Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507
based on 21 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in December. 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 | American Herring Gull | 41.4% | 100.0% | 58.6% | |||
| 2 | American Black Duck | 26.5% | 100.0% | 73.5% | |||
| 3 | Brant | 18.5% | 100.0% | 81.5% | |||
| 4 | Canada Goose | 51.7% | 85.7% | 34.0% | |||
| 5 | Bufflehead | 27.8% | 85.7% | 57.9% | |||
| 6 | Great Black-backed Gull | 28.5% | 81.0% | 52.4% | |||
| 7 | Dunlin | 1.6% | 71.4% | 69.8% | |||
| 8 | American Oystercatcher | 0.2% | 57.1% | 56.9% | |||
| 9 | Red-breasted Merganser | 14.6% | 52.4% | 37.7% | |||
| 10 | Northern Harrier | 4.8% | 52.4% | 47.6% | |||
| 11 | Sanderling | 3.3% | 42.9% | 39.6% | |||
| 12 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.2% | 38.1% | 11.1% | |||
| 13 | Song Sparrow | 37.1% | 38.1% | 1.0% | |||
| 14 | Great Cormorant | 3.5% | 38.1% | 34.6% | |||
| 15 | Black-bellied Plover | 1.2% | 38.1% | 36.9% | |||
| 16 | Great Blue Heron | 20.0% | 33.3% | 13.3% | |||
| 17 | White-throated Sparrow | 49.1% | 23.8% | 25.3% | |||
| 18 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.2% | 23.8% | 17.6% | |||
| 19 | Common Goldeneye | 3.7% | 23.8% | 20.1% | |||
| 20 | European Starling | 38.8% | 19.0% | 19.7% | |||
| 21 | Carolina Wren | 19.1% | 19.0% | 0.1% | |||
| 22 | Double-crested Cormorant | 17.6% | 19.0% | 1.5% | |||
| 23 | Gadwall | 15.1% | 19.0% | 3.9% | |||
| 24 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 6.8% | 19.0% | 12.2% | |||
| 25 | Greater Scaup | 6.7% | 19.0% | 12.4% | |||
| 26 | American Wigeon | 6.0% | 19.0% | 13.0% | |||
| 27 | Horned Grebe | 5.1% | 19.0% | 13.9% | |||
| 28 | American Goldfinch | 20.1% | 14.3% | 5.9% | |||
| 29 | Common Loon | 8.6% | 14.3% | 5.7% | |||
| 30 | Red-throated Loon | 6.5% | 14.3% | 7.8% | |||
| 31 | Bald Eagle | 5.0% | 14.3% | 9.2% | |||
| 32 | Mallard | 47.6% | 9.5% | 38.0% | |||
| 33 | Northern Cardinal | 40.5% | 9.5% | 30.9% | |||
| 34 | Downy Woodpecker | 30.8% | 9.5% | 21.3% | |||
| 35 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.5% | 9.5% | 19.0% | |||
| 36 | American Crow | 20.8% | 9.5% | 11.2% | |||
| 37 | Hooded Merganser | 18.7% | 9.5% | 9.2% | |||
| 38 | House Finch | 16.5% | 9.5% | 7.0% | |||
| 39 | Northern Shoveler | 14.5% | 9.5% | 5.0% | |||
| 40 | Cooper's Hawk | 11.3% | 9.5% | 1.7% | |||
| 41 | Fox Sparrow | 9.9% | 9.5% | 0.4% | |||
| 42 | Common Raven | 4.9% | 9.5% | 4.6% | |||
| 43 | Gray Catbird | 3.7% | 9.5% | 5.8% | |||
| 44 | Snow Goose | 2.2% | 9.5% | 7.4% | |||
| 45 | Killdeer | 2.1% | 9.5% | 7.4% | |||
| 46 | Savannah Sparrow | 2.1% | 9.5% | 7.4% | |||
| 47 | Red Knot | 0.1% | 9.5% | 9.4% | |||
| 48 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.7% | 4.8% | 19.9% | |||
| 49 | Northern Flicker | 10.9% | 4.8% | 6.1% | |||
| 50 | Swamp Sparrow | 8.1% | 4.8% | 3.3% | |||
| 51 | American Kestrel | 6.0% | 4.8% | 1.2% | |||
| 52 | Hermit Thrush | 5.8% | 4.8% | 1.0% | |||
| 53 | Peregrine Falcon | 5.6% | 4.8% | 0.9% | |||
| 54 | Green-winged Teal | 5.2% | 4.8% | 0.4% | |||
| 55 | Horned Lark | 2.6% | 4.8% | 2.1% | |||
| 56 | Snow Bunting | 2.0% | 4.8% | 2.8% | |||
| 57 | Field Sparrow | 1.8% | 4.8% | 2.9% | |||
| 58 | American Pipit | 1.0% | 4.8% | 3.7% | |||
| 59 | Ruddy Turnstone | 0.5% | 4.8% | 4.2% | |||
| 60 | Short-eared Owl | 0.1% | 4.8% | 4.7% | |||
| 61 | Sora | 0.0% | 4.8% | 4.8% |