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Top Birds at Central Park in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 1921 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   American Robin 55.2% 86.8% 31.6%
2   House Sparrow 48.0% 84.3% 36.3%
3   Northern Cardinal 47.1% 80.0% 32.9%
4   Gray Catbird 53.6% 78.2% 24.6%
5   Blue Jay 34.7% 77.9% 43.2%
6   Mourning Dove 52.8% 75.8% 23.0%
7   Rock Pigeon 34.7% 75.4% 40.8%
8   European Starling 48.5% 75.2% 26.7%
9   Common Grackle 26.8% 68.2% 41.4%
10   Mallard 38.5% 65.3% 26.8%
11   American Redstart 21.2% 61.5% 40.3%
12   Northern Flicker 25.4% 47.5% 22.1%
13   Black-and-white Warbler 14.0% 46.5% 32.5%
14   Canada Goose 39.7% 45.1% 5.4%
15   Downy Woodpecker 24.6% 43.4% 18.8%
16   Chimney Swift 23.2% 42.6% 19.4%
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.2% 38.1% 18.8%
18   Northern Waterthrush 14.7% 37.5% 22.8%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 40.3% 35.6% 4.7%
20   American Herring Gull 37.9% 33.1% 4.8%
21   Canada Warbler 4.9% 30.8% 25.9%
22   Baltimore Oriole 14.3% 29.6% 15.3%
23   Carolina Wren 25.8% 28.0% 2.2%
24   Red-tailed Hawk 11.2% 24.4% 13.2%
25   Great Black-backed Gull 25.3% 23.4% 1.9%
26   Ring-billed Gull 31.1% 22.5% 8.6%
27   Common Yellowthroat 14.9% 21.2% 6.3%
28   Eastern Kingbird 15.5% 20.8% 5.3%
29   Red-eyed Vireo 9.3% 20.6% 11.3%
30   Barn Swallow 38.3% 20.5% 17.8%
31   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.2% 20.5% 13.3%
32   House Finch 14.3% 20.0% 5.7%
33   Ovenbird 4.3% 18.2% 13.9%
34   Chestnut-sided Warbler 4.8% 18.2% 13.3%
35   Warbling Vireo 9.4% 17.8% 8.3%
36   Northern Mockingbird 35.4% 17.6% 17.8%
37   Yellow Warbler 19.4% 16.7% 2.7%
38   Blue-winged Warbler 3.3% 16.5% 13.2%
39   American Goldfinch 37.5% 16.0% 21.4%
40   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.1% 15.9% 2.8%
41   Cedar Waxwing 15.5% 15.2% 0.3%
42   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.7% 15.1% 6.4%
43   Eastern Wood-Pewee 8.9% 14.8% 5.8%
44   Veery 2.6% 14.0% 11.4%
45   Great Egret 33.4% 13.5% 19.9%
46   Song Sparrow 34.4% 12.5% 21.9%
47   Red-winged Blackbird 27.2% 11.4% 15.8%
48   Magnolia Warbler 3.1% 11.3% 8.2%
49   Black-throated Blue Warbler 2.2% 9.9% 7.8%
50   Gadwall 3.4% 9.9% 6.5%
51   American Crow 13.8% 9.8% 4.0%
52   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.1% 9.8% 3.7%
53   Great Blue Heron 30.9% 8.7% 22.2%
54   Laughing Gull 33.0% 8.4% 24.6%
55   Wood Duck 9.3% 7.8% 1.5%
56   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.1% 7.8% 1.4%
57   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.7% 7.7% 5.9%
58   Northern Parula 1.9% 7.5% 5.6%
59   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.8% 5.9% 5.1%
60   Green Heron 11.1% 5.6% 5.5%
61   Least Flycatcher 2.0% 5.5% 3.4%
62   Black-capped Chickadee 10.0% 5.3% 4.7%
63   Worm-eating Warbler 1.1% 5.3% 4.1%
64   Belted Kingfisher 7.9% 5.2% 2.8%
65   White-throated Sparrow 0.8% 5.1% 4.3%
66   Spotted Sandpiper 15.9% 4.4% 11.5%
67   Hooded Warbler 0.4% 4.3% 4.0%
68   House Wren 10.8% 4.3% 6.5%
69   Wood Thrush 2.5% 4.3% 1.8%
70   Tufted Titmouse 7.9% 4.2% 3.7%
71   American Kestrel 3.8% 4.1% 0.3%
72   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.1% 4.1% 3.0%
73   Louisiana Waterthrush 0.9% 3.9% 3.0%
74   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 3.6% 1.9%
75   Scarlet Tanager 1.6% 3.6% 2.0%
76   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.4% 3.5% 2.1%
77   American Black Duck 9.6% 3.2% 6.5%
78   Hairy Woodpecker 6.2% 3.2% 3.0%
79   Cape May Warbler 1.6% 3.1% 1.5%
80   Solitary Sandpiper 4.0% 2.8% 1.3%
81   Blackburnian Warbler 1.2% 2.8% 1.6%
82   Wilson's Warbler 0.5% 2.8% 2.3%
83   Osprey 31.6% 2.7% 28.9%
84   Prothonotary Warbler 0.3% 2.6% 2.3%
85   Olive-sided Flycatcher 0.7% 2.2% 1.5%
86   Cooper's Hawk 2.5% 2.1% 0.4%
87   Tennessee Warbler 0.8% 2.1% 1.3%
88   Peregrine Falcon 7.2% 2.0% 5.1%
89   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.3% 2.0% 1.7%
90   Swainson's Thrush 0.2% 2.0% 1.8%
