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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 30 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in October. 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   Yellow-rumped Warbler 49.7% 66.7% 17.0%
2   Eastern Phoebe 36.2% 56.7% 20.4%
3   Green-winged Teal 6.4% 46.7% 40.3%
4   Mallard 38.2% 40.0% 1.8%
5   Northern Flicker 38.1% 40.0% 1.9%
6   Gray Catbird 37.3% 40.0% 2.7%
7   American Robin 57.7% 36.7% 21.0%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 31.0% 36.7% 5.7%
9   White-throated Sparrow 58.7% 33.3% 25.4%
10   Song Sparrow 54.9% 33.3% 21.6%
11   American Black Duck 13.4% 33.3% 19.9%
12   Mute Swan 10.6% 33.3% 22.8%
13   Gadwall 7.9% 30.0% 22.1%
14   Canada Goose 40.5% 26.7% 13.9%
15   American Wigeon 2.9% 26.7% 23.8%
16   Eastern Towhee 20.5% 23.3% 2.8%
17   Northern Shoveler 8.8% 23.3% 14.6%
18   Ruddy Duck 7.8% 23.3% 15.5%
19   Northern Cardinal 45.1% 20.0% 25.1%
20   Swamp Sparrow 32.9% 20.0% 12.9%
21   Great Egret 13.9% 20.0% 6.1%
22   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 16.7% 19.7%
23   American Herring Gull 31.8% 16.7% 15.1%
24   Palm Warbler 30.3% 16.7% 13.7%
25   Carolina Wren 23.2% 16.7% 6.5%
26   Great Black-backed Gull 17.9% 16.7% 1.2%
27   Belted Kingfisher 12.7% 16.7% 3.9%
28   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.1% 13.3% 31.8%
29   Golden-crowned Kinglet 29.7% 13.3% 16.4%
30   Ring-billed Gull 29.7% 13.3% 16.4%
31   Great Blue Heron 22.2% 13.3% 8.9%
32   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.4% 13.3% 3.9%
33   Greater Yellowlegs 7.0% 13.3% 6.3%
34   Northern Harrier 5.6% 13.3% 7.7%
35   American Coot 3.9% 13.3% 9.4%
36   Mourning Dove 45.6% 10.0% 35.6%
37   Downy Woodpecker 30.0% 10.0% 20.0%
38   Dark-eyed Junco 26.6% 10.0% 16.6%
39   Common Yellowthroat 25.4% 10.0% 15.4%
40   American Crow 23.4% 10.0% 13.4%
41   Laughing Gull 13.5% 10.0% 3.5%
42   Brant 9.0% 10.0% 1.0%
43   Snowy Egret 5.3% 10.0% 4.7%
44   Northern Waterthrush 2.6% 10.0% 7.4%
45   Northern Pintail 1.7% 10.0% 8.3%
46   Blue Jay 56.7% 6.7% 50.1%
47   European Starling 45.8% 6.7% 39.2%
48   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.8% 6.7% 29.1%
49   Cooper's Hawk 14.8% 6.7% 8.2%
50   Wood Duck 9.9% 6.7% 3.3%
51   Blackpoll Warbler 9.8% 6.7% 3.1%
52   Black-and-white Warbler 9.0% 6.7% 2.4%
53   Pine Warbler 6.3% 6.7% 0.3%
54   Killdeer 6.0% 6.7% 0.7%
55   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.1% 6.7% 2.6%
56   Pied-billed Grebe 3.6% 6.7% 3.0%
57   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.4% 6.7% 4.2%
58   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 6.7% 5.7%
59   Rock Pigeon 35.7% 3.3% 32.3%
60   Hermit Thrush 24.3% 3.3% 20.9%
61   American Goldfinch 23.3% 3.3% 20.0%
62   Red-tailed Hawk 23.1% 3.3% 19.8%
63   Common Grackle 21.9% 3.3% 18.5%
64   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.6% 3.3% 18.3%
65   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 3.3% 17.2%
66   Savannah Sparrow 18.7% 3.3% 15.4%
67   House Finch 18.0% 3.3% 14.7%
68   Red-winged Blackbird 15.6% 3.3% 12.3%
69   Osprey 11.7% 3.3% 8.4%
70   Blue-headed Vireo 11.4% 3.3% 8.1%
71   Brown Creeper 11.2% 3.3% 7.9%
72   Winter Wren 10.6% 3.3% 7.3%
73   Cedar Waxwing 9.6% 3.3% 6.3%
74   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 3.3% 4.5%
75   American Redstart 7.7% 3.3% 4.4%
76   Peregrine Falcon 7.5% 3.3% 4.2%
77   Magnolia Warbler 7.1% 3.3% 3.7%
78   Brown Thrasher 5.1% 3.3% 1.8%
79   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 3.3% 1.1%
80   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.3% 3.3% 0.9%
81   Common Loon 2.1% 3.3% 1.2%
82   American Oystercatcher 2.1% 3.3% 1.3%
83   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 3.3% 1.9%
84   Hooded Merganser 1.2% 3.3% 2.1%
85   Green Heron 1.2% 3.3% 2.2%
86   Spotted Sandpiper 0.8% 3.3% 2.5%
87   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 3.3% 2.6%
88   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 3.3% 2.7%
89   Snow Goose 0.6% 3.3% 2.8%
90   Lesser Scaup 0.4% 3.3% 3.0%
91   Blackburnian Warbler 0.3% 3.3% 3.0%
92   Eurasian Wigeon 0.2% 3.3% 3.1%
93   American White Pelican 0.2% 3.3% 3.1%