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Top Birds at Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 170 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. in January. 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 21.7% 61.2% 39.5%
2   Song Sparrow 32.2% 51.2% 19.0%
3   Canada Goose 53.5% 47.6% 5.8%
4   Northern Harrier 4.1% 45.3% 41.2%
5   Ring-billed Gull 52.1% 41.8% 10.3%
6   Mallard 49.0% 38.8% 10.2%
7   American Tree Sparrow 6.5% 32.9% 26.4%
8   Herring Gull 43.4% 29.4% 13.9%
9   American Kestrel 3.8% 28.8% 25.1%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 25.3% 6.3%
11   White-throated Sparrow 42.2% 20.0% 22.2%
12   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 20.0% 0.5%
13   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 17.1% 15.9%
14   Green-winged Teal 4.4% 16.5% 12.1%
15   Snowy Owl 1.1% 16.5% 15.4%
16   Rough-legged Hawk 0.3% 15.9% 15.6%
17   American Black Duck 27.9% 15.3% 12.6%
18   European Starling 36.0% 12.9% 23.1%
19   Downy Woodpecker 27.2% 12.9% 14.2%
20   White-crowned Sparrow 0.6% 12.4% 11.7%
21   Northern Cardinal 36.8% 11.2% 25.6%
22   Common Merganser 6.7% 11.2% 4.5%
23   Northern Mockingbird 23.7% 10.6% 13.1%
24   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 10.0% 4.7%
25   Belted Kingfisher 6.9% 10.0% 3.1%
26   Canvasback 3.1% 10.0% 6.9%
27   Red-winged Blackbird 7.2% 9.4% 2.2%
28   Bald Eagle 5.2% 8.8% 3.6%
29   Peregrine Falcon 5.2% 8.8% 3.6%
30   American Crow 18.2% 8.2% 10.0%
31   Gadwall 16.7% 8.2% 8.5%
32   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 8.2% 8.3%
33   Horned Lark 2.2% 8.2% 6.0%
34   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 7.6% 14.4%
35   Northern Shoveler 16.0% 7.6% 8.4%
36   Swamp Sparrow 4.7% 7.6% 3.0%
37   Eastern Meadowlark 0.1% 7.6% 7.5%
38   Mourning Dove 29.4% 7.1% 22.3%
39   Double-crested Cormorant 13.9% 7.1% 6.8%
40   American Goldfinch 13.2% 7.1% 6.2%
41   Merlin 1.9% 7.1% 5.2%
42   Bufflehead 32.0% 6.5% 25.5%
43   Northern Pintail 3.5% 6.5% 2.9%
44   Killdeer 1.7% 5.3% 3.6%
45   American Pipit 0.7% 5.3% 4.6%
46   American Robin 24.9% 4.7% 20.2%
47   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.6% 4.7% 4.1%
48   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 4.7% 4.5%
49   Rock Pigeon 28.9% 4.1% 24.8%
50   Short-eared Owl 0.1% 4.1% 4.0%
51   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 3.5% 4.9%
52   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.8% 3.5% 0.7%
53   Snow Goose 2.6% 2.9% 0.3%
54   Dark-eyed Junco 15.9% 2.4% 13.5%
55   Common Grackle 5.2% 2.4% 2.8%
56   Common Raven 3.9% 2.4% 1.5%
57   Mute Swan 14.5% 1.8% 12.7%
58   House Finch 13.5% 1.8% 11.7%
59   Northern Flicker 6.9% 1.8% 5.2%
60   Ring-necked Duck 4.6% 1.8% 2.8%
61   Snow Bunting 1.6% 1.8% 0.2%
62   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 1.8% 0.3%
63   Marsh Wren 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%
64   House Sparrow 35.8% 1.2% 34.6%
65   Blue Jay 34.0% 1.2% 32.8%
66   Fish Crow 5.0% 1.2% 3.8%
67   Turkey Vulture 4.8% 1.2% 3.6%
68   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.5% 1.2% 0.3%
69   Greater Yellowlegs 0.8% 1.2% 0.3%
70   Lapland Longspur 0.3% 1.2% 0.9%
71   Tufted Titmouse 19.6% 0.6% 19.0%
72   Red-breasted Merganser 19.3% 0.6% 18.8%
73   Carolina Wren 15.1% 0.6% 14.5%
74   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 0.6% 6.3%
75   Yellow-rumped Warbler 4.9% 0.6% 4.3%
76   Pied-billed Grebe 4.5% 0.6% 4.0%
77   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 0.6% 1.8%
78   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 0.6% 1.3%
79   Eastern Towhee 1.8% 0.6% 1.3%
80   Great Egret 0.5% 0.6% 0.1%
81   Common Yellowthroat 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%
82   Grasshopper Sparrow 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%