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

based on 6 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh in September. 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   Snowy Egret 12.1% 100.0% 87.9%
2   Herring Gull 30.9% 83.3% 52.5%
3   Great Egret 20.0% 83.3% 63.3%
4   Laughing Gull 18.6% 83.3% 64.7%
5   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 83.3% 78.3%
6   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 83.3% 78.9%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 66.7% 34.7%
8   Osprey 25.5% 66.7% 41.2%
9   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 66.7% 59.6%
10   Canada Goose 37.8% 50.0% 12.2%
11   Song Sparrow 28.7% 50.0% 21.3%
12   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 50.0% 25.3%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 50.0% 31.4%
14   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 50.0% 37.9%
15   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 50.0% 41.2%
16   American Black Duck 8.0% 50.0% 42.0%
17   Forster's Tern 4.1% 50.0% 45.9%
18   Short-billed Dowitcher 3.0% 50.0% 47.0%
19   Willet 1.0% 50.0% 49.0%
20   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 33.3% 25.4%
21   Common Tern 4.0% 33.3% 29.4%
22   Northern Harrier 3.6% 33.3% 29.7%
23   Clapper Rail 1.9% 33.3% 31.4%
24   Black Skimmer 1.6% 33.3% 31.7%
25   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 33.3% 32.0%
26   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 33.3% 32.0%
27   Brant 0.5% 33.3% 32.8%
28   Red Knot 0.4% 33.3% 32.9%
29   European Starling 48.4% 16.7% 31.8%
30   Northern Flicker 43.2% 16.7% 26.5%
31   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 16.7% 8.5%
32   House Finch 14.9% 16.7% 1.8%
33   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 16.7% 4.4%
34   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 16.7% 4.6%
35   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 16.7% 8.7%
36   Green Heron 7.5% 16.7% 9.1%
37   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 16.7% 9.3%
38   Merlin 5.4% 16.7% 11.3%
39   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 16.7% 11.7%
40   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 16.7% 12.7%
41   Royal Tern 2.9% 16.7% 13.8%
42   Whimbrel 0.5% 16.7% 16.1%
43   Least Tern 0.2% 16.7% 16.5%