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Top Birds at Central Park--Great Lawn in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 59 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--Great Lawn 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   Blue Jay 39.8% 61.0% 21.2%
2   American Robin 29.5% 40.7% 11.1%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 40.7% 12.0%
4   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 37.3% 11.4%
5   Canada Goose 51.6% 33.9% 17.7%
6   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 32.2% 10.9%
7   House Sparrow 38.5% 27.1% 11.4%
8   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 25.4% 14.6%
9   Northern Flicker 10.9% 25.4% 14.5%
10   Mourning Dove 36.2% 23.7% 12.4%
11   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 23.7% 0.8%
12   European Starling 38.9% 20.3% 18.6%
13   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 18.6% 12.0%
14   Northern Saw-whet Owl 1.1% 18.6% 17.5%
15   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 16.9% 3.0%
16   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 15.3% 15.5%
17   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 15.3% 8.0%
18   American Kestrel 5.9% 15.3% 9.3%
19   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 13.6% 5.3%
20   House Finch 16.4% 13.6% 2.9%
21   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 13.6% 5.2%
22   Mallard 48.4% 11.9% 36.5%
23   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 11.9% 3.0%
24   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 11.9% 1.1%
25   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 11.9% 6.4%
26   Carolina Wren 18.8% 10.2% 8.6%
27   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 8.5% 41.3%
28   Herring Gull 41.9% 8.5% 33.5%
29   Song Sparrow 37.1% 8.5% 28.6%
30   American Crow 20.6% 8.5% 12.2%
31   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 6.8% 13.4%
32   Common Grackle 5.5% 6.8% 1.3%
33   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 5.1% 24.4%
34   American Goldfinch 20.4% 5.1% 15.4%
35   Wood Duck 3.8% 5.1% 1.3%
36   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 5.1% 1.4%
37   Great Horned Owl 2.4% 5.1% 2.7%
38   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 3.4% 25.0%
39   Bufflehead 28.2% 3.4% 24.8%
40   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 3.4% 20.9%
41   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 3.4% 12.2%
42   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 3.4% 5.8%
43   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 3.4% 0.9%
44   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 1.7% 16.2%
45   American Coot 10.4% 1.7% 8.7%
46   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 1.7% 4.1%
47   Brown Creeper 4.1% 1.7% 2.4%
48   Gray Catbird 4.0% 1.7% 2.3%
49   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.6% 1.7% 0.9%
50   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 1.7% 0.9%
51   Merlin 2.3% 1.7% 0.6%
52   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 1.7% 0.2%
53   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 1.7% 0.2%
54   Barred Owl 1.4% 1.7% 0.3%
55   Brown Thrasher 0.5% 1.7% 1.2%
56   Magnolia Warbler 0.0% 1.7% 1.7%