Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117
based on 35 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in May. 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 | Laughing Gull | 0.2% | 97.1% | 97.0% | |||
| 2 | Osprey | 16.3% | 94.3% | 77.9% | |||
| 3 | Great Black-backed Gull | 0% | 91.4% | 91.4% | |||
| 4 | Brant | 0% | 91.4% | 91.4% | |||
| 5 | Canada Goose | 41.2% | 88.6% | 47.4% | |||
| 6 | Red-winged Blackbird | 27.3% | 88.6% | 61.3% | |||
| 7 | Double-crested Cormorant | 16.8% | 88.6% | 71.8% | |||
| 8 | American Herring Gull | 0.1% | 88.6% | 88.5% | |||
| 9 | Willet | 0.0% | 88.6% | 88.5% | |||
| 10 | American Oystercatcher | 0% | 88.6% | 88.6% | |||
| 11 | Forster's Tern | 0.1% | 82.9% | 82.8% | |||
| 12 | Yellow Warbler | 7.8% | 80.0% | 72.2% | |||
| 13 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 2.4% | 77.1% | 74.7% | |||
| 14 | Mallard | 28.2% | 74.3% | 46.1% | |||
| 15 | Song Sparrow | 15.7% | 74.3% | 58.5% | |||
| 16 | Black-bellied Plover | 0.2% | 74.3% | 74.1% | |||
| 17 | Ruddy Turnstone | 0.1% | 68.6% | 68.5% | |||
| 18 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 0% | 68.6% | 68.6% | |||
| 19 | Tree Swallow | 15.2% | 65.7% | 50.5% | |||
| 20 | Dunlin | 0.5% | 65.7% | 65.2% | |||
| 21 | Semipalmated Plover | 2.0% | 62.9% | 60.9% | |||
| 22 | Snowy Egret | 0.4% | 62.9% | 62.5% | |||
| 23 | Least Sandpiper | 4.9% | 60.0% | 55.1% | |||
| 24 | Great Egret | 2.5% | 60.0% | 57.5% | |||
| 25 | Gadwall | 0.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | |||
| 26 | Barn Swallow | 30.1% | 57.1% | 27.1% | |||
| 27 | Common Yellowthroat | 40.3% | 54.3% | 13.9% | |||
| 28 | Eastern Towhee | 36.5% | 51.4% | 14.9% | |||
| 29 | Willow Flycatcher | 0.2% | 48.6% | 48.4% | |||
| 30 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 0.1% | 48.6% | 48.5% | |||
| 31 | Least Tern | 0.1% | 48.6% | 48.5% | |||
| 32 | Clapper Rail | 0% | 48.6% | 48.6% | |||
| 33 | Marsh Wren | 0.0% | 45.7% | 45.7% | |||
| 34 | Gray Catbird | 28.1% | 42.9% | 14.7% | |||
| 35 | Glossy Ibis | 0.1% | 42.9% | 42.7% | |||
| 36 | Seaside Sparrow | 0% | 42.9% | 42.9% | |||
| 37 | Spotted Sandpiper | 15.6% | 40.0% | 24.4% | |||
| 38 | Common Tern | 0.2% | 40.0% | 39.8% | |||
| 39 | American Black Duck | 0.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | |||
| 40 | Red Knot | 0% | 31.4% | 31.4% | |||
| 41 | Carolina Wren | 70.8% | 28.6% | 42.3% | |||
| 42 | Great Blue Heron | 45.2% | 25.7% | 19.5% | |||
| 43 | Mute Swan | 0.3% | 25.7% | 25.4% | |||
| 44 | Sanderling | 0.0% | 25.7% | 25.7% | |||
| 45 | House Wren | 8.5% | 22.9% | 14.3% | |||
| 46 | Ring-billed Gull | 1.3% | 22.9% | 21.6% | |||
| 47 | Northern Mockingbird | 29.9% | 20.0% | 9.9% | |||
| 48 | Greater Yellowlegs | 1.0% | 17.1% | 16.1% | |||
| 49 | White-rumped Sandpiper | 0.7% | 17.1% | 16.5% | |||
| 50 | Little Blue Heron | 0.1% | 17.1% | 17.0% | |||
| 51 | Peregrine Falcon | 0.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% | |||
| 52 | Fish Crow | 34.0% | 11.4% | 22.6% | |||
| 53 | Killdeer | 19.5% | 11.4% | 8.1% | |||
| 54 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 0.0% | 11.4% | 11.4% | |||
| 55 | Northern Cardinal | 79.5% | 8.6% | 71.0% | |||
| 56 | White-eyed Vireo | 34.8% | 8.6% | 26.2% | |||
| 57 | Chimney Swift | 27.5% | 8.6% | 18.9% | |||
| 58 | Blackpoll Warbler | 7.6% | 8.6% | 1.0% | |||
| 59 | Red-breasted Merganser | 0.2% | 8.6% | 8.4% | |||
| 60 | Saltmarsh Sparrow | 0% | 8.6% | 8.6% | |||
| 61 | Northern Parula | 35.3% | 5.7% | 29.6% | |||
| 62 | Brown Thrasher | 16.2% | 5.7% | 10.5% | |||
| 63 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 1.5% | 5.7% | 4.2% | |||
| 64 | Turkey Vulture | 38.4% | 2.9% | 35.5% | |||
| 65 | Chipping Sparrow | 38.3% | 2.9% | 35.5% | |||
| 66 | Belted Kingfisher | 12.1% | 2.9% | 9.2% | |||
| 67 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 9.9% | 2.9% | 7.0% | |||
| 68 | Solitary Sandpiper | 7.7% | 2.9% | 4.8% | |||
| 69 | Rock Pigeon | 5.6% | 2.9% | 2.7% | |||
| 70 | Magnolia Warbler | 3.3% | 2.9% | 0.4% | |||
| 71 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.7% | |||
| 72 | Blackburnian Warbler | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.5% | |||
| 73 | Common Loon | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.5% | |||
| 74 | Blue-winged Teal | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.5% | |||
| 75 | Northern Harrier | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.5% | |||
| 76 | Bonaparte's Gull | 0.1% | 2.9% | 2.7% | |||
| 77 | Pied-billed Grebe | 0.1% | 2.9% | 2.7% | |||
| 78 | Tricolored Heron | 0.1% | 2.9% | 2.7% | |||
| 79 | Merlin | 0.1% | 2.9% | 2.7% | |||
| 80 | Tennessee Warbler | 0.1% | 2.9% | 2.7% | |||
| 81 | Black-necked Stilt | 0.1% | 2.9% | 2.8% | |||
| 82 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.8% | |||
| 83 | Piping Plover | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.8% | |||
| 84 | Green-winged Teal | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.8% | |||
| 85 | Red-throated Loon | 0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | |||
| 86 | Royal Tern | 0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | |||
| 87 | Black Skimmer | 0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | |||
| 88 | Northern Gannet | 0% | 2.9% | 2.9% |