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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 24 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock in October. 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   American Black Duck 13.4% 100.0% 86.6%
2   American Herring Gull 31.7% 95.8% 64.1%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 31.0% 87.5% 56.5%
4   Great Egret 13.9% 87.5% 73.6%
5   Great Blue Heron 22.2% 75.0% 52.8%
6   Canada Goose 40.5% 70.8% 30.3%
7   Brant 9.0% 66.7% 57.6%
8   Greater Yellowlegs 7.0% 62.5% 55.5%
9   Black-bellied Plover 3.9% 62.5% 58.6%
10   Dunlin 2.4% 62.5% 60.1%
11   Great Black-backed Gull 17.9% 54.2% 36.3%
12   Mallard 38.2% 45.8% 7.6%
13   Ring-billed Gull 29.7% 45.8% 16.2%
14   Laughing Gull 13.4% 45.8% 32.4%
15   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.4% 45.8% 44.4%
16   Snowy Egret 5.3% 41.7% 36.3%
17   American Oystercatcher 2.1% 37.5% 35.4%
18   Semipalmated Plover 1.4% 37.5% 36.1%
19   Royal Tern 3.3% 33.3% 30.0%
20   Northern Harrier 5.6% 25.0% 19.4%
21   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.1% 25.0% 20.9%
22   American Pipit 2.4% 25.0% 22.6%
23   Gadwall 7.9% 16.7% 8.7%
24   Green-winged Teal 6.4% 16.7% 10.2%
25   Nelson's Sparrow 2.0% 16.7% 14.7%
26   Mute Swan 10.6% 12.5% 1.9%
27   Peregrine Falcon 7.5% 12.5% 5.0%
28   Forster's Tern 2.4% 12.5% 10.1%
29   Common Loon 2.1% 12.5% 10.4%
30   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 12.5% 11.3%
31   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 12.5% 11.9%
32   Swamp Sparrow 32.9% 8.3% 24.6%
33   American Goldfinch 23.3% 8.3% 15.0%
34   Tree Swallow 5.1% 8.3% 3.2%
35   Pied-billed Grebe 3.6% 8.3% 4.7%
36   American Wigeon 2.9% 8.3% 5.5%
37   Northern Pintail 1.7% 8.3% 6.6%
38   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 8.3% 7.3%
39   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 8.3% 7.7%
40   Least Sandpiper 0.7% 8.3% 7.7%
41   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 8.3% 7.9%
42   American Bittern 0.3% 8.3% 8.0%
43   Horned Grebe 0.3% 8.3% 8.1%
44   Whimbrel 0.1% 8.3% 8.3%
45   Song Sparrow 55.0% 4.2% 50.8%
46   Yellow-rumped Warbler 49.7% 4.2% 45.6%
47   American Crow 23.4% 4.2% 19.2%
48   American Kestrel 12.6% 4.2% 8.4%
49   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.4% 4.2% 5.3%
50   Merlin 7.4% 4.2% 3.2%
51   Bald Eagle 5.5% 4.2% 1.4%
52   American Coot 3.9% 4.2% 0.2%
53   Marsh Wren 2.2% 4.2% 2.0%
54   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.4% 4.2% 2.8%
55   Clapper Rail 1.0% 4.2% 3.2%
56   Northern Gannet 0.6% 4.2% 3.6%
57   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.6% 4.2% 3.6%
58   White-winged Scoter 0.5% 4.2% 3.7%
59   Little Blue Heron 0.5% 4.2% 3.7%
60   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 4.2% 3.7%
61   Red Knot 0.3% 4.2% 3.9%
62   Hudsonian Godwit 0.2% 4.2% 3.9%
63   Horned Lark 0.1% 4.2% 4.0%
64   Willet 0.1% 4.2% 4.1%