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

based on 95 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--The Lake in September. 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   House Sparrow 45.9% 67.4% 21.5%
2   Mallard 36.6% 62.1% 25.5%
3   American Robin 60.3% 57.9% 2.4%
4   Blue Jay 51.8% 51.6% 0.2%
5   Canada Goose 37.8% 45.3% 7.5%
6   European Starling 48.5% 41.1% 7.4%
7   Gray Catbird 60.6% 37.9% 22.7%
8   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 31.6% 18.8%
9   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 29.5% 7.3%
10   Common Grackle 24.0% 29.5% 5.5%
11   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 28.4% 16.8%
12   Northern Flicker 43.2% 17.9% 25.3%
13   Chimney Swift 22.5% 16.8% 5.6%
14   American Redstart 43.1% 13.7% 29.4%
15   Mourning Dove 53.3% 12.6% 40.7%
16   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 12.6% 4.0%
17   Downy Woodpecker 31.9% 10.5% 21.3%
18   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 10.5% 12.3%
19   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 10.5% 8.2%
20   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 10.5% 2.6%
21   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 9.5% 7.0%
22   Song Sparrow 28.7% 8.4% 20.3%
23   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 8.4% 0.2%
24   Northern Parula 27.0% 7.4% 19.6%
25   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 7.4% 4.2%
26   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 6.3% 25.4%
27   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 6.3% 23.3%
28   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 6.3% 18.8%
29   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 6.3% 8.5%
30   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 6.3% 3.3%
31   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 5.3% 2.8%
32   Carolina Wren 26.9% 4.2% 22.7%
33   American Crow 17.0% 4.2% 12.8%
34   Northern Mockingbird 31.7% 3.2% 28.5%
35   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 3.2% 14.8%
36   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 3.2% 13.7%
37   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 3.2% 12.6%
38   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 3.2% 9.6%
39   Double-crested Cormorant 32.1% 2.1% 30.0%
40   American Goldfinch 27.8% 2.1% 25.7%
41   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 2.1% 17.5%
42   House Wren 17.3% 2.1% 15.2%
43   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 2.1% 11.4%
44   Ovenbird 12.7% 2.1% 10.5%
45   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 2.1% 8.3%
46   Scarlet Tanager 9.8% 2.1% 7.6%
47   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 2.1% 6.6%
48   American Black Duck 8.0% 2.1% 5.9%
49   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 2.1% 5.7%
50   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 2.1% 5.5%
51   Green Heron 7.6% 2.1% 5.5%
52   Common Raven 5.4% 2.1% 3.3%
53   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 2.1% 2.3%
54   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 2.1% 1.8%
55   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 2.1% 1.7%
56   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.7% 2.1% 1.4%
57   Virginia Rail 0.3% 2.1% 1.8%
58   Herring Gull 30.9% 1.1% 29.9%
59   Osprey 25.5% 1.1% 24.5%
60   Great Egret 20.1% 1.1% 19.0%
61   Palm Warbler 15.1% 1.1% 14.1%
62   House Finch 14.9% 1.1% 13.8%
63   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.3% 1.1% 11.2%
64   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 1.1% 11.0%
65   Veery 11.6% 1.1% 10.5%
66   American Kestrel 10.9% 1.1% 9.8%
67   Wood Duck 10.0% 1.1% 9.0%
68   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 1.1% 6.4%
69   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 1.1% 6.3%
70   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 1.1% 5.9%
71   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 1.1% 4.3%
72   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 1.1% 4.1%
73   Wood Thrush 5.2% 1.1% 4.1%
74   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 1.1% 3.8%
75   Gadwall 4.6% 1.1% 3.5%
76   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 1.1% 2.8%
77   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 1.1% 2.1%
78   Red Crossbill 0.0% 1.1% 1.0%