Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 96 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond in December. 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 | Canada Goose | 51.6% | 80.2% | 28.7% | |||
| 2 | Ruddy Duck | 15.4% | 79.2% | 63.7% | |||
| 3 | Herring Gull | 41.9% | 54.2% | 12.3% | |||
| 4 | American Black Duck | 26.6% | 54.2% | 27.6% | |||
| 5 | Mallard | 48.3% | 51.0% | 2.7% | |||
| 6 | Northern Cardinal | 40.0% | 47.9% | 7.9% | |||
| 7 | White-throated Sparrow | 48.7% | 42.7% | 6.0% | |||
| 8 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.7% | 41.7% | 8.0% | |||
| 9 | Great Blue Heron | 20.2% | 41.7% | 21.5% | |||
| 10 | Hooded Merganser | 18.8% | 41.7% | 22.9% | |||
| 11 | Double-crested Cormorant | 17.9% | 41.7% | 23.8% | |||
| 12 | Northern Shoveler | 14.8% | 41.7% | 26.9% | |||
| 13 | Snow Goose | 2.1% | 41.7% | 39.5% | |||
| 14 | Red-breasted Merganser | 14.8% | 39.6% | 24.7% | |||
| 15 | Great Black-backed Gull | 29.4% | 38.5% | 9.1% | |||
| 16 | American Wigeon | 6.1% | 37.5% | 31.4% | |||
| 17 | Mute Swan | 13.9% | 35.4% | 21.5% | |||
| 18 | American Coot | 10.3% | 33.3% | 23.0% | |||
| 19 | Greater Scaup | 6.7% | 33.3% | 26.6% | |||
| 20 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.4% | 32.3% | 3.9% | |||
| 21 | Gadwall | 15.2% | 32.3% | 17.1% | |||
| 22 | Bufflehead | 28.2% | 28.1% | 0.1% | |||
| 23 | Carolina Wren | 18.8% | 27.1% | 8.3% | |||
| 24 | Song Sparrow | 37.1% | 25.0% | 12.1% | |||
| 25 | European Starling | 38.9% | 20.8% | 18.1% | |||
| 26 | American Robin | 29.6% | 20.8% | 8.7% | |||
| 27 | Brant | 18.9% | 20.8% | 2.0% | |||
| 28 | Downy Woodpecker | 30.7% | 19.8% | 10.9% | |||
| 29 | Northern Harrier | 4.9% | 19.8% | 14.9% | |||
| 30 | Lesser Scaup | 3.6% | 18.8% | 15.1% | |||
| 31 | American Goldfinch | 20.4% | 16.7% | 3.8% | |||
| 32 | Northern Flicker | 10.9% | 16.7% | 5.7% | |||
| 33 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 6.8% | 16.7% | 9.8% | |||
| 34 | Green-winged Teal | 5.1% | 16.7% | 11.5% | |||
| 35 | Gray Catbird | 3.9% | 15.6% | 11.7% | |||
| 36 | Canvasback | 2.2% | 13.5% | 11.4% | |||
| 37 | Rock Pigeon | 30.8% | 11.5% | 19.3% | |||
| 38 | American Crow | 20.6% | 11.5% | 9.2% | |||
| 39 | Mourning Dove | 36.2% | 10.4% | 25.8% | |||
| 40 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.6% | 10.4% | 14.2% | |||
| 41 | Cooper's Hawk | 10.8% | 10.4% | 0.4% | |||
| 42 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.4% | 9.4% | 2.9% | |||
| 43 | Northern Pintail | 3.3% | 9.4% | 6.1% | |||
| 44 | Redhead | 1.2% | 9.4% | 8.1% | |||
| 45 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 0.2% | 9.4% | 9.1% | |||
| 46 | Dark-eyed Junco | 23.3% | 8.3% | 14.9% | |||
| 47 | Hermit Thrush | 5.5% | 8.3% | 2.8% | |||
| 48 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4.3% | 8.3% | 4.0% | |||
| 49 | Black-capped Chickadee | 24.3% | 7.3% | 17.1% | |||
| 50 | House Finch | 16.4% | 7.3% | 9.1% | |||
| 51 | Swamp Sparrow | 7.6% | 7.3% | 0.3% | |||
| 52 | Fish Crow | 5.2% | 7.3% | 2.1% | |||
| 53 | Fox Sparrow | 9.8% | 6.2% | 3.5% | |||
| 54 | Pied-billed Grebe | 5.4% | 6.2% | 0.9% | |||
| 55 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.2% | 5.2% | 4.0% | |||
| 56 | Red-winged Blackbird | 9.2% | 5.2% | 4.0% | |||
