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

based on 24 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--Sheep Meadow in September. 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   European Starling 48.4% 58.3% 9.9%
2   American Robin 60.3% 45.8% 14.5%
3   House Sparrow 45.9% 41.7% 4.2%
4   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 41.7% 4.9%
5   Blue Jay 51.8% 29.2% 22.6%
6   Common Grackle 24.0% 29.2% 5.2%
7   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 25.0% 6.3%
8   Mourning Dove 53.2% 16.7% 36.6%
9   American Redstart 43.0% 16.7% 26.4%
10   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 16.7% 4.4%
11   Northern Flicker 43.2% 12.5% 30.7%
12   Canada Goose 37.8% 12.5% 25.3%
13   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 12.5% 19.3%
14   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 12.5% 19.2%
15   Chimney Swift 22.5% 12.5% 10.0%
16   Gray Catbird 60.6% 8.3% 52.3%
17   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 8.3% 42.1%
18   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 8.3% 36.9%
19   Mallard 36.7% 8.3% 28.3%
20   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 8.3% 21.2%
21   Northern Parula 27.0% 8.3% 18.6%
22   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 8.3% 14.5%
23   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 8.3% 11.2%
24   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 8.3% 9.6%
25   Palm Warbler 15.1% 8.3% 6.8%
26   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 8.3% 2.0%
27   American Black Duck 8.0% 8.3% 0.3%
28   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 8.3% 4.0%
29   Herring Gull 30.9% 4.2% 26.7%
30   American Crow 17.0% 4.2% 12.9%
31   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 4.2% 12.7%
32   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 4.2% 12.4%
33   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 4.2% 8.5%
34   Ovenbird 12.6% 4.2% 8.5%
35   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 4.2% 8.0%
36   Veery 11.6% 4.2% 7.4%
37   American Kestrel 10.8% 4.2% 6.7%
38   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 4.2% 5.4%
39   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 4.2% 4.5%
40   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 4.2% 3.9%
41   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 4.2% 3.8%
42   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 4.2% 3.6%
43   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 4.2% 3.4%
44   Wood Thrush 5.2% 4.2% 1.0%
45   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 4.2% 0.8%
46   Bald Eagle 4.8% 4.2% 0.6%
47   Gadwall 4.6% 4.2% 0.4%
48   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 4.2% 0.3%
49   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 4.2% 1.3%
50   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 4.2% 2.0%
51   Winter Wren 1.8% 4.2% 2.4%