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Top Birds at Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 52 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 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   Canada Goose 51.6% 88.5% 36.9%
2   Mallard 48.3% 80.8% 32.5%
3   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 71.2% 52.4%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 61.5% 32.9%
5   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 55.8% 40.2%
6   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 50.0% 1.3%
7   Song Sparrow 37.0% 50.0% 13.0%
8   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 44.2% 4.2%
9   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 44.2% 19.9%
10   Blue Jay 39.8% 40.4% 0.5%
11   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 40.4% 9.7%
12   White-breasted Nuthatch 19.9% 40.4% 20.5%
13   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 36.5% 15.2%
14   Carolina Wren 18.8% 36.5% 17.8%
15   Mourning Dove 36.1% 25.0% 11.1%
16   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 23.1% 1.5%
17   American Robin 29.6% 21.2% 8.4%
18   Bufflehead 28.2% 21.2% 7.1%
19   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 21.2% 2.1%
20   House Sparrow 38.5% 19.2% 19.3%
21   Winter Wren 4.9% 19.2% 14.3%
22   Ring-necked Duck 3.9% 19.2% 15.3%
23   European Starling 38.9% 17.3% 21.6%
24   American Goldfinch 20.4% 17.3% 3.1%
25   House Finch 16.4% 17.3% 0.9%
26   American Crow 20.6% 15.4% 5.2%
27   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 15.4% 4.8%
28   Belted Kingfisher 9.6% 15.4% 5.8%
29   Herring Gull 41.9% 11.5% 30.4%
30   Wood Duck 3.8% 11.5% 7.8%
31   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 9.6% 40.1%
32   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 9.6% 21.1%
33   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 9.6% 18.8%
34   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 9.6% 4.2%
35   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 9.6% 4.3%
36   American Black Duck 26.7% 7.7% 19.0%
37   Gadwall 15.2% 7.7% 7.5%
38   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 7.7% 3.1%
39   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 7.7% 2.1%
40   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 7.7% 1.5%
41   Common Merganser 4.9% 7.7% 2.8%
42   American Wigeon 6.2% 5.8% 0.4%
43   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 5.8% 0.1%
44   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 5.8% 1.4%
45   Gray Catbird 4.0% 5.8% 1.8%
46   Mute Swan 14.0% 3.8% 10.1%
47   Northern Flicker 11.0% 3.8% 7.1%
48   American Coot 10.4% 3.8% 6.5%
49   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 1.9% 12.9%
50   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 1.9% 7.3%
51   Common Loon 9.1% 1.9% 7.1%
52   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.3% 1.9% 6.4%
53   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 1.9% 5.7%
54   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 1.9% 3.6%
55   Bald Eagle 4.8% 1.9% 2.9%
56   Common Raven 4.5% 1.9% 2.6%
57   Brown Creeper 4.1% 1.9% 2.2%
58   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 1.9% 1.7%
59   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 1.9% 0.5%
60   Pileated Woodpecker 1.4% 1.9% 0.5%
61   Purple Finch 1.3% 1.9% 0.6%
62   Redhead 1.2% 1.9% 0.7%