Bird Finder

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

based on 10 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Prospect Point 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   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 60.0% 10.3%
2   Herring Gull 41.9% 60.0% 18.1%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 60.0% 30.6%
4   American Black Duck 26.7% 60.0% 33.3%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 60.0% 42.1%
6   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 60.0% 45.1%
7   Common Loon 9.0% 60.0% 51.0%
8   Common Goldeneye 3.8% 60.0% 56.2%
9   Canada Goose 51.6% 50.0% 1.6%
10   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 50.0% 29.8%
11   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 50.0% 43.6%
12   Long-tailed Duck 6.3% 50.0% 43.7%
13   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 40.0% 8.7%
14   Mallard 48.3% 40.0% 8.3%
15   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 40.0% 0.0%
16   Song Sparrow 37.1% 40.0% 2.9%
17   Mourning Dove 36.1% 40.0% 3.9%
18   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 40.0% 11.4%
19   American Goldfinch 20.4% 40.0% 19.6%
20   Carolina Wren 18.8% 40.0% 21.2%
21   Belted Kingfisher 9.6% 40.0% 30.4%
22   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 40.0% 33.1%
23   Great Cormorant 3.8% 40.0% 36.2%
24   Blue Jay 39.8% 30.0% 9.8%
25   European Starling 38.9% 30.0% 8.9%
26   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 30.0% 0.7%
27   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 30.0% 1.6%
28   Bufflehead 28.2% 30.0% 1.8%
29   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 30.0% 5.4%
30   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 30.0% 6.8%
31   Brant 18.9% 30.0% 11.1%
32   House Finch 16.4% 30.0% 13.6%
33   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 30.0% 22.4%
34   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 30.0% 24.2%
35   Snow Bunting 2.0% 30.0% 28.0%
36   American Robin 29.6% 20.0% 9.6%
37   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 20.0% 4.3%
38   American Crow 20.6% 20.0% 0.6%
39   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 20.0% 0.0%
40   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 20.0% 1.2%
41   Mute Swan 14.0% 20.0% 6.0%
42   Northern Flicker 11.0% 20.0% 9.0%
43   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 20.0% 10.8%
44   Greater Scaup 6.8% 20.0% 13.2%
45   Gray Catbird 4.0% 20.0% 16.0%
46   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 20.0% 16.3%
47   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 20.0% 17.9%
48   White-winged Scoter 2.0% 20.0% 18.0%
49   Purple Sandpiper 1.7% 20.0% 18.3%
50   House Sparrow 38.5% 10.0% 28.5%
51   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 10.0% 20.7%
52   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 10.0% 11.3%
53   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 10.0% 0.8%
54   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 10.0% 0.2%
55   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 10.0% 1.7%
56   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 10.0% 3.2%
57   American Wigeon 6.2% 10.0% 3.8%
58   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 10.0% 4.4%
59   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 10.0% 4.5%
60   Horned Grebe 5.3% 10.0% 4.7%
61   Fish Crow 5.2% 10.0% 4.8%
62   Northern Harrier 5.0% 10.0% 5.0%
63   Winter Wren 5.0% 10.0% 5.0%
64   Common Raven 4.5% 10.0% 5.5%
65   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 10.0% 6.8%
66   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 10.0% 7.4%
67   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 10.0% 8.4%
68   Purple Finch 1.3% 10.0% 8.7%
69   Red-necked Grebe 0.5% 10.0% 9.5%
70   Lapland Longspur 0.4% 10.0% 9.6%
71   Razorbill 0.3% 10.0% 9.7%
72   Northern Shrike 0.2% 10.0% 9.8%
73   American Goshawk 0.1% 10.0% 9.9%