Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, South Shore in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 12 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laughing Gull | 16.9% | 83.3% | 66.5% | |||
| 2 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 66.7% | 32.6% | |||
| 3 | Brant | 10.8% | 66.7% | 55.9% | |||
| 4 | European Starling | 58.4% | 58.3% | 0.1% | |||
| 5 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 58.3% | 32.9% | |||
| 6 | Snowy Egret | 9.9% | 58.3% | 48.4% | |||
| 7 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 50.0% | 18.3% | |||
| 8 | Herring Gull | 23.4% | 50.0% | 26.6% | |||
| 9 | American Oystercatcher | 7.9% | 50.0% | 42.1% | |||
| 10 | Common Tern | 5.8% | 50.0% | 44.2% | |||
| 11 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 3.9% | 50.0% | 46.1% | |||
| 12 | House Sparrow | 57.0% | 41.7% | 15.3% | |||
| 13 | Common Grackle | 54.9% | 41.7% | 13.2% | |||
| 14 | Forster's Tern | 7.9% | 33.3% | 25.4% | |||
| 15 | American Robin | 73.3% | 25.0% | 48.3% | |||
| 16 | Red-winged Blackbird | 53.3% | 25.0% | 28.3% | |||
| 17 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 25.0% | 2.6% | |||
| 18 | Ruddy Turnstone | 2.2% | 25.0% | 22.8% | |||
| 19 | Gray Catbird | 65.9% | 16.7% | 49.3% | |||
| 20 | Mallard | 49.3% | 16.7% | 32.6% | |||
| 21 | Chipping Sparrow | 18.3% | 16.7% | 1.6% | |||
| 22 | American Crow | 17.6% | 16.7% | 1.0% | |||
| 23 | Ring-billed Gull | 14.3% | 16.7% | 2.3% | |||
| 24 | Willet | 5.8% | 16.7% | 10.9% | |||
| 25 | Savannah Sparrow | 5.5% | 16.7% | 11.2% | |||
| 26 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 5.2% | 16.7% | 11.5% | |||
| 27 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4.9% | 16.7% | 11.8% | |||
| 28 | Glossy Ibis | 4.2% | 16.7% | 12.4% | |||
| 29 | Northern Cardinal | 59.0% | 8.3% | 50.7% | |||
| 30 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 8.3% | 36.8% | |||
| 31 | Yellow Warbler | 42.6% | 8.3% | 34.3% | |||
| 32 | Song Sparrow | 35.5% | 8.3% | 27.2% | |||
| 33 | White-throated Sparrow | 34.3% | 8.3% | 26.0% | |||
| 34 | Northern Mockingbird | 26.7% | 8.3% | 18.4% | |||
| 35 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 20.8% | 8.3% | 12.5% | |||
| 36 | Great Black-backed Gull | 13.3% | 8.3% | 5.0% | |||
| 37 | Spotted Sandpiper | 12.4% | 8.3% | 4.0% | |||
| 38 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 11.7% | 8.3% | 3.3% | |||
| 39 | Mute Swan | 11.5% | 8.3% | 3.2% | |||
| 40 | Great Blue Heron | 9.6% | 8.3% | 1.2% | |||
| 41 | Killdeer | 9.3% | 8.3% | 1.0% | |||
| 42 | Least Sandpiper | 7.1% | 8.3% | 1.2% | |||
| 43 | Greater Yellowlegs | 5.9% | 8.3% | 2.5% | |||
| 44 | American Black Duck | 5.0% | 8.3% | 3.3% | |||
| 45 | Red-breasted Merganser | 1.7% | 8.3% | 6.7% |