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Top Birds at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 55 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in April. 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 53.2% 54.5% 1.4%
2   European Starling 56.7% 50.9% 5.8%
3   Rock Pigeon 34.1% 50.9% 16.8%
4   Herring Gull 26.4% 25.5% 1.0%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 18.2% 18.6%
6   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 18.2% 5.2%
7   Osprey 19.2% 16.4% 2.9%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 15.7% 10.9% 4.7%
9   American Kestrel 5.5% 10.9% 5.4%
10   American Robin 74.8% 9.1% 65.7%
11   Canada Goose 53.0% 9.1% 43.9%
12   Fish Crow 15.6% 9.1% 6.5%
13   Great Egret 22.7% 7.3% 15.5%
14   American Crow 19.4% 7.3% 12.1%
15   Barn Swallow 14.4% 7.3% 7.1%
16   Laughing Gull 11.1% 7.3% 3.8%
17   Red-winged Blackbird 54.8% 5.5% 49.3%
18   Common Grackle 48.9% 5.5% 43.4%
19   Mute Swan 15.5% 5.5% 10.0%
20   Northern Cardinal 60.7% 3.6% 57.0%
21   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 3.6% 53.5%
22   Blue Jay 52.6% 3.6% 49.0%
23   Song Sparrow 48.8% 3.6% 45.2%
24   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 3.6% 25.7%
25   Bufflehead 11.9% 3.6% 8.3%
26   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 3.6% 7.5%
27   Snowy Egret 7.2% 3.6% 3.5%
28   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 3.6% 0.5%
29   Northern Flicker 45.2% 1.8% 43.4%
30   Red-tailed Hawk 24.9% 1.8% 23.0%
31   House Finch 16.6% 1.8% 14.8%
32   Brant 13.9% 1.8% 12.0%
33   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 1.8% 10.7%
34   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 1.8% 5.2%
35   Common Loon 5.2% 1.8% 3.4%
36   Bald Eagle 3.9% 1.8% 2.1%
37   Monk Parakeet 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%