Top Birds at Playland Lake in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 27 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Playland Lake 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 | Bufflehead | 28.2% | 77.8% | 49.6% | |||
| 2 | Great Blue Heron | 20.2% | 70.4% | 50.2% | |||
| 3 | Canada Goose | 51.6% | 63.0% | 11.4% | |||
| 4 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.7% | 63.0% | 13.3% | |||
| 5 | Red-breasted Merganser | 14.9% | 63.0% | 48.1% | |||
| 6 | Mallard | 48.3% | 59.3% | 10.9% | |||
| 7 | Herring Gull | 41.9% | 59.3% | 17.4% | |||
| 8 | Greater Scaup | 6.7% | 59.3% | 52.5% | |||
| 9 | Hooded Merganser | 18.8% | 55.6% | 36.8% | |||
| 10 | American Black Duck | 26.7% | 48.1% | 21.5% | |||
| 11 | Great Black-backed Gull | 29.4% | 40.7% | 11.3% | |||
| 12 | Mute Swan | 13.9% | 37.0% | 23.1% | |||
| 13 | Lesser Scaup | 3.6% | 37.0% | 33.4% | |||
| 14 | Song Sparrow | 37.1% | 33.3% | 3.7% | |||
| 15 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 28.7% | 29.6% | 1.0% | |||
| 16 | Double-crested Cormorant | 17.9% | 29.6% | 11.7% | |||
| 17 | Belted Kingfisher | 9.6% | 29.6% | 20.1% | |||
| 18 | American White Pelican | 0.1% | 29.6% | 29.6% | |||
| 19 | European Starling | 38.9% | 25.9% | 13.0% | |||
| 20 | Blue Jay | 39.9% | 22.2% | 17.6% | |||
| 21 | Mourning Dove | 36.1% | 22.2% | 13.9% | |||
| 22 | Fish Crow | 5.2% | 22.2% | 17.1% | |||
| 23 | Common Goldeneye | 3.8% | 22.2% | 18.4% | |||
| 24 | Dark-eyed Junco | 23.2% | 18.5% | 4.7% | |||
| 25 | Common Merganser | 4.9% | 18.5% | 13.6% | |||
| 26 | White-throated Sparrow | 48.7% | 14.8% | 33.9% | |||
| 27 | House Sparrow | 38.5% | 14.8% | 23.7% | |||
| 28 | American Robin | 29.6% | 14.8% | 14.8% | |||
| 29 | American Crow | 20.6% | 14.8% | 5.8% | |||
| 30 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 20.0% | 14.8% | 5.1% | |||
| 31 | Carolina Wren | 18.8% | 14.8% | 4.0% | |||
| 32 | Greater White-fronted Goose | 0.6% | 14.8% | 14.2% | |||
| 33 | Northern Cardinal | 40.1% | 11.1% | 29.0% | |||
| 34 | Downy Woodpecker | 30.7% | 11.1% | 19.6% | |||
| 35 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.6% | 11.1% | 13.5% | |||
| 36 | Black-capped Chickadee | 24.3% | 11.1% | 13.2% | |||
| 37 | American Goldfinch | 20.4% | 11.1% | 9.3% | |||
| 38 | House Finch | 16.4% | 11.1% | 5.3% | |||
| 39 | Ruddy Duck | 15.6% | 11.1% | 4.5% | |||
| 40 | Gadwall | 15.2% | 11.1% | 4.1% | |||
| 41 | Fox Sparrow | 9.8% | 11.1% | 1.4% | |||
| 42 | Common Loon | 9.1% | 11.1% | 2.1% | |||
| 43 | American Wigeon | 6.2% | 11.1% | 4.9% | |||
| 44 | Bald Eagle | 4.8% | 11.1% | 6.3% | |||
| 45 | Redhead | 1.2% | 11.1% | 9.9% | |||
| 46 | Rock Pigeon | 30.7% | 7.4% | 23.3% | |||
| 47 | Tufted Titmouse | 21.3% | 7.4% | 13.9% | |||
| 48 | Brant | 18.9% | 7.4% | 11.5% | |||
| 49 | Northern Flicker | 11.0% | 7.4% | 3.5% | |||
| 50 | Cooper's Hawk | 10.8% | 7.4% | 3.4% | |||
| 51 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.2% | 7.4% | 1.8% | |||
| 52 | Red-winged Blackbird | 9.2% | 7.4% | 1.8% | |||
| 53 | Long-tailed Duck | 6.3% | 7.4% | 1.1% | |||
| 54 | Common Grackle | 5.5% | 7.4% | 1.9% | |||
| 55 | Pied-billed Grebe | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2.0% | |||
| 56 | Great Cormorant | 3.8% | 7.4% | 3.6% | |||
| 57 | Eastern Towhee | 2.6% | 7.4% | 4.8% | |||
| 58 | Canvasback | 2.2% | 7.4% | 5.2% | |||
| 59 | Killdeer | 1.8% | 7.4% | 5.6% | |||
| 60 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 8.3% | 3.7% | 4.6% | |||
| 61 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.4% | 3.7% | 2.7% | |||
| 62 | American Kestrel | 5.9% | 3.7% | 2.2% | |||
| 63 | Peregrine Falcon | 5.8% | 3.7% | 2.1% | |||
| 64 | Turkey Vulture | 5.4% | 3.7% | 1.7% | |||
| 65 | Horned Grebe | 5.3% | 3.7% | 1.6% | |||
| 66 | Winter Wren | 5.0% | 3.7% | 1.2% | |||
| 67 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | |||
| 68 | Brown Creeper | 4.1% | 3.7% | 0.4% | |||
| 69 | Gray Catbird | 4.0% | 3.7% | 0.2% | |||
| 70 | Ring-necked Duck | 3.9% | 3.7% | 0.2% | |||
| 71 | Wood Duck | 3.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | |||
| 72 | Cedar Waxwing | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0% | |||
| 73 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | |||
| 74 | Northern Gannet | 3.1% | 3.7% | 0.6% | |||
| 75 | Merlin | 2.3% | 3.7% | 1.4% | |||
| 76 | Snow Goose | 2.2% | 3.7% | 1.5% | |||
| 77 | Savannah Sparrow | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1.6% | |||
| 78 | Great Egret | 1.6% | 3.7% | 2.1% | |||
| 79 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 1.5% | 3.7% | 2.2% | |||
| 80 | American Pipit | 1.0% | 3.7% | 2.7% | |||
| 81 | Common Yellowthroat | 0.6% | 3.7% | 3.1% | |||
| 82 | Cackling Goose | 0.6% | 3.7% | 3.1% | |||
| 83 | Osprey | 0.1% | 3.7% | 3.6% |