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

based on 14 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--Sheep Meadow in August. 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 57.2% 57.1% 0.1%
2   European Starling 51.1% 50.0% 1.1%
3   House Sparrow 50.0% 50.0% 0.0%
4   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 42.9% 4.9%
5   Mourning Dove 53.7% 35.7% 18.0%
6   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 35.7% 0.3%
7   Blue Jay 35.3% 28.6% 6.8%
8   Barn Swallow 39.9% 21.4% 18.5%
9   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 21.4% 3.8%
10   Gray Catbird 54.7% 14.3% 40.4%
11   Mallard 40.8% 14.3% 26.5%
12   Canada Goose 40.8% 14.3% 26.5%
13   Herring Gull 39.5% 14.3% 25.2%
14   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 14.3% 17.5%
15   Northern Flicker 26.0% 14.3% 11.7%
16   Chimney Swift 23.8% 14.3% 9.5%
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 14.3% 5.0%
18   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 14.3% 0.0%
19   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 14.3% 2.9%
20   American Black Duck 10.0% 14.3% 4.2%
21   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 14.3% 4.7%
22   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 14.3% 7.5%
23   Song Sparrow 35.0% 7.1% 27.9%
24   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 7.1% 21.3%
25   Common Grackle 28.2% 7.1% 21.1%
26   American Redstart 22.0% 7.1% 14.8%
27   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 7.1% 8.0%
28   House Finch 14.9% 7.1% 7.8%
29   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 7.1% 7.4%
30   American Crow 14.4% 7.1% 7.3%
31   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 7.1% 2.8%
32   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.8% 7.1% 2.6%
33   Fish Crow 9.0% 7.1% 1.8%
34   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 7.1% 0.5%
35   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 7.1% 1.1%
36   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 7.1% 1.2%
37   Canada Warbler 5.7% 7.1% 1.5%
38   Ovenbird 4.2% 7.1% 2.9%
39   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 7.1% 3.2%
40   Common Raven 2.8% 7.1% 4.4%
41   Scarlet Tanager 1.7% 7.1% 5.5%
42   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.8% 7.1% 6.3%