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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, South Shore 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, South Shore 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   Herring Gull 30.9% 83.3% 52.5%
2   Laughing Gull 18.6% 83.3% 64.7%
3   European Starling 48.4% 50.0% 1.6%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 50.0% 18.0%
5   Great Egret 20.0% 50.0% 30.0%
6   Northern Flicker 43.2% 33.3% 9.9%
7   Canada Goose 37.8% 33.3% 4.5%
8   Mallard 36.6% 33.3% 3.3%
9   Osprey 25.5% 33.3% 7.9%
10   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 33.3% 8.6%
11   Snowy Egret 12.1% 33.3% 21.2%
12   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 33.3% 29.3%
13   Gray Catbird 60.6% 16.7% 43.9%
14   House Sparrow 45.9% 16.7% 29.2%
15   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 16.7% 15.0%
16   Song Sparrow 28.7% 16.7% 12.0%
17   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 16.7% 8.5%
18   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 16.7% 6.1%
19   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 16.7% 2.0%
20   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 16.7% 1.3%
21   American Crow 17.0% 16.7% 0.3%
22   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 16.7% 4.4%
23   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 16.7% 4.5%
24   Mute Swan 11.4% 16.7% 5.2%
25   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 16.7% 7.8%
26   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 16.7% 8.2%
27   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 16.7% 8.7%
28   Killdeer 7.5% 16.7% 9.2%
29   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 16.7% 9.3%
30   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 16.7% 10.2%
31   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 16.7% 11.6%
32   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 16.7% 11.7%
33   Bald Eagle 4.8% 16.7% 11.9%
34   Gadwall 4.6% 16.7% 12.1%
35   Forster's Tern 4.1% 16.7% 12.6%
36   Common Tern 4.0% 16.7% 12.7%
37   Northern Harrier 3.6% 16.7% 13.1%
38   Royal Tern 2.9% 16.7% 13.8%
39   Black Skimmer 1.6% 16.7% 15.0%
40   Marbled Godwit 0.3% 16.7% 16.4%