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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 147 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end in October. 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 40.4% 76.2% 35.7%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 30.9% 76.2% 45.3%
3   Mute Swan 10.4% 76.2% 65.7%
4   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 76.2% 67.5%
5   Great Egret 13.8% 74.1% 60.4%
6   Mallard 38.2% 72.8% 34.6%
7   Ruddy Duck 7.7% 63.9% 56.2%
8   American Wigeon 2.8% 61.9% 59.1%
9   Greater Yellowlegs 6.9% 60.5% 53.6%
10   American Herring Gull 31.7% 57.8% 26.1%
11   Ring-billed Gull 29.6% 57.8% 28.2%
12   Gadwall 7.9% 54.4% 46.6%
13   Snowy Egret 5.2% 54.4% 49.2%
14   Great Blue Heron 22.1% 51.7% 29.6%
15   Laughing Gull 13.4% 51.7% 38.3%
16   American Black Duck 13.3% 51.7% 38.4%
17   Green-winged Teal 6.3% 51.0% 44.7%
18   Song Sparrow 55.0% 44.2% 10.7%
19   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.4% 44.2% 41.9%
20   Yellow-rumped Warbler 49.7% 42.2% 7.6%
21   Swamp Sparrow 32.9% 40.1% 7.3%
22   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 37.4% 33.4%
23   Gray Catbird 37.3% 36.1% 1.3%
24   Blue-winged Teal 0.9% 32.0% 31.0%
25   White-throated Sparrow 58.7% 31.3% 27.4%
26   Great Black-backed Gull 17.8% 29.9% 12.1%
27   American Coot 3.9% 28.6% 24.7%
28   Red-winged Blackbird 15.6% 27.2% 11.6%
29   Carolina Wren 23.2% 26.5% 3.4%
30   European Starling 45.9% 24.5% 21.4%
31   Dunlin 2.4% 24.5% 22.1%
32   American Robin 57.7% 23.8% 33.9%
33   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 23.1% 13.2%
34   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.5% 22.4% 21.9%
35   Northern Flicker 38.2% 21.8% 16.4%
36   Brant 9.0% 21.8% 12.7%
37   Eastern Phoebe 36.3% 21.1% 15.2%
38   Common Yellowthroat 25.4% 21.1% 4.3%
39   Northern Pintail 1.7% 21.1% 19.4%
40   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.9% 21.1% 20.2%
41   Snow Goose 0.5% 21.1% 20.6%
42   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 20.4% 19.2%
43   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.2% 19.7% 25.4%
44   Northern Harrier 5.6% 19.7% 14.2%
45   Belted Kingfisher 12.7% 19.0% 6.3%
46   Peregrine Falcon 7.5% 18.4% 10.8%
47   Golden-crowned Kinglet 29.8% 17.7% 12.1%
48   Pied-billed Grebe 3.6% 17.7% 14.1%
49   Northern Cardinal 45.2% 16.3% 28.9%
50   Palm Warbler 30.4% 15.0% 15.4%
51   Osprey 11.7% 15.0% 3.3%
52   Killdeer 6.0% 14.3% 8.3%
53   Stilt Sandpiper 0.3% 13.6% 13.3%
54   Tree Swallow 5.1% 12.9% 7.8%
55   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 12.9% 12.5%
56   Mourning Dove 45.7% 12.2% 33.5%
57   Dark-eyed Junco 26.6% 10.9% 15.7%
58   Common Grackle 21.9% 10.9% 11.0%
59   Eastern Towhee 20.5% 10.9% 9.6%
60   Savannah Sparrow 18.7% 10.9% 7.8%
61   Wood Duck 9.9% 10.9% 1.0%
62   Hudsonian Godwit 0.2% 10.9% 10.7%
63   Merlin 7.4% 10.2% 2.8%
64   Least Sandpiper 0.6% 10.2% 9.6%
65   House Sparrow 46.8% 9.5% 37.3%
66   Rock Pigeon 35.7% 9.5% 26.2%
67   Downy Woodpecker 30.1% 9.5% 20.5%
68   Forster's Tern 2.4% 9.5% 7.2%
69   Hooded Merganser 1.2% 9.5% 8.3%
70   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 9.5% 8.8%
71   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.3% 8.8% 8.5%
72   Greater Scaup 0.5% 8.2% 7.6%
73   American White Pelican 0.2% 8.2% 8.0%
74   Northern Waterthrush 2.5% 7.5% 4.9%
75   Bufflehead 1.4% 7.5% 6.1%
76   Semipalmated Plover 1.4% 7.5% 6.1%
77   Lesser Scaup 0.4% 7.5% 7.1%
78   American Crow 23.4% 6.8% 16.6%
79   Black-bellied Plover 3.9% 6.8% 2.9%
