Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in July
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States
based on 44 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 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.
| Evidence | Sampling | Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Links | Species | Media | Years | Birders | Hits | Frequency | Relative | Rank |
| 1 | Double-crested Cormorant | 0 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 97.7% | +53.3% | 1 / 867 | |
| 2 | Laughing Gull | 1 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 95.5% | +58.9% | 6 / 680 | |
| 3 | American Oystercatcher | 1 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 95.5% | +79.5% | 3 / 235 | |
| 4 | American Herring Gull | 0 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 93.2% | +52.2% | 4 / 815 | |
| 5 | Osprey | 0 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 93.2% | +64.0% | 8 / 678 | |
| 6 | Least Tern | 1 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 93.2% | +78.5% | 2 / 271 | |
| 7 | Song Sparrow | 0 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 84.1% | +35.3% | 43 / 892 | |
| 8 | Great Black-backed Gull | 0 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 84.1% | +56.8% | 9 / 577 | |
| 9 | Red-winged Blackbird | 0 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 81.8% | +30.8% | 68 / 852 | |
| 10 | Great Egret | 0 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 79.5% | +39.8% | 51 / 714 | |
| 11 | Common Tern | 1 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 79.5% | +56.2% | 30 / 428 | |
| 12 | Least Sandpiper | 0 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 77.3% | +60.2% | 6 / 313 | |
| 13 | Snowy Egret | 1 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 75.0% | +51.4% | 21 / 402 | |
| 14 | Barn Swallow | 0 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 70.5% | +21.8% | 112 / 923 | |
| 15 | Canada Goose | 0 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 70.5% | +31.3% | 78 / 789 | |
| 16 | Marsh Wren | 0 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 68.2% | +55.4% | 20 / 204 | |
| 17 | Eastern Towhee | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 63.6% | +54.5% | 15 / 254 | |
| 18 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 2 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 54.5% | +46.5% | 9 / 135 | |
| 19 | Forster's Tern | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 50.0% | +32.7% | 34 / 361 | |
| 20 | Black Skimmer | 0 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 47.7% | +37.2% | 14 / 251 | |
| 21 | Seaside Sparrow | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 47.7% | +46.5% | 2 / 34 | |
| 22 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 43.2% | +23.0% | 52 / 525 | |
| 23 | Spotted Sandpiper | 1 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 43.2% | +30.0% | 35 / 384 | |
| 24 | Tree Swallow | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 40.9% | +18.6% | 68 / 519 | |
| 25 | Glossy Ibis | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 40.9% | +32.0% | 19 / 176 | |
| 26 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 40.9% | +33.3% | 20 / 150 | |
| 27 | Great Blue Heron | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 38.6% | +10.5% | 143 / 685 | |
| 28 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 38.6% | +25.7% | 27 / 247 | |
| 29 | Carolina Wren | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 36.4% | +15.9% | 144 / 723 | |
| 30 | Semipalmated Plover | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 36.4% | +28.4% | 16 / 186 | |
| 31 | Gray Catbird | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 34.1% | -17.4% | 472 / 977 | |
| 32 | Northern Yellow Warbler | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 34.1% | +10.5% | 132 / 541 | |
| 33 | Greater Yellowlegs | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 31.8% | +21.1% | 25 / 178 | |
| 34 | Brant | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 31.8% | +30.7% | 4 / 69 | |
| 35 | Common Yellowthroat | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29.5% | +12.2% | 146 / 440 | |
| 36 | House Wren | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 29.5% | +13.3% | 152 / 532 | |
| 37 | Willet | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29.5% | +22.6% | 22 / 117 | |
| 38 | Clapper Rail | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27.3% | +21.7% | 18 / 119 | |
| 39 | European Starling | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25.0% | -29.3% | 758 / 1135 | |
| 40 | Ring-billed Gull | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25.0% | -2.0% | 296 / 660 | |
| 41 | Northern Mockingbird | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22.7% | -18.8% | 507 / 952 | |
| 42 | Mallard | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18.2% | -19.9% | 409 / 730 | |
| 43 | Killdeer | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18.2% | -1.1% | 199 / 426 | |
| 44 | Willow Flycatcher | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18.2% | +6.2% | 115 / 297 | |
| 45 | Gull-billed Tern | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18.2% | +16.1% | 7 / 28 | |
| 46 | Ruddy Turnstone | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18.2% | +16.9% | 6 / 68 | |
| 47 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15.9% | +7.7% | 36 / 152 | |
| 48 | Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15.9% | +10.8% | 46 / 312 | |
| 49 | Cedar Waxwing | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13.6% | -7.5% | 312 / 642 | |
| 50 | American Goldfinch | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11.4% | -19.4% | 548 / 740 | |
| 51 | Bank Swallow | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9.1% | +2.7% | 99 / 210 | |
| 52 | Northern Cardinal | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6.8% | -39.8% | 940 / 1002 | |
| 53 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6.8% | -4.6% | 161 / 249 | |
| 54 | Gadwall | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6.8% | +1.7% | 57 / 134 | |
| 55 | Sanderling | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6.8% | +4.3% | 45 / 90 | |
| 56 | Red-breasted Merganser | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6.8% | +6.4% | 8 / 34 | |
| 57 | Mourning Dove | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.5% | -47.2% | 1121 / 1132 | |
| 58 | House Finch | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.5% | -12.6% | 615 / 704 | |
| 59 | American Crow | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.5% | -9.0% | 639 / 728 | |
| 60 | Mute Swan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.5% | -8.3% | 209 / 257 | |
| 61 | Red-eyed Vireo | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.5% | -1.0% | 224 / 298 | |
| 62 | Little Blue Heron | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4.5% | +0.9% | 85 / 138 | |
| 63 | Royal Tern | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.5% | +3.0% | 52 / 87 | |
| 64 | Caspian Tern | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.5% | +3.5% | 28 / 74 | |
| 65 | Common Loon | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4.5% | +3.8% | 28 / 67 | |
| 66 | American Robin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.3% | -61.2% | 1187 / 1188 | |
| 67 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.3% | -1.3% | 192 / 230 | |
| 68 | American Kestrel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.3% | 0.0% | 190 / 238 | |
| 69 | Pectoral Sandpiper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.3% | +0.7% | 41 / 54 | |
| 70 | Solitary Sandpiper | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.3% | +0.9% | 106 / 150 | |
| 71 | Black-bellied Plover | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.3% | +1.4% | 32 / 51 | |
| 72 | Hudsonian Whimbrel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.3% | +1.8% | 25 / 50 | |
| 73 | Wilson's Phalarope | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.3% | +2.1% | 5 / 7 | |
| 74 | Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.3% | +2.1% | 11 / 28 | |
| 75 | Iceland Gull | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.3% | +2.3% | 1 / 1 | |