Sparrow | 2.1% | 3.1% | 1.0% | |||
| 51 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1.3% | |||
| 52 | American Woodcock | 0.6% | 3.1% | 2.5% | |||
| 53 | Cackling Goose | 0.6% | 3.1% | 2.6% | |||
| 54 | Pine Warbler | 0.3% | 3.1% | 2.8% | |||
| 55 | Bufflehead | 28.2% | 1.6% | 26.7% | |||
| 56 | American Black Duck | 26.7% | 1.6% | 25.1% | |||
| 57 | Double-crested Cormorant | 17.9% | 1.6% | 16.4% | |||
| 58 | Gadwall | 15.2% | 1.6% | 13.7% | |||
| 59 | Northern Shoveler | 14.8% | 1.6% | 13.3% | |||
| 60 | Swamp Sparrow | 7.6% | 1.6% | 6.0% | |||
| 61 | American Wigeon | 6.2% | 1.6% | 4.6% | |||
| 62 | American Kestrel | 5.9% | 1.6% | 4.4% | |||
| 63 | Peregrine Falcon | 5.8% | 1.6% | 4.3% | |||
| 64 | Pied-billed Grebe | 5.4% | 1.6% | 3.8% | |||
| 65 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.7% | |||
| 66 | Merlin | 2.3% | 1.6% | 0.8% | |||
| 67 | Snow Goose | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.6% | |||
| 68 | Rusty Blackbird | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.3% | |||
| 69 | Field Sparrow | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.3% | |||
| 70 | Wild Turkey | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.1% | |||
| 71 | Black Vulture | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | |||
| 72 | Eastern Bluebird | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.6% | |||
| 73 | Eastern Screech-Owl | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.0% |