80   Glossy Ibis 0.1% 6.8% 6.7%
81   Cedar Waxwing 9.7% 6.1% 3.5%
82   Green Heron 1.2% 6.1% 5.0%
83   Hermit Thrush 24.3% 5.4% 18.9%
84   Cooper's Hawk 14.8% 5.4% 9.4%
85   Chimney Swift 7.6% 5.4% 2.2%
86   American Pipit 2.4% 5.4% 3.0%
87   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.4% 5.4% 4.0%
88   Caspian Tern 0.4% 5.4% 5.0%
89   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.6% 4.8% 17.8%
90   American Avocet 0.3% 4.8% 4.5%
91   Eurasian Wigeon 0.2% 4.8% 4.6%
92   Willet 0.1% 4.8% 4.7%
93   Blue Jay 56.8% 4.1% 52.7%
94   Black-capped Chickadee 18.1% 4.1% 14.0%
95   House Finch 18.1% 4.1% 14.0%
96   Black-and-white Warbler 9.0% 4.1% 5.0%
97   Fish Crow 2.7% 4.1% 1.4%
98   Little Blue Heron 0.4% 4.1% 3.6%
99   American Goldfinch 23.3% 3.4% 19.9%
100   White-crowned Sparrow 10.2% 3.4% 6.8%
101   American Oystercatcher 2.1% 3.4% 1.3%
102   Spotted Sandpiper 0.8% 3.4% 2.6%
103   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 3.4% 3.0%
104   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 2.7% 17.8%
105   Field Sparrow 11.3% 2.7% 8.6%
106   Brown Creeper 11.2% 2.7% 8.5%
107   Blackpoll Warbler 9.8% 2.7% 7.1%
108   American Redstart 7.7% 2.7% 5.0%
109   Red-eyed Vireo 5.6% 2.7% 2.9%
110   Brown Thrasher 5.1% 2.7% 2.4%
111   Royal Tern 3.3% 2.7% 0.6%
112   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 2.7% 2.1%
113   Black Skimmer 0.6% 2.7% 2.1%
114   Ring-necked Duck 0.5% 2.7% 2.2%
115   Sora 0.5% 2.7% 2.3%
116   Redhead 0.1% 2.7% 2.6%
117   Western Sandpiper 0.1% 2.7% 2.6%
118   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 2.0% 10.0%
119   Northern Parula 10.7% 2.0% 8.7%
120   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.5% 2.0% 7.4%
121   House Wren 8.9% 2.0% 6.9%
122   Bald Eagle 5.6% 2.0% 3.5%
123   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.2% 2.0% 3.2%
124   Pine Siskin 4.0% 2.0% 1.9%
125   Marsh Wren 2.2% 2.0% 0.2%
126   Marbled Godwit 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
127   Wilson's Phalarope 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%
128   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.8% 1.4% 34.4%
129   American Kestrel 12.6% 1.4% 11.2%
130   Winter Wren 10.7% 1.4% 9.3%
131   Magnolia Warbler 7.1% 1.4% 5.7%
132   Common Raven 6.2% 1.4% 4.9%
133   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.6% 1.4% 4.2%
134   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 1.4% 3.1%
135   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.3% 1.4% 2.9%
136   Sanderling 1.6% 1.4% 0.2%
137   Red Knot 0.3% 1.4% 1.1%
138   Red-tailed Hawk 23.1% 0.7% 22.5%
139   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.7% 0.7% 21.0%
140   Tufted Titmouse 20.3% 0.7% 19.6%
141   Blue-headed Vireo 11.4% 0.7% 10.8%
142   Purple Finch 6.7% 0.7% 6.0%
143   Pine Warbler 6.3% 0.7% 5.6%
144   Tennessee Warbler 2.3% 0.7% 1.7%
145   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.5% 0.7% 0.8%
146   Rusty Blackbird 1.4% 0.7% 0.7%
147   Yellow Warbler 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%
148   Clapper Rail 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
149   American Woodcock 0.9% 0.7% 0.3%
150   American Golden-Plover 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
151   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 0.7% 0.1%
152   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 0.7% 0.3%
153   Barn Swallow 0.2% 0.7% 0.5%
154   Tricolored Heron 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
155   Black-headed Gull 0.0% 0.7% 0.6%
156   Ross's Goose 0.0% 0.7% 0.7%