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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 7 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 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   Brant 9.6% 85.7% 76.2%
2   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 85.7% 81.7%
3   Herring Gull 32.7% 71.4% 38.7%
4   Dunlin 2.5% 71.4% 68.9%
5   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 71.4% 71.0%
6   Great Egret 14.2% 57.1% 42.9%
7   American Black Duck 13.3% 57.1% 43.8%
8   Snowy Egret 5.4% 57.1% 51.7%
9   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 57.1% 55.1%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 42.9% 10.9%
11   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 42.9% 23.9%
12   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 42.9% 35.6%
13   Northern Harrier 5.9% 42.9% 37.0%
14   Red Knot 0.3% 42.9% 42.5%
15   Canada Goose 40.8% 28.6% 12.2%
16   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 28.6% 6.7%
17   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 28.6% 14.0%
18   Laughing Gull 13.7% 28.6% 14.8%
19   Osprey 12.5% 28.6% 16.1%
20   Song Sparrow 55.2% 14.3% 40.9%
21   Mallard 38.6% 14.3% 24.3%
22   Northern Flicker 38.6% 14.3% 24.3%
23   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 14.3% 22.1%
24   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 14.3% 18.5%
25   Palm Warbler 31.0% 14.3% 16.7%
26   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 14.3% 16.1%
27   American Goldfinch 23.8% 14.3% 9.5%
28   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 14.3% 5.1%
29   Mute Swan 10.8% 14.3% 3.5%
30   Gadwall 8.0% 14.3% 6.3%
31   American Redstart 7.9% 14.3% 6.4%
32   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 14.3% 6.4%
33   Merlin 7.4% 14.3% 6.8%
34   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 14.3% 8.6%
35   Bald Eagle 5.4% 14.3% 8.9%
36   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 14.3% 10.0%
37   American Coot 4.2% 14.3% 10.0%
38   Royal Tern 3.4% 14.3% 10.9%
39   Forster's Tern 2.4% 14.3% 11.8%
40   Surf Scoter 0.8% 14.3% 13.5%
41   American Golden-Plover 0.6% 14.3% 13.7%
42   Willet 0.1% 14.3% 14.2%
43   Marbled Godwit 0.0% 14.3% 14.2%