Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 22 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 | 16.9% | 100.0% | 83.1% | |||
| 2 | Great Black-backed Gull | 13.3% | 95.5% | 82.2% | |||
| 3 | Brant | 10.7% | 95.5% | 84.7% | |||
| 4 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 90.9% | 45.8% | |||
| 5 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 90.9% | 56.9% | |||
| 6 | Herring Gull | 23.4% | 90.9% | 67.5% | |||
| 7 | Osprey | 16.4% | 90.9% | 74.5% | |||
| 8 | American Oystercatcher | 7.9% | 90.9% | 83.0% | |||
| 9 | Willet | 5.8% | 90.9% | 85.1% | |||
| 10 | Red-winged Blackbird | 53.3% | 86.4% | 33.0% | |||
| 11 | Forster's Tern | 7.9% | 81.8% | 73.9% | |||
| 12 | Yellow Warbler | 42.6% | 77.3% | 34.6% | |||
| 13 | Mallard | 49.3% | 72.7% | 23.4% | |||
| 14 | Song Sparrow | 35.5% | 72.7% | 37.2% | |||
| 15 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4.9% | 72.7% | 67.9% | |||
| 16 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 5.2% | 68.2% | 63.0% | |||
| 17 | Black-bellied Plover | 3.5% | 68.2% | 64.7% | |||
| 18 | Ruddy Turnstone | 2.2% | 63.6% | 61.4% | |||
| 19 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 59.1% | 36.7% | |||
| 20 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 54.5% | 22.8% | |||
| 21 | Snowy Egret | 9.9% | 54.5% | 44.6% | |||
| 22 | Semipalmated Plover | 4.5% | 54.5% | 50.0% | |||
| 23 | Dunlin | 2.2% | 54.5% | 52.4% | |||
| 24 | Least Sandpiper | 7.1% | 50.0% | 42.9% | |||
| 25 | Gadwall | 7.0% | 50.0% | 43.0% | |||
| 26 | Marsh Wren | 4.6% | 50.0% | 45.4% | |||
| 27 | Least Tern | 3.9% | 50.0% | 46.1% | |||
| 28 | Common Yellowthroat | 47.5% | 40.9% | 6.6% | |||
| 29 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 40.9% | 15.5% | |||
| 30 | Eastern Towhee | 19.9% | 40.9% | 21.1% | |||
| 31 | Clapper Rail | 3.4% | 40.9% | 37.5% | |||
| 32 | Gray Catbird | 65.9% | 36.4% | 29.6% | |||
| 33 | Common Tern | 5.8% | 36.4% | 30.6% | |||
| 34 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 1.8% | 36.4% | 34.6% | |||
| 35 | Seaside Sparrow | 0.8% | 36.4% | 35.6% | |||
| 36 | Mute Swan | 11.5% | 31.8% | 20.3% | |||
| 37 | Willow Flycatcher | 5.4% | 31.8% | 26.4% | |||
| 38 | American Black Duck | 5.0% | 31.8% | 26.8% | |||
| 39 | Glossy Ibis | 4.2% | 27.3% | 23.0% | |||
| 40 | Red Knot | 0.7% | 27.3% | 26.6% | |||
| 41 | Ring-billed Gull | 14.3% | 22.7% | 8.4% | |||
| 42 | Spotted Sandpiper | 12.4% | 22.7% | 10.4% | |||
| 43 | Sanderling | 1.6% | 18.2% | 16.5% | |||
| 44 | Northern Cardinal | 59.0% | 13.6% | 45.4% | |||
| 45 | House Wren | 26.7% | 13.6% | 13.1% | |||
| 46 | Carolina Wren | 19.8% | 13.6% | 6.2% | |||
| 47 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 11.7% | 13.6% | 2.0% | |||
| 48 | Fish Crow | 10.9% | 13.6% | 2.8% | |||
| 49 | Great Blue Heron | 9.6% | 13.6% | 4.1% | |||
| 50 | Greater Yellowlegs | 5.9% | 13.6% | 7.8% | |||
| 51 | Peregrine Falcon | 2.7% | 13.6% | 11.0% | |||
| 52 | Chimney Swift | 29.8% | 9.1% | 20.7% | |||
| 53 | Northern Mockingbird | 26.7% | 9.1% | 17.6% | |||
| 54 | White-eyed Vireo | 4.3% | 9.1% | 4.8% | |||
| 55 | Little Blue Heron | 1.2% | 9.1% | 7.9% | |||
| 56 | White-rumped Sandpiper | 0.4% | 9.1% | 8.7% | |||
| 57 | Northern Parula | 35.7% | 4.5% | 31.2% | |||
| 58 | Rock Pigeon | 35.5% | 4.5% | 30.9% | |||
| 59 | Blackpoll Warbler | 21.9% | 4.5% | 17.3% | |||
| 60 | Chipping Sparrow | 18.3% | 4.5% | 13.8% | |||
| 61 | Turkey Vulture | 9.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% | |||
| 62 | Killdeer | 9.3% | 4.5% | 4.8% | |||
| 63 | Solitary Sandpiper | 5.8% | 4.5% | 1.2% | |||
| 64 | Common Loon | 2.4% | 4.5% | 2.1% | |||
| 65 | Red-breasted Merganser | 1.7% | 4.5% | 2.9% | |||
| 66 | Black Skimmer | 1.7% | 4.5% | 2.9% | |||
| 67 | Piping Plover | 1.4% | 4.5% | 3.1% | |||
| 68 | Red-throated Loon | 1.1% | 4.5% | 3.5% | |||
| 69 | Saltmarsh Sparrow | 0.7% | 4.5% | 3.8% | |||
| 70 | Bonaparte's Gull | 0.6% | 4.5% | 3.9% | |||
| 71 | Blue-winged Teal | 0.5% | 4.5% | 4.0% | |||
| 72 | Northern Gannet | 0.3% | 4.5% | 4.3% | |||
| 73 | Pied-billed Grebe | 0.2% | 4.5% | 4.4% |