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

based on 41 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 74.8% 80.5% 5.7%
2   European Starling 56.7% 73.2% 16.5%
3   House Sparrow 53.2% 68.3% 15.1%
4   Blue Jay 52.6% 65.9% 13.3%
5   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 53.7% 3.4%
6   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 41.5% 19.2%
7   Rock Pigeon 34.1% 39.0% 4.9%
8   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 36.6% 16.4%
9   Common Grackle 48.8% 29.3% 19.6%
10   Northern Flicker 45.2% 29.3% 15.9%
11   Song Sparrow 48.8% 26.8% 22.0%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 24.4% 15.3%
13   Mourning Dove 51.6% 22.0% 29.6%
14   Canada Goose 52.9% 19.5% 33.4%
15   Tufted Titmouse 25.8% 19.5% 6.2%
16   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 19.5% 1.7%
17   Mallard 54.7% 14.6% 40.1%
18   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 14.6% 23.4%
19   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 14.6% 10.8%
20   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 14.6% 10.4%
21   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 14.6% 10.2%
22   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 12.2% 42.5%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 12.2% 17.2%
24   Palm Warbler 28.0% 12.2% 15.8%
25   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 9.8% 27.0%
26   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 9.8% 13.3%
27   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10.4% 9.8% 0.6%
28   Hairy Woodpecker 10.0% 9.8% 0.3%
29   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 7.3% 21.0%
30   American Crow 19.4% 7.3% 12.1%
31   Pine Warbler 15.7% 7.3% 8.4%
32   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 7.3% 4.5%
33   Brown Creeper 9.3% 7.3% 2.0%
34   Gray Catbird 9.1% 7.3% 1.8%
35   Field Sparrow 8.1% 7.3% 0.7%
36   American Coot 7.1% 7.3% 0.2%
37   American Goldfinch 28.5% 4.9% 23.6%
38   Tree Swallow 22.1% 4.9% 17.3%
39   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 4.9% 17.0%
40   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 4.9% 14.1%
41   House Finch 16.6% 4.9% 11.7%
42   Barn Swallow 14.4% 4.9% 9.5%
43   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 4.9% 6.3%
44   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 4.9% 3.8%
45   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 4.9% 2.7%
46   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.0% 4.9% 2.2%
47   Fox Sparrow 3.2% 4.9% 1.7%
48   Peregrine Falcon 2.9% 4.9% 1.9%
49   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 2.4% 28.8%
50   Great Egret 22.7% 2.4% 20.3%
51   Carolina Wren 22.3% 2.4% 19.9%
52   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 2.4% 19.5%
53   Osprey 19.2% 2.4% 16.8%
54   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 2.4% 14.6%
55   Wood Duck 14.3% 2.4% 11.9%
56   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 2.4% 10.1%
57   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 2.4% 9.6%
58   Bufflehead 11.9% 2.4% 9.5%
59   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10.9% 2.4% 8.5%
60   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 2.4% 8.4%
61   Blue-headed Vireo 9.5% 2.4% 7.1%
62   Snowy Egret 7.2% 2.4% 4.7%
63   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 2.4% 4.6%
64   American Kestrel 5.5% 2.4% 3.0%
65   Chimney Swift 5.4% 2.4% 2.9%
66   Northern Parula 4.8% 2.4% 2.4%
67   Common Raven 3.7% 2.4% 1.2%
68   Green Heron 3.6% 2.4% 1.1%
69   Common Yellowthroat 3.5% 2.4% 1.0%
70   Purple Finch 1.9% 2.4% 0.5%
71   Blue-winged Warbler 1.8% 2.4% 0.7%
72   Hooded Warbler 1.2% 2.4% 1.2%
73   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.6% 2.4% 1.8%
74   Eastern Meadowlark 0.5% 2.4% 2.0%