91   Golden-winged Warbler 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%
92   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 1.7% 2.1%
93   Mourning Warbler 0.4% 1.7% 1.3%
94   Black-throated Green Warbler 1.1% 1.6% 0.5%
95   Common Raven 3.5% 1.6% 1.9%
96   Tree Swallow 13.8% 1.2% 12.5%
97   Prairie Warbler 1.1% 1.2% 0.1%
98   Common Nighthawk 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
99   Lark Sparrow 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
100   Snowy Egret 21.7% 1.0% 20.7%
101   Northern Shoveler 1.2% 1.0% 0.3%
102   Pied-billed Grebe 0.9% 1.0% 0.1%
103   Blue-winged Teal 1.5% 0.8% 0.6%
104   Green-winged Teal 1.6% 0.7% 0.8%
105   Least Sandpiper 21.7% 0.7% 21.0%
106   Eastern Towhee 6.5% 0.7% 5.9%
107   Chipping Sparrow 5.0% 0.7% 4.3%
108   Willow Flycatcher 4.4% 0.7% 3.8%
109   Brown Thrasher 2.7% 0.6% 2.0%
110   Orchard Oriole 0.9% 0.6% 0.2%
111   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.1% 0.6% 0.4%
112   Fish Crow 8.8% 0.5% 8.2%
113   Broad-winged Hawk 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
114   Bobolink 2.1% 0.5% 1.6%
115   Hooded Merganser 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
116   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
117   Red Crossbill 0.0% 0.5% 0.5%
118   Pine Warbler 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
119   Nashville Warbler 0.4% 0.4% 0.1%
120   Hermit Thrush 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
121   Eurasian Eagle-Owl 0.0% 0.4% 0.3%
122   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 0.3% 5.1%
123   Bald Eagle 2.9% 0.3% 2.6%
124   Killdeer 13.9% 0.3% 13.6%
125   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1.8% 0.3% 1.5%
126   Great Horned Owl 0.4% 0.3% 0.2%
127   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
128   Blackpoll Warbler 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
129   Ruddy Duck 2.3% 0.2% 2.1%
130   Muscovy Duck 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
131   Barred Owl 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
132   Alder Flycatcher 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
133   Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid) 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%
134   Purple Martin 3.2% 0.2% 3.1%
135   Indigo Bunting 3.2% 0.2% 3.0%
136   Yellow-rumped Warbler 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
137   Wilson's Snipe 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
138   Cerulean Warbler 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
139   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.8% 0.1% 0.7%
140   American Coot 0.5% 0.1% 0.4%
141   Budgerigar 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
142   Palm Warbler 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
143   Kentucky Warbler 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
144   Purple Finch 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
145   Pine Siskin 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
146   Common Tern 16.7% 0.1% 16.6%
147   Forster's Tern 13.6% 0.1% 13.5%
148   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.1% 0.1% 13.1%
149   Black Skimmer 5.9% 0.1% 5.9%
150   Bank Swallow 3.0% 0.1% 2.9%
151   Field Sparrow 1.7% 0.1% 1.6%
152   Wild Turkey 1.6% 0.1% 1.5%
153   Black Vulture 1.4% 0.1% 1.4%
154   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 0.1% 1.1%
155   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 0.1% 0.5%
156   Merlin 0.5% 0.1% 0.5%
157   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
158   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
159   American Woodcock 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
160   Philadelphia Vireo 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
161   Acadian Flycatcher 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
162   Yellow-throated Warbler 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
163   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
164   Winter Wren 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%