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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 30 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) in December. 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   Brant 18.8% 76.7% 57.8%
2   Canada Goose 51.6% 70.0% 18.4%
3   Mallard 48.3% 63.3% 15.0%
4   Herring Gull 41.9% 60.0% 18.1%
5   American Black Duck 26.6% 56.7% 30.0%
6   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 56.7% 49.8%
7   Bufflehead 28.2% 53.3% 25.1%
8   Song Sparrow 37.0% 50.0% 13.0%
9   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 50.0% 34.5%
10   American Wigeon 6.2% 50.0% 43.8%
11   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 46.7% 17.3%
12   Snow Goose 2.2% 43.3% 41.2%
13   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 40.0% 9.7%
14   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 40.0% 11.6%
15   Horned Grebe 5.3% 40.0% 34.7%
16   Gadwall 15.2% 36.7% 21.5%
17   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 36.7% 21.8%
18   Greater Scaup 6.7% 36.7% 29.9%
19   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 33.3% 6.7%
20   Northern Harrier 4.9% 33.3% 28.4%
21   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 30.0% 18.7%
22   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 26.7% 11.9%
23   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 26.7% 20.2%
24   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 23.3% 3.1%
25   Carolina Wren 18.8% 20.0% 1.2%
26   Mute Swan 14.0% 20.0% 6.0%
27   American Coot 10.4% 20.0% 9.6%
28   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 20.0% 14.9%
29   Common Goldeneye 3.8% 20.0% 16.2%
30   Dunlin 1.6% 20.0% 18.4%
31   American Crow 20.6% 16.7% 4.0%
32   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 16.7% 2.1%
33   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 16.7% 1.3%
34   Northern Flicker 11.0% 16.7% 5.7%
35   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 16.7% 10.9%
36   Northern Pintail 3.3% 16.7% 13.4%
37   American Robin 29.6% 13.3% 16.2%
38   House Finch 16.4% 13.3% 3.1%
39   Common Loon 9.1% 13.3% 4.3%
40   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 13.3% 5.7%
41   Eastern Towhee 2.6% 13.3% 10.8%
42   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 10.0% 14.3%
43   American Goldfinch 20.4% 10.0% 10.4%
44   Gray Catbird 3.9% 10.0% 6.1%
45   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.9% 10.0% 8.1%
46   Greater Yellowlegs 1.6% 10.0% 8.4%
47   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 6.7% 24.1%
48   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 6.7% 0.2%
49   Pied-billed Grebe 5.4% 6.7% 1.3%
50   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 6.7% 3.0%
51   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 6.7% 3.4%
52   Horned Lark 2.7% 6.7% 3.9%
53   Redhead 1.2% 6.7% 5.4%
54   American Pipit 1.0% 6.7% 5.7%
55   Barrow's Goldeneye 0.1% 6.7% 6.6%
56   European Starling 38.9% 3.3% 35.6%
57   Mourning Dove 36.2% 3.3% 32.8%
58   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 3.3% 27.4%
59   Red-bellied Woodpecker 28.7% 3.3% 25.3%
60   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 3.3% 19.9%
61   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 3.3% 6.4%
62   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 3.3% 5.8%
63   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 3.3% 2.3%
64   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 3.3% 2.2%
65   Bald Eagle 4.8% 3.3% 1.5%
66   Great Cormorant 3.8% 3.3% 0.4%
67   Merlin 2.3% 3.3% 1.0%
68   Canvasback 2.2% 3.3% 1.2%
69   Snow Bunting 2.0% 3.3% 1.3%
70   Great Egret 1.6% 3.3% 1.8%
71   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 3.3% 1.8%
72   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 3.3% 1.9%
73   Black-bellied Plover 1.2% 3.3% 2.2%
74   Snowy Owl 1.0% 3.3% 2.4%
75   Tree Swallow 1.0% 3.3% 2.4%
76   American Woodcock 0.6% 3.3% 2.7%
77   Brown Thrasher 0.5% 3.3% 2.8%
78   American Bittern 0.2% 3.3% 3.1%
79   American White Pelican 0.1% 3.3% 3.3%
80   American Goshawk 0.1% 3.3% 3.3%
81   American Avocet 0.0% 3.3% 3.3%