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Top Birds at Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l) in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 18 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l) 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Canada Goose 51.6% 83.3% 31.7%
2   American Black Duck 26.6% 77.8% 51.1%
3   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 77.8% 57.6%
4   Song Sparrow 37.0% 72.2% 35.2%
5   Gadwall 15.2% 66.7% 51.5%
6   American Kestrel 5.9% 66.7% 60.8%
7   Herring Gull 41.9% 61.1% 19.2%
8   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 61.1% 42.3%
9   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 61.1% 53.5%
10   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 61.1% 54.7%
11   Northern Harrier 4.9% 61.1% 56.2%
12   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 55.6% 5.9%
13   Bufflehead 28.2% 55.6% 27.4%
14   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 55.6% 53.4%
15   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 50.0% 10.0%
16   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 44.4% 4.2%
17   Mallard 48.3% 44.4% 3.9%
18   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 44.4% 13.8%
19   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 44.4% 16.1%
20   American Goldfinch 20.4% 44.4% 24.0%
21   Northern Flicker 10.9% 44.4% 33.5%
22   American Robin 29.6% 38.9% 9.3%
23   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 38.9% 9.5%
24   Carolina Wren 18.8% 38.9% 20.1%
25   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 38.9% 33.5%
26   Northern Pintail 3.3% 38.9% 35.6%
27   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 38.9% 37.3%
28   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 33.3% 2.6%
29   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 33.3% 24.2%
30   Winter Wren 4.9% 33.3% 28.4%
31   European Starling 38.9% 27.8% 11.1%
32   Mourning Dove 36.1% 27.8% 8.4%
33   Fox Sparrow 9.7% 27.8% 18.0%
34   Belted Kingfisher 9.6% 27.8% 18.2%
35   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 27.8% 22.6%
36   Blue Jay 39.8% 22.2% 17.6%
37   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 22.2% 4.3%
38   House Sparrow 38.5% 16.7% 21.8%
39   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 16.7% 7.9%
40   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 16.7% 1.8%
41   American Coot 10.4% 16.7% 6.3%
42   Black Vulture 1.3% 16.7% 15.4%
43   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 11.1% 1.9%
44   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 11.1% 4.3%
45   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 11.1% 5.7%
46   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 11.1% 7.9%
47   Merlin 2.3% 11.1% 8.8%
48   Great Egret 1.6% 11.1% 9.6%
49   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 5.6% 18.8%
50   House Finch 16.4% 5.6% 10.9%
51   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 5.6% 0.3%
52   Common Grackle 5.5% 5.6% 0.1%
53   Fish Crow 5.2% 5.6% 0.4%
54   Black Scoter 2.6% 5.6% 2.9%
55   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.6% 5.6% 2.9%
56   Rusty Blackbird 1.9% 5.6% 3.7%
57   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 5.6% 3.7%
58   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 5.6% 4.1%
59   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.7% 5.6% 4.9%
60   Dickcissel 0.3% 5.6% 5.3%