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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 64 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 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   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 50.0% 49.9%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 26.8% 43.8% 17.0%
3   American Robin 42.0% 32.8% 9.2%
4   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 31.2% 49.5%
5   Canada Goose 48.6% 31.2% 17.3%
6   Mallard 29.5% 31.2% 1.7%
7   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.8% 28.1% 16.6%
8   Tree Swallow 14.5% 26.6% 12.1%
9   Ruddy Duck 2.9% 26.6% 23.7%
10   Great Egret 2.2% 26.6% 24.3%
11   Laughing Gull 0.1% 21.9% 21.8%
12   Carolina Wren 71.6% 20.3% 51.3%
13   White-throated Sparrow 57.3% 20.3% 37.0%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 25.8% 18.8% 7.0%
15   Osprey 17.5% 18.8% 1.2%
16   American Herring Gull 0.5% 18.8% 18.3%
17   Mute Swan 0.4% 18.8% 18.3%
18   American Crow 56.7% 17.2% 39.6%
19   Eastern Towhee 44.6% 17.2% 27.4%
20   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 17.2% 9.7%
21   Song Sparrow 23.8% 17.2% 6.6%
22   Northern Flicker 13.1% 17.2% 4.1%
23   Green-winged Teal 0.3% 15.6% 15.3%
24   Mourning Dove 45.4% 12.5% 32.9%
25   Fish Crow 37.0% 12.5% 24.5%
26   Bufflehead 1.3% 12.5% 11.2%
27   American Goldfinch 47.1% 10.9% 36.2%
28   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 10.9% 29.1%
29   Eastern Phoebe 35.4% 10.9% 24.4%
30   Gray Catbird 18.3% 10.9% 7.3%
31   House Wren 10.2% 9.4% 0.9%
32   Snowy Egret 0.1% 9.4% 9.3%
33   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 63.5% 7.8% 55.7%
34   Brown-headed Cowbird 38.0% 7.8% 30.2%
35   Barn Swallow 19.6% 7.8% 11.8%
36   Ring-billed Gull 6.3% 7.8% 1.5%
37   House Sparrow 2.2% 7.8% 5.7%
38   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 7.8% 7.8%
39   Great Blue Heron 44.0% 6.2% 37.7%
40   Common Grackle 25.9% 6.2% 19.7%
41   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 6.2% 2.0%
42   Palm Warbler 7.9% 6.2% 1.6%
43   Dark-eyed Junco 5.1% 6.2% 1.1%
44   Yellow Warbler 2.6% 6.2% 3.6%
45   Blue-winged Teal 2.2% 6.2% 4.1%
46   American Coot 0.8% 6.2% 5.4%
47   Brant 0% 6.2% 6.2%
48   Blue Jay 48.6% 4.7% 43.9%
49   White-eyed Vireo 39.6% 4.7% 34.9%
50   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 4.7% 28.3%
51   European Starling 19.9% 4.7% 15.3%
52   Brown Thrasher 19.9% 4.7% 15.2%
53   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 4.7% 9.4%
54   Forster's Tern 0.2% 4.7% 4.5%
55   Northern Shoveler 0.2% 4.7% 4.5%
56   American Black Duck 0.1% 4.7% 4.6%
57   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 4.7% 4.7%
58   Northern Parula 36.6% 3.1% 33.5%
59   Belted Kingfisher 18.6% 3.1% 15.5%
60   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 3.1% 12.1%
61   Wood Duck 13.3% 3.1% 10.2%
62   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 3.1% 1.8%
63   Blue-headed Vireo 4.2% 3.1% 1.0%
64   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.8% 3.1% 1.3%
65   Greater Yellowlegs 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
66   Rusty Blackbird 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
67   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
68   Gadwall 0.1% 3.1% 3.0%
69   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 3.1% 3.1%
70   Tufted Titmouse 70.2% 1.6% 68.6%
71   Common Yellowthroat 33.8% 1.6% 32.2%
72   House Finch 27.2% 1.6% 25.7%
73   Eastern Kingbird 13.0% 1.6% 11.4%
74   Green Heron 6.4% 1.6% 4.9%
75   Savannah Sparrow 4.1% 1.6% 2.5%
76   Hooded Merganser 2.3% 1.6% 0.7%
77   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.2% 1.6% 0.4%
78   American Kestrel 1.0% 1.6% 0.6%
79   Northern Harrier 0.8% 1.6% 0.8%
80   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 1.6% 0.9%
81   Lesser Scaup 0.7% 1.6% 0.9%
82   Tricolored Heron 0.1% 1.6% 1.4%
83   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
84   American Woodcock 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
85   Greater Scaup 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
86   American Oystercatcher 0.0% 1.6% 1.6%
87   American Tree Sparrow 0% 1.6% 1.6%
88   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 1.6% 1.6%