Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 23 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in October. 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 | Herring Gull | 32.7% | 91.3% | 58.6% | |||
| 2 | Double-crested Cormorant | 31.9% | 91.3% | 59.4% | |||
| 3 | American Oystercatcher | 2.0% | 87.0% | 84.9% | |||
| 4 | Great Black-backed Gull | 18.9% | 73.9% | 55.0% | |||
| 5 | Great Egret | 14.2% | 65.2% | 51.0% | |||
| 6 | Laughing Gull | 13.7% | 65.2% | 51.5% | |||
| 7 | Brant | 9.5% | 65.2% | 55.7% | |||
| 8 | Black-bellied Plover | 4.0% | 65.2% | 61.2% | |||
| 9 | Dunlin | 2.5% | 65.2% | 62.7% | |||
| 10 | Ring-billed Gull | 30.4% | 56.5% | 26.1% | |||
| 11 | American Black Duck | 13.3% | 56.5% | 43.2% | |||
| 12 | Song Sparrow | 55.2% | 43.5% | 11.7% | |||
| 13 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 50.4% | 43.5% | 7.0% | |||
| 14 | Canada Goose | 40.8% | 43.5% | 2.7% | |||
| 15 | Great Blue Heron | 21.8% | 43.5% | 21.6% | |||
| 16 | Royal Tern | 3.4% | 43.5% | 40.1% | |||
| 17 | Northern Harrier | 5.9% | 39.1% | 33.3% | |||
| 18 | Snowy Egret | 5.4% | 39.1% | 33.7% | |||
| 19 | Greater Yellowlegs | 7.2% | 34.8% | 27.5% | |||
| 20 | Forster's Tern | 2.4% | 30.4% | 28.0% | |||
| 21 | Northern Flicker | 38.6% | 26.1% | 12.5% | |||
| 22 | Carolina Wren | 22.2% | 26.1% | 3.9% | |||
| 23 | Osprey | 12.5% | 26.1% | 13.6% | |||
| 24 | Peregrine Falcon | 7.8% | 26.1% | 18.3% | |||
| 25 | Merlin | 7.4% | 26.1% | 18.6% | |||
| 26 | Mallard | 38.6% | 21.7% | 16.9% | |||
| 27 | Common Loon | 2.3% | 21.7% | 19.5% | |||
| 28 | Gray Catbird | 38.5% | 17.4% | 21.1% | |||
| 29 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 28.9% | 17.4% | 11.5% | |||
| 30 | American Kestrel | 12.9% | 17.4% | 4.5% | |||
| 31 | Semipalmated Plover | 1.3% | 17.4% | 16.0% | |||
| 32 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 45.6% | 13.0% | 32.6% | |||
| 33 | Eastern Phoebe | 36.4% | 13.0% | 23.4% | |||
| 34 | Eastern Towhee | 21.0% | 13.0% | 7.9% | |||
| 35 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 9.9% | 13.0% | 3.1% | |||
| 36 | Nelson's Sparrow | 2.1% | 13.0% | 11.0% | |||
| 37 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 1.5% | 13.0% | 11.5% | |||
| 38 | Red-throated Loon | 0.7% | 13.0% | 12.3% | |||
| 39 | Marbled Godwit | 0.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | |||
| 40 | European Starling | 46.6% | 8.7% | 37.9% | |||
| 41 | Northern Cardinal | 44.5% | 8.7% | 35.8% | |||
| 42 | Swamp Sparrow | 32.8% | 8.7% | 24.1% | |||
| 43 | American Goldfinch | 23.8% | 8.7% | 15.1% | |||
| 44 | Savannah Sparrow | 19.4% | 8.7% | 10.7% | |||
| 45 | Red-winged Blackbird | 15.8% | 8.7% | 7.1% | |||
| 46 | Cooper's Hawk | 14.6% | 8.7% | 5.9% | |||
| 47 | Green-winged Teal | 6.0% | 8.7% | 2.7% | |||
| 48 | Tree Swallow | 5.7% | 8.7% | 3.0% | |||
| 49 | American Pipit | 2.4% | 8.7% | 6.3% | |||
| 50 | Sanderling | 1.7% | 8.7% | 7.0% | |||
| 51 | Surf Scoter | 0.8% | 8.7% | 7.9% | |||
| 52 | Red-breasted Merganser | 0.6% | 8.7% | 8.1% | |||
| 53 | Common Tern | 0.5% | 8.7% | 8.2% | |||
| 54 | Seaside Sparrow | 0.3% | 8.7% | 8.4% | |||
| 55 | White-throated Sparrow | 57.7% | 4.3% | 53.4% | |||
| 56 | American Robin | 57.6% | 4.3% | 53.2% | |||
| 57 | Northern Mockingbird | 36.3% | 4.3% | 31.9% | |||
| 58 | Palm Warbler | 31.0% | 4.3% | 26.6% | |||
| 59 | Common Yellowthroat | 26.3% | 4.3% | 22.0% | |||
| 60 | Dark-eyed Junco | 26.0% | 4.3% | 21.6% | |||
| 61 | American Crow | 23.4% | 4.3% | 19.0% | |||
| 62 | Belted Kingfisher | 13.0% | 4.3% | 8.7% | |||
| 63 | Mute Swan | 10.8% | 4.3% | 6.5% | |||
| 64 | Chimney Swift | 8.5% | 4.3% | 4.1% | |||
| 65 | Common Raven | 5.8% | 4.3% | 1.4% | |||
| 66 | Bald Eagle | 5.4% | 4.3% | 1.0% | |||
| 67 | American Wigeon | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1.3% | |||
| 68 | Marsh Wren | 2.3% | 4.3% | 2.1% | |||
| 69 | Saltmarsh Sparrow | 1.5% | 4.3% | 2.8% | |||
| 70 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 1.2% | 4.3% | 3.1% | |||
| 71 | Great Cormorant | 1.2% | 4.3% | 3.2% | |||
| 72 | Clapper Rail | 1.0% | 4.3% | 3.3% | |||
| 73 | Least Sandpiper | 0.7% | 4.3% | 3.7% | |||
| 74 | Snow Goose | 0.6% | 4.3% | 3.7% | |||
| 75 | Black Skimmer | 0.6% | 4.3% | 3.8% | |||
| 76 | White-winged Scoter | 0.5% | 4.3% | 3.8% | |||
| 77 | Little Blue Heron | 0.5% | 4.3% | 3.8% | |||
| 78 | Ruddy Turnstone | 0.4% | 4.3% | 3.9% | |||
| 79 | Red Knot | 0.3% | 4.3% | 4.0% | |||
| 80 | American Bittern | 0.3% | 4.3% | 4.0% | |||
| 81 | Horned Grebe | 0.3% | 4.3% | 4.0% | |||
| 82 | Willet | 0.1% | 4.3% | 4.2% |