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

based on 37 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in September. 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 30.9% 91.9% 61.0%
2   Great Egret 18.9% 91.9% 73.0%
3   American Oystercatcher 4.9% 91.9% 87.0%
4   American Herring Gull 29.6% 86.5% 56.9%
5   Snowy Egret 11.5% 81.1% 69.6%
6   Osprey 24.5% 78.4% 53.9%
7   Laughing Gull 18.6% 73.0% 54.3%
8   Least Sandpiper 6.9% 59.5% 52.6%
9   Semipalmated Plover 7.1% 51.4% 44.3%
10   Gray Catbird 60.2% 48.6% 11.5%
11   Great Blue Heron 24.6% 48.6% 24.1%
12   Great Black-backed Gull 17.1% 45.9% 28.9%
13   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.6% 45.9% 38.3%
14   Black-bellied Plover 3.9% 45.9% 42.0%
15   Ring-billed Gull 24.3% 43.2% 18.9%
16   Red-winged Blackbird 11.4% 37.8% 26.4%
17   Spotted Sandpiper 4.7% 35.1% 30.4%
18   American Black Duck 8.0% 32.4% 24.5%
19   Forster's Tern 4.2% 32.4% 28.2%
20   Canada Goose 37.2% 29.7% 7.5%
21   Greater Yellowlegs 8.2% 29.7% 21.5%
22   Common Tern 3.7% 29.7% 26.0%
23   Northern Harrier 3.3% 29.7% 26.5%
24   Carolina Wren 27.0% 27.0% 0.0%
25   Royal Tern 3.3% 27.0% 23.7%
26   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 27.0% 25.7%
27   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 27.0% 26.7%
28   Common Yellowthroat 44.2% 24.3% 19.9%
29   Barn Swallow 4.2% 24.3% 20.1%
30   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.0% 24.3% 23.3%
31   Song Sparrow 27.5% 21.6% 5.9%
32   American Goldfinch 26.4% 21.6% 4.8%
33   Peregrine Falcon 6.9% 21.6% 14.7%
34   Marsh Wren 3.3% 21.6% 18.3%
35   Clapper Rail 1.8% 18.9% 17.1%
36   Black Skimmer 1.7% 18.9% 17.2%
37   Willet 0.8% 18.9% 18.1%
38   Short-billed Dowitcher 2.8% 16.2% 13.4%
39   Mallard 35.5% 13.5% 21.9%
40   Yellow Warbler 12.1% 13.5% 1.4%
41   Eastern Towhee 7.2% 13.5% 6.3%
42   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 13.5% 12.3%
43   European Starling 46.6% 10.8% 35.8%
44   Northern Mockingbird 30.9% 10.8% 20.1%
45   Tree Swallow 6.2% 10.8% 4.6%
46   Bald Eagle 4.8% 10.8% 6.1%
47   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.8% 10.8% 7.0%
48   Red Knot 0.5% 10.8% 10.4%
49   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 8.1% 42.3%
50   Northern Flicker 42.3% 8.1% 34.2%
51   American Crow 17.7% 8.1% 9.6%
52   American Kestrel 10.6% 8.1% 2.5%
53   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 8.1% 0.6%
54   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 8.1% 1.8%
55   Sanderling 2.6% 8.1% 5.5%
56   Brant 0.5% 8.1% 7.6%
57   Least Tern 0.2% 8.1% 7.9%
58   Downy Woodpecker 31.5% 5.4% 26.1%
59   Eastern Phoebe 17.3% 5.4% 11.9%
60   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.3% 5.4% 10.9%
61   Palm Warbler 14.7% 5.4% 9.3%
62   Mute Swan 10.9% 5.4% 5.5%
63   Killdeer 6.9% 5.4% 1.5%
64   Merlin 5.1% 5.4% 0.3%
65   Green-winged Teal 3.8% 5.4% 1.6%
66   Caspian Tern 1.7% 5.4% 3.8%
67   Dunlin 0.6% 5.4% 4.8%
68   Whimbrel 0.5% 5.4% 4.9%
69   Gull-billed Tern 0.0% 5.4% 5.4%
70   American Robin 59.4% 2.7% 56.7%
71   Blue Jay 51.8% 2.7% 49.1%
72   Rock Pigeon 37.0% 2.7% 34.3%
73   Northern Parula 26.4% 2.7% 23.7%
74   Common Grackle 23.8% 2.7% 21.1%
75   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.7% 2.7% 14.0%
76   White-throated Sparrow 11.3% 2.7% 8.6%
77   Yellow-rumped Warbler 7.9% 2.7% 5.2%
78   Green Heron 7.4% 2.7% 4.7%
79   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 2.7% 4.7%
80   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.0% 2.7% 3.3%
81   Swamp Sparrow 5.2% 2.7% 2.5%
82   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.3% 2.7% 1.6%
83   Solitary Sandpiper 3.3% 2.7% 0.6%
84   Little Blue Heron 1.9% 2.7% 0.8%
85   White-rumped Sandpiper 1.4% 2.7% 1.3%
86   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 2.7% 1.9%
87   Wilson's Phalarope 0.3% 2.7% 2.4%
88   Nelson's Sparrow 0.2% 2.7% 2.5%
89   Common Ringed Plover 0.0% 2.7% 2.7%