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

based on 31 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 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   American Herring Gull 22.9% 93.5% 70.7%
2   Laughing Gull 18.1% 90.3% 72.2%
3   American Oystercatcher 7.6% 90.3% 82.8%
4   Osprey 16.9% 87.1% 70.2%
5   Black-bellied Plover 3.3% 83.9% 80.6%
6   Dunlin 2.2% 83.9% 81.7%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 33.8% 80.6% 46.8%
8   Snowy Egret 9.4% 80.6% 71.2%
9   Willet 5.5% 80.6% 75.2%
10   Brant 10.6% 74.2% 63.6%
11   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.6% 74.2% 69.5%
12   Ruddy Turnstone 2.1% 74.2% 72.1%
13   Great Egret 24.3% 71.0% 46.7%
14   Tree Swallow 21.6% 71.0% 49.4%
15   Great Black-backed Gull 12.7% 71.0% 58.3%
16   Semipalmated Plover 4.4% 67.7% 63.4%
17   Mallard 47.7% 61.3% 13.6%
18   Forster's Tern 7.8% 61.3% 53.5%
19   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 51.6% 46.6%
20   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 51.6% 49.8%
21   Common Tern 5.8% 48.4% 42.6%
22   Least Sandpiper 7.0% 45.2% 38.2%
23   Least Tern 3.7% 45.2% 41.5%
24   Red Knot 0.6% 45.2% 44.5%
25   Gadwall 6.6% 41.9% 35.3%
26   Clapper Rail 3.3% 41.9% 38.7%
27   Red-winged Blackbird 52.9% 35.5% 17.4%
28   American Black Duck 5.1% 35.5% 30.4%
29   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 35.5% 33.8%
30   Barn Swallow 30.9% 32.3% 1.4%
31   Ring-billed Gull 14.1% 32.3% 18.2%
32   Canada Goose 44.5% 25.8% 18.7%
33   Mute Swan 10.8% 22.6% 11.8%
34   Greater Yellowlegs 5.4% 19.4% 13.9%
35   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 19.4% 18.9%
36   Glossy Ibis 4.0% 16.1% 12.2%
37   Little Blue Heron 1.1% 16.1% 15.1%
38   Whimbrel 0.1% 16.1% 16.0%
39   Sanderling 1.6% 12.9% 11.3%
40   Snow Goose 0.1% 9.7% 9.5%
41   Spotted Sandpiper 12.2% 6.5% 5.7%
42   Black-crowned Night-Heron 10.8% 6.5% 4.4%
43   Great Blue Heron 9.4% 6.5% 3.0%
44   Black Skimmer 1.6% 6.5% 4.8%
45   Seaside Sparrow 0.7% 6.5% 5.7%
46   Gull-billed Tern 0.2% 6.5% 6.2%
47   European Starling 58.3% 3.2% 55.0%
48   House Sparrow 57.5% 3.2% 54.2%
49   Yellow Warbler 41.7% 3.2% 38.5%
50   Song Sparrow 35.5% 3.2% 32.3%
51   Chimney Swift 30.9% 3.2% 27.6%
52   American Crow 17.5% 3.2% 14.3%
53   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5.9% 3.2% 2.7%
54   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.7% 3.2% 0.5%
55   Peregrine Falcon 2.5% 3.2% 0.7%
56   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 3.2% 0.7%
57   Bank Swallow 2.4% 3.2% 0.8%
58   Merlin 0.8% 3.2% 2.4%
59   Northern Harrier 0.6% 3.2% 2.7%
60   Common Merganser 0.4% 3.2% 2.9%
61   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.2% 3.2% 3.0%
62   Royal Tern 0.1% 3.2% 3.2%