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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in July
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 44 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in July. 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   Double-crested Cormorant 43.9% 97.7% 53.9%
2   Laughing Gull 35.1% 95.5% 60.4%
3   American Oystercatcher 15.5% 95.5% 79.9%
4   American Herring Gull 39.9% 93.2% 53.3%
5   Osprey 28.1% 93.2% 65.1%
6   Least Tern 14.1% 93.2% 79.1%
7   Song Sparrow 48.4% 84.1% 35.7%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 26.3% 84.1% 57.8%
9   Red-winged Blackbird 50.2% 81.8% 31.6%
10   Great Egret 38.8% 79.5% 40.7%
11   Common Tern 22.2% 79.5% 57.4%
12   Least Sandpiper 16.7% 77.3% 60.6%
13   Snowy Egret 23.1% 75.0% 51.9%
14   Barn Swallow 47.8% 70.5% 22.6%
15   Canada Goose 39.1% 70.5% 31.3%
16   Marsh Wren 11.8% 68.2% 56.4%
17   Eastern Towhee 9.5% 63.6% 54.1%
18   Short-billed Dowitcher 7.9% 54.5% 46.7%
19   Forster's Tern 16.7% 50.0% 33.3%
20   Black Skimmer 10.3% 47.7% 37.4%
21   Seaside Sparrow 1.0% 47.7% 46.8%
22   Black-crowned Night-Heron 20.1% 43.2% 23.1%
23   Spotted Sandpiper 13.0% 43.2% 30.2%
24   Tree Swallow 22.1% 40.9% 18.9%
25   Glossy Ibis 8.8% 40.9% 32.1%
26   Boat-tailed Grackle 7.2% 40.9% 33.7%
27   Great Blue Heron 27.7% 38.6% 10.9%
28   Semipalmated Sandpiper 12.6% 38.6% 26.0%
29   Carolina Wren 21.0% 36.4% 15.4%
30   Semipalmated Plover 7.7% 36.4% 28.7%
31   Gray Catbird 52.0% 34.1% 17.9%
32   Yellow Warbler 23.8% 34.1% 10.3%
33   Greater Yellowlegs 10.6% 31.8% 21.2%
34   Brant 1.1% 31.8% 30.8%
35   Common Yellowthroat 16.6% 29.5% 13.0%
36   House Wren 16.5% 29.5% 13.0%
37   Willet 6.7% 29.5% 22.9%
38   Clapper Rail 5.4% 27.3% 21.9%
39   European Starling 53.7% 25.0% 28.7%
40   Ring-billed Gull 26.3% 25.0% 1.3%
41   Northern Mockingbird 40.9% 22.7% 18.2%
42   Mallard 38.1% 18.2% 19.9%
43   Killdeer 19.1% 18.2% 0.9%
44   Willow Flycatcher 11.4% 18.2% 6.7%
45   Gull-billed Tern 2.1% 18.2% 16.1%
46   Ruddy Turnstone 1.2% 18.2% 17.0%
47   Lesser Yellowlegs 8.2% 15.9% 7.7%
48   Peregrine Falcon 5.1% 15.9% 10.8%
49   Cedar Waxwing 21.4% 13.6% 7.8%
50   American Goldfinch 31.1% 11.4% 19.8%
51   Bank Swallow 6.0% 9.1% 3.1%
52   Northern Cardinal 47.2% 6.8% 40.4%
53   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 11.3% 6.8% 4.5%
54   Gadwall 5.2% 6.8% 1.7%
55   Sanderling 2.5% 6.8% 4.4%
56   Red-breasted Merganser 0.4% 6.8% 6.4%
57   Mourning Dove 51.0% 4.5% 46.5%
58   House Finch 16.7% 4.5% 12.2%
59   American Crow 14.0% 4.5% 9.4%
60   Mute Swan 13.1% 4.5% 8.5%
61   Red-eyed Vireo 6.3% 4.5% 1.8%
62   Little Blue Heron 3.6% 4.5% 1.0%
63   Royal Tern 1.3% 4.5% 3.3%
64   Caspian Tern 0.9% 4.5% 3.6%
65   Common Loon 0.7% 4.5% 3.8%
66   American Robin 64.2% 2.3% 62.0%
67   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.6% 2.3% 1.3%
68   American Kestrel 2.2% 2.3% 0.0%
69   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.6% 2.3% 0.7%
70   Solitary Sandpiper 1.4% 2.3% 0.9%
71   Black-bellied Plover 0.8% 2.3% 1.4%
72   Whimbrel 0.4% 2.3% 1.9%
73   Wilson's Phalarope 0.2% 2.3% 2.1%
74   Northern Harrier 0.2% 2.3% 2.1%
75   Iceland Gull 0% 2.3% 2.3%