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Top Birds at Ridgewood Reservoir in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 40 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Ridgewood Reservoir 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   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 62.5% 22.5%
2   Blue Jay 39.8% 62.5% 22.7%
3   American Robin 29.5% 62.5% 33.0%
4   Canada Goose 51.6% 57.5% 5.9%
5   Mourning Dove 36.1% 52.5% 16.4%
6   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 47.5% 1.2%
7   European Starling 38.9% 47.5% 8.6%
8   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 47.5% 16.8%
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 47.5% 18.9%
10   Mallard 48.3% 42.5% 5.8%
11   American Coot 10.4% 42.5% 32.1%
12   American Crow 20.6% 37.5% 16.9%
13   House Sparrow 38.5% 35.0% 3.5%
14   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 35.0% 10.4%
15   Bufflehead 28.2% 32.5% 4.3%
16   Song Sparrow 37.1% 27.5% 9.6%
17   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 27.5% 3.2%
18   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 27.5% 4.3%
19   Fox Sparrow 9.7% 27.5% 17.8%
20   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 25.0% 3.4%
21   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 25.0% 0.7%
22   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 25.0% 9.4%
23   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 22.5% 27.2%
24   Common Grackle 5.5% 20.0% 14.5%
25   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 17.5% 3.8%
26   Carolina Wren 18.8% 17.5% 1.3%
27   Ring-necked Duck 3.9% 17.5% 13.6%
28   Redhead 1.2% 17.5% 16.3%
29   American Goldfinch 20.4% 15.0% 5.4%
30   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 15.0% 5.0%
31   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 15.0% 4.2%
32   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 15.0% 10.7%
33   Mute Swan 14.0% 12.5% 1.5%
34   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 12.5% 6.9%
35   Herring Gull 41.9% 10.0% 31.9%
36   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 10.0% 8.8%
37   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 10.0% 0.8%
38   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 10.0% 4.5%
39   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 10.0% 4.6%
40   American Black Duck 26.7% 7.5% 19.2%
41   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 7.5% 1.1%
42   American Kestrel 5.9% 7.5% 1.6%
43   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 7.5% 1.7%
44   Gray Catbird 4.0% 7.5% 3.5%
45   Wood Duck 3.8% 7.5% 3.7%
46   Northern Flicker 11.0% 5.0% 6.0%
47   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 5.0% 2.6%
48   Northern Harrier 5.0% 5.0% 0.0%
49   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 5.0% 1.8%
50   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 2.5% 26.9%
51   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 2.5% 17.7%
52   Gadwall 15.2% 2.5% 12.7%
53   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 2.5% 12.3%
54   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 2.5% 6.7%
55   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 2.5% 5.8%
56   Fish Crow 5.2% 2.5% 2.7%
57   Common Raven 4.5% 2.5% 2.0%
58   Brown Creeper 4.1% 2.5% 1.6%
59   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 2.5% 1.2%
60   Northern Pintail 3.3% 2.5% 0.8%
61   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 2.5% 0.1%
62   Snow Goose 2.2% 2.5% 0.3%
63   Rusty Blackbird 1.9% 2.5% 0.6%
64   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 2.5% 1.1%