Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States
based on 96 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in August. 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.
| Evidence | Sampling | Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Links | Species | Media | Years | Birders | Hits | Frequency | Percentile | |
| 1 | Gray Catbird | 0 | 16 | 60 | 67 | 69.8% | 89% | ||
| 2 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 2 | 11 | 39 | 46 | 47.9% | 98% | ||
| 3 | Northern Waterthrush | 2 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 43.8% | 95% | ||
| 4 | American Goldfinch | 1 | 13 | 36 | 38 | 39.6% | 72% | ||
| 5 | American Robin | 0 | 15 | 34 | 35 | 36.5% | 56% | ||
| 6 | Northern Yellow Warbler | 0 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 34.4% | 91% | ||
| 7 | Eastern Kingbird | 0 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 27.1% | 84% | ||
| 8 | Solitary Sandpiper | 2 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 26.0% | 95% | ||
| 9 | Glossy Ibis | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 25.0% | 92% | ||
| 10 | Cedar Waxwing | 0 | 11 | 26 | 23 | 24.0% | 84% | ||
| 11 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 1 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 22.9% | 72% | ||
| 12 | Northern Cardinal | 0 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21.9% | 39% | ||
| 13 | Laughing Gull | 0 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21.9% | 39% | ||
| 14 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 2 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 21.9% | 79% | ||
| 15 | Double-crested Cormorant | 0 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 20.8% | 41% | ||
| 16 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 0 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 20.8% | 58% | ||
| 17 | Least Sandpiper | 0 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 20.8% | 63% | ||
| 18 | Spotted Sandpiper | 2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17.7% | 69% | ||
| 19 | Canada Goose | 0 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16.7% | 39% | ||
| 20 | Osprey | 0 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16.7% | 47% | ||
| 21 | Snowy Egret | 1 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16.7% | 54% | ||
| 22 | American Redstart | 1 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16.7% | 60% | ||
| 23 | Mute Swan | 0 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16.7% | 66% | ||
| 24 | Mourning Dove | 0 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15.6% | 26% | ||
| 25 | European Starling | 0 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15.6% | 32% | ||
| 26 | Great Blue Heron | 0 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 15.6% | 46% | ||
| 27 | Mallard | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14.6% | 39% | ||
| 28 | Great Egret | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14.6% | 41% | ||
| 29 | Common Yellowthroat | 0 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14.6% | 68% | ||
| 30 | Red-winged Blackbird | 0 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11.5% | 43% | ||
| 31 | American Herring Gull | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10.4% | 23% | ||
| 32 | Northern Mockingbird | 0 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10.4% | 32% | ||
| 33 | Common Grackle | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9.4% | 32% | ||
| 34 | Forster's Tern | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9.4% | 49% | ||
| 35 | Barn Swallow | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8.3% | 21% | ||
| 36 | Song Sparrow | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8.3% | 23% | ||
| 37 | Carolina Wren | 0 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8.3% | 27% | ||
| 38 | Green Heron | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8.3% | 51% | ||
| 39 | American Black Duck | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8.3% | 66% | ||
| 40 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8.3% | 60% | ||
| 41 | Greater Yellowlegs | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7.3% | 43% | ||
| 42 | Baltimore Oriole | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7.3% | 40% | ||
| 43 | Tree Swallow | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7.3% | 44% | ||
| 44 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7.3% | 57% | ||
| 45 | Willow Flycatcher | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7.3% | 62% | ||
| 46 | Eastern Phoebe | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7.3% | 72% | ||
| 47 | Great Black-backed Gull | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6.2% | 18% | ||
| 48 | Semipalmated Plover | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6.2% | 22% | ||
| 49 | Warbling Vireo | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6.2% | 46% | ||
| 50 | Fish Crow | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6.2% | 44% | ||
| 51 | Downy Woodpecker | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5.2% | 15% | ||
| 52 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5.2% | 50% | ||
| 53 | Belted Kingfisher | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5.2% | 40% | ||
| 54 | Brown Thrasher | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5.2% | 66% | ||
| 55 | House Sparrow | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4.2% | 3% | ||
| 56 | Ring-billed Gull | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4.2% | 12% | ||
| 57 | Northern Flicker | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.2% | 10% | ||
| 58 | Black-and-white Warbler | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.2% | 23% | ||
| 59 | American Crow | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.2% | 21% | ||
| 60 | House Wren | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.2% | 26% | ||
| 61 | Wood Duck | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4.2% | 32% | ||
| 62 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.2% | 30% | ||
| 63 | Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.2% | 49% | ||
| 64 | Eastern Towhee | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.2% | 45% | ||
| 65 | Gadwall | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4.2% | 55% | ||
| 66 | Blue-winged Teal | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.2% | 79% | ||
| 67 | Rock Pigeon | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.1% | 4% | ||
| 68 | Blue Jay | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.1% | 5% | ||
| 69 | Common Tern | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.1% | 12% | ||
| 70 | Red-eyed Vireo | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.1% | 21% | ||
| 71 | Little Blue Heron | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3.1% | 37% | ||
| 72 | White-eyed Vireo | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.1% | 46% | ||
| 73 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.1% | 68% | ||
| 74 | Chimney Swift | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1% | 3% | ||
| 75 | American Oystercatcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.1% | 11% | ||
| 76 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1% | 20% | ||
| 77 | White-rumped Sandpiper | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1% | 32% | ||
| 78 | Willet | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1% | 18% | ||
| 79 | Pectoral Sandpiper | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1% | 34% | ||
| 80 | Ruddy Duck | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.1% | 27% | ||
| 81 | Western Sandpiper | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.1% | 28% | ||
| 82 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.1% | 41% | ||
| 83 | Northern Shoveler | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1% | 58% | ||
| 84 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 2% | ||
| 85 | House Finch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 1% | ||
| 86 | Killdeer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 1% | ||
| 87 | Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 1% | ||
| 88 | Black-capped Chickadee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 5% | ||
| 89 | Black Skimmer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 2% | ||
| 90 | Canada Warbler | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 6% | ||
| 91 | Hairy Woodpecker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 6% | ||
| 92 | Sanderling | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0% | 4% | ||
| 93 | Ovenbird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 6% | ||
| 94 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 7% | ||
| 95 | Blue-winged Warbler | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 11% | ||
| 96 | Common Raven | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 5% | ||
| 97 | Purple Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 11% | ||
| 98 | Veery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 9% | ||
| 99 | Northern Parula | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 13% | ||
| 100 | Saltmarsh Sparrow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 18% | ||
| 101 | Monk Parakeet | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.0% | 15% | ||
| 102 | Green-winged Teal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 24% | ||
| 103 | American Avocet | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 16% | ||
| 104 | American White Pelican | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 18% | ||
| 105 | Brant | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 11% | ||
| 106 | Least Bittern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 40% | ||
| 107 | Savannah Sparrow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 29% | ||
| 108 | Hooded Merganser | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 27% | ||
| 109 | American Woodcock | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 44% | ||
| 110 | Wilson's Snipe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0% | 65% | ||