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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.

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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%