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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 14 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in January. 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 53.5% 42.9% 10.6%
2   American Robin 24.8% 42.9% 18.0%
3   Song Sparrow 32.2% 35.7% 3.5%
4   Downy Woodpecker 27.1% 28.6% 1.4%
5   Mallard 49.0% 21.4% 27.5%
6   White-throated Sparrow 42.1% 21.4% 20.7%
7   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 21.4% 15.3%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 21.4% 10.2%
9   American Black Duck 27.8% 21.4% 6.4%
10   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 21.4% 2.2%
11   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 21.4% 0.5%
12   Ruddy Duck 16.5% 21.4% 4.9%
13   American Tree Sparrow 6.6% 21.4% 14.9%
14   Mourning Dove 29.4% 14.3% 15.1%
15   Carolina Wren 15.1% 14.3% 0.8%
16   Red-winged Blackbird 7.2% 14.3% 7.1%
17   Yellow-rumped Warbler 4.9% 14.3% 9.4%
18   Snow Goose 2.6% 14.3% 11.7%
19   Herring Gull 43.3% 7.1% 36.2%
20   European Starling 36.0% 7.1% 28.8%
21   Bufflehead 31.9% 7.1% 24.8%
22   Brant 20.5% 7.1% 13.4%
23   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 7.1% 12.3%
24   American Crow 18.2% 7.1% 11.1%
25   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 7.1% 7.6%
26   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 7.1% 1.2%
27   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 7.1% 0.7%
28   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 7.1% 0.3%
29   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5.6% 7.1% 1.6%
30   Bald Eagle 5.2% 7.1% 1.9%
31   Common Grackle 5.1% 7.1% 2.0%
32   Fish Crow 5.0% 7.1% 2.2%
33   Swamp Sparrow 4.7% 7.1% 2.5%
34   Green-winged Teal 4.4% 7.1% 2.7%
35   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.8% 7.1% 4.4%
36   Gray Catbird 2.6% 7.1% 4.5%
37   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 7.1% 4.8%
38   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 7.1% 5.2%
39   Cedar Waxwing 1.7% 7.1% 5.4%
40   Common Redpoll 0.5% 7.1% 6.6%
41   American White Pelican 0.0% 7.1% 7.1%