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

based on 37 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead) in April. 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   American Robin 74.8% 64.9% 9.9%
2   Blue Jay 52.6% 64.9% 12.3%
3   Canada Goose 52.9% 62.2% 9.2%
4   Mallard 54.7% 54.1% 0.6%
5   House Sparrow 53.2% 54.1% 0.9%
6   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 48.6% 8.5%
7   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 43.2% 17.4%
8   European Starling 56.7% 43.2% 13.5%
9   Rock Pigeon 34.1% 37.8% 3.7%
10   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 35.1% 5.8%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 29.7% 7.0%
12   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 27.0% 27.7%
13   Mourning Dove 51.6% 24.3% 27.3%
14   Common Grackle 48.8% 24.3% 24.5%
15   Northern Flicker 45.2% 24.3% 20.9%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 24.3% 6.9%
17   Palm Warbler 28.0% 24.3% 3.7%
18   Song Sparrow 48.8% 21.6% 27.2%
19   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 21.6% 9.6%
20   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 18.9% 19.1%
21   Tufted Titmouse 25.8% 18.9% 6.8%
22   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 18.9% 10.2%
23   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 18.9% 11.1%
24   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 16.2% 23.5%
25   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 16.2% 9.3%
26   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 16.2% 2.8%
27   American Goldfinch 28.5% 10.8% 17.7%
28   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 10.8% 14.0%
29   Great Egret 22.7% 10.8% 11.9%
30   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 10.8% 11.1%
31   Gray Catbird 9.1% 10.8% 1.7%
32   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.0% 10.8% 3.8%
33   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 8.1% 12.1%
34   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 8.1% 9.7%
35   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 8.1% 9.0%
36   Brown Creeper 9.3% 8.1% 1.2%
37   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 8.1% 0.5%
38   Northern Waterthrush 5.2% 8.1% 3.0%
39   Blackburnian Warbler 0.5% 8.1% 7.7%
40   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 5.4% 22.9%
41   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 5.4% 17.6%
42   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 5.4% 16.5%
43   American Crow 19.4% 5.4% 14.0%
44   White-breasted Nuthatch 17.9% 5.4% 12.5%
45   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 5.4% 5.7%
46   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 5.4% 5.4%
47   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10.4% 5.4% 5.0%
48   Blue-headed Vireo 9.5% 5.4% 4.1%
49   Common Yellowthroat 3.5% 5.4% 1.9%
50   Baltimore Oriole 2.8% 5.4% 2.6%
51   Herring Gull 26.4% 2.7% 23.7%
52   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 2.7% 22.4%
53   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 2.7% 20.6%
54   Carolina Wren 22.3% 2.7% 19.6%
55   Pine Warbler 15.7% 2.7% 13.0%
56   Wood Duck 14.3% 2.7% 11.6%
57   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 2.7% 7.5%
58   Hairy Woodpecker 10.0% 2.7% 7.3%
59   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 2.7% 3.5%
60   American Kestrel 5.5% 2.7% 2.8%
61   Northern Parula 4.8% 2.7% 2.1%
62   Rusty Blackbird 4.3% 2.7% 1.6%
63   Winter Wren 3.7% 2.7% 1.0%
64   Warbling Vireo 3.4% 2.7% 0.7%
65   Fox Sparrow 3.2% 2.7% 0.5%
66   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 2.7% 0.2%
67   Prairie Warbler 2.7% 2.7% 0.0%
68   Great Horned Owl 2.5% 2.7% 0.2%
69   Black-throated Blue Warbler 1.7% 2.7% 1.0%
70   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.6% 2.7% 1.1%
71   White-crowned Sparrow 0.9% 2.7% 1.8%