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

based on 22 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead) 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   Mallard 48.3% 77.3% 29.0%
2   Canada Goose 51.6% 68.2% 16.6%
3   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 63.6% 48.8%
4   House Sparrow 38.5% 59.1% 20.6%
5   Blue Jay 39.8% 50.0% 10.2%
6   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 40.9% 7.8%
7   European Starling 38.9% 31.8% 7.1%
8   American Robin 29.6% 31.8% 2.3%
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.6% 31.8% 3.2%
10   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 27.3% 12.8%
11   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 27.3% 3.5%
12   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 22.7% 1.8%
13   Tufted Titmouse 21.3% 22.7% 1.4%
14   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 18.2% 31.5%
15   Mourning Dove 36.1% 18.2% 18.0%
16   American Goldfinch 20.4% 18.2% 2.2%
17   American Crow 20.6% 13.6% 7.0%
18   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 9.1% 21.6%
19   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 9.1% 15.2%
20   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 9.1% 11.1%
21   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 9.1% 9.7%
22   House Finch 16.4% 9.1% 7.3%
23   Common Grackle 5.5% 9.1% 3.6%
24   Bufflehead 28.2% 4.5% 23.7%
25   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 4.5% 18.7%
26   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 4.5% 15.4%
27   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 4.5% 1.1%
28   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 4.5% 1.0%
29   Wood Duck 3.8% 4.5% 0.8%
30   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 4.5% 1.3%