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Top Birds at Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead) in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 35 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead) 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   Northern Shoveler 16.0% 77.1% 61.2%
2   Canada Goose 53.5% 68.6% 15.1%
3   Mallard 49.0% 62.9% 13.9%
4   House Sparrow 35.7% 60.0% 24.3%
5   White-throated Sparrow 42.1% 57.1% 15.0%
6   Blue Jay 33.9% 48.6% 14.7%
7   American Robin 24.8% 40.0% 15.2%
8   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 37.1% 0.4%
9   European Starling 35.9% 34.3% 1.7%
10   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 34.3% 5.5%
11   Tufted Titmouse 19.6% 34.3% 14.7%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 25.7% 1.0%
13   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 25.7% 3.9%
14   Mourning Dove 29.4% 22.9% 6.5%
15   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.3% 22.9% 4.6%
16   Ring-billed Gull 52.1% 14.3% 37.8%
17   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 14.3% 7.7%
18   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 11.4% 8.1%
19   Common Grackle 5.1% 11.4% 6.3%
20   Bufflehead 31.9% 8.6% 23.3%
21   Dark-eyed Junco 15.9% 8.6% 7.3%
22   Greater White-fronted Goose 0.9% 8.6% 7.7%
23   Herring Gull 43.3% 5.7% 37.6%
24   Downy Woodpecker 27.2% 5.7% 21.4%
25   American Crow 18.2% 5.7% 12.5%
26   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 5.7% 10.8%
27   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 5.7% 2.7%
28   Wood Duck 4.2% 5.7% 1.5%
29   American Black Duck 27.9% 2.9% 25.0%
30   Red-breasted Merganser 19.3% 2.9% 16.4%
31   Gadwall 16.7% 2.9% 13.9%
32   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 2.9% 11.9%
33   House Finch 13.4% 2.9% 10.6%
34   American Coot 11.4% 2.9% 8.5%
35   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 2.9% 5.0%
36   Swamp Sparrow 4.7% 2.9% 1.8%
37   Brown Creeper 3.7% 2.9% 0.9%
38   Hermit Thrush 2.8% 2.9% 0.1%
39   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.6% 2.9% 0.3%
40   Redhead 2.4% 2.9% 0.5%
41   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 2.9% 0.5%
42   Barred Owl 0.7% 2.9% 2.1%