Top Birds at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 40 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in September. 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House Sparrow | 45.9% | 45.0% | 0.9% | |||
| 2 | European Starling | 48.4% | 40.0% | 8.4% | |||
| 3 | Rock Pigeon | 36.8% | 40.0% | 3.2% | |||
| 4 | Herring Gull | 30.9% | 22.5% | 8.4% | |||
| 5 | Great Black-backed Gull | 18.6% | 20.0% | 1.4% | |||
| 6 | Double-crested Cormorant | 32.0% | 17.5% | 14.5% | |||
| 7 | Ring-billed Gull | 25.2% | 17.5% | 7.7% | |||
| 8 | Laughing Gull | 18.7% | 17.5% | 1.2% | |||
| 9 | Mourning Dove | 53.3% | 15.0% | 38.3% | |||
| 10 | Osprey | 25.5% | 10.0% | 15.5% | |||
| 11 | Great Egret | 20.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | |||
| 12 | American Crow | 17.0% | 10.0% | 7.0% | |||
| 13 | Snowy Egret | 12.1% | 7.5% | 4.6% | |||
| 14 | American Kestrel | 10.8% | 7.5% | 3.3% | |||
| 15 | Peregrine Falcon | 7.4% | 7.5% | 0.1% | |||
| 16 | Northern Harrier | 3.6% | 7.5% | 3.9% | |||
| 17 | Great Blue Heron | 24.7% | 5.0% | 19.7% | |||
| 18 | Merlin | 5.4% | 5.0% | 0.4% | |||
| 19 | Barn Swallow | 4.7% | 5.0% | 0.3% | |||
| 20 | Little Blue Heron | 2.2% | 5.0% | 2.8% | |||
| 21 | Gray Catbird | 60.6% | 2.5% | 58.1% | |||
| 22 | American Redstart | 43.0% | 2.5% | 40.5% | |||
| 23 | Canada Goose | 37.8% | 2.5% | 35.3% | |||
| 24 | Northern Mockingbird | 31.6% | 2.5% | 29.1% | |||
| 25 | Song Sparrow | 28.7% | 2.5% | 26.2% | |||
| 26 | Chimney Swift | 22.5% | 2.5% | 20.0% | |||
| 27 | Mute Swan | 11.4% | 2.5% | 8.9% | |||
| 28 | Turkey Vulture | 8.4% | 2.5% | 5.9% | |||
| 29 | Killdeer | 7.5% | 2.5% | 5.0% | |||
| 30 | American Oystercatcher | 5.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | |||
| 31 | Bald Eagle | 4.8% | 2.5% | 2.3% | |||
| 32 | Gadwall | 4.6% | 2.5% | 2.1% | |||
| 33 | Black-bellied Plover | 4.4% | 2.5% | 1.9% | |||
| 34 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 4.0% | 2.5% | 1.5% | |||
| 35 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 4.0% | 2.5% | 1.5% | |||
| 36 | Ruddy Turnstone | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.2% | |||
| 37 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.2% | |||
| 38 | Whimbrel | 0.5% | 2.5% | 2.0% | |||
| 39 | Wilson's Phalarope | 0.3% | 2.5% | 2.2% | |||
| 40 | Cliff Swallow | 0.1% | 2.5% | 2.4% |