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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   American Herring Gull 22.9% 93.3% 70.4%
2   Great Black-backed Gull 12.7% 93.3% 80.7%
3   American Oystercatcher 7.6% 93.3% 85.8%
4   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.6% 93.3% 88.7%
5   Ruddy Turnstone 2.1% 93.3% 91.2%
6   Laughing Gull 18.1% 86.7% 68.6%
7   Brant 10.6% 86.7% 76.0%
8   Dunlin 2.2% 86.7% 84.5%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 33.8% 80.0% 46.2%
10   Willet 5.5% 80.0% 74.5%
11   Black-bellied Plover 3.3% 80.0% 76.7%
12   Canada Goose 44.5% 73.3% 28.8%
13   Osprey 16.9% 60.0% 43.1%
14   Snowy Egret 9.4% 60.0% 50.6%
15   Common Tern 5.8% 60.0% 54.2%
16   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 53.3% 48.3%
17   Least Tern 3.7% 53.3% 49.6%
18   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 53.3% 51.5%
19   Red Knot 0.6% 46.7% 46.0%
20   Red-winged Blackbird 52.9% 40.0% 12.9%
21   Forster's Tern 7.8% 40.0% 32.2%
22   American Black Duck 5.1% 40.0% 34.9%
23   Mallard 47.7% 33.3% 14.3%
24   Great Egret 24.3% 33.3% 9.0%
25   Clapper Rail 3.3% 33.3% 30.1%
26   Fish Crow 11.1% 26.7% 15.6%
27   Semipalmated Plover 4.4% 26.7% 22.3%
28   Sanderling 1.6% 26.7% 25.1%
29   Song Sparrow 35.5% 20.0% 15.5%
30   Barn Swallow 30.9% 20.0% 10.9%
31   Black-crowned Night-Heron 10.8% 20.0% 9.2%
32   Gadwall 6.6% 20.0% 13.4%
33   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.7% 20.0% 16.3%
34   European Starling 58.3% 13.3% 44.9%
35   Yellow Warbler 41.7% 13.3% 28.4%
36   Savannah Sparrow 5.1% 13.3% 8.2%
37   Glossy Ibis 4.0% 13.3% 9.4%
38   Common Grackle 54.5% 6.7% 47.8%
39   Black-and-white Warbler 37.7% 6.7% 31.1%
40   Chimney Swift 30.9% 6.7% 24.2%
41   Tree Swallow 21.6% 6.7% 14.9%
42   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.0% 6.7% 13.4%
43   Red-tailed Hawk 18.9% 6.7% 12.3%
44   American Crow 17.5% 6.7% 10.9%
45   Greater Yellowlegs 5.4% 6.7% 1.2%
46   Peregrine Falcon 2.5% 6.7% 4.1%
47   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 6.7% 4.1%
48   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 6.7% 4.9%
49   Black Skimmer 1.6% 6.7% 5.0%
50   Purple Martin 1.6% 6.7% 5.1%
51   Whimbrel 0.1% 6.7% 6.6%