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Top Birds at Central Park--Sheep Meadow in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 17 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--Sheep Meadow 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   House Sparrow 38.5% 64.7% 26.2%
2   Blue Jay 39.8% 52.9% 13.1%
3   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 41.2% 7.5%
4   European Starling 38.9% 41.2% 2.3%
5   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 41.2% 10.5%
6   American Robin 29.6% 35.3% 5.7%
7   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.7% 29.4% 0.8%
8   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 29.4% 8.1%
9   Canada Goose 51.6% 23.5% 28.1%
10   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 23.5% 0.8%
11   Common Grackle 5.5% 23.5% 18.0%
12   Mourning Dove 36.1% 17.6% 18.5%
13   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 17.6% 13.0%
14   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 17.6% 10.7%
15   American Crow 20.6% 17.6% 3.0%
16   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 17.6% 2.3%
17   Boreal Owl 0.1% 17.6% 17.5%
18   Mallard 48.3% 11.8% 36.6%
19   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 11.8% 28.3%
20   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 11.8% 12.8%
21   American Goldfinch 20.4% 11.8% 8.7%
22   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 11.8% 3.0%
23   Northern Flicker 11.0% 11.8% 0.8%
24   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 11.8% 6.4%
25   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 5.9% 43.8%
26   Herring Gull 41.9% 5.9% 36.0%
27   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 5.9% 17.4%
28   Carolina Wren 18.8% 5.9% 12.9%
29   House Finch 16.4% 5.9% 10.5%
30   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 5.9% 4.9%
31   American Coot 10.4% 5.9% 4.5%
32   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 5.9% 3.3%
33   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 5.9% 2.4%
34   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 5.9% 0.4%
35   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 5.9% 0.5%
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 5.9% 1.6%
37   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 5.9% 2.2%
38   Great Horned Owl 2.4% 5.9% 3.5%
39   Rusty Blackbird 1.9% 5.9% 4.0%
40   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 5.9% 4.3%
41   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 5.9% 5.6%