Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507
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 | 18.1% | 97.1% | 79.0% | |||
| 2 | Osprey | 16.9% | 94.3% | 77.4% | |||
| 3 | Great Black-backed Gull | 12.7% | 91.4% | 78.8% | |||
| 4 | Brant | 10.6% | 91.4% | 80.8% | |||
| 5 | Red-winged Blackbird | 52.9% | 88.6% | 35.7% | |||
| 6 | Canada Goose | 44.5% | 88.6% | 44.1% | |||
| 7 | Double-crested Cormorant | 33.8% | 88.6% | 54.7% | |||
| 8 | American Herring Gull | 22.9% | 88.6% | 65.7% | |||
| 9 | American Oystercatcher | 7.6% | 88.6% | 81.0% | |||
| 10 | Willet | 5.5% | 88.6% | 83.1% | |||
| 11 | Forster's Tern | 7.8% | 82.9% | 75.0% | |||
| 12 | Yellow Warbler | 41.7% | 80.0% | 38.3% | |||
| 13 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4.6% | 77.1% | 72.5% | |||
| 14 | Mallard | 47.7% | 74.3% | 26.6% | |||
| 15 | Song Sparrow | 35.5% | 74.3% | 38.8% | |||
| 16 | Black-bellied Plover | 3.3% | 74.3% | 71.0% | |||
| 17 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 5.1% | 68.6% | 63.5% | |||
| 18 | Ruddy Turnstone | 2.1% | 68.6% | 66.4% | |||
| 19 | Tree Swallow | 21.6% | 65.7% | 44.1% | |||
| 20 | Dunlin | 2.2% | 65.7% | 63.6% | |||
| 21 | Snowy Egret | 9.4% | 62.9% | 53.4% | |||
| 22 | Semipalmated Plover | 4.4% | 62.9% | 58.5% | |||
| 23 | Great Egret | 24.3% | 60.0% | 35.7% | |||
| 24 | Least Sandpiper | 6.9% | 60.0% | 53.1% | |||
| 25 | Gadwall | 6.6% | 60.0% | 53.4% | |||
| 26 | Barn Swallow | 30.9% | 57.1% | 26.3% | |||
| 27 | Common Yellowthroat | 46.9% | 54.3% | 7.4% | |||
| 28 | Eastern Towhee | 18.4% | 51.4% | 33.0% | |||
| 29 | Willow Flycatcher | 5.3% | 48.6% | 43.3% | |||
| 30 | Least Tern | 3.7% | 48.6% | 44.9% | |||
| 31 | Clapper Rail | 3.3% | 48.6% | 45.3% | |||
| 32 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 1.8% | 48.6% | 46.8% | |||
| 33 | Marsh Wren | 4.5% | 45.7% | 41.2% | |||
| 34 | Gray Catbird | 65.6% | 42.9% | 22.7% | |||
| 35 | Glossy Ibis | 4.0% | 42.9% | 38.9% | |||
| 36 | Seaside Sparrow | 0.7% | 42.9% | 42.1% | |||
| 37 | Spotted Sandpiper | 12.2% | 40.0% | 27.8% | |||
| 38 | Common Tern | 5.8% | 40.0% | 34.2% | |||
| 39 | American Black Duck | 5.1% | 40.0% | 34.9% | |||
| 40 | Red Knot | 0.6% | 31.4% | 30.8% | |||
| 41 | Carolina Wren | 20.6% | 28.6% | 7.9% | |||
| 42 | Mute Swan | 10.8% | 25.7% | 14.9% | |||
| 43 | Great Blue Heron | 9.4% | 25.7% | 16.3% | |||
| 44 | Sanderling | 1.6% | 25.7% | 24.1% | |||
| 45 | House Wren | 25.5% | 22.9% | 2.7% | |||
| 46 | Ring-billed Gull | 14.1% | 22.9% | 8.8% | |||
| 47 | Northern Mockingbird | 27.4% | 20.0% | 7.4% | |||
| 48 | Greater Yellowlegs | 5.4% | 17.1% | 11.7% | |||
| 49 | Little Blue Heron | 1.1% | 17.1% | 16.1% | |||
| 50 | White-rumped Sandpiper | 0.4% | 17.1% | 16.7% | |||
| 51 | Peregrine Falcon | 2.5% | 14.3% | 11.8% | |||
| 52 | Fish Crow | 11.1% | 11.4% | 0.3% | |||
| 53 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 10.8% | 11.4% | 0.6% | |||
| 54 | Killdeer | 9.1% | 11.4% | 2.3% | |||
| 55 | Northern Cardinal | 58.9% | 8.6% | 50.4% | |||
| 56 | Chimney Swift | 30.9% | 8.6% | 22.3% | |||
| 57 | Blackpoll Warbler | 23.6% | 8.6% | 15.1% | |||
| 58 | White-eyed Vireo | 3.9% | 8.6% | 4.7% | |||
| 59 | Red-breasted Merganser | 1.7% | 8.6% | 6.8% | |||
| 60 | Saltmarsh Sparrow | 0.7% | 8.6% | 7.9% | |||
| 61 | Northern Parula | 35.3% | 5.7% | 29.6% | |||
| 62 | Brown Thrasher | 6.5% | 5.7% | 0.8% | |||
| 63 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 3.7% | 5.7% | 2.0% | |||
| 64 | Rock Pigeon | 36.0% | 2.9% | 33.1% | |||
| 65 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 31.6% | 2.9% | 28.8% | |||
| 66 | Magnolia Warbler | 26.4% | 2.9% | 23.5% | |||
| 67 | Chipping Sparrow | 17.2% | 2.9% | 14.3% | |||
| 68 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 15.0% | 2.9% | 12.1% | |||
| 69 | Turkey Vulture | 9.3% | 2.9% | 6.4% | |||
| 70 | Blackburnian Warbler | 8.7% | 2.9% | 5.9% | |||
| 71 | Solitary Sandpiper | 5.7% | 2.9% | 2.8% | |||
| 72 | Belted Kingfisher | 3.7% | 2.9% | 0.9% | |||
| 73 | Tennessee Warbler | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.7% | |||
| 74 | Common Loon | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | |||
| 75 | Black Skimmer | 1.6% | 2.9% | 1.2% | |||
| 76 | Piping Plover | 1.3% | 2.9% | 1.6% | |||
| 77 | Red-throated Loon | 0.9% | 2.9% | 1.9% | |||
| 78 | Merlin | 0.8% | 2.9% | 2.0% | |||
| 79 | Bonaparte's Gull | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | |||
| 80 | Green-winged Teal | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | |||
| 81 | Northern Harrier | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | |||
| 82 | Blue-winged Teal | 0.4% | 2.9% | 2.4% | |||
| 83 | Tricolored Heron | 0.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | |||
| 84 | Northern Gannet | 0.2% | 2.9% | 2.6% | |||
| 85 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 0.2% | 2.9% | 2.6% | |||
| 86 | Pied-billed Grebe | 0.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | |||
| 87 | Black-necked Stilt | 0.1% | 2.9% | 2.7% | |||
| 88 | Royal Tern | 0.1% | 2.9% | 2.8% |