Top Birds at Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 6 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.7% | 50.0% | 0.3% | |||
| 2 | Mallard | 48.3% | 50.0% | 1.7% | |||
| 3 | Herring Gull | 41.9% | 50.0% | 8.1% | |||
| 4 | Great Black-backed Gull | 29.4% | 50.0% | 20.6% | |||
| 5 | Bufflehead | 28.2% | 50.0% | 21.8% | |||
| 6 | American Black Duck | 26.7% | 50.0% | 23.3% | |||
| 7 | Great Blue Heron | 20.2% | 50.0% | 29.8% | |||
| 8 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 19.9% | 50.0% | 30.1% | |||
| 9 | Hooded Merganser | 18.8% | 50.0% | 31.2% | |||
| 10 | Red-breasted Merganser | 14.9% | 50.0% | 35.1% | |||
| 11 | Greater Scaup | 6.8% | 50.0% | 43.2% | |||
| 12 | Blue Jay | 39.8% | 33.3% | 6.5% | |||
| 13 | Song Sparrow | 37.1% | 33.3% | 3.7% | |||
| 14 | Mourning Dove | 36.1% | 33.3% | 2.8% | |||
| 15 | Downy Woodpecker | 30.7% | 33.3% | 2.7% | |||
| 16 | American Robin | 29.6% | 33.3% | 3.8% | |||
| 17 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.6% | 33.3% | 8.8% | |||
| 18 | Black-capped Chickadee | 24.3% | 33.3% | 9.0% | |||
| 19 | Dark-eyed Junco | 23.2% | 33.3% | 10.1% | |||
| 20 | Tufted Titmouse | 21.3% | 33.3% | 12.0% | |||
| 21 | American Crow | 20.6% | 33.3% | 12.7% | |||
| 22 | Brant | 18.9% | 33.3% | 14.5% | |||
| 23 | Double-crested Cormorant | 17.9% | 33.3% | 15.4% | |||
| 24 | Ruddy Duck | 15.6% | 33.3% | 17.8% | |||
| 25 | Gadwall | 15.2% | 33.3% | 18.1% | |||
| 26 | Mute Swan | 14.0% | 33.3% | 19.4% | |||
| 27 | Red-winged Blackbird | 9.2% | 33.3% | 24.2% | |||
| 28 | Fish Crow | 5.2% | 33.3% | 28.2% | |||
| 29 | Great Cormorant | 3.8% | 33.3% | 29.6% | |||
| 30 | Canada Goose | 51.6% | 16.7% | 34.9% | |||
| 31 | White-throated Sparrow | 48.7% | 16.7% | 32.0% | |||
| 32 | Northern Cardinal | 40.1% | 16.7% | 23.4% | |||
| 33 | European Starling | 38.9% | 16.7% | 22.2% | |||
| 34 | House Sparrow | 38.5% | 16.7% | 21.8% | |||
| 35 | Rock Pigeon | 30.7% | 16.7% | 14.1% | |||
| 36 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 28.7% | 16.7% | 12.0% | |||
| 37 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.4% | 16.7% | 11.7% | |||
| 38 | American Goldfinch | 20.4% | 16.7% | 3.8% | |||
| 39 | Carolina Wren | 18.8% | 16.7% | 2.1% | |||
| 40 | House Finch | 16.4% | 16.7% | 0.3% | |||
| 41 | Northern Flicker | 11.0% | 16.7% | 5.7% | |||
| 42 | Fox Sparrow | 9.8% | 16.7% | 6.9% | |||
| 43 | Belted Kingfisher | 9.6% | 16.7% | 7.1% | |||
| 44 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.2% | 16.7% | 7.4% | |||
| 45 | Common Loon | 9.1% | 16.7% | 7.6% | |||
| 46 | Swamp Sparrow | 7.6% | 16.7% | 9.1% | |||
| 47 | Red-throated Loon | 6.9% | 16.7% | 9.8% | |||
| 48 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.4% | 16.7% | 10.2% | |||
| 49 | Long-tailed Duck | 6.3% | 16.7% | 10.4% | |||
| 50 | American Wigeon | 6.2% | 16.7% | 10.5% | |||
| 51 | Peregrine Falcon | 5.8% | 16.7% | 10.9% | |||
| 52 | Common Grackle | 5.5% | 16.7% | 11.2% | |||
| 53 | Winter Wren | 4.9% | 16.7% | 11.7% | |||
| 54 | Bald Eagle | 4.8% | 16.7% | 11.8% | |||
| 55 | Common Raven | 4.5% | 16.7% | 12.2% | |||
| 56 | Gray Catbird | 4.0% | 16.7% | 12.7% | |||
| 57 | Lesser Scaup | 3.6% | 16.7% | 13.0% | |||
| 58 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.6% | 16.7% | 14.1% | |||
| 59 | Eastern Towhee | 2.6% | 16.7% | 14.1% | |||
| 60 | Canvasback | 2.2% | 16.7% | 14.5% | |||
| 61 | Savannah Sparrow | 2.1% | 16.7% | 14.5% | |||
| 62 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 1.8% | 16.7% | 14.9% | |||
| 63 | Purple Sandpiper | 1.7% | 16.7% | 15.0% | |||
| 64 | Wild Turkey | 1.4% | 16.7% | 15.3% | |||
| 65 | Purple Finch | 1.3% | 16.7% | 15.4% | |||
| 66 | Common Yellowthroat | 0.6% | 16.7% | 16.0% | |||
| 67 | American White Pelican | 0.1% | 16.7% | 16.6% |