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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 17 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock in December. 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 26.6% 100.0% 73.4%
2   Herring Gull 41.9% 94.1% 52.2%
3   Bufflehead 28.2% 94.1% 65.9%
4   Canada Goose 51.6% 88.2% 36.6%
5   Brant 18.9% 88.2% 69.4%
6   Dunlin 1.6% 76.5% 74.9%
7   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 64.7% 44.5%
8   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 64.7% 49.8%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 52.9% 23.5%
10   Common Goldeneye 3.8% 47.1% 43.2%
11   Horned Grebe 5.3% 41.2% 35.9%
12   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 35.3% 16.5%
13   Greater Scaup 6.8% 35.3% 28.5%
14   Northern Harrier 4.9% 35.3% 30.4%
15   Snow Goose 2.2% 35.3% 33.1%
16   Mallard 48.3% 29.4% 18.9%
17   Gadwall 15.2% 17.6% 2.4%
18   Common Loon 9.1% 17.6% 8.6%
19   American Wigeon 6.2% 17.6% 11.5%
20   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 11.8% 37.9%
21   Mute Swan 14.0% 11.8% 2.2%
22   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 11.8% 6.0%
23   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 11.8% 6.4%
24   Great Cormorant 3.8% 11.8% 8.0%
25   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 5.9% 12.0%
26   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 5.9% 9.7%
27   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 5.9% 8.9%
28   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 5.9% 1.0%
29   Bald Eagle 4.8% 5.9% 1.1%
30   Northern Pintail 3.3% 5.9% 2.6%
31   Horned Lark 2.7% 5.9% 3.2%
32   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 5.9% 3.7%
33   White-winged Scoter 2.0% 5.9% 3.8%
34   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 5.9% 4.3%
35   Black-bellied Plover 1.2% 5.9% 4.7%
36   Tree Swallow 1.0% 5.9% 4.9%