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

based on 525 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond in July. 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   Mute Swan 13.1% 83.8% 70.8%
2   Laughing Gull 33.7% 82.1% 48.4%
3   Glossy Ibis 9.1% 81.3% 72.2%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 44.6% 79.4% 34.9%
5   Great Egret 40.9% 78.3% 37.4%
6   Canada Goose 39.5% 77.1% 37.7%
7   Mallard 39.3% 72.4% 33.1%
8   Snowy Egret 24.5% 72.4% 47.9%
9   Forster's Tern 16.9% 72.4% 55.5%
10   Lesser Yellowlegs 8.5% 72.2% 63.7%
11   Short-billed Dowitcher 7.4% 71.0% 63.7%
12   Least Sandpiper 17.0% 70.5% 53.5%
13   Greater Yellowlegs 10.9% 70.5% 59.5%
14   Gray Catbird 53.2% 70.1% 16.9%
15   Red-winged Blackbird 51.6% 69.3% 17.8%
16   Herring Gull 41.5% 68.0% 26.5%
17   Barn Swallow 49.5% 65.3% 15.8%
18   Black-crowned Night-Heron 21.3% 64.6% 43.3%
19   Semipalmated Sandpiper 13.1% 64.4% 51.2%
20   Great Blue Heron 27.6% 63.2% 35.7%
21   Yellow Warbler 24.8% 62.5% 37.6%
22   Great Black-backed Gull 27.9% 59.6% 31.7%
23   Common Tern 22.5% 54.5% 31.9%
24   Osprey 28.0% 52.6% 24.6%
25   Tree Swallow 23.8% 52.2% 28.3%
26   American Robin 65.8% 51.8% 13.9%
27   American Oystercatcher 16.2% 50.9% 34.6%
28   American Black Duck 8.1% 50.5% 42.4%
29   Spotted Sandpiper 13.9% 49.9% 36.0%
30   Song Sparrow 49.2% 48.6% 0.6%
31   Ring-billed Gull 26.9% 46.5% 19.6%
32   Eastern Towhee 10.0% 45.0% 35.0%
33   Semipalmated Plover 7.4% 43.8% 36.4%
34   Stilt Sandpiper 1.7% 43.4% 41.7%
35   Northern Cardinal 46.4% 43.0% 3.4%
36   Killdeer 19.7% 41.3% 21.7%
37   Northern Mockingbird 41.8% 41.1% 0.7%
38   European Starling 54.9% 40.0% 14.9%
39   American Goldfinch 31.8% 39.6% 7.8%
40   Common Yellowthroat 17.7% 36.8% 19.0%
41   Least Tern 14.5% 36.4% 21.8%
42   Gadwall 5.0% 35.8% 30.8%
43   Carolina Wren 19.7% 35.0% 15.3%
44   Willow Flycatcher 11.6% 34.9% 23.2%
45   Boat-tailed Grackle 7.3% 34.7% 27.4%
46   Cedar Waxwing 23.2% 34.1% 10.9%
47   Black Skimmer 10.3% 34.1% 23.8%
48   Fish Crow 13.8% 31.8% 18.0%
49   Marsh Wren 13.1% 31.2% 18.2%
50   Gull-billed Tern 1.9% 28.4% 26.5%
51   House Wren 17.4% 27.8% 10.4%
52   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.4% 24.8% 23.3%
53   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 24.2% 12.6%
54   Ruddy Duck 2.9% 23.0% 20.2%
55   House Sparrow 56.4% 22.9% 33.5%
56   Mourning Dove 51.5% 22.1% 29.4%
57   Rock Pigeon 34.4% 18.5% 16.0%
58   Bank Swallow 6.2% 18.5% 12.3%
59   Little Blue Heron 3.8% 18.3% 14.5%
60   Common Grackle 36.4% 17.7% 18.7%
61   American Crow 14.5% 17.5% 3.0%
62   Peregrine Falcon 5.4% 16.2% 10.8%
63   Hudsonian Godwit 0.6% 14.1% 13.5%
64   Ruff 0.4% 13.1% 12.8%
65   Willet 7.3% 11.6% 4.3%
66   Bonaparte's Gull 0.5% 11.6% 11.1%
67   Wood Duck 7.6% 11.2% 3.6%
68   Green-winged Teal 0.4% 10.9% 10.4%
69   Northern Waterthrush 1.3% 10.5% 9.2%
70   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.5% 10.5% 10.0%
71   Downy Woodpecker 22.6% 9.3% 13.3%
72   Black-bellied Plover 0.8% 9.3% 8.6%
73   Western Sandpiper 0.5% 9.1% 8.6%
74   Black-headed Gull 0.2% 8.8% 8.5%
75   Brown Thrasher 4.7% 8.6% 3.9%
76   Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 0.4% 8.2% 7.8%
77   Purple Martin 4.7% 7.8% 3.1%
78   Chimney Swift 22.0% 7.4% 14.6%
