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

based on 44 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end in May. 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   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 93.2% 50.6%
2   Laughing Gull 16.8% 84.1% 67.2%
3   Mallard 49.3% 79.5% 30.3%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 79.5% 45.5%
5   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 77.3% 24.0%
6   Mute Swan 11.5% 77.3% 65.8%
7   Gray Catbird 65.9% 70.5% 4.5%
8   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 63.6% 59.4%
9   Tree Swallow 22.4% 61.4% 39.0%
10   Osprey 16.4% 61.4% 45.0%
11   Canada Goose 45.1% 59.1% 14.0%
12   Great Egret 25.4% 59.1% 33.7%
13   American Robin 73.3% 54.5% 18.8%
14   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 52.3% 49.0%
15   Gadwall 7.0% 50.0% 43.0%
16   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 47.7% 0.2%
17   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 45.5% 13.6%
18   Forster's Tern 7.9% 43.2% 35.3%
19   Barn Swallow 31.7% 40.9% 9.2%
20   Herring Gull 23.4% 40.9% 17.5%
21   American Black Duck 5.0% 40.9% 35.9%
22   Carolina Wren 19.8% 36.4% 16.5%
23   House Wren 26.7% 34.1% 7.4%
24   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 34.1% 14.2%
25   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 34.1% 21.7%
26   European Starling 58.4% 27.3% 31.2%
27   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 27.3% 15.6%
28   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 25.0% 1.7%
29   Fish Crow 10.8% 25.0% 14.2%
30   Snowy Egret 9.9% 25.0% 15.1%
31   American Redstart 40.4% 22.7% 17.7%
32   Song Sparrow 35.5% 22.7% 12.8%
33   American Goldfinch 28.7% 20.5% 8.2%
34   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 20.5% 13.4%
35   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 18.2% 15.6%
36   Brant 10.8% 18.2% 7.4%
37   Common Tern 5.8% 18.2% 12.4%
38   Northern Parula 35.7% 15.9% 19.8%
39   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 15.9% 11.0%
40   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 13.6% 0.3%
41   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 13.6% 8.5%
42   House Sparrow 57.0% 11.4% 45.6%
43   Common Grackle 54.9% 11.4% 43.6%
44   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 11.4% 22.9%
45   American Crow 17.6% 11.4% 6.3%
46   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 11.4% 1.8%
47   Willet 5.8% 11.4% 5.6%
48   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 11.4% 5.9%
49   Mourning Dove 53.4% 9.1% 44.3%
50   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 9.1% 30.4%
51   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 9.1% 18.4%
52   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 9.1% 13.7%
53   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 9.1% 11.7%
54   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 9.1% 2.9%
55   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 9.1% 2.8%
56   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 9.1% 3.2%
57   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 9.1% 6.4%
58   Bank Swallow 2.5% 9.1% 6.6%
59   Bufflehead 1.2% 9.1% 7.9%
60   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 6.8% 25.4%
61   Chimney Swift 29.8% 6.8% 23.0%
62   Northern Flicker 29.1% 6.8% 22.3%
63   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 6.8% 15.1%
64   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 6.8% 11.3%
65   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 6.8% 10.0%
66   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 6.8% 1.1%
67   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 6.8% 0.5%
68   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 6.8% 2.3%
69   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 6.8% 5.3%
70   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 4.5% 30.9%
71   Ovenbird 32.7% 4.5% 28.2%
72   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 4.5% 23.6%
73   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 4.5% 23.5%
74   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 4.5% 15.6%
75   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 4.5% 14.4%
76   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 4.5% 13.2%
77   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 4.5% 12.3%
78   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 4.5% 11.7%
79   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 4.5% 9.9%
80   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 4.5% 5.7%
81   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 4.5% 5.2%
82   Killdeer 9.3% 4.5% 4.8%
83   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 4.5% 0.4%
84   Little Blue Heron 1.2% 4.5% 3.3%
85   Green-winged Teal 0.6% 4.5% 4.0%
86   Blue Jay 49.3% 2.3% 47.0%
87   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 2.3% 42.4%
88   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 2.3% 21.0%
89   Veery 20.1% 2.3% 17.8%
90   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 2.3% 16.0%
91   House Finch 16.0% 2.3% 13.8%
92   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 2.3% 13.3%
93   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 2.3% 12.0%
94   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 2.3% 12.0%
95   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 2.3% 8.8%
96   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 2.3% 7.7%
97   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 2.3% 7.2%
98   Wood Duck 9.3% 2.3% 7.0%
99   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 2.3% 5.7%
100   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 2.3% 4.7%
101   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 2.3% 3.5%
102   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 2.3% 3.2%
103   Marsh Wren 4.6% 2.3% 2.4%
104   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 2.3% 1.6%
105   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 2.3% 1.4%
106   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 2.3% 0.4%
107   Bald Eagle 2.5% 2.3% 0.2%
108   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 2.3% 0.1%
109   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 2.3% 0.6%
110   American Coot 0.9% 2.3% 1.4%
111   Seaside Sparrow 0.8% 2.3% 1.5%
112   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 0.7% 2.3% 1.6%
113   Blue-winged Teal 0.5% 2.3% 1.8%
114   American Woodcock 0.5% 2.3% 1.8%
115   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 2.3% 1.9%
116   American Wigeon 0.2% 2.3% 2.0%
117   Caspian Tern 0.2% 2.3% 2.1%
118   Horned Grebe 0.2% 2.3% 2.1%
119   Northern Pintail 0.1% 2.3% 2.1%
120   Great Cormorant 0.1% 2.3% 2.2%
121   Eastern Meadowlark 0.0% 2.3% 2.2%