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Top Birds at Prospect Point in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 18 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Prospect Point in January. 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   Long-tailed Duck 9.1% 83.3% 74.2%
2   Red-breasted Merganser 19.3% 77.8% 58.5%
3   Common Goldeneye 7.0% 77.8% 70.8%
4   Herring Gull 43.3% 72.2% 28.9%
5   Brant 20.5% 61.1% 40.6%
6   Ring-billed Gull 52.0% 55.6% 3.5%
7   Canada Goose 53.5% 50.0% 3.5%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 50.0% 18.4%
9   American Black Duck 27.8% 50.0% 22.2%
10   Common Loon 10.6% 50.0% 39.4%
11   Greater Scaup 9.9% 50.0% 40.1%
12   Song Sparrow 32.2% 38.9% 6.7%
13   Great Cormorant 4.8% 38.9% 34.1%
14   Red-throated Loon 7.3% 27.8% 20.5%
15   Horned Grebe 7.2% 27.8% 20.5%
16   Mallard 49.0% 22.2% 26.7%
17   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 22.2% 0.4%
18   House Finch 13.4% 22.2% 8.8%
19   Belted Kingfisher 6.9% 22.2% 15.3%
20   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 16.7% 2.8%
21   Mute Swan 14.4% 16.7% 2.2%
22   American Tree Sparrow 6.6% 16.7% 10.1%
23   White-winged Scoter 1.9% 16.7% 14.8%
24   Black-bellied Plover 1.0% 16.7% 15.6%
25   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 11.1% 25.6%
26   European Starling 36.0% 11.1% 24.8%
27   Blue Jay 33.9% 11.1% 22.8%
28   Bufflehead 31.9% 11.1% 20.8%
29   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 11.1% 12.5%
30   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 11.1% 10.9%
31   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 11.1% 3.6%
32   Double-crested Cormorant 13.9% 11.1% 2.7%
33   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 11.1% 2.7%
34   Northern Flicker 6.9% 11.1% 4.2%
35   Peregrine Falcon 5.2% 11.1% 5.9%
36   Surf Scoter 2.8% 11.1% 8.3%
37   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 11.1% 9.9%
38   Mourning Dove 29.4% 5.6% 23.8%
39   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 5.6% 23.3%
40   American Robin 24.9% 5.6% 19.3%
41   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 5.6% 11.0%
42   Carolina Wren 15.1% 5.6% 9.5%
43   American Goldfinch 13.2% 5.6% 7.7%
44   American Wigeon 6.2% 5.6% 0.7%
45   Bald Eagle 5.2% 5.6% 0.3%
46   Yellow-rumped Warbler 4.9% 5.6% 0.7%
47   Swamp Sparrow 4.7% 5.6% 0.9%
48   Common Raven 3.9% 5.6% 1.7%
49   Gray Catbird 2.6% 5.6% 3.0%
50   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 5.6% 3.2%
51   Horned Lark 2.2% 5.6% 3.3%
52   Purple Sandpiper 1.9% 5.6% 3.7%
53   Cedar Waxwing 1.7% 5.6% 3.8%
54   Snow Bunting 1.6% 5.6% 4.0%
55   Common Eider 1.4% 5.6% 4.1%
56   Barrow's Goldeneye 0.2% 5.6% 5.3%
57   Marsh Wren 0.2% 5.6% 5.4%