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Top Birds at Meadowlands District IBA in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 58 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Meadowlands District IBA 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   Song Sparrow 37.0% 65.5% 28.5%
2   Canada Goose 51.6% 63.8% 12.2%
3   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 63.8% 14.1%
4   Mallard 48.3% 63.8% 15.5%
5   Northern Harrier 4.9% 60.3% 55.5%
6   Red-tailed Hawk 24.5% 55.2% 30.6%
7   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 53.4% 4.8%
8   Mourning Dove 36.1% 51.7% 15.6%
9   Gadwall 15.2% 51.7% 36.6%
10   European Starling 38.9% 50.0% 11.1%
11   Belted Kingfisher 9.5% 50.0% 40.5%
12   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 50.0% 44.9%
13   Herring Gull 41.9% 48.3% 6.4%
14   American Black Duck 26.6% 48.3% 21.6%
15   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 44.8% 24.6%
16   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 43.1% 14.7%
17   American Goldfinch 20.4% 43.1% 22.7%
18   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 43.1% 36.7%
19   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 41.4% 10.7%
20   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 39.7% 0.4%
21   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 37.9% 19.1%
22   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 37.9% 23.1%
23   Northern Pintail 3.2% 37.9% 34.7%
24   Blue Jay 39.8% 36.2% 3.6%
25   Bufflehead 28.2% 36.2% 8.0%
26   House Finch 16.4% 34.5% 18.1%
27   American Kestrel 5.9% 34.5% 28.6%
28   Common Merganser 4.9% 32.8% 27.9%
29   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 31.0% 1.6%
30   American Robin 29.6% 29.3% 0.2%
31   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 29.3% 27.2%
32   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 27.6% 23.3%
33   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 25.9% 1.6%
34   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 25.9% 2.6%
35   American Crow 20.6% 25.9% 5.2%
36   Carolina Wren 18.8% 25.9% 7.1%
37   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 25.9% 18.3%
38   Fox Sparrow 9.7% 24.1% 14.4%
39   House Sparrow 38.5% 22.4% 16.1%
40   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 22.4% 4.5%
41   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 22.4% 6.9%
42   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 22.4% 13.3%
43   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 22.4% 16.8%
44   Bald Eagle 4.8% 22.4% 17.6%
45   Canvasback 2.2% 20.7% 18.5%
46   White-crowned Sparrow 0.7% 20.7% 20.0%
47   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 17.2% 13.5%
48   Northern Flicker 10.9% 17.2% 6.3%
49   Fish Crow 5.2% 17.2% 12.1%
50   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 15.5% 4.7%
51   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.9% 13.8% 11.9%
52   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 12.1% 6.3%
53   Mute Swan 14.0% 10.3% 3.6%
54   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 10.3% 3.5%
55   Rough-legged Hawk 0.3% 10.3% 10.1%
56   Common Raven 4.5% 8.6% 4.1%
57   Horned Lark 2.7% 8.6% 5.9%
58   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 8.6% 7.1%
59   Snowy Owl 1.0% 8.6% 7.6%
60   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 6.9% 5.0%
61   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 6.9% 5.3%
62   American Pipit 1.0% 6.9% 5.9%
63   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.6% 6.9% 6.2%
64   Marsh Wren 0.3% 6.9% 6.6%
65   Eastern Meadowlark 0.2% 6.9% 6.7%
66   Barn Owl 0.0% 6.9% 6.9%
67   Killdeer 1.8% 5.2% 3.3%
68   Lapland Longspur 0.4% 5.2% 4.8%
69   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.7% 3.4% 25.2%
70   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 3.4% 16.5%
71   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 3.4% 11.5%
72   American Coot 10.4% 3.4% 6.9%
73   American Wigeon 6.2% 3.4% 2.7%
74   Common Grackle 5.5% 3.4% 2.1%
75   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 3.4% 0.2%
76   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 3.4% 0.9%
77   Great Horned Owl 2.4% 3.4% 1.0%
78   Merlin 2.3% 3.4% 1.1%
79   Snow Bunting 2.0% 3.4% 1.4%
80   Great Egret 1.6% 3.4% 1.9%
81   Barred Owl 1.4% 3.4% 2.1%
82   Cackling Goose 0.6% 3.4% 2.9%
83   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 3.4% 3.2%
84   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.2% 3.4% 3.3%
85   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 1.7% 19.6%
86   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 1.7% 7.5%
87   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 1.7% 6.6%
88   Greater Scaup 6.8% 1.7% 5.0%
89   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 1.7% 3.8%
90   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 1.7% 3.7%
91   Brown Creeper 4.1% 1.7% 2.4%
92   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 1.7% 1.9%
93   Snow Goose 2.2% 1.7% 0.5%
94   Rusty Blackbird 1.9% 1.7% 0.2%
95   Field Sparrow 1.9% 1.7% 0.2%
96   Purple Finch 1.3% 1.7% 0.4%
97   Northern Saw-whet Owl 1.2% 1.7% 0.6%
98   Pine Siskin 1.0% 1.7% 0.7%
99   American Woodcock 0.6% 1.7% 1.1%
100   American Bittern 0.2% 1.7% 1.5%
101   Short-eared Owl 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%
102   Vesper Sparrow 0.0% 1.7% 1.7%
103   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.0% 1.7% 1.7%