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

based on 26 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 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   Laughing Gull 34.4% 96.2% 61.8%
2   Osprey 28.3% 96.2% 67.8%
3   Snowy Egret 25.2% 96.2% 71.0%
4   Herring Gull 41.9% 92.3% 50.4%
5   Great Egret 41.4% 92.3% 50.9%
6   Common Tern 23.0% 88.5% 65.5%
7   American Oystercatcher 16.7% 88.5% 71.7%
8   Willet 7.3% 88.5% 81.2%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 45.1% 84.6% 39.6%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 28.3% 76.9% 48.6%
11   Forster's Tern 17.7% 76.9% 59.2%
12   Semipalmated Sandpiper 13.9% 76.9% 63.1%
13   Least Sandpiper 17.7% 73.1% 55.4%
14   Short-billed Dowitcher 8.3% 73.1% 64.8%
15   Boat-tailed Grackle 7.7% 73.1% 65.4%
16   Greater Yellowlegs 11.8% 69.2% 57.4%
17   Clapper Rail 5.7% 69.2% 63.5%
18   Glossy Ibis 10.1% 65.4% 55.2%
19   Red-winged Blackbird 51.8% 57.7% 5.9%
20   Little Blue Heron 4.0% 57.7% 53.7%
21   Black-crowned Night-Heron 21.9% 53.8% 32.0%
22   Tree Swallow 24.3% 50.0% 25.7%
23   Least Tern 14.8% 50.0% 35.2%
24   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 50.0% 38.3%
25   Semipalmated Plover 7.9% 46.2% 38.2%
26   Ring-billed Gull 27.1% 42.3% 15.2%
27   Great Blue Heron 28.1% 38.5% 10.4%
28   Gull-billed Tern 2.3% 34.6% 32.4%
29   Red-breasted Merganser 0.4% 34.6% 34.2%
30   Barn Swallow 49.8% 30.8% 19.0%
31   Spotted Sandpiper 14.5% 30.8% 16.3%
32   Black-bellied Plover 0.9% 30.8% 29.9%
33   Lesser Yellowlegs 9.4% 26.9% 17.5%
34   Mallard 39.8% 23.1% 16.7%
35   Peregrine Falcon 5.5% 23.1% 17.6%
36   Black Skimmer 10.6% 19.2% 8.6%
37   Whimbrel 0.4% 19.2% 18.8%
38   Brant 1.1% 15.4% 14.3%
39   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 11.5% 10.2%
40   Royal Tern 1.3% 11.5% 10.3%
41   Canada Goose 40.1% 7.7% 32.4%
42   Killdeer 20.0% 7.7% 12.3%
43   American Black Duck 8.7% 7.7% 1.1%
44   Dunlin 0.1% 7.7% 7.6%
45   Yellow Warbler 25.4% 3.8% 21.6%
46   Bank Swallow 6.4% 3.8% 2.5%
47   Caspian Tern 0.7% 3.8% 3.2%
48   Red Knot 0.2% 3.8% 3.6%