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Top Birds at Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 26 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 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   Blue Jay 39.8% 65.4% 25.6%
2   Canada Goose 51.6% 57.7% 6.1%
3   Bufflehead 28.2% 57.7% 29.5%
4   Song Sparrow 37.0% 53.8% 16.8%
5   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 50.0% 29.8%
6   Carolina Wren 18.8% 50.0% 31.2%
7   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 46.2% 3.5%
8   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 46.2% 2.5%
9   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 42.3% 27.4%
10   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 38.5% 1.6%
11   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 38.5% 19.7%
12   Mallard 48.3% 34.6% 13.7%
13   House Sparrow 38.5% 34.6% 3.9%
14   Mourning Dove 36.1% 34.6% 1.5%
15   American Robin 29.6% 34.6% 5.1%
16   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 34.6% 6.0%
17   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 30.8% 0.1%
18   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 30.8% 1.4%
19   American Black Duck 26.7% 30.8% 4.1%
20   Herring Gull 41.9% 26.9% 15.0%
21   Brant 18.9% 26.9% 8.0%
22   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 26.9% 17.7%
23   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 26.9% 23.3%
24   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 23.1% 1.8%
25   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 19.2% 9.2%
26   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 19.2% 5.3%
27   American Goldfinch 20.4% 19.2% 1.2%
28   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 19.2% 1.3%
29   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 19.2% 3.7%
30   Mute Swan 14.0% 19.2% 5.3%
31   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 19.2% 10.1%
32   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 15.4% 8.9%
33   House Finch 16.4% 15.4% 1.0%
34   Belted Kingfisher 9.6% 15.4% 5.8%
35   Greater Scaup 6.8% 15.4% 8.6%
36   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 15.4% 8.9%
37   Common Merganser 4.9% 15.4% 10.5%
38   Cedar Waxwing 3.6% 15.4% 11.7%
39   European Starling 38.9% 11.5% 27.4%
40   American Crow 20.6% 11.5% 9.1%
41   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 11.5% 8.4%
42   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 11.5% 0.8%
43   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 11.5% 1.8%
44   Common Loon 9.1% 11.5% 2.5%
45   Long-tailed Duck 6.3% 11.5% 5.2%
46   Common Goldeneye 3.9% 11.5% 7.7%
47   Great Cormorant 3.8% 11.5% 7.8%
48   Snow Bunting 2.0% 11.5% 9.5%
49   Killdeer 1.8% 11.5% 9.7%
50   Fish Crow 5.2% 7.7% 2.5%
51   Winter Wren 4.9% 7.7% 2.7%
52   Great Egret 1.6% 7.7% 6.1%
53   Greater White-fronted Goose 0.6% 7.7% 7.1%
54   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 3.8% 26.9%
55   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 3.8% 19.4%
56   Gadwall 15.2% 3.8% 11.4%
57   Northern Flicker 11.0% 3.8% 7.1%
58   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 3.8% 3.1%
59   American Wigeon 6.2% 3.8% 2.3%
60   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 3.8% 2.0%
61   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 3.8% 1.8%
62   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 3.8% 1.7%
63   Northern Harrier 5.0% 3.8% 1.1%
64   Bald Eagle 4.8% 3.8% 1.0%
65   Common Raven 4.5% 3.8% 0.7%
66   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 3.8% 0.5%
67   Brown Creeper 4.1% 3.8% 0.3%
68   Gray Catbird 4.0% 3.8% 0.1%
69   Ring-necked Duck 3.9% 3.8% 0.1%
70   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 3.8% 1.3%
71   Canvasback 2.2% 3.8% 1.7%
72   White-winged Scoter 2.0% 3.8% 1.8%
73   Field Sparrow 1.9% 3.8% 2.0%
74   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 3.8% 2.0%
75   Purple Sandpiper 1.7% 3.8% 2.1%
76   Wild Turkey 1.4% 3.8% 2.4%