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Top Birds at Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 67 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 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   Mallard 48.9% 76.1% 27.2%
2   Ring-billed Gull 52.0% 68.7% 16.6%
3   Canada Goose 53.5% 64.2% 10.7%
4   Song Sparrow 32.2% 52.2% 20.0%
5   White-throated Sparrow 42.1% 47.8% 5.6%
6   American Coot 11.3% 47.8% 36.4%
7   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 43.3% 28.6%
8   Herring Gull 43.3% 41.8% 1.5%
9   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 40.3% 18.5%
10   Downy Woodpecker 27.1% 38.8% 11.7%
11   European Starling 35.9% 37.3% 1.4%
12   Northern Shoveler 16.0% 37.3% 21.3%
13   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 32.8% 3.9%
14   American Black Duck 27.8% 32.8% 5.0%
15   Common Merganser 6.7% 32.8% 26.2%
16   American Crow 18.2% 31.3% 13.2%
17   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 28.4% 0.5%
18   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 26.9% 4.8%
19   Common Gallinule 0.3% 26.9% 26.6%
20   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 23.9% 17.0%
21   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 22.4% 2.9%
22   Mute Swan 14.4% 22.4% 7.9%
23   Blue Jay 33.9% 20.9% 13.0%
24   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 20.9% 2.7%
25   Gadwall 16.7% 20.9% 4.2%
26   American Tree Sparrow 6.6% 20.9% 14.3%
27   Mourning Dove 29.4% 19.4% 10.0%
28   Double-crested Cormorant 13.8% 19.4% 5.6%
29   Red-winged Blackbird 7.2% 19.4% 12.2%
30   Belted Kingfisher 6.9% 17.9% 11.0%
31   Swamp Sparrow 4.7% 17.9% 13.2%
32   House Sparrow 35.7% 14.9% 20.8%
33   Bufflehead 31.9% 14.9% 17.0%
34   House Finch 13.4% 14.9% 1.5%
35   Northern Harrier 4.2% 14.9% 10.7%
36   Northern Pintail 3.5% 14.9% 11.4%
37   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 11.9% 4.6%
38   Carolina Wren 15.1% 11.9% 3.2%
39   American Goldfinch 13.2% 11.9% 1.3%
40   Fish Crow 5.0% 11.9% 7.0%
41   Bald Eagle 5.2% 10.4% 5.2%
42   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 9.0% 13.0%
43   Marsh Wren 0.2% 9.0% 8.8%
44   American Robin 24.9% 6.0% 18.9%
45   Dark-eyed Junco 15.9% 6.0% 9.9%
46   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 6.0% 2.4%
47   Green-winged Teal 4.4% 6.0% 1.6%
48   American Kestrel 3.8% 6.0% 2.1%
49   Purple Finch 0.4% 6.0% 5.5%
50   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 4.5% 20.3%
51   Red-breasted Merganser 19.3% 4.5% 14.8%
52   Great Cormorant 4.8% 4.5% 0.4%
53   Ring-necked Duck 4.5% 4.5% 0.1%
54   Pied-billed Grebe 4.5% 4.5% 0.1%
55   Brown Creeper 3.7% 4.5% 0.8%
56   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.6% 4.5% 1.9%
57   Eastern Towhee 1.8% 4.5% 2.6%
58   American White Pelican 0.0% 4.5% 4.4%
59   Wood Duck 4.2% 3.0% 1.2%
60   Common Raven 3.9% 3.0% 0.9%
61   Winter Wren 3.2% 3.0% 0.2%
62   Canvasback 3.1% 3.0% 0.1%
63   Horned Lark 2.2% 3.0% 0.8%
64   Snow Bunting 1.6% 3.0% 1.4%
65   Tufted Titmouse 19.6% 1.5% 18.1%
66   Greater Scaup 9.9% 1.5% 8.4%
67   Northern Flicker 6.9% 1.5% 5.4%
68   Peregrine Falcon 5.2% 1.5% 3.7%
69   Common Grackle 5.1% 1.5% 3.7%
70   Turkey Vulture 4.8% 1.5% 3.3%
71   Hermit Thrush 2.8% 1.5% 1.3%
72   Killdeer 1.7% 1.5% 0.2%
73   Black Vulture 1.4% 1.5% 0.1%
74   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 1.5% 0.3%
75   Iceland Gull 1.0% 1.5% 0.4%
76   White-crowned Sparrow 0.7% 1.5% 0.8%
77   Palm Warbler 0.3% 1.5% 1.2%