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Top Birds at Wave Hill in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 33 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Wave Hill 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   Dark-eyed Junco 15.8% 69.7% 53.9%
2   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 63.6% 26.9%
3   White-throated Sparrow 42.1% 60.6% 18.5%
4   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 57.6% 34.0%
5   Blue Jay 33.9% 54.5% 20.7%
6   Mourning Dove 29.3% 48.5% 19.1%
7   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 48.5% 23.8%
8   American Robin 24.8% 39.4% 14.6%
9   European Starling 35.9% 36.4% 0.4%
10   House Sparrow 35.7% 36.4% 0.7%
11   Downy Woodpecker 27.1% 36.4% 9.2%
12   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 36.4% 14.4%
13   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 36.4% 14.6%
14   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.3% 36.4% 18.1%
15   Carolina Wren 15.1% 30.3% 15.2%
16   Herring Gull 43.3% 27.3% 16.1%
17   Ring-billed Gull 52.1% 24.2% 27.8%
18   House Finch 13.4% 24.2% 10.8%
19   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.6% 24.2% 21.7%
20   Song Sparrow 32.2% 21.2% 11.0%
21   American Goldfinch 13.2% 21.2% 8.0%
22   Bald Eagle 5.2% 21.2% 16.0%
23   American Crow 18.2% 18.2% 0.0%
24   Common Raven 3.9% 18.2% 14.3%
25   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 15.2% 6.8%
26   Canada Goose 53.5% 12.1% 41.4%
27   Tufted Titmouse 19.6% 12.1% 7.5%
28   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5.6% 12.1% 6.6%
29   Fish Crow 5.0% 12.1% 7.1%
30   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.9% 9.1% 7.2%
31   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 6.1% 25.6%
32   Common Grackle 5.1% 6.1% 0.9%
33   American Kestrel 3.8% 6.1% 2.2%
34   Hermit Thrush 2.7% 6.1% 3.3%
35   Cedar Waxwing 1.7% 6.1% 4.4%
36   Black Vulture 1.4% 6.1% 4.7%
37   Barred Owl 0.7% 6.1% 5.3%
38   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 3.0% 25.8%
39   Common Loon 10.6% 3.0% 7.6%
40   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 3.0% 4.8%
41   Northern Flicker 6.9% 3.0% 3.9%
42   Belted Kingfisher 6.9% 3.0% 3.9%
43   Common Merganser 6.7% 3.0% 3.6%
44   Peregrine Falcon 5.2% 3.0% 2.2%
45   Brown Creeper 3.7% 3.0% 0.7%
46   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.8% 3.0% 0.2%
47   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 3.0% 0.7%
48   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 3.0% 1.1%
49   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.5% 3.0% 1.6%