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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 57 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Double-crested Cormorant 30.9% 49.1% 18.2%
2   Gray Catbird 60.2% 43.9% 16.3%
3   Great Egret 18.9% 43.9% 24.9%
4   Mallard 35.4% 42.1% 6.7%
5   Northern Mockingbird 30.9% 38.6% 7.7%
6   Canada Goose 37.2% 36.8% 0.4%
7   American Herring Gull 29.6% 36.8% 7.3%
8   Snowy Egret 11.5% 36.8% 25.4%
9   Mute Swan 10.9% 36.8% 26.0%
10   Laughing Gull 18.7% 33.3% 14.7%
11   American Black Duck 8.0% 33.3% 25.4%
12   Gadwall 4.4% 33.3% 29.0%
13   Northern Shoveler 3.7% 33.3% 29.6%
14   Great Black-backed Gull 17.1% 28.1% 11.0%
15   Eared Grebe 0.1% 28.1% 28.0%
16   Greater Yellowlegs 8.2% 26.3% 18.1%
17   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.0% 26.3% 20.3%
18   Great Blue Heron 24.6% 24.6% 0.0%
19   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.5% 24.6% 17.0%
20   European Starling 46.6% 22.8% 23.8%
21   Forster's Tern 4.2% 22.8% 18.6%
22   Ruddy Duck 1.4% 22.8% 21.4%
23   Osprey 24.5% 21.1% 3.4%
24   Ring-billed Gull 24.3% 21.1% 3.3%
25   Carolina Wren 27.1% 19.3% 7.8%
26   Common Yellowthroat 44.2% 17.5% 26.7%
27   Eastern Towhee 7.2% 17.5% 10.3%
28   Semipalmated Plover 7.1% 17.5% 10.5%
29   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 15.8% 34.6%
30   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 15.8% 14.0%
31   Peregrine Falcon 6.9% 14.0% 7.1%
32   Song Sparrow 27.5% 12.3% 15.2%
33   Brown Thrasher 7.9% 12.3% 4.4%
34   Green-winged Teal 3.8% 12.3% 8.4%
35   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.8% 12.3% 8.5%
36   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.7% 10.5% 2.9%
37   Least Sandpiper 6.9% 10.5% 3.6%
38   Merlin 5.1% 10.5% 5.4%
39   American Oystercatcher 4.9% 10.5% 5.6%
40   Royal Tern 3.3% 10.5% 7.2%
41   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 10.5% 9.3%
42   Common Tern 3.7% 8.8% 5.0%
43   Black Skimmer 1.7% 8.8% 7.1%
44   American Wigeon 1.0% 8.8% 7.8%
45   Hudsonian Godwit 0.5% 8.8% 8.3%
46   Wilson's Phalarope 0.3% 8.8% 8.5%
47   Lesser Scaup 0.1% 8.8% 8.7%
48   American Robin 59.4% 7.0% 52.4%
49   Cedar Waxwing 15.3% 7.0% 8.3%
50   Palm Warbler 14.7% 7.0% 7.6%
51   Yellow Warbler 12.1% 7.0% 5.1%
52   Red-winged Blackbird 11.5% 7.0% 4.4%
53   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 7.0% 3.1%
54   Short-billed Dowitcher 2.9% 7.0% 4.2%
55   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 7.0% 4.9%
56   American Avocet 0.5% 7.0% 6.5%
57   Northern Parula 26.4% 5.3% 21.1%
58   Eastern Phoebe 17.3% 5.3% 12.0%
59   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 5.3% 1.0%
60   Spotted Sandpiper 4.7% 5.3% 0.5%
61   Northern Harrier 3.3% 5.3% 2.0%
62   Caspian Tern 1.7% 5.3% 3.6%
63   Mourning Dove 52.6% 3.5% 49.1%
64   American Redstart 42.5% 3.5% 39.0%
65   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.3% 3.5% 12.8%
66   Belted Kingfisher 11.3% 3.5% 7.8%
67   Killdeer 6.9% 3.5% 3.4%
68   Tree Swallow 6.2% 3.5% 2.7%
69   Swamp Sparrow 5.2% 3.5% 1.7%
70   Barn Swallow 4.2% 3.5% 0.7%
71   Lincoln's Sparrow 3.7% 3.5% 0.2%
72   Bobolink 2.9% 3.5% 0.6%
73   White-rumped Sandpiper 1.4% 3.5% 2.1%
74   Whimbrel 0.5% 3.5% 3.0%
75   Brant 0.5% 3.5% 3.0%
76   Northern Flicker 42.3% 1.8% 40.5%
77   American Goldfinch 26.5% 1.8% 24.7%
78   Red-eyed Vireo 24.4% 1.8% 22.7%
79   Common Grackle 23.8% 1.8% 22.1%
80   Eastern Wood-Pewee 18.6% 1.8% 16.8%
81   Red-tailed Hawk 18.3% 1.8% 16.6%
82   Northern Waterthrush 16.0% 1.8% 14.2%
83   House Wren 15.7% 1.8% 14.0%
84   House Finch 14.4% 1.8% 12.7%
85   White-throated Sparrow 11.3% 1.8% 9.5%
86   American Kestrel 10.6% 1.8% 8.8%
87   Yellow-rumped Warbler 7.9% 1.8% 6.1%
88   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7.8% 1.8% 6.1%
89   Cape May Warbler 7.3% 1.8% 5.6%
90   Indigo Bunting 4.0% 1.8% 2.2%
91   Brown-headed Cowbird 3.8% 1.8% 2.1%
92   Solitary Sandpiper 3.3% 1.8% 1.5%
93   Fish Crow 2.9% 1.8% 1.1%
94   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%
95   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.4% 1.8% 0.3%
96   Stilt Sandpiper 1.1% 1.8% 0.6%
97   Glossy Ibis 1.0% 1.8% 0.8%
98   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.0% 1.8% 0.8%
99   Dickcissel 0.8% 1.8% 0.9%
100   Northern Pintail 0.7% 1.8% 1.0%
101   Western Sandpiper 0.7% 1.8% 1.0%
102   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.4% 1.8% 1.4%
103   Bank Swallow 0.3% 1.8% 1.5%
104   Greater Scaup 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%
105   Red-necked Phalarope 0.1% 1.8% 1.6%
106   Ash-throated Flycatcher 0.0% 1.8% 1.7%