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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 27 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 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   Canada Goose 51.6% 92.6% 41.0%
2   Mallard 48.3% 74.1% 25.8%
3   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 74.1% 58.5%
4   American Black Duck 26.6% 63.0% 36.3%
5   Snow Goose 2.2% 55.6% 53.4%
6   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 48.1% 29.4%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 48.1% 30.2%
8   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 48.1% 33.4%
9   Mute Swan 13.9% 48.1% 34.2%
10   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 40.7% 9.0%
11   Herring Gull 41.9% 40.7% 1.2%
12   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 40.7% 35.6%
13   American Coot 10.4% 37.0% 26.7%
14   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 33.3% 6.7%
15   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 33.3% 13.1%
16   Brant 18.9% 33.3% 14.5%
17   American Wigeon 6.2% 33.3% 27.2%
18   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 29.6% 19.0%
19   Song Sparrow 37.1% 29.6% 7.4%
20   Gadwall 15.2% 29.6% 14.4%
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 29.6% 22.8%
22   Northern Harrier 4.9% 29.6% 24.7%
23   European Starling 38.9% 25.9% 13.0%
24   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 25.9% 3.5%
25   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 25.9% 11.0%
26   Mourning Dove 36.1% 18.5% 17.6%
27   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 18.5% 12.2%
28   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 18.5% 9.9%
29   Bufflehead 28.2% 18.5% 9.7%
30   Carolina Wren 18.8% 18.5% 0.3%
31   Greater Scaup 6.8% 18.5% 11.8%
32   Northern Pintail 3.3% 18.5% 15.3%
33   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 18.5% 17.0%
34   American Robin 29.6% 14.8% 14.8%
35   Northern Flicker 11.0% 14.8% 3.9%
36   Fox Sparrow 9.7% 14.8% 5.1%
37   Gray Catbird 3.9% 14.8% 10.9%
38   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 14.8% 11.2%
39   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 11.1% 19.6%
40   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 11.1% 13.2%
41   American Crow 20.6% 11.1% 9.5%
42   House Finch 16.4% 11.1% 5.3%
43   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 11.1% 3.5%
44   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 11.1% 5.6%
45   Winter Wren 4.9% 11.1% 6.2%
46   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 11.1% 7.5%
47   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 11.1% 9.5%
48   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 7.4% 15.8%
49   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 7.4% 3.4%
50   Belted Kingfisher 9.6% 7.4% 2.2%
51   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 7.4% 1.8%
52   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 7.4% 1.0%
53   Fish Crow 5.2% 7.4% 2.2%
54   Great Egret 1.6% 7.4% 5.8%
55   Tree Swallow 1.0% 7.4% 6.4%
56   House Sparrow 38.5% 3.7% 34.8%
57   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 3.7% 20.9%
58   American Goldfinch 20.4% 3.7% 16.7%
59   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 3.7% 2.1%
60   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 3.7% 1.9%
61   Common Grackle 5.5% 3.7% 1.8%
62   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 3.7% 1.7%
63   Common Raven 4.5% 3.7% 0.8%
64   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 3.7% 0.6%
65   Ring-necked Duck 3.9% 3.7% 0.2%
66   Great Cormorant 3.8% 3.7% 0.1%
67   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 3.7% 2.1%
68   Dunlin 1.6% 3.7% 2.1%
69   Purple Finch 1.3% 3.7% 2.4%
70   Redhead 1.2% 3.7% 2.5%
71   American Pipit 1.0% 3.7% 2.7%
72   Snowy Owl 1.0% 3.7% 2.7%
73   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 3.7% 3.5%
74   American Avocet 0.0% 3.7% 3.7%
75   Eared Grebe 0.0% 3.7% 3.7%