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Top Birds at Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 9 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park 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   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 77.8% 28.1%
2   Canada Goose 51.6% 66.7% 15.1%
3   Mallard 48.3% 66.7% 18.3%
4   Song Sparrow 37.0% 55.6% 18.5%
5   Mourning Dove 36.1% 55.6% 19.4%
6   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 55.6% 24.8%
7   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 55.6% 36.8%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 55.6% 37.6%
9   Common Merganser 4.9% 55.6% 50.7%
10   Bald Eagle 4.8% 55.6% 50.7%
11   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 44.4% 4.2%
12   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 44.4% 13.8%
13   Herring Gull 41.9% 33.3% 8.6%
14   European Starling 38.9% 33.3% 5.5%
15   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 33.3% 5.0%
16   American Crow 20.6% 33.3% 12.7%
17   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 33.3% 13.1%
18   Blue Jay 39.8% 22.2% 17.6%
19   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 22.2% 7.2%
20   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 22.2% 2.4%
21   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 22.2% 0.9%
22   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 22.2% 19.0%
23   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 22.2% 20.6%
24   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 11.1% 28.9%
25   Bufflehead 28.2% 11.1% 17.1%
26   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 11.1% 12.1%
27   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 11.1% 4.5%
28   Gadwall 15.2% 11.1% 4.1%
29   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 11.1% 0.3%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 11.1% 1.9%
31   American Kestrel 5.9% 11.1% 5.2%
32   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 11.1% 5.5%
33   Common Grackle 5.5% 11.1% 5.6%
34   Fish Crow 5.2% 11.1% 5.9%
35   Northern Harrier 5.0% 11.1% 6.2%
36   Common Raven 4.5% 11.1% 6.6%
37   Common Goldeneye 3.9% 11.1% 7.3%
38   Merlin 2.3% 11.1% 8.8%
39   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 11.1% 9.7%