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

based on 63 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) in July. 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   Laughing Gull 34.3% 77.8% 43.4%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 45.0% 68.3% 23.2%
3   Herring Gull 41.9% 68.3% 26.4%
4   Great Egret 41.4% 68.3% 26.9%
5   Snowy Egret 25.1% 68.3% 43.1%
6   Canada Goose 40.0% 63.5% 23.5%
7   Forster's Tern 17.6% 63.5% 45.8%
8   Osprey 28.3% 60.3% 32.0%
9   Gray Catbird 53.5% 58.7% 5.2%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 28.3% 58.7% 30.4%
11   Song Sparrow 49.2% 57.1% 8.0%
12   Northern Mockingbird 41.8% 57.1% 15.3%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 51.8% 55.6% 3.7%
14   Glossy Ibis 10.1% 55.6% 45.5%
15   Tree Swallow 24.2% 52.4% 28.2%
16   Common Tern 23.0% 52.4% 29.4%
17   Barn Swallow 49.7% 50.8% 1.0%
18   Boat-tailed Grackle 7.6% 49.2% 41.6%
19   Mallard 39.7% 47.6% 7.9%
20   Black-crowned Night-Heron 21.9% 46.0% 24.2%
21   Eastern Towhee 10.5% 42.9% 32.4%
22   Yellow Warbler 25.4% 41.3% 15.9%
23   Common Yellowthroat 18.0% 41.3% 23.3%
24   European Starling 54.7% 39.7% 15.0%
25   Great Blue Heron 28.1% 39.7% 11.6%
26   Least Tern 14.8% 39.7% 24.9%
27   Mute Swan 14.1% 39.7% 25.6%
28   American Robin 65.6% 38.1% 27.5%
29   Least Sandpiper 17.7% 38.1% 20.4%
30   American Oystercatcher 16.7% 38.1% 21.4%
31   Short-billed Dowitcher 8.3% 38.1% 29.8%
32   Willow Flycatcher 11.9% 36.5% 24.6%
33   Lesser Yellowlegs 9.4% 33.3% 24.0%
34   American Black Duck 8.7% 30.2% 21.5%
35   House Wren 17.6% 27.0% 9.4%
36   Semipalmated Sandpiper 13.9% 27.0% 13.1%
37   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 25.4% 13.7%
38   Spotted Sandpiper 14.5% 23.8% 9.4%
39   Gull-billed Tern 2.2% 23.8% 21.6%
40   Northern Cardinal 46.4% 22.2% 24.2%
41   Cedar Waxwing 23.4% 20.6% 2.8%
42   Greater Yellowlegs 11.8% 20.6% 8.8%
43   Black Skimmer 10.6% 19.0% 8.4%
44   Gadwall 5.5% 19.0% 13.6%
45   Carolina Wren 19.9% 17.5% 2.5%
46   Semipalmated Plover 7.9% 17.5% 9.5%
47   Brown Thrasher 4.7% 17.5% 12.7%
48   Mourning Dove 51.1% 15.9% 35.3%
49   Marsh Wren 13.3% 15.9% 2.5%
50   Ring-billed Gull 27.2% 14.3% 12.9%
51   Killdeer 20.0% 14.3% 5.7%
52   Ruddy Duck 3.2% 14.3% 11.1%
53   Willet 7.3% 12.7% 5.4%
54   Common Grackle 36.2% 9.5% 26.7%
55   American Goldfinch 32.0% 9.5% 22.4%
56   House Finch 16.7% 9.5% 7.2%
57   Little Blue Heron 4.0% 9.5% 5.5%
58   American Avocet 0.4% 9.5% 9.1%
59   House Sparrow 56.0% 7.9% 48.0%
60   Clapper Rail 5.8% 7.9% 2.2%
61   Tricolored Heron 0.6% 7.9% 7.3%
62   Fish Crow 14.1% 6.3% 7.8%
63   Peregrine Falcon 5.5% 6.3% 0.8%
64   Black-bellied Plover 0.9% 4.8% 3.9%
65   Red-breasted Merganser 0.5% 4.8% 4.3%
66   American Crow 14.6% 3.2% 11.4%
67   Brown-headed Cowbird 10.0% 3.2% 6.9%
68   Green Heron 9.3% 3.2% 6.1%
69   Bank Swallow 6.4% 3.2% 3.2%
70   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 3.2% 1.8%
71   Common Loon 0.7% 3.2% 2.4%
72   Whimbrel 0.4% 3.2% 2.8%
73   Snow Goose 0.2% 3.2% 3.0%
74   Rock Pigeon 34.3% 1.6% 32.7%
75   Blue Jay 28.2% 1.6% 26.6%
76   Downy Woodpecker 22.5% 1.6% 20.9%
77   Chimney Swift 21.8% 1.6% 20.2%
78   Wood Duck 7.7% 1.6% 6.1%
79   Purple Martin 4.8% 1.6% 3.2%
80   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.8% 1.6% 3.2%
81   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.7% 1.6% 2.2%
82   Sanderling 2.6% 1.6% 1.0%
83   Bald Eagle 1.8% 1.6% 0.3%
84   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.8% 1.6% 0.2%
85   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.7% 1.6% 0.1%
86   Northern Waterthrush 1.4% 1.6% 0.2%
87   Solitary Sandpiper 1.4% 1.6% 0.2%
88   Seaside Sparrow 1.2% 1.6% 0.4%
89   Brant 1.1% 1.6% 0.5%
90   Savannah Sparrow 0.9% 1.6% 0.7%
91   Black Scoter 0.3% 1.6% 1.2%
92   Long-tailed Duck 0.3% 1.6% 1.3%
93   Wilson's Phalarope 0.3% 1.6% 1.3%
94   Cattle Egret 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
95   Merlin 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
96   Black-necked Stilt 0.0% 1.6% 1.6%
97   Whooper Swan 0.0% 1.6% 1.6%