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Top Birds at Central Park--Sheep Meadow in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 21 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 38.8% 66.7% 27.8%
2   Blue Jay 40.2% 61.9% 21.7%
3   White-throated Sparrow 49.1% 52.4% 3.2%
4   European Starling 38.8% 52.4% 13.6%
5   Rock Pigeon 31.1% 52.4% 21.3%
6   American Robin 30.2% 42.9% 12.7%
7   Canada Goose 51.8% 38.1% 13.7%
8   Black-capped Chickadee 25.7% 38.1% 12.4%
9   Tufted Titmouse 22.3% 38.1% 15.8%
10   Mourning Dove 36.7% 33.3% 3.3%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.0% 33.3% 4.3%
12   Common Grackle 5.4% 28.6% 23.2%
13   Downy Woodpecker 30.8% 23.8% 7.0%
14   Red-tailed Hawk 24.7% 23.8% 0.9%
15   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.1% 23.8% 2.7%
16   American Crow 20.8% 23.8% 3.1%
17   Mallard 47.6% 19.0% 28.5%
18   Northern Cardinal 40.5% 19.0% 21.4%
19   Dark-eyed Junco 24.0% 19.0% 4.9%
20   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.5% 19.0% 10.5%
21   Ring-billed Gull 49.2% 14.3% 34.9%
22   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 14.3% 14.2%
23   Northern Shoveler 14.5% 14.3% 0.2%
24   Cooper's Hawk 11.3% 14.3% 3.0%
25   Northern Flicker 10.8% 14.3% 3.4%
26   Boreal Owl 0.1% 14.3% 14.2%
27   American Herring Gull 41.4% 9.5% 31.9%
28   Song Sparrow 37.1% 9.5% 27.6%
29   American Goldfinch 20.1% 9.5% 10.6%
30   Carolina Wren 19.2% 9.5% 9.6%
31   House Finch 16.5% 9.5% 7.0%
32   American Coot 10.2% 9.5% 0.7%
33   Fox Sparrow 9.9% 9.5% 0.4%
34   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.7% 9.5% 3.8%
35   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 9.5% 4.2%
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.7% 9.5% 4.9%
37   Great Black-backed Gull 28.6% 4.8% 23.8%
38   Bufflehead 27.8% 4.8% 23.1%
39   American Black Duck 26.5% 4.8% 21.8%
40   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 4.8% 14.0%
41   Ruddy Duck 15.4% 4.8% 10.7%
42   Hairy Woodpecker 9.3% 4.8% 4.5%
43   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 4.8% 4.5%
44   Swamp Sparrow 8.1% 4.8% 3.3%
45   Hermit Thrush 5.8% 4.8% 1.0%
46   Pied-billed Grebe 5.0% 4.8% 0.3%
47   Brown Creeper 4.3% 4.8% 0.5%
48   Cedar Waxwing 3.4% 4.8% 1.3%
49   Great Horned Owl 2.2% 4.8% 2.5%
50   Rusty Blackbird 1.9% 4.8% 2.9%
51   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 4.8% 3.2%
52   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 4.8% 4.5%