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

based on 8 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Palisades Park 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   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 37.5% 12.9%
2   Blue Jay 39.8% 25.0% 14.8%
3   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 25.0% 1.8%
4   American Crow 20.6% 25.0% 4.4%
5   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 25.0% 10.1%
6   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 25.0% 19.2%
7   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 25.0% 19.6%
8   Black Vulture 1.3% 25.0% 23.7%
9   Canada Goose 51.6% 12.5% 39.1%
10   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 12.5% 37.2%
11   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 12.5% 36.2%
12   Mallard 48.3% 12.5% 35.8%
13   Herring Gull 41.9% 12.5% 29.4%
14   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 12.5% 27.6%
15   European Starling 38.9% 12.5% 26.4%
16   House Sparrow 38.5% 12.5% 26.0%
17   Song Sparrow 37.1% 12.5% 24.6%
18   Mourning Dove 36.1% 12.5% 23.6%
19   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 12.5% 18.2%
20   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 12.5% 18.2%
21   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 12.5% 16.9%
22   American Black Duck 26.7% 12.5% 14.2%
23   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 12.5% 11.8%
24   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 12.5% 8.8%
25   American Goldfinch 20.4% 12.5% 7.9%
26   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 12.5% 7.5%
27   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 12.5% 6.3%
28   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 12.5% 5.4%
29   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 12.5% 3.1%
30   Gadwall 15.2% 12.5% 2.7%
31   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 12.5% 2.7%
32   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 12.5% 3.3%
33   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 12.5% 3.3%
34   Greater Scaup 6.8% 12.5% 5.7%
35   Common Merganser 4.9% 12.5% 7.6%
36   Bald Eagle 4.8% 12.5% 7.7%
37   Common Raven 4.5% 12.5% 8.0%
38   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 12.5% 8.9%
39   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 12.5% 9.9%
40   Canvasback 2.2% 12.5% 10.3%
41   Snow Bunting 2.0% 12.5% 10.5%
42   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.8% 12.5% 10.7%
43   Wild Turkey 1.4% 12.5% 11.1%
44   Pileated Woodpecker 1.4% 12.5% 11.1%