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Top Birds at Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 201 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 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 36.9% 83.1% 46.2%
2   Ring-billed Gull 49.1% 81.6% 32.5%
3   European Starling 38.6% 80.6% 42.0%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 28.4% 80.6% 52.2%
5   American Herring Gull 41.3% 78.1% 36.8%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 17.3% 78.1% 60.8%
7   American Black Duck 26.4% 75.1% 48.8%
8   Canada Goose 51.7% 68.7% 17.0%
9   Red-tailed Hawk 24.5% 68.2% 43.6%
10   House Sparrow 38.7% 67.2% 28.4%
11   Rock Pigeon 31.0% 63.7% 32.7%
12   White-throated Sparrow 49.1% 62.7% 13.6%
13   Mallard 47.5% 59.7% 12.2%
14   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 59.2% 30.8%
15   Bufflehead 27.7% 58.7% 31.0%
16   Brant 18.4% 58.2% 39.8%
17   Mourning Dove 36.6% 56.7% 20.1%
18   Northern Cardinal 40.4% 55.7% 15.3%
19   Blue Jay 40.1% 53.2% 13.1%
20   Dark-eyed Junco 23.9% 43.8% 19.9%
21   American Kestrel 5.8% 43.3% 37.4%
22   Red-breasted Merganser 14.6% 39.8% 25.2%
23   American Crow 20.7% 37.8% 17.1%
24   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.0% 33.3% 4.3%
25   Gadwall 15.1% 33.3% 18.3%
26   Cooper's Hawk 11.2% 31.8% 20.7%
27   Downy Woodpecker 30.8% 31.3% 0.5%
28   American Goldfinch 20.1% 30.8% 10.7%
29   Tufted Titmouse 22.3% 27.4% 5.1%
30   Black-capped Chickadee 25.7% 23.9% 1.8%
31   American Robin 30.2% 23.4% 6.8%
32   Fish Crow 5.5% 18.4% 13.0%
33   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 15.9% 9.1%
34   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.2% 14.9% 6.2%
35   Purple Sandpiper 1.6% 14.9% 13.3%
36   Northern Flicker 10.8% 13.4% 2.6%
37   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.7% 12.9% 7.2%
38   House Finch 16.5% 10.9% 5.6%
39   Carolina Wren 19.2% 10.0% 9.2%
40   Great Cormorant 3.5% 9.5% 5.9%
41   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 8.5% 7.1%
42   Hermit Thrush 5.8% 7.5% 1.7%
43   American Pipit 1.0% 7.5% 6.4%
44   Fox Sparrow 9.9% 6.5% 3.5%
45   Red-winged Blackbird 9.3% 6.5% 2.8%
46   Swamp Sparrow 8.1% 6.5% 1.6%
47   Red-throated Loon 6.5% 6.5% 0.1%
48   Greater Scaup 6.7% 6.0% 0.7%
49   Bald Eagle 5.0% 6.0% 0.9%
50   Eastern Towhee 2.4% 5.5% 3.0%
51   Horned Lark 2.6% 5.0% 2.4%
52   Orange-crowned Warbler 2.0% 5.0% 3.0%
53   Great Blue Heron 20.1% 4.5% 15.6%
54   Snowy Owl 0.9% 4.5% 3.5%
55   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.0% 4.0% 4.0%
56   American Tree Sparrow 6.3% 3.5% 2.8%
57   Common Raven 4.9% 3.5% 1.5%
58   Cedar Waxwing 3.4% 3.5% 0.1%
59   Snow Goose 2.2% 3.0% 0.8%
60   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.6% 2.5% 6.1%
61   Peregrine Falcon 5.6% 2.5% 3.1%
62   Northern Harrier 4.8% 2.5% 2.3%
63   Snow Bunting 2.0% 2.5% 0.5%
64   Prairie Warbler 0.0% 2.5% 2.4%
65   American Coot 10.3% 2.0% 8.3%
66   Common Loon 8.6% 2.0% 6.6%
67   Winter Wren 4.8% 2.0% 2.8%
68   Great Horned Owl 2.2% 2.0% 0.3%
69   Palm Warbler 0.8% 2.0% 1.2%
70   American Woodcock 0.6% 2.0% 1.4%
71   Common Goldeneye 3.7% 1.5% 2.2%
72   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 1.5% 1.7%
73   Northern Gannet 2.9% 1.5% 1.4%
74   Northern Saw-whet Owl 1.0% 1.5% 0.5%
75   Laughing Gull 0.6% 1.5% 0.9%
76   European Goldfinch 0.2% 1.5% 1.3%
77   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 1.0% 14.5%
78   Common Grackle 5.4% 1.0% 4.4%
79   Horned Grebe 5.1% 1.0% 4.1%
80   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.7% 1.0% 3.7%
81   Gray Catbird 3.8% 1.0% 2.8%
82   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 1.0% 2.6%
83   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 1.0% 1.1%
84   Dunlin 1.6% 1.0% 0.6%
85   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 0.5% 18.3%
86   Northern Shoveler 14.6% 0.5% 14.1%
87   Mute Swan 13.8% 0.5% 13.3%
88   Hairy Woodpecker 9.3% 0.5% 8.8%
89   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 0.5% 4.9%
90   Common Merganser 4.8% 0.5% 4.3%
91   Black Scoter 2.9% 0.5% 2.4%
92   Killdeer 2.1% 0.5% 1.6%
93   White-winged Scoter 2.1% 0.5% 1.6%
94   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 0.5% 1.4%
95   Rusty Blackbird 1.9% 0.5% 1.4%
96   Field Sparrow 1.8% 0.5% 1.3%
97   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.7% 0.5% 1.2%
98   Bonaparte's Gull 1.6% 0.5% 1.1%
99   Great Egret 1.5% 0.5% 1.0%
100   Purple Finch 1.4% 0.5% 0.9%
101   White-crowned Sparrow 0.6% 0.5% 0.2%
102   Common Yellowthroat 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
103   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.4% 0.5% 0.1%
104   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
105   Barnacle Goose 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%