Bird Finder

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

based on 50 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at South Mountain Reservation 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   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.6% 60.0% 35.4%
2   Blue Jay 35.1% 58.0% 22.9%
3   Canada Goose 55.7% 56.0% 0.3%
4   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.5% 56.0% 37.5%
5   Downy Woodpecker 27.7% 50.0% 22.3%
6   Mallard 50.4% 48.0% 2.4%
7   White-throated Sparrow 40.3% 42.0% 1.7%
8   Song Sparrow 34.5% 38.0% 3.5%
9   Dark-eyed Junco 16.4% 38.0% 21.6%
10   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 34.0% 6.1%
11   American Robin 30.0% 34.0% 4.0%
12   Hairy Woodpecker 7.6% 32.0% 24.4%
13   Mourning Dove 32.0% 30.0% 2.0%
14   Ring-billed Gull 51.5% 28.0% 23.5%
15   Red-tailed Hawk 23.3% 26.0% 2.7%
16   Common Merganser 8.8% 26.0% 17.2%
17   House Sparrow 39.4% 24.0% 15.4%
18   Tufted Titmouse 21.1% 24.0% 2.9%
19   Turkey Vulture 6.4% 24.0% 17.6%
20   American Crow 21.0% 22.0% 1.0%
21   Carolina Wren 15.5% 20.0% 4.5%
22   European Starling 38.5% 18.0% 20.5%
23   Black-capped Chickadee 23.4% 18.0% 5.4%
24   Herring Gull 42.3% 16.0% 26.3%
25   American Goldfinch 12.2% 14.0% 1.8%
26   Pileated Woodpecker 1.2% 14.0% 12.8%
27   Common Grackle 13.5% 12.0% 1.5%
28   Fish Crow 6.9% 12.0% 5.1%
29   Rock Pigeon 28.3% 8.0% 20.3%
30   Northern Mockingbird 23.9% 8.0% 15.9%
31   Eastern Towhee 1.6% 8.0% 6.4%
32   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 6.0% 13.5%
33   Great Blue Heron 11.4% 6.0% 5.4%
34   Northern Flicker 6.3% 6.0% 0.3%
35   Belted Kingfisher 5.4% 6.0% 0.6%
36   Common Raven 3.5% 6.0% 2.5%
37   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.8% 6.0% 4.2%
38   Black Vulture 1.5% 6.0% 4.5%
39   American Black Duck 27.3% 4.0% 23.3%
40   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4.2% 4.0% 0.2%
41   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.2% 4.0% 1.8%
42   Hermit Thrush 2.0% 4.0% 2.0%
43   Bufflehead 32.2% 2.0% 30.2%
44   Red-winged Blackbird 18.8% 2.0% 16.8%
45   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 2.0% 13.5%
46   House Finch 13.7% 2.0% 11.7%
47   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 2.0% 5.5%
48   Bald Eagle 5.8% 2.0% 3.8%
49   Ring-necked Duck 5.7% 2.0% 3.7%
50   Brown Creeper 3.7% 2.0% 1.7%
51   Snow Goose 2.6% 2.0% 0.6%
52   Cedar Waxwing 2.2% 2.0% 0.2%
53   Golden-crowned Kinglet 1.9% 2.0% 0.1%
54   Gray Catbird 1.8% 2.0% 0.2%
55   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.4% 2.0% 0.6%
56   Eastern Bluebird 0.7% 2.0% 1.3%
57   Barred Owl 0.6% 2.0% 1.4%
58   Pine Warbler 0.2% 2.0% 1.8%