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Top Birds at Central Park--Great Lawn in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 40 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--Great Lawn in August. 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   American Robin 0 8 18 21 52.5% 69%
2   House Sparrow 0 7 12 14 35.0% 53%
3   Rock Pigeon 0 6 12 14 35.0% 60%
4   European Starling 0 9 12 13 32.5% 48%
5   Mourning Dove 0 5 10 12 30.0% 38%
6   Blue Jay 1 7 10 11 27.5% 45%
7   Northern Cardinal 1 6 8 10 25.0% 39%
8   Canada Goose 0 6 9 9 22.5% 43%
9   Chimney Swift 0 6 7 8 20.0% 60%
10   Mallard 0 6 6 7 17.5% 38%
11   Common Grackle 1 5 6 7 17.5% 45%
12   Gray Catbird 0 5 5 6 15.0% 23%
13   Double-crested Cormorant 0 5 5 6 15.0% 26%
14   Barn Swallow 0 4 5 6 15.0% 32%
15   Downy Woodpecker 0 5 5 6 15.0% 43%
16   American Herring Gull 0 4 4 5 12.5% 23%
17   Ring-billed Gull 0 4 5 5 12.5% 27%
18   Northern Flicker 0 4 4 5 12.5% 31%
19   House Finch 0 2 2 5 12.5% 56%
20   Baltimore Oriole 0 4 4 5 12.5% 54%
21   Great Black-backed Gull 0 3 4 4 10.0% 22%
22   American Redstart 0 2 3 4 10.0% 37%
23   Northern Waterthrush 1 3 3 4 10.0% 48%
24   Black-and-white Warbler 0 3 3 4 10.0% 45%
25   American Crow 0 4 4 4 10.0% 44%
26   Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 4 4 10.0% 43%
27   Northern Mockingbird 0 2 3 3 7.5% 17%
28   Song Sparrow 0 2 2 3 7.5% 15%
29   Common Yellowthroat 0 2 2 3 7.5% 31%
30   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 3 3 3 7.5% 44%
31   Canada Warbler 0 2 3 3 7.5% 59%
32   Great Blue Heron 0 2 2 2 5.0% 9%
33   Red-winged Blackbird 0 2 2 2 5.0% 13%
34   Carolina Wren 0 2 2 2 5.0% 10%
35   Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 2 2 2 5.0% 15%
36   Eastern Kingbird 0 2 2 2 5.0% 17%
37   Green Heron 0 2 2 2 5.0% 27%
38   American Black Duck 0 2 2 2 5.0% 34%
39   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 1 1 2 5.0% 34%
40   Least Flycatcher 0 2 2 2 5.0% 61%
41   American Goldfinch 0 1 1 1 2.5% 1%
42   Laughing Gull 0 1 1 1 2.5% 2%
43   Great Egret 0 1 1 1 2.5% 5%
44   Northern Yellow Warbler 0 1 1 1 2.5% 3%
45   Mute Swan 0 1 1 1 2.5% 10%
46   House Wren 0 1 1 1 2.5% 6%
47   Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 1 1 1 2.5% 10%
48   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 1 1 1 2.5% 14%
49   Hairy Woodpecker 0 1 1 1 2.5% 13%
50   Ovenbird 0 1 1 1 2.5% 18%
51   American Kestrel 0 1 1 1 2.5% 19%
52   Blue-winged Warbler 0 1 1 1 2.5% 26%
53   Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1 1 2.5% 21%
54   Common Nighthawk 0 1 1 1 2.5% 28%
55   Muscovy Duck 0 1 1 1 2.5% 54%
56   Brown Creeper 0 1 1 1 2.5% 77%