Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 15 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herring Gull | 23.4% | 93.3% | 69.9% | |||
| 2 | Great Black-backed Gull | 13.3% | 93.3% | 80.0% | |||
| 3 | American Oystercatcher | 7.9% | 93.3% | 85.4% | |||
| 4 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4.9% | 93.3% | 88.5% | |||
| 5 | Ruddy Turnstone | 2.2% | 93.3% | 91.1% | |||
| 6 | Laughing Gull | 16.9% | 86.7% | 69.8% | |||
| 7 | Brant | 10.7% | 86.7% | 75.9% | |||
| 8 | Dunlin | 2.2% | 86.7% | 84.5% | |||
| 9 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 80.0% | 46.0% | |||
| 10 | Willet | 5.8% | 80.0% | 74.2% | |||
| 11 | Black-bellied Plover | 3.5% | 80.0% | 76.5% | |||
| 12 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 73.3% | 28.2% | |||
| 13 | Osprey | 16.4% | 60.0% | 43.6% | |||
| 14 | Snowy Egret | 9.9% | 60.0% | 50.1% | |||
| 15 | Common Tern | 5.8% | 60.0% | 54.2% | |||
| 16 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 5.2% | 53.3% | 48.2% | |||
| 17 | Least Tern | 3.9% | 53.3% | 49.4% | |||
| 18 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 1.8% | 53.3% | 51.5% | |||
| 19 | Red Knot | 0.7% | 46.7% | 46.0% | |||
| 20 | Red-winged Blackbird | 53.3% | 40.0% | 13.3% | |||
| 21 | Forster's Tern | 7.9% | 40.0% | 32.1% | |||
| 22 | American Black Duck | 5.0% | 40.0% | 35.0% | |||
| 23 | Mallard | 49.3% | 33.3% | 16.0% | |||
| 24 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 33.3% | 7.9% | |||
| 25 | Clapper Rail | 3.4% | 33.3% | 30.0% | |||
| 26 | Fish Crow | 10.9% | 26.7% | 15.8% | |||
| 27 | Semipalmated Plover | 4.5% | 26.7% | 22.1% | |||
| 28 | Sanderling | 1.6% | 26.7% | 25.0% | |||
| 29 | Song Sparrow | 35.5% | 20.0% | 15.5% | |||
| 30 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 20.0% | 11.7% | |||
| 31 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 11.6% | 20.0% | 8.4% | |||
| 32 | Gadwall | 7.0% | 20.0% | 13.0% | |||
| 33 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 3.9% | 20.0% | 16.1% | |||
| 34 | European Starling | 58.4% | 13.3% | 45.1% | |||
| 35 | Yellow Warbler | 42.6% | 13.3% | 29.3% | |||
| 36 | Savannah Sparrow | 5.5% | 13.3% | 7.8% | |||
| 37 | Glossy Ibis | 4.2% | 13.3% | 9.1% | |||
| 38 | Common Grackle | 54.9% | 6.7% | 48.2% | |||
| 39 | Black-and-white Warbler | 39.5% | 6.7% | 32.9% | |||
| 40 | Chimney Swift | 29.8% | 6.7% | 23.1% | |||
| 41 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 6.7% | 15.8% | |||
| 42 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 20.8% | 6.7% | 14.1% | |||
| 43 | Red-tailed Hawk | 19.8% | 6.7% | 13.1% | |||
| 44 | American Crow | 17.6% | 6.7% | 11.0% | |||
| 45 | Greater Yellowlegs | 5.9% | 6.7% | 0.8% | |||
| 46 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 2.7% | 6.7% | 3.9% | |||
| 47 | Peregrine Falcon | 2.7% | 6.7% | 4.0% | |||
| 48 | Red-breasted Merganser | 1.7% | 6.7% | 5.0% | |||
| 49 | Black Skimmer | 1.7% | 6.7% | 5.0% | |||
| 50 | Purple Martin | 1.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% | |||
| 51 | Whimbrel | 0.1% | 6.7% | 6.6% |