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Top Birds at Freshkills Park in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 19 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Freshkills Park 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   Red-tailed Hawk 24.7% 94.7% 70.1%
2   American Herring Gull 41.4% 84.2% 42.8%
3   Ring-billed Gull 49.2% 73.7% 24.5%
4   Mallard 47.6% 68.4% 20.9%
5   European Starling 38.8% 68.4% 29.7%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 28.5% 68.4% 39.9%
7   Canada Goose 51.8% 63.2% 11.4%
8   American Robin 30.2% 63.2% 33.0%
9   Great Blue Heron 20.0% 63.2% 43.1%
10   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 63.2% 44.5%
11   Rock Pigeon 31.1% 57.9% 26.8%
12   Downy Woodpecker 30.8% 57.9% 27.1%
13   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 57.9% 29.4%
14   American Goldfinch 20.1% 57.9% 37.8%
15   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 57.9% 52.6%
16   Blue Jay 40.2% 52.6% 12.5%
17   Song Sparrow 37.1% 52.6% 15.6%
18   Gadwall 15.1% 52.6% 37.5%
19   Bufflehead 27.8% 47.4% 19.5%
20   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 47.4% 38.1%
21   American Kestrel 6.0% 47.4% 41.4%
22   White-throated Sparrow 49.1% 42.1% 7.0%
23   Northern Cardinal 40.5% 42.1% 1.7%
24   Carolina Wren 19.1% 42.1% 23.0%
25   Double-crested Cormorant 17.6% 42.1% 24.6%
26   Belted Kingfisher 9.4% 42.1% 32.7%
27   Northern Harrier 4.8% 42.1% 37.3%
28   Cedar Waxwing 3.4% 42.1% 38.7%
29   Horned Lark 2.6% 42.1% 39.5%
30   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 42.1% 40.0%
31   House Sparrow 38.8% 36.8% 2.0%
32   American Black Duck 26.5% 36.8% 10.3%
33   Swamp Sparrow 8.1% 36.8% 28.8%
34   American Tree Sparrow 6.2% 36.8% 30.6%
35   Mourning Dove 36.7% 31.6% 5.1%
36   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.0% 31.6% 2.6%
37   Northern Flicker 10.8% 31.6% 20.7%
38   Fox Sparrow 9.9% 31.6% 21.7%
39   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.7% 31.6% 25.9%
40   Green-winged Teal 5.2% 31.6% 26.4%
41   Northern Pintail 3.2% 31.6% 28.4%
42   Eastern Meadowlark 0.2% 31.6% 31.4%
43   Dark-eyed Junco 24.0% 26.3% 2.3%
44   Lapland Longspur 0.4% 26.3% 26.0%
45   Black-capped Chickadee 25.7% 21.1% 4.6%
46   American Crow 20.8% 21.1% 0.3%
47   Snow Bunting 2.0% 21.1% 19.0%
48   Tufted Titmouse 22.3% 15.8% 6.5%
49   Cooper's Hawk 11.3% 15.8% 4.5%
50   Pied-billed Grebe 5.0% 15.8% 10.8%
51   Common Raven 4.9% 15.8% 10.9%
52   Killdeer 2.1% 15.8% 13.7%
53   Orange-crowned Warbler 2.0% 15.8% 13.8%
54   American Pipit 1.0% 15.8% 14.8%
55   Palm Warbler 0.8% 15.8% 15.0%
56   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 15.8% 15.5%
57   Swainson's Hawk 0.0% 15.8% 15.8%
58   Red-breasted Merganser 14.7% 10.5% 4.1%
59   Northern Shoveler 14.5% 10.5% 4.0%
60   Hairy Woodpecker 9.3% 10.5% 1.2%
61   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 10.5% 3.7%
62   Fish Crow 5.5% 10.5% 5.0%
63   Common Grackle 5.4% 10.5% 5.2%
64   Bald Eagle 5.0% 10.5% 5.5%
65   Winter Wren 4.8% 10.5% 5.7%
66   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.7% 10.5% 5.9%
67   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 10.5% 7.4%
68   Snow Goose 2.2% 10.5% 8.4%
69   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.7% 10.5% 8.8%
70   Purple Finch 1.4% 10.5% 9.1%
71   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.1% 5.3% 15.9%
72   House Finch 16.5% 5.3% 11.3%
73   American Coot 10.2% 5.3% 5.0%
74   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.5% 5.3% 3.3%
75   Red-throated Loon 6.5% 5.3% 1.3%
76   Brown Creeper 4.3% 5.3% 1.0%
77   Wood Duck 4.1% 5.3% 1.1%
78   Great Cormorant 3.6% 5.3% 1.7%
79   Merlin 2.4% 5.3% 2.9%
80   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 5.3% 3.8%
81   Pileated Woodpecker 1.4% 5.3% 3.8%
82   Black Vulture 1.3% 5.3% 3.9%
83   Laughing Gull 0.6% 5.3% 4.7%
84   American Woodcock 0.6% 5.3% 4.7%
85   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.6% 5.3% 4.7%
86   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.6% 5.3% 4.7%
87   Cackling Goose 0.6% 5.3% 4.7%
88   House Wren 0.1% 5.3% 5.1%
89   Short-eared Owl 0.1% 5.3% 5.2%
90   Vesper Sparrow 0.0% 5.3% 5.2%