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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, South Shore in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 14 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, South Shore 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   Laughing Gull 18.1% 78.6% 60.5%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 33.8% 64.3% 30.4%
3   European Starling 58.3% 57.1% 1.1%
4   Great Egret 24.3% 57.1% 32.8%
5   Brant 10.6% 57.1% 46.5%
6   American Oystercatcher 7.6% 57.1% 49.6%
7   Barn Swallow 30.9% 50.0% 19.1%
8   American Herring Gull 22.9% 50.0% 27.1%
9   Snowy Egret 9.4% 50.0% 40.6%
10   Common Tern 5.8% 50.0% 44.2%
11   House Sparrow 57.5% 42.9% 14.6%
12   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.7% 42.9% 39.1%
13   Common Grackle 54.5% 35.7% 18.8%
14   Tree Swallow 21.6% 28.6% 7.0%
15   Forster's Tern 7.8% 28.6% 20.7%
16   American Robin 73.2% 21.4% 51.7%
17   Red-winged Blackbird 52.9% 21.4% 31.4%
18   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 21.4% 19.3%
19   Gray Catbird 65.6% 14.3% 51.3%
20   Mallard 47.7% 14.3% 33.4%
21   Northern Mockingbird 27.4% 14.3% 13.1%
22   American Crow 17.5% 14.3% 3.2%
23   Chipping Sparrow 17.2% 14.3% 2.9%
24   Ring-billed Gull 14.1% 14.3% 0.2%
25   Great Black-backed Gull 12.7% 14.3% 1.6%
26   Killdeer 9.1% 14.3% 5.2%
27   Willet 5.5% 14.3% 8.8%
28   Savannah Sparrow 5.1% 14.3% 9.2%
29   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 14.3% 9.2%
30   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.7% 14.3% 9.6%
31   Glossy Ibis 4.0% 14.3% 10.3%
32   Northern Cardinal 58.9% 7.1% 51.8%
33   Canada Goose 44.5% 7.1% 37.4%
34   Yellow Warbler 41.7% 7.1% 34.6%
35   Rock Pigeon 36.0% 7.1% 28.8%
36   Song Sparrow 35.5% 7.1% 28.4%
37   White-throated Sparrow 33.6% 7.1% 26.5%
38   Chimney Swift 30.9% 7.1% 23.7%
39   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.0% 7.1% 12.9%
40   Osprey 16.9% 7.1% 9.8%
41   Spotted Sandpiper 12.2% 7.1% 5.0%
42   Fish Crow 11.1% 7.1% 3.9%
43   Mute Swan 10.8% 7.1% 3.7%
44   Black-crowned Night-Heron 10.8% 7.1% 3.7%
45   Great Blue Heron 9.4% 7.1% 2.3%
46   Least Sandpiper 7.0% 7.1% 0.2%
47   Greater Yellowlegs 5.4% 7.1% 1.7%
48   American Black Duck 5.1% 7.1% 2.0%
49   Semipalmated Plover 4.4% 7.1% 2.7%
50   American Kestrel 2.2% 7.1% 5.0%
51   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 7.1% 5.4%