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

based on 25 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead) in February. 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 55.6% 72.0% 16.4%
2   Mallard 50.4% 68.0% 17.6%
3   House Sparrow 39.4% 68.0% 28.6%
4   Northern Shoveler 16.4% 64.0% 47.6%
5   White-throated Sparrow 40.3% 60.0% 19.7%
6   Blue Jay 35.1% 52.0% 16.9%
7   Rock Pigeon 28.3% 52.0% 23.7%
8   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 48.0% 8.0%
9   American Robin 30.1% 28.0% 2.1%
10   European Starling 38.5% 24.0% 14.5%
11   Mourning Dove 32.0% 24.0% 8.0%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 24.0% 0.7%
13   Tufted Titmouse 21.1% 24.0% 2.9%
14   Hooded Merganser 19.4% 24.0% 4.6%
15   Common Grackle 13.5% 24.0% 10.5%
16   Downy Woodpecker 27.7% 16.0% 11.7%
17   Black-capped Chickadee 23.4% 16.0% 7.4%
18   Red-tailed Hawk 23.3% 16.0% 7.3%
19   Wood Duck 5.4% 16.0% 10.6%
20   Herring Gull 42.3% 12.0% 30.3%
21   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.6% 12.0% 6.6%
22   House Finch 13.7% 12.0% 1.7%
23   American Goldfinch 12.2% 12.0% 0.2%
24   Great Blue Heron 11.4% 12.0% 0.6%
25   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 12.0% 4.5%
26   Ring-billed Gull 51.5% 8.0% 43.5%
27   Bufflehead 32.2% 8.0% 24.2%
28   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 8.0% 7.5%
29   Fox Sparrow 7.3% 8.0% 0.7%
30   Song Sparrow 34.5% 4.0% 30.5%
31   Great Black-backed Gull 30.4% 4.0% 26.4%
32   Northern Mockingbird 23.9% 4.0% 19.9%
33   Red-breasted Merganser 20.1% 4.0% 16.1%
34   Red-winged Blackbird 18.8% 4.0% 14.8%
35   Dark-eyed Junco 16.4% 4.0% 12.4%
36   Carolina Wren 15.5% 4.0% 11.5%
37   American Coot 10.6% 4.0% 6.6%
38   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4.2% 4.0% 0.2%
39   Snow Goose 2.6% 4.0% 1.4%
40   Gray Catbird 1.8% 4.0% 2.2%
41   Graylag Goose 0.1% 4.0% 3.9%