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Top Birds at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 82 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 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   House Sparrow 46.7% 58.5% 11.8%
2   European Starling 45.8% 43.9% 1.9%
3   Rock Pigeon 35.7% 42.7% 7.0%
4   American Herring Gull 31.8% 32.9% 1.2%
5   Ring-billed Gull 29.7% 14.6% 15.1%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 31.0% 9.8% 21.3%
7   Great Egret 13.9% 8.5% 5.4%
8   American Crow 23.4% 7.3% 16.1%
9   Laughing Gull 13.5% 7.3% 6.1%
10   White-throated Sparrow 58.7% 4.9% 53.9%
11   American Robin 57.7% 4.9% 52.9%
12   Yellow-rumped Warbler 49.8% 4.9% 44.9%
13   American Kestrel 12.6% 4.9% 7.7%
14   Mute Swan 10.6% 4.9% 5.7%
15   Mourning Dove 45.7% 3.7% 42.0%
16   Canada Goose 40.6% 3.7% 36.9%
17   Northern Flicker 38.2% 3.7% 34.5%
18   Swamp Sparrow 32.9% 3.7% 29.3%
19   Great Blue Heron 22.2% 3.7% 18.6%
20   Great Black-backed Gull 17.9% 3.7% 14.2%
21   Blue Jay 56.8% 2.4% 54.3%
22   Song Sparrow 55.0% 2.4% 52.6%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.2% 2.4% 42.7%
24   Gray Catbird 37.4% 2.4% 34.9%
25   Eastern Phoebe 36.3% 2.4% 33.8%
26   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.8% 2.4% 33.3%
27   Downy Woodpecker 30.0% 2.4% 27.6%
28   Dark-eyed Junco 26.6% 2.4% 24.2%
29   Common Yellowthroat 25.4% 2.4% 23.0%
30   Hermit Thrush 24.3% 2.4% 21.8%
31   American Goldfinch 23.3% 2.4% 20.9%
32   Carolina Wren 23.2% 2.4% 20.7%
33   Eastern Towhee 20.5% 2.4% 18.1%
34   Savannah Sparrow 18.7% 2.4% 16.3%
35   Field Sparrow 11.3% 2.4% 8.9%
36   Brant 9.1% 2.4% 6.6%
37   Peregrine Falcon 7.5% 2.4% 5.1%
38   Common Raven 6.2% 2.4% 3.8%
39   Killdeer 6.0% 2.4% 3.6%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.6% 2.4% 3.1%
41   Snowy Egret 5.3% 2.4% 2.9%
42   Northern Cardinal 45.2% 1.2% 44.0%
43   Mallard 38.3% 1.2% 37.0%
44   Northern Mockingbird 36.4% 1.2% 35.1%
45   Golden-crowned Kinglet 29.8% 1.2% 28.5%
46   Red-tailed Hawk 23.1% 1.2% 21.9%
47   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.6% 1.2% 21.3%
48   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 1.2% 19.3%
49   Tufted Titmouse 20.3% 1.2% 19.1%
50   House Finch 18.0% 1.2% 16.8%
51   Red-winged Blackbird 15.6% 1.2% 14.4%
52   Cooper's Hawk 14.8% 1.2% 13.6%
53   Belted Kingfisher 12.8% 1.2% 11.5%
54   Osprey 11.7% 1.2% 10.5%
55   Blue-headed Vireo 11.4% 1.2% 10.2%
56   Brown Creeper 11.2% 1.2% 10.0%
57   House Wren 8.9% 1.2% 7.7%
58   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 1.2% 6.6%
59   Greater Yellowlegs 7.0% 1.2% 5.8%
60   Brown Thrasher 5.1% 1.2% 3.9%
61   Tree Swallow 5.1% 1.2% 3.9%
62   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 1.2% 3.3%
63   Pied-billed Grebe 3.6% 1.2% 2.4%
64   Fish Crow 2.7% 1.2% 1.5%
65   American Pipit 2.4% 1.2% 1.2%
66   American Woodcock 0.9% 1.2% 0.3%
67   Least Flycatcher 0.2% 1.2% 1.0%
68   Whimbrel 0.1% 1.2% 1.2%