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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 19 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh 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   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 78.9% 29.3%
2   White-throated Sparrow 48.6% 78.9% 30.3%
3   American Black Duck 26.6% 78.9% 52.3%
4   Song Sparrow 37.0% 73.7% 36.6%
5   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 73.7% 66.1%
6   Canada Goose 51.6% 68.4% 16.8%
7   Herring Gull 41.9% 68.4% 26.5%
8   Bufflehead 28.2% 68.4% 40.2%
9   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 57.9% 17.9%
10   Blue Jay 39.8% 57.9% 18.1%
11   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 52.6% 28.3%
12   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 52.6% 33.8%
13   Mallard 48.3% 47.4% 1.0%
14   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 47.4% 19.0%
15   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 47.4% 22.8%
16   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 47.4% 27.2%
17   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 36.8% 6.2%
18   American Goldfinch 20.4% 31.6% 11.2%
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.7% 26.3% 2.3%
20   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 26.3% 11.4%
21   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 21.1% 0.3%
22   Carolina Wren 18.8% 21.1% 2.3%
23   Gadwall 15.2% 21.1% 5.8%
24   European Starling 38.9% 15.8% 23.1%
25   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 15.8% 14.9%
26   American Robin 29.6% 15.8% 13.8%
27   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 15.8% 2.1%
28   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 15.8% 5.0%
29   House Sparrow 38.5% 10.5% 28.0%
30   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 10.5% 18.9%
31   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 10.5% 9.4%
32   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 10.5% 0.8%
33   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 10.5% 1.3%
34   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 10.5% 3.6%
35   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 10.5% 4.1%
36   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 10.5% 4.7%
37   Winter Wren 4.9% 10.5% 5.6%
38   Common Raven 4.5% 10.5% 6.0%
39   Gray Catbird 4.0% 10.5% 6.6%
40   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 10.5% 8.9%
41   Mourning Dove 36.1% 5.3% 30.9%
42   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 5.3% 18.0%
43   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 5.3% 3.9%
44   American Kestrel 5.9% 5.3% 0.7%
45   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 5.3% 0.1%
46   Northern Harrier 5.0% 5.3% 0.3%
47   Bald Eagle 4.8% 5.3% 0.4%
48   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 5.3% 0.9%
49   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 5.3% 2.7%
50   Great Horned Owl 2.4% 5.3% 2.9%
51   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 5.3% 3.6%
52   Great Egret 1.6% 5.3% 3.7%
53   Common Yellowthroat 0.6% 5.3% 4.6%
54   Virginia Rail 0.2% 5.3% 5.1%