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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond in November
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 193 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond in November. 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   Ruddy Duck 16.4% 87.6% 71.2%
2   Canada Goose 45.0% 83.4% 38.4%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 27.9% 77.2% 49.3%
4   American Wigeon 6.0% 67.4% 61.4%
5   American Black Duck 22.5% 65.8% 43.3%
6   Northern Shoveler 15.2% 65.8% 50.7%
7   Mallard 46.5% 62.7% 16.2%
8   Green-winged Teal 7.5% 62.2% 54.6%
9   Mute Swan 13.2% 60.6% 47.4%
10   American Coot 11.0% 59.1% 48.1%
11   Gadwall 13.7% 58.0% 44.4%
12   Herring Gull 39.0% 55.4% 16.5%
13   Ring-billed Gull 42.8% 51.8% 9.0%
14   Great Blue Heron 21.6% 50.8% 29.2%
15   Hooded Merganser 14.1% 49.7% 35.7%
16   Bufflehead 21.7% 45.1% 23.4%
17   Great Black-backed Gull 25.9% 44.6% 18.7%
18   Brant 18.3% 38.9% 20.5%
19   Yellow-rumped Warbler 19.6% 37.8% 18.3%
20   American Robin 43.8% 35.2% 8.6%
21   White-throated Sparrow 56.2% 33.2% 23.1%
22   Song Sparrow 45.1% 32.1% 13.0%
23   Snow Goose 1.0% 32.1% 31.1%
24   European Starling 40.3% 30.6% 9.8%
25   Great Egret 5.5% 30.6% 25.1%
26   Greater Yellowlegs 5.3% 29.5% 24.3%
27   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 28.5% 11.6%
28   Lesser Scaup 2.0% 28.5% 26.5%
29   Greater Scaup 2.7% 28.0% 25.3%
30   Dark-eyed Junco 37.2% 26.9% 10.2%
31   Northern Pintail 3.2% 25.4% 22.2%
32   Northern Mockingbird 30.6% 24.9% 5.8%
33   Pied-billed Grebe 6.9% 23.8% 16.9%
34   Carolina Wren 19.4% 21.8% 2.4%
35   Gray Catbird 6.7% 21.2% 14.5%
36   Northern Harrier 6.1% 21.2% 15.2%
37   Dunlin 2.8% 19.7% 16.9%
38   Downy Woodpecker 29.8% 18.7% 11.2%
39   American Goldfinch 28.7% 16.6% 12.2%
40   Snowy Egret 0.7% 16.6% 15.9%
41   Northern Flicker 17.6% 16.1% 1.5%
42   Swamp Sparrow 15.5% 15.0% 0.5%
43   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 15.0% 8.1%
44   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 17.3% 14.5% 2.8%
45   Golden-crowned Kinglet 14.4% 14.5% 0.1%
46   Red-breasted Merganser 6.5% 14.5% 8.0%
47   Mourning Dove 38.7% 14.0% 24.7%
48   American Crow 22.1% 14.0% 8.1%
49   Cedar Waxwing 10.3% 14.0% 3.7%
50   Rock Pigeon 31.4% 13.0% 18.4%
51   House Sparrow 40.3% 12.4% 27.9%
52   Eastern Phoebe 5.5% 11.9% 6.4%
53   American White Pelican 0.1% 11.4% 11.3%
54   Laughing Gull 7.5% 10.4% 2.8%
55   Hermit Thrush 19.2% 9.8% 9.4%
56   Black-crowned Night-Heron 2.2% 9.8% 7.6%
57   Common Grackle 13.6% 9.3% 4.3%
58   Belted Kingfisher 10.7% 9.3% 1.4%
59   Wood Duck 7.4% 9.3% 1.9%
60   Black-capped Chickadee 27.1% 7.8% 19.3%
61   Red-winged Blackbird 17.3% 7.8% 9.6%
62   Redhead 0.6% 7.8% 7.2%
63   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.3% 7.8% 7.5%
64   Eared Grebe 0.2% 7.8% 7.6%
65   Eurasian Wigeon 0.5% 6.7% 6.2%
66   Red-tailed Hawk 26.5% 6.2% 20.3%
67   Cooper's Hawk 12.7% 6.2% 6.5%