| 57 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5.6% | 5.2% | 0.4% | |||
| 58 | Cedar Waxwing | 3.7% | 5.2% | 1.6% | |||
| 59 | Greater Yellowlegs | 1.6% | 5.2% | 3.6% | |||
| 60 | Peregrine Falcon | 5.8% | 4.2% | 1.6% | |||
| 61 | Winter Wren | 5.0% | 4.2% | 0.8% | |||
| 62 | Common Merganser | 4.9% | 4.2% | 0.7% | |||
| 63 | Bald Eagle | 4.8% | 4.2% | 0.7% | |||
| 64 | Common Grackle | 5.5% | 3.1% | 2.4% | |||
| 65 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.1% | |||
| 66 | Dunlin | 1.6% | 3.1% | 1.5% | |||
| 67 | Rough-legged Hawk | 0.3% | 3.1% | 2.9% | |||
| 68 | Blue-winged Teal | 0.1% | 3.1% | 3.0% | |||
| 69 | Eared Grebe | 0.0% | 3.1% | 3.1% | |||
| 70 | House Sparrow | 38.5% | 2.1% | 36.5% | |||
| 71 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 28.7% | 2.1% | 26.6% | |||
| 72 | Belted Kingfisher | 9.6% | 2.1% | 7.5% | |||
| 73 | Common Loon | 9.1% | 2.1% | 7.0% | |||
| 74 | Horned Grebe | 5.3% | 2.1% | 3.2% | |||
| 75 | Ring-necked Duck | 4.0% | 2.1% | 1.9% | |||
| 76 | Great Cormorant | 3.8% | 2.1% | 1.7% | |||
| 77 | Merlin | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.3% | |||
| 78 | Great Egret | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | |||
| 79 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.5% | |||
| 80 | American Woodcock | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.4% | |||
| 81 | Eurasian Wigeon | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.7% | |||
| 82 | American Bittern | 0.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | |||
| 83 | Long-billed Dowitcher | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.0% | |||
| 84 | Blue Jay | 39.9% | 1.0% | 38.9% | |||
| 85 | Red-throated Loon | 6.9% | 1.0% | 5.9% | |||
| 86 | Common Goldeneye | 3.9% | 1.0% | 2.8% | |||
| 87 | Wood Duck | 3.8% | 1.0% | 2.7% | |||
| 88 | Eastern Towhee | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.5% | |||
| 89 | Great Horned Owl | 2.4% | 1.0% | 1.4% | |||
| 90 | Snow Bunting | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 91 | Field Sparrow | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |||
| 92 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |||
| 93 | Chipping Sparrow | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | |||
| 94 | Purple Finch | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | |||
| 95 | Pine Siskin | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | |||
| 96 | Snowy Owl | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | |||
| 97 | Tree Swallow | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | |||
| 98 | Ring-necked Pheasant | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.4% | |||
| 99 | Iceland Gull | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.5% | |||
| 100 | Brown Thrasher | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | |||
| 101 | Marsh Wren | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.7% | |||
| 102 | Common Redpoll | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |||
| 103 | House Wren | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | |||
| 104 | American White Pelican | 0.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 105 | Glossy Ibis | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |