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

based on 60 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 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   Canada Goose 51.6% 63.3% 11.7%
2   Red-tailed Hawk 24.5% 63.3% 38.8%
3   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 61.7% 12.0%
4   Song Sparrow 37.0% 61.7% 24.6%
5   Northern Harrier 4.9% 58.3% 53.4%
6   Mallard 48.3% 51.7% 3.3%
7   American Kestrel 5.9% 43.3% 37.5%
8   Herring Gull 41.9% 40.0% 1.9%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 38.3% 8.9%
10   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 36.7% 12.0%
11   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 35.0% 28.6%
12   Rough-legged Hawk 0.2% 33.3% 33.1%
13   European Starling 38.9% 31.7% 7.2%
14   Mourning Dove 36.1% 30.0% 6.1%
15   Belted Kingfisher 9.5% 28.3% 18.8%
16   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 28.3% 23.2%
17   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 26.7% 13.4%
18   American Goldfinch 20.4% 26.7% 6.2%
19   Snowy Owl 1.0% 26.7% 25.7%
20   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 21.7% 9.0%
21   American Robin 29.6% 21.7% 7.9%
22   American Crow 20.6% 21.7% 1.0%
23   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 21.7% 2.9%
24   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 21.7% 12.5%
25   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 21.7% 14.1%
26   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 20.0% 8.4%
27   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 20.0% 4.3%
28   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 20.0% 0.2%
29   Gadwall 15.2% 20.0% 4.8%
30   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 20.0% 17.9%
31   American Black Duck 26.7% 18.3% 8.3%
32   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 18.3% 0.4%
33   White-crowned Sparrow 0.7% 18.3% 17.7%
34   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 16.7% 6.6%
35   House Finch 16.4% 16.7% 0.3%
36   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 16.7% 1.9%
37   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 15.0% 4.2%
38   Common Merganser 4.9% 15.0% 10.1%
39   House Sparrow 38.5% 13.3% 25.2%
40   Northern Pintail 3.3% 13.3% 10.1%
41   Blue Jay 39.9% 11.7% 28.2%
42   Bufflehead 28.2% 11.7% 16.6%
43   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 11.7% 5.9%
44   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 10.0% 5.6%
45   Northern Flicker 11.0% 10.0% 1.0%
46   Bald Eagle 4.8% 10.0% 5.2%
47   Canvasback 2.2% 10.0% 7.8%
48   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 8.3% 22.4%
49   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 8.3% 1.4%
50   Fish Crow 5.2% 8.3% 3.2%
51   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 8.3% 4.0%
52   Merlin 2.3% 8.3% 6.0%
53   American Pipit 1.0% 8.3% 7.3%
54   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.6% 8.3% 7.7%
55   Eastern Meadowlark 0.2% 8.3% 8.1%
56   Great Egret 1.6% 6.7% 5.1%
57   Carolina Wren 18.8% 5.0% 13.8%
58   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 5.0% 0.6%
59   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 5.0% 0.4%
60   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 5.0% 1.3%
61   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 5.0% 1.8%
62   Horned Lark 2.7% 5.0% 2.3%
63   Snow Bunting 2.0% 5.0% 3.0%
64   Killdeer 1.8% 5.0% 3.2%
65   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 3.3% 16.6%
66   Mute Swan 14.0% 3.3% 10.6%
67   American Coot 10.4% 3.3% 7.1%
68   Common Grackle 5.5% 3.3% 2.2%
69   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 3.3% 2.2%
70   Winter Wren 5.0% 3.3% 1.6%
71   Great Horned Owl 2.4% 3.3% 0.9%
72   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.8% 3.3% 1.6%
73   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 3.3% 3.1%
74   Barn Owl 0.0% 3.3% 3.3%
75   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 1.7% 19.7%
76   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.9% 1.7% 5.2%
77   Ring-necked Duck 4.0% 1.7% 2.3%
78   Great Cormorant 3.8% 1.7% 2.1%
79   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 1.7% 2.0%
80   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.9% 1.7% 0.2%
81   Field Sparrow 1.9% 1.7% 0.2%
82   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 1.7% 0.2%
83   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 1.7% 0.0%
84   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 1.7% 0.1%
85   Virginia Rail 0.2% 1.7% 1.5%
86   Short-eared Owl 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%