68   Fish Crow 4.3% 6.2% 1.9%
69   Sharp-shinned Hawk 6.3% 5.7% 0.6%
70   Blue Jay 45.6% 5.2% 40.4%
71   House Finch 18.4% 4.7% 13.8%
72   Merlin 4.3% 4.7% 0.4%
73   American Tree Sparrow 3.0% 4.7% 1.7%
74   Purple Finch 6.5% 4.1% 2.3%
75   Bald Eagle 5.1% 4.1% 0.9%
76   Tree Swallow 1.9% 4.1% 2.2%
77   Fox Sparrow 9.2% 3.6% 5.6%
78   Ring-necked Duck 3.3% 3.6% 0.3%
79   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.1% 3.6% 3.6%
80   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 3.6% 3.6%
81   Eastern Towhee 4.1% 3.1% 1.0%
82   Blue-winged Teal 0.3% 3.1% 2.9%
83   Savannah Sparrow 5.9% 2.6% 3.4%
84   American Pipit 2.9% 2.6% 0.3%
85   Black-bellied Plover 2.4% 2.6% 0.2%
86   Osprey 1.5% 2.6% 1.1%
87   Lesser Yellowlegs 0.4% 2.6% 2.2%
88   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.1% 2.6% 2.5%
89   Tundra Swan 0.1% 2.6% 2.5%
90   Palm Warbler 4.2% 2.1% 2.1%
91   Killdeer 3.0% 2.1% 0.9%
92   Sanderling 2.7% 2.1% 0.6%
93   Semipalmated Plover 0.2% 2.1% 1.9%
94   Hudsonian Godwit 0.1% 2.1% 2.0%
95   Red-bellied Woodpecker 31.5% 1.6% 30.0%
96   Hairy Woodpecker 8.2% 1.6% 6.6%
97   Chipping Sparrow 7.6% 1.6% 6.0%
98   Common Raven 5.4% 1.6% 3.8%
99   Pine Siskin 4.7% 1.6% 3.2%
100   Field Sparrow 4.4% 1.6% 2.9%
101   Common Yellowthroat 2.1% 1.6% 0.5%
102   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
103   Tufted Titmouse 22.2% 1.0% 21.2%
104   Winter Wren 7.1% 1.0% 6.0%
105   Common Loon 6.8% 1.0% 5.8%
106   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 1.0% 1.9%
107   White-crowned Sparrow 2.5% 1.0% 1.5%
108   Great Cormorant 2.4% 1.0% 1.4%
109   Horned Lark 2.0% 1.0% 0.9%
110   Common Merganser 1.8% 1.0% 0.8%
111   American Woodcock 1.5% 1.0% 0.5%
112   American Oystercatcher 1.0% 1.0% 0.1%
113   Marsh Wren 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
114   Canvasback 0.5% 1.0% 0.5%
115   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.3% 1.0% 0.8%
116   Red Knot 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
117   American Avocet 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
118   Least Sandpiper 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
119   White-breasted Nuthatch 19.3% 0.5% 18.7%
120   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.7% 0.5% 8.2%
121   American Kestrel 7.9% 0.5% 7.4%
122   Brown-headed Cowbird 3.8% 0.5% 3.3%
123   Horned Grebe 3.4% 0.5% 2.9%
124   Snow Bunting 1.9% 0.5% 1.4%
125   Great Horned Owl 1.5% 0.5% 1.0%
126   Blue-headed Vireo 1.1% 0.5% 0.6%
127   Common Eider 1.0% 0.5% 0.4%
128   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.8% 0.5% 0.3%
129   Ruddy Turnstone 0.6% 0.5% 0.1%
130   Wilson's Snipe 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
131   King Eider 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
132   Chimney Swift 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
133   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
134   White-eyed Vireo 0.0% 0.5% 0.5%
135   Willet 0.0% 0.5% 0.5%