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Top Birds at Central Park--Sheep Meadow in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 51 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--Sheep Meadow in April. 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   American Robin 42.0% 76.5% 34.5%
2   European Starling 19.9% 70.6% 50.6%
3   House Sparrow 2.2% 64.7% 62.6%
4   Blue Jay 48.6% 60.8% 12.2%
5   White-throated Sparrow 57.3% 52.9% 4.4%
6   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 39.2% 41.5%
7   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 37.3% 32.3%
8   Dark-eyed Junco 5.1% 31.4% 26.3%
9   Common Grackle 25.9% 27.5% 1.5%
10   Northern Flicker 13.1% 27.5% 14.3%
11   Song Sparrow 23.8% 25.5% 1.7%
12   Mourning Dove 45.4% 23.5% 21.8%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.3% 21.6% 36.8%
14   Chipping Sparrow 43.6% 19.6% 24.0%
15   Tufted Titmouse 70.2% 17.6% 52.5%
16   Canada Goose 48.6% 17.6% 30.9%
17   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 17.6% 3.6%
18   Red-tailed Hawk 12.5% 15.7% 3.2%
19   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 15.7% 7.5%
20   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 13.7% 26.3%
21   Mallard 29.5% 13.7% 15.8%
22   Palm Warbler 7.9% 13.7% 5.8%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 11.8% 21.2%
24   Red-winged Blackbird 26.8% 11.8% 15.0%
25   Pine Warbler 45.5% 9.8% 35.7%
26   Brown-headed Cowbird 38.0% 7.8% 30.2%
27   Double-crested Cormorant 25.8% 7.8% 17.9%
28   Hairy Woodpecker 10.1% 7.8% 2.3%
29   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.2% 7.8% 6.7%
30   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 7.8% 7.1%
31   Brown Creeper 0.3% 7.8% 7.5%
32   American Crow 56.7% 5.9% 50.9%
33   Eastern Towhee 44.6% 5.9% 38.7%
34   Eastern Phoebe 35.4% 5.9% 29.5%
35   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 5.9% 21.0%
36   Gray Catbird 18.3% 5.9% 12.4%
37   Field Sparrow 10.7% 5.9% 4.8%
38   American Coot 0.8% 5.9% 5.0%
39   American Goldfinch 47.1% 3.9% 43.2%
40   Great Blue Heron 44.0% 3.9% 40.0%
41   House Finch 27.2% 3.9% 23.3%
42   Barn Swallow 19.6% 3.9% 15.7%
43   Tree Swallow 14.5% 3.9% 10.6%
44   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.5% 3.9% 6.6%
45   Common Raven 0.4% 3.9% 3.5%
46   Northern Shoveler 0.2% 3.9% 3.8%
47   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 3.9% 3.8%
48   Fox Sparrow 0.1% 3.9% 3.9%
49   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 3.9% 3.9%
50   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 3.9% 3.9%
51   Carolina Wren 71.6% 2.0% 69.6%
52   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 63.5% 2.0% 61.5%
53   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.8% 2.0% 42.8%
54   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 2.0% 40.8%
55   Northern Parula 36.6% 2.0% 34.7%
56   Common Yellowthroat 33.8% 2.0% 31.8%
57   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 28.5% 2.0% 26.5%
58   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.3% 2.0% 20.3%
59   Osprey 17.5% 2.0% 15.6%
60   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 2.0% 13.2%
61   Chimney Swift 13.9% 2.0% 12.0%
62   Wood Duck 13.3% 2.0% 11.4%
63   Red-headed Woodpecker 13.0% 2.0% 11.0%
64   Hooded Warbler 9.6% 2.0% 7.7%
65   Eastern Meadowlark 6.6% 2.0% 4.6%
66   Green Heron 6.4% 2.0% 4.5%
67   Blue-headed Vireo 4.2% 2.0% 2.2%
68   Ruddy Duck 2.9% 2.0% 0.9%
69   Great Egret 2.2% 2.0% 0.3%
70   Bufflehead 1.3% 2.0% 0.7%
71   Blue-winged Warbler 1.0% 2.0% 0.9%
72   American Kestrel 1.0% 2.0% 1.0%
73   Purple Finch 0.7% 2.0% 1.3%
74   Snowy Egret 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%