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

based on 14 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park in February. 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 55.6% 71.4% 15.8%
2   Common Merganser 8.8% 71.4% 62.7%
3   Ring-billed Gull 51.5% 64.3% 12.8%
4   Mallard 50.4% 57.1% 6.8%
5   Bald Eagle 5.8% 50.0% 44.2%
6   Herring Gull 42.3% 42.9% 0.6%
7   American Robin 30.0% 35.7% 5.7%
8   Song Sparrow 34.5% 28.6% 6.0%
9   Bufflehead 32.2% 28.6% 3.6%
10   Hooded Merganser 19.4% 28.6% 9.1%
11   Horned Grebe 8.3% 28.6% 20.3%
12   European Starling 38.5% 21.4% 17.0%
13   Mourning Dove 32.0% 21.4% 10.6%
14   Great Black-backed Gull 30.4% 21.4% 8.9%
15   Rock Pigeon 28.3% 21.4% 6.9%
16   Red-tailed Hawk 23.3% 21.4% 1.8%
17   Great Blue Heron 11.4% 21.4% 10.0%
18   Killdeer 3.9% 21.4% 17.5%
19   Blue Jay 35.2% 14.3% 20.9%
20   Downy Woodpecker 27.7% 14.3% 13.4%
21   American Crow 21.0% 14.3% 6.7%
22   Red-breasted Merganser 20.1% 14.3% 5.8%
23   Double-crested Cormorant 11.5% 14.3% 2.8%
24   Belted Kingfisher 5.4% 14.3% 8.8%
25   White-throated Sparrow 40.3% 7.1% 33.2%
26   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 7.1% 32.9%
27   House Sparrow 39.4% 7.1% 32.3%
28   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 7.1% 17.5%
29   Northern Mockingbird 23.9% 7.1% 16.7%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 18.8% 7.1% 11.7%
31   Gadwall 15.7% 7.1% 8.6%
32   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 7.1% 0.3%
33   Turkey Vulture 6.4% 7.1% 0.7%
34   Ring-necked Duck 5.7% 7.1% 1.5%
35   American Kestrel 3.4% 7.1% 3.7%
36   Merlin 2.1% 7.1% 5.1%
37   American Pipit 0.3% 7.1% 6.8%