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

based on 106 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) in May. 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   Canada Goose 45.1% 54.7% 9.6%
2   Tree Swallow 22.4% 53.8% 31.4%
3   Laughing Gull 16.8% 52.8% 36.0%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 51.9% 1.4%
5   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 50.0% 7.4%
6   Brant 10.7% 49.1% 38.3%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 46.2% 12.2%
8   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 44.3% 17.6%
9   Herring Gull 23.4% 44.3% 20.9%
10   Mallard 49.3% 43.4% 5.9%
11   Osprey 16.4% 42.5% 26.1%
12   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 42.5% 34.6%
13   Gray Catbird 66.0% 40.6% 25.4%
14   Forster's Tern 7.9% 40.6% 32.7%
15   Willet 5.8% 40.6% 34.8%
16   Great Egret 25.4% 38.7% 13.3%
17   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 38.7% 25.4%
18   Snowy Egret 9.9% 37.7% 27.8%
19   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 35.8% 30.7%
20   Song Sparrow 35.5% 34.9% 0.6%
21   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 34.9% 27.6%
22   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 34.9% 30.0%
23   Gadwall 6.9% 34.0% 27.0%
24   Black-bellied Plover 3.4% 34.0% 30.5%
25   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 33.0% 28.8%
26   Barn Swallow 31.7% 31.1% 0.6%
27   Eastern Towhee 19.8% 31.1% 11.3%
28   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 30.2% 26.9%
29   Mute Swan 11.5% 29.2% 17.7%
30   American Robin 73.3% 26.4% 46.9%
31   Dunlin 2.2% 26.4% 24.2%
32   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 25.5% 20.1%
33   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 22.6% 15.5%
34   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 22.6% 20.5%
35   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 21.7% 7.4%
36   Common Yellowthroat 47.6% 20.8% 26.8%
37   House Wren 26.7% 19.8% 6.9%
38   Red Knot 0.7% 19.8% 19.2%
39   American Black Duck 5.0% 18.9% 13.8%
40   Common Tern 5.8% 17.9% 12.1%
41   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 17.0% 4.6%
42   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 17.0% 12.4%
43   European Starling 58.5% 16.0% 42.4%
44   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 16.0% 14.2%
45   Northern Cardinal 59.1% 15.1% 44.0%
46   Fish Crow 10.8% 15.1% 4.2%
47   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 14.2% 10.2%
48   Common Grackle 54.9% 13.2% 41.7%
49   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.6% 13.2% 1.6%
50   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 13.2% 11.5%
51   Mourning Dove 53.4% 12.3% 41.2%
52   Carolina Wren 19.8% 11.3% 8.5%
53   American Crow 17.7% 10.4% 7.3%
54   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 10.4% 4.5%
55   Sanderling 1.6% 10.4% 8.7%
56   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 9.4% 7.4%
57   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 8.5% 1.1%
58   Least Tern 3.9% 8.5% 4.6%
59   Little Blue Heron 1.2% 8.5% 7.3%
60   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 7.5% 26.3%
61   Tricolored Heron 0.4% 7.5% 7.1%
62   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 5.7% 16.2%
63   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 5.7% 2.9%
64   Purple Martin 1.4% 5.7% 4.3%
65   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 5.7% 4.7%
66   Greater Scaup 0.4% 5.7% 5.2%
67   American Redstart 40.4% 4.7% 35.7%
68   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 4.7% 34.8%
69   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 4.7% 30.8%
70   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 4.7% 16.1%
71   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 4.7% 0.8%
72   Green-winged Teal 0.6% 4.7% 4.1%
73   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 3.8% 30.6%
74   Killdeer 9.3% 3.8% 5.5%
75   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 3.8% 2.5%
76   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 3.8% 1.1%
77   American Coot 0.9% 3.8% 2.9%
78   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 3.8% 3.4%
79   Red-necked Phalarope 0.1% 3.8% 3.7%
80   Northern Flicker 29.1% 2.8% 26.3%
81   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 2.8% 10.2%
82   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 2.8% 9.2%
83   Clapper Rail 3.4% 2.8% 0.5%
84   Bank Swallow 2.5% 2.8% 0.3%
85   Common Loon 2.4% 2.8% 0.4%
86   Blue-winged Teal 0.5% 2.8% 2.3%
87   Gull-billed Tern 0.2% 2.8% 2.6%
88   Black-necked Stilt 0.1% 2.8% 2.7%
89   Chimney Swift 29.8% 1.9% 27.9%
90   American Goldfinch 28.7% 1.9% 26.8%
91   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 1.9% 20.9%
92   Veery 20.1% 1.9% 18.2%
93   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 1.9% 17.0%
94   Marsh Wren 4.6% 1.9% 2.7%
95   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 1.9% 2.7%
96   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 1.9% 1.6%
97   Black Skimmer 1.7% 1.9% 0.2%
98   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 1.9% 0.8%
99   Snow Goose 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%
100   White-faced Ibis 0.1% 1.9% 1.8%
101   House Sparrow 57.0% 0.9% 56.1%
102   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 0.9% 43.8%
103   Northern Parula 35.7% 0.9% 34.8%
104   Downy Woodpecker 28.2% 0.9% 27.2%
105   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 0.9% 22.3%
106   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 0.9% 17.4%
107   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 0.9% 15.9%
108   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 0.9% 15.5%
109   House Finch 16.0% 0.9% 15.1%
110   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 0.9% 13.3%
111   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 0.9% 12.3%
112   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 0.9% 10.1%
113   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 0.9% 9.3%
114   Blackburnian Warbler 9.5% 0.9% 8.5%
115   Wood Duck 9.3% 0.9% 8.4%
116   Green Heron 9.0% 0.9% 8.1%
117   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 0.9% 7.5%
118   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 0.9% 3.2%
119   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 0.9% 2.7%
120   Field Sparrow 3.4% 0.9% 2.5%
121   Bald Eagle 2.5% 0.9% 1.6%
122   Bobolink 1.2% 0.9% 0.2%
123   Bufflehead 1.2% 0.9% 0.2%
124   Seaside Sparrow 0.8% 0.9% 0.2%
125   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.7% 0.9% 0.2%
126   Wilson's Phalarope 0.2% 0.9% 0.7%
127   Lesser Scaup 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
128   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
129   King Eider 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
130   Cattle Egret 0.1% 0.9% 0.9%
131   Fulvous Whistling-Duck 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%
132   Common Goldeneye 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%