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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in November
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 20 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in November. 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   Herring Gull 39.0% 90.0% 51.0%
2   Brant 18.4% 90.0% 71.6%
3   American Oystercatcher 0.9% 85.0% 84.1%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 28.1% 80.0% 51.9%
5   American Black Duck 22.6% 80.0% 57.4%
6   Dunlin 2.8% 80.0% 77.2%
7   Canada Goose 45.1% 55.0% 9.9%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 26.0% 55.0% 29.0%
9   Bufflehead 21.8% 55.0% 33.2%
10   Black-bellied Plover 2.4% 55.0% 52.6%
11   Ring-billed Gull 42.9% 45.0% 2.1%
12   Northern Harrier 6.1% 45.0% 38.9%
13   Great Blue Heron 21.7% 30.0% 8.3%
14   Red-breasted Merganser 6.6% 30.0% 23.4%
15   Mallard 46.6% 25.0% 21.6%
16   Common Loon 6.8% 25.0% 18.2%
17   Ruddy Turnstone 0.6% 20.0% 19.4%
18   Song Sparrow 45.1% 15.0% 30.1%
19   Red-tailed Hawk 26.4% 15.0% 11.4%
20   Laughing Gull 7.5% 15.0% 7.5%
21   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 15.0% 8.0%
22   Greater Yellowlegs 5.3% 15.0% 9.7%
23   Sanderling 2.6% 15.0% 12.4%
24   White-throated Sparrow 56.2% 10.0% 46.2%
25   European Starling 40.3% 10.0% 30.3%
26   Mourning Dove 38.6% 10.0% 28.6%
27   American Goldfinch 28.7% 10.0% 18.7%
28   Yellow-rumped Warbler 19.6% 10.0% 9.6%
29   Northern Flicker 17.6% 10.0% 7.6%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 17.3% 10.0% 7.3%
31   Sharp-shinned Hawk 6.3% 10.0% 3.7%
32   Great Egret 5.5% 10.0% 4.5%
33   Merlin 4.3% 10.0% 5.7%
34   Great Cormorant 2.4% 10.0% 7.6%
35   Red Knot 0.2% 10.0% 9.8%
36   Dark-eyed Junco 37.2% 5.0% 32.2%
37   Carolina Wren 19.4% 5.0% 14.4%
38   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 5.0% 11.6%
39   Golden-crowned Kinglet 14.4% 5.0% 9.4%
40   Mute Swan 13.4% 5.0% 8.4%
41   Cooper's Hawk 12.7% 5.0% 7.7%
42   Wood Duck 7.4% 5.0% 2.4%
43   Red-throated Loon 4.8% 5.0% 0.2%
44   Horned Grebe 3.4% 5.0% 1.6%
45   Surf Scoter 2.1% 5.0% 2.9%
46   Tree Swallow 1.9% 5.0% 3.1%
47   Snowy Egret 0.7% 5.0% 4.3%
48   Wilson's Snipe 0.3% 5.0% 4.7%
49   Clapper Rail 0.3% 5.0% 4.7%
50   Snowy Owl 0.3% 5.0% 4.7%
51   Nelson's Sparrow 0.3% 5.0% 4.7%
52   Marbled Godwit 0.0% 5.0% 5.0%