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Top Birds at Central Park--The Lake in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 96 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--The Lake in October. 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   Mallard 38.5% 75.0% 36.5%
2   House Sparrow 46.8% 72.9% 26.1%
3   Blue Jay 56.2% 54.2% 2.1%
4   Canada Goose 40.8% 51.0% 10.2%
5   American Robin 57.6% 37.5% 20.1%
6   European Starling 46.6% 34.4% 12.2%
7   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 31.2% 26.5%
8   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 31.2% 4.3%
9   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 28.1% 16.4%
10   Song Sparrow 55.3% 24.0% 31.3%
11   Gray Catbird 38.5% 22.9% 15.6%
12   Common Grackle 21.1% 21.9% 0.7%
13   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.7% 17.7% 27.9%
14   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 17.7% 5.9%
15   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 13.5% 21.5%
16   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 13.5% 19.3%
17   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 13.5% 12.8%
18   Northern Flicker 38.6% 12.5% 26.1%
19   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 12.5% 6.5%
20   Eastern Phoebe 36.5% 11.5% 25.0%
21   American Crow 23.4% 11.5% 11.9%
22   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 9.4% 19.5%
23   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 9.4% 13.3%
24   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 9.4% 11.6%
25   Mourning Dove 45.8% 8.3% 37.5%
26   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 8.3% 11.9%
27   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 8.3% 10.0%
28   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.5% 7.3% 43.2%
29   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 7.3% 22.3%
30   Carolina Wren 22.3% 7.3% 15.0%
31   American Goldfinch 23.8% 6.2% 17.6%
32   Wood Duck 9.9% 5.2% 4.7%
33   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 5.2% 3.5%
34   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 4.2% 27.8%
35   Northern Parula 11.0% 4.2% 6.9%
36   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 4.2% 6.0%
37   Winter Wren 10.0% 4.2% 5.8%
38   Black-and-white Warbler 9.5% 4.2% 5.3%
39   Chimney Swift 8.5% 4.2% 4.3%
40   American Redstart 7.9% 4.2% 3.7%
41   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 4.2% 3.3%
42   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 3.1% 22.9%
43   Red-tailed Hawk 22.6% 3.1% 19.4%
44   Great Blue Heron 21.9% 3.1% 18.7%
45   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 3.1% 11.4%
46   Brown Creeper 10.7% 3.1% 7.5%
47   House Wren 9.2% 3.1% 6.1%
48   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 3.1% 2.5%
49   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 3.1% 1.1%
50   Marsh Wren 2.3% 3.1% 0.9%
51   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.9% 3.1% 1.2%
52   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1.2% 3.1% 1.9%
53   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 2.1% 18.7%
54   Field Sparrow 11.5% 2.1% 9.4%
55   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 2.1% 9.1%
56   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 2.1% 5.9%
57   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 2.1% 5.5%
58   Pine Warbler 6.6% 2.1% 4.5%
59   Common Raven 5.8% 2.1% 3.7%
60   Ovenbird 5.4% 2.1% 3.3%
61   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 2.1% 1.5%
62   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 1.0% 35.3%
63   Ring-billed Gull 30.5% 1.0% 29.4%
64   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 1.0% 17.9%
65   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 1.0% 14.8%
66   Great Egret 14.2% 1.0% 13.2%
67   American Black Duck 13.4% 1.0% 12.3%
68   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 1.0% 12.0%
69   American Kestrel 12.9% 1.0% 11.9%
70   Osprey 12.5% 1.0% 11.5%
71   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 1.0% 11.0%
72   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 1.0% 10.2%
73   Brant 9.6% 1.0% 8.5%
74   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 1.0% 7.2%
75   Gadwall 8.0% 1.0% 7.0%
76   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 1.0% 5.7%
77   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 1.0% 4.9%
78   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 1.0% 4.7%
79   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 1.0% 4.4%
80   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 1.0% 3.4%
81   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 1.0% 2.9%
82   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 1.0% 2.5%
83   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 1.0% 1.7%
84   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 1.0% 1.5%
85   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 1.0% 0.1%
86   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 1.0% 0.1%
87   Fox Sparrow 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
88   Muscovy Duck 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%