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

based on 28 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 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   Tree Swallow 22.1% 71.4% 49.3%
2   Brant 13.8% 67.9% 54.0%
3   Herring Gull 26.4% 64.3% 37.9%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 60.7% 45.1%
5   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 57.1% 2.4%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 57.1% 20.4%
7   Canada Goose 52.9% 53.6% 0.6%
8   Song Sparrow 48.8% 53.6% 4.8%
9   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 53.6% 30.2%
10   Laughing Gull 11.1% 53.6% 42.5%
11   American Robin 74.8% 50.0% 24.8%
12   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 50.0% 10.6%
13   Mallard 54.7% 50.0% 4.7%
14   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 50.0% 21.7%
15   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 50.0% 39.2%
16   Mute Swan 15.4% 46.4% 31.0%
17   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 46.4% 39.4%
18   Osprey 19.2% 42.9% 23.6%
19   Bufflehead 11.9% 42.9% 30.9%
20   Snowy Egret 7.2% 42.9% 35.7%
21   Great Egret 22.7% 35.7% 13.0%
22   American Black Duck 10.2% 35.7% 25.5%
23   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 35.7% 27.0%
24   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 35.7% 28.7%
25   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 32.1% 25.0%
26   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 32.1% 10.2%
27   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 32.1% 28.0%
28   Forster's Tern 3.6% 32.1% 28.5%
29   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 28.6% 2.6%
30   Carolina Wren 22.3% 28.6% 6.3%
31   Gadwall 8.5% 25.0% 16.5%
32   Horned Grebe 2.8% 25.0% 22.2%
33   Glossy Ibis 2.3% 25.0% 22.7%
34   Fish Crow 15.6% 21.4% 5.8%
35   Common Grackle 48.8% 17.9% 31.0%
36   Northern Flicker 45.2% 14.3% 30.9%
37   Barn Swallow 14.4% 14.3% 0.1%
38   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 14.3% 9.2%
39   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 10.7% 12.3%
40   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 10.7% 2.9%
41   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 10.7% 2.9%
42   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 10.7% 4.6%
43   Common Loon 5.2% 10.7% 5.5%
44   Greater Scaup 1.4% 10.7% 9.3%
45   Snow Goose 0.5% 10.7% 10.2%
46   White-faced Ibis 0.0% 10.7% 10.7%
47   European Starling 56.7% 7.1% 49.6%
48   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 7.1% 11.9%
49   House Finch 16.6% 7.1% 9.5%
50   American Coot 7.1% 7.1% 0.0%
51   Greater Yellowlegs 6.4% 7.1% 0.7%
52   Peregrine Falcon 2.9% 7.1% 4.2%
53   Northern Harrier 1.8% 7.1% 5.3%
54   Lesser Scaup 1.1% 7.1% 6.1%
55   Bonaparte's Gull 0.9% 7.1% 6.2%
56   Dunlin 0.7% 7.1% 6.4%
57   Tricolored Heron 0.3% 7.1% 6.8%
58   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 3.6% 34.4%
59   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 3.6% 25.8%
60   Palm Warbler 28.0% 3.6% 24.5%
61   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 3.6% 21.9%
62   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 3.6% 16.6%
63   American Crow 19.4% 3.6% 15.8%
64   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 3.6% 14.3%
65   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 3.6% 7.6%
66   Killdeer 9.3% 3.6% 5.7%
67   Brown Creeper 9.3% 3.6% 5.7%
68   Gray Catbird 9.1% 3.6% 5.6%
69   Field Sparrow 8.1% 3.6% 4.5%
70   House Wren 7.6% 3.6% 4.0%
71   Bald Eagle 3.9% 3.6% 0.3%
72   Common Yellowthroat 3.5% 3.6% 0.1%
73   Hooded Merganser 2.8% 3.6% 0.8%
74   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.5% 3.6% 1.1%
75   Willet 1.4% 3.6% 2.2%
76   American Wigeon 1.3% 3.6% 2.2%
77   Little Blue Heron 0.8% 3.6% 2.8%
78   American Tree Sparrow 0.7% 3.6% 2.9%
79   Black-bellied Plover 0.6% 3.6% 2.9%
80   Red-necked Grebe 0.5% 3.6% 3.1%
81   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.2% 3.6% 3.4%