79   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.4% 7.4% 7.0%
80   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6.9% 6.3% 0.6%
81   Northern Flicker 21.6% 5.5% 16.0%
82   Blue-winged Teal 0.2% 5.5% 5.3%
83   House Finch 16.8% 5.1% 11.7%
84   American Avocet 0.4% 5.0% 4.6%
85   Brown-headed Cowbird 10.1% 4.8% 5.3%
86   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 4.6% 3.3%
87   American Coot 0.4% 4.0% 3.6%
88   Red-breasted Merganser 0.4% 3.8% 3.4%
89   Brant 1.1% 3.6% 2.6%
90   Eastern Kingbird 15.6% 3.4% 12.2%
91   Green Heron 9.4% 3.2% 6.1%
92   American White Pelican 0.8% 3.2% 2.5%
93   Greater Scaup 0.6% 3.0% 2.5%
94   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.6% 2.9% 2.7%
95   Solitary Sandpiper 1.3% 2.9% 1.5%
96   Wilson's Phalarope 0.2% 2.9% 2.6%
97   American Wigeon 0.1% 2.9% 2.8%
98   Blue Jay 28.5% 2.7% 25.8%
99   American Redstart 3.1% 2.7% 0.4%
100   Curlew Sandpiper 0.0% 2.7% 2.6%
101   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.7% 2.5% 0.8%
102   White-faced Ibis 0.1% 2.5% 2.4%
103   Sanderling 2.6% 2.3% 0.3%
104   Hooded Merganser 0.3% 2.3% 2.0%
105   Pied-billed Grebe 0.3% 2.1% 1.8%
106   Sora 0.2% 2.1% 1.8%
107   Red Knot 0.2% 2.1% 1.9%
108   Eastern Phoebe 2.2% 1.9% 0.3%
109   White-eyed Vireo 1.9% 1.9% 0.1%
110   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.8% 1.7% 2.1%
111   Warbling Vireo 13.8% 1.5% 12.2%
112   Belted Kingfisher 3.3% 1.5% 1.7%
113   Common Raven 1.6% 1.5% 0.0%
114   Tricolored Heron 0.6% 1.5% 0.9%
115   Black Tern 0.1% 1.5% 1.4%
116   Red-tailed Hawk 9.5% 1.3% 8.1%
117   Red-eyed Vireo 6.6% 1.3% 5.3%
118   Turkey Vulture 5.1% 1.3% 3.8%
119   Least Bittern 1.6% 1.3% 0.3%
120   Louisiana Waterthrush 0.7% 1.3% 0.6%
121   Lesser Scaup 0.2% 1.3% 1.2%
122   Dunlin 0.1% 1.3% 1.2%
123   Indigo Bunting 6.6% 1.1% 5.4%
124   Bald Eagle 1.9% 1.1% 0.7%
125   Caspian Tern 0.7% 1.1% 0.5%
126   Northern Shoveler 0.2% 1.1% 1.0%
127   Black-capped Chickadee 9.1% 1.0% 8.1%
128   Swamp Sparrow 2.5% 1.0% 1.5%
129   Tufted Titmouse 7.7% 0.8% 7.0%
130   Royal Tern 1.3% 0.8% 0.5%
131   Merlin 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
132   Purple Gallinule 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
133   Clapper Rail 5.8% 0.6% 5.3%
134   Cliff Swallow 1.3% 0.6% 0.7%
135   Northern Harrier 0.2% 0.6% 0.4%
136   Northern Pintail 0.2% 0.6% 0.4%
137   Cattle Egret 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%
138   Baird's Sandpiper 0.0% 0.6% 0.6%
139   Baltimore Oriole 8.3% 0.4% 7.9%
140   White-breasted Nuthatch 7.5% 0.4% 7.1%
141   Chipping Sparrow 7.1% 0.4% 6.7%
142   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.8% 0.4% 4.4%
143   Orchard Oriole 3.5% 0.4% 3.1%
144   Monk Parakeet 1.7% 0.4% 1.3%
145   Scarlet Tanager 1.5% 0.4% 1.1%
146   Savannah Sparrow 0.9% 0.4% 0.5%
147   Cooper's Hawk 0.8% 0.4% 0.4%
148   Whimbrel 0.4% 0.4% 0.0%
149   Acadian Flycatcher 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
150   American Woodcock 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
151   Red-bellied Woodpecker 14.8% 0.2% 14.7%
152   Wood Thrush 6.2% 0.2% 6.0%
153   Blue-winged Warbler 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
154   Marbled Godwit 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%
155   Wilson's Snipe 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%