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Top Birds at Glen Island Park in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 29 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Glen Island 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   Canada Goose 51.6% 89.7% 38.1%
2   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 89.7% 40.0%
3   Herring Gull 41.9% 89.7% 47.8%
4   Bufflehead 28.2% 86.2% 58.0%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 79.3% 49.9%
6   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 75.9% 61.0%
7   American Black Duck 26.6% 69.0% 42.3%
8   Brant 18.9% 65.5% 46.7%
9   Mallard 48.3% 62.1% 13.8%
10   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 62.1% 31.4%
11   Common Loon 9.0% 58.6% 49.6%
12   Greater Scaup 6.7% 51.7% 45.0%
13   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 34.5% 6.1%
14   European Starling 38.9% 31.0% 7.8%
15   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 31.0% 10.8%
16   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 31.0% 13.1%
17   Mute Swan 13.9% 27.6% 13.6%
18   Long-tailed Duck 6.3% 27.6% 21.3%
19   Fish Crow 5.2% 27.6% 22.4%
20   Gadwall 15.2% 24.1% 8.9%
21   Song Sparrow 37.1% 20.7% 16.4%
22   Mourning Dove 36.1% 20.7% 15.5%
23   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 20.7% 1.9%
24   House Sparrow 38.5% 17.2% 21.2%
25   American Crow 20.6% 17.2% 3.4%
26   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 17.2% 10.4%
27   Common Goldeneye 3.8% 17.2% 13.4%
28   Blue Jay 39.9% 13.8% 26.1%
29   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 13.8% 16.9%
30   Common Merganser 4.9% 13.8% 8.9%
31   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 10.3% 29.7%
32   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.7% 10.3% 18.3%
33   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 10.3% 14.2%
34   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 10.3% 12.9%
35   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 10.3% 11.0%
36   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 10.3% 9.6%
37   Horned Grebe 5.3% 10.3% 5.1%
38   Bald Eagle 4.8% 10.3% 5.5%
39   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 10.3% 10.1%
40   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 6.9% 17.4%
41   American Goldfinch 20.4% 6.9% 13.5%
42   Belted Kingfisher 9.6% 6.9% 2.7%
43   American Wigeon 6.2% 6.9% 0.7%
44   Great Cormorant 3.8% 6.9% 3.1%
45   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 6.9% 3.3%
46   Killdeer 1.8% 6.9% 5.1%
47   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 3.4% 45.2%
48   Carolina Wren 18.8% 3.4% 15.4%
49   House Finch 16.4% 3.4% 13.0%
50   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 3.4% 12.1%
51   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 3.4% 7.3%
52   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 3.4% 5.7%
53   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 3.4% 2.4%
54   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 3.4% 1.9%
55   Brown Creeper 4.1% 3.4% 0.7%
56   Ring-necked Duck 3.9% 3.4% 0.5%
57   Wood Duck 3.8% 3.4% 0.3%
58   Northern Gannet 3.1% 3.4% 0.3%
59   Merlin 2.3% 3.4% 1.1%
60   Great Egret 1.6% 3.4% 1.9%
61   Laughing Gull 0.6% 3.4% 2.8%