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

based on 21 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Freshkills Park 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   Canada Goose 53.5% 57.1% 3.7%
2   Bufflehead 31.9% 57.1% 25.3%
3   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 57.1% 37.7%
4   Mallard 49.0% 52.4% 3.4%
5   American Black Duck 27.8% 52.4% 24.5%
6   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 52.4% 30.6%
7   Herring Gull 43.3% 47.6% 4.3%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 42.9% 11.2%
9   European Starling 35.9% 38.1% 2.1%
10   Gadwall 16.7% 33.3% 16.6%
11   Northern Pintail 3.5% 28.6% 25.0%
12   Ring-billed Gull 52.0% 23.8% 28.2%
13   Turkey Vulture 4.8% 23.8% 19.0%
14   Northern Harrier 4.2% 23.8% 19.6%
15   Song Sparrow 32.2% 19.0% 13.2%
16   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 19.0% 9.8%
17   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 19.0% 4.6%
18   Red-winged Blackbird 7.2% 19.0% 11.8%
19   American Tree Sparrow 6.6% 19.0% 12.5%
20   Double-crested Cormorant 13.9% 14.3% 0.4%
21   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 14.3% 5.9%
22   Green-winged Teal 4.4% 14.3% 9.9%
23   American Kestrel 3.8% 14.3% 10.5%
24   White-throated Sparrow 42.1% 9.5% 32.6%
25   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 9.5% 27.2%
26   Mourning Dove 29.4% 9.5% 19.8%
27   Downy Woodpecker 27.2% 9.5% 17.6%
28   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 9.5% 7.0%
29   Dark-eyed Junco 15.9% 9.5% 6.3%
30   Carolina Wren 15.1% 9.5% 5.6%
31   American Coot 11.4% 9.5% 1.8%
32   Pied-billed Grebe 4.5% 9.5% 5.0%
33   Snow Bunting 1.6% 9.5% 8.0%
34   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 9.5% 8.0%
35   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 9.5% 8.3%
36   Blue Jay 33.9% 4.8% 29.1%
37   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 4.8% 20.0%
38   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 4.8% 17.2%
39   Red-breasted Merganser 19.3% 4.8% 14.5%
40   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 4.8% 10.0%
41   American Goldfinch 13.2% 4.8% 8.5%
42   Belted Kingfisher 6.9% 4.8% 2.2%
43   Bald Eagle 5.2% 4.8% 0.5%
44   Yellow-rumped Warbler 4.9% 4.8% 0.1%
45   Wood Duck 4.2% 4.8% 0.5%
46   Black Vulture 1.4% 4.8% 3.4%
47   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.2% 4.8% 3.6%