Top Birds at Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 7 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bufflehead | 31.9% | 85.7% | 53.8% | |||
| 2 | Great Blue Heron | 14.7% | 85.7% | 71.0% | |||
| 3 | Canada Goose | 53.5% | 71.4% | 18.0% | |||
| 4 | Mallard | 49.0% | 71.4% | 22.5% | |||
| 5 | Red-breasted Merganser | 19.3% | 71.4% | 52.1% | |||
| 6 | Herring Gull | 43.3% | 57.1% | 13.8% | |||
| 7 | White-throated Sparrow | 42.1% | 57.1% | 15.0% | |||
| 8 | Song Sparrow | 32.2% | 57.1% | 24.9% | |||
| 9 | Great Black-backed Gull | 31.6% | 57.1% | 25.5% | |||
| 10 | Mourning Dove | 29.3% | 57.1% | 27.8% | |||
| 11 | American Black Duck | 27.8% | 57.1% | 29.3% | |||
| 12 | Hooded Merganser | 19.5% | 57.1% | 37.7% | |||
| 13 | Ring-billed Gull | 52.0% | 42.9% | 9.2% | |||
| 14 | Northern Cardinal | 36.7% | 42.9% | 6.2% | |||
| 15 | House Sparrow | 35.7% | 42.9% | 7.2% | |||
| 16 | Downy Woodpecker | 27.1% | 42.9% | 15.7% | |||
| 17 | Red-tailed Hawk | 21.8% | 42.9% | 21.1% | |||
| 18 | Brant | 20.5% | 42.9% | 22.3% | |||
| 19 | Tufted Titmouse | 19.6% | 42.9% | 23.3% | |||
| 20 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 18.3% | 42.9% | 24.6% | |||
| 21 | House Finch | 13.4% | 42.9% | 29.4% | |||
| 22 | Common Loon | 10.6% | 42.9% | 32.2% | |||
| 23 | Greater Scaup | 9.9% | 42.9% | 33.0% | |||
| 24 | Long-tailed Duck | 9.1% | 42.9% | 33.7% | |||
| 25 | Hairy Woodpecker | 7.8% | 42.9% | 35.0% | |||
| 26 | Blue Jay | 33.9% | 28.6% | 5.3% | |||
| 27 | Rock Pigeon | 28.8% | 28.6% | 0.3% | |||
| 28 | Black-capped Chickadee | 22.0% | 28.6% | 6.6% | |||
| 29 | Dark-eyed Junco | 15.9% | 28.6% | 12.7% | |||
| 30 | Mute Swan | 14.4% | 28.6% | 14.1% | |||
| 31 | Double-crested Cormorant | 13.8% | 28.6% | 14.7% | |||
| 32 | Horned Grebe | 7.2% | 28.6% | 21.3% | |||
| 33 | Red-winged Blackbird | 7.2% | 28.6% | 21.4% | |||
| 34 | Common Goldeneye | 7.0% | 28.6% | 21.6% | |||
| 35 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.6% | 28.6% | 22.0% | |||
| 36 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 24.7% | 14.3% | 10.4% | |||
| 37 | Northern Mockingbird | 23.6% | 14.3% | 9.3% | |||
| 38 | Carolina Wren | 15.1% | 14.3% | 0.8% | |||
| 39 | American Goldfinch | 13.2% | 14.3% | 1.1% | |||
| 40 | Cooper's Hawk | 8.4% | 14.3% | 5.9% | |||
| 41 | Lesser Scaup | 5.1% | 14.3% | 9.2% | |||
| 42 | Fish Crow | 5.0% | 14.3% | 9.3% | |||
| 43 | Great Cormorant | 4.8% | 14.3% | 9.5% | |||
| 44 | Turkey Vulture | 4.8% | 14.3% | 9.5% | |||
| 45 | Ring-necked Duck | 4.5% | 14.3% | 9.7% | |||
| 46 | Snow Bunting | 1.6% | 14.3% | 12.7% | |||
| 47 | Red-necked Grebe | 0.5% | 14.3% | 13.7% |