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

based on 5 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, South Shore 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   Herring Gull 32.7% 100.0% 67.3%
2   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 80.0% 29.6%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 80.0% 48.1%
4   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 80.0% 49.6%
5   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 60.0% 23.7%
6   Laughing Gull 13.7% 60.0% 46.3%
7   Brant 9.6% 60.0% 50.4%
8   Song Sparrow 55.2% 40.0% 15.2%
9   Palm Warbler 31.0% 40.0% 9.0%
10   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 40.0% 18.2%
11   Great Egret 14.2% 40.0% 25.8%
12   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 40.0% 27.0%
13   Osprey 12.5% 40.0% 27.5%
14   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 40.0% 32.8%
15   House Sparrow 46.8% 20.0% 26.8%
16   European Starling 46.6% 20.0% 26.6%
17   Northern Flicker 38.5% 20.0% 18.5%
18   Gray Catbird 38.5% 20.0% 18.5%
19   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 20.0% 16.4%
20   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 20.0% 15.5%
21   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 20.0% 15.0%
22   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 20.0% 6.3%
23   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 20.0% 5.5%
24   American Kestrel 12.9% 20.0% 7.1%
25   Mute Swan 10.8% 20.0% 9.2%
26   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 20.0% 10.6%
27   Northern Harrier 5.9% 20.0% 14.1%
28   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 20.0% 15.7%
29   Royal Tern 3.4% 20.0% 16.6%