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

based on 25 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 50.4% 68.0% 17.6%
2   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 52.0% 15.6%
3   Green-winged Teal 5.9% 52.0% 46.1%
4   American Robin 57.6% 36.0% 21.6%
5   Northern Flicker 38.5% 36.0% 2.5%
6   Mallard 38.6% 32.0% 6.6%
7   Gray Catbird 38.5% 32.0% 6.5%
8   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 28.0% 29.7%
9   Song Sparrow 55.2% 28.0% 27.2%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 28.0% 3.9%
11   American Black Duck 13.3% 28.0% 14.7%
12   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 24.0% 20.5%
13   Canada Goose 40.8% 24.0% 16.8%
14   Mute Swan 10.8% 24.0% 13.2%
15   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 20.0% 16.3%
16   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 20.0% 12.8%
17   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 20.0% 1.0%
18   Gadwall 8.0% 20.0% 12.0%
19   American Wigeon 3.0% 20.0% 17.0%
20   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 16.0% 29.6%
21   Palm Warbler 31.0% 16.0% 15.0%
22   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 16.0% 12.9%
23   Carolina Wren 22.2% 16.0% 6.2%
24   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 16.0% 3.0%
25   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 16.0% 6.1%
26   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 16.0% 7.3%
27   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 16.0% 7.8%
28   Mourning Dove 45.8% 12.0% 33.8%
29   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 12.0% 17.6%
30   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 12.0% 14.3%
31   Great Blue Heron 21.9% 12.0% 9.9%
32   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 12.0% 6.9%
33   Great Egret 14.2% 12.0% 2.2%
34   Northern Harrier 5.9% 12.0% 6.1%
35   American Coot 4.2% 12.0% 7.8%
36   Northern Waterthrush 2.5% 12.0% 9.5%
37   European Starling 46.6% 8.0% 38.6%
38   Herring Gull 32.7% 8.0% 24.7%
39   American Crow 23.4% 8.0% 15.4%
40   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 8.0% 6.6%
41   Laughing Gull 13.7% 8.0% 5.7%
42   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 8.0% 2.2%
43   Wood Duck 9.9% 8.0% 1.9%
44   Brant 9.6% 8.0% 1.6%
45   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 8.0% 1.4%
46   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 8.0% 0.8%
47   Pine Warbler 6.6% 8.0% 1.4%
48   Snowy Egret 5.5% 8.0% 2.5%
49   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 8.0% 3.7%
50   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 8.0% 4.0%
51   Northern Pintail 1.7% 8.0% 6.3%
52   Blue Jay 56.2% 4.0% 52.2%
53   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 4.0% 31.5%
54   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 4.0% 31.0%
55   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 4.0% 26.4%
56   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 4.0% 22.0%
57   American Goldfinch 23.8% 4.0% 19.8%
58   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 4.0% 19.6%
59   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 4.0% 18.5%
60   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 4.0% 16.8%
61   House Finch 18.0% 4.0% 14.0%
62   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 4.0% 11.8%
63   Osprey 12.5% 4.0% 8.5%
64   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 4.0% 7.2%
65   Brown Creeper 10.7% 4.0% 6.7%
66   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 4.0% 6.1%
67   Winter Wren 10.0% 4.0% 6.0%
68   American Redstart 7.9% 4.0% 3.9%
69   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 4.0% 3.8%
70   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 4.0% 3.6%
71   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 4.0% 1.4%
72   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 4.0% 0.7%
73   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 4.0% 0.4%
74   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 4.0% 1.5%
75   Common Loon 2.3% 4.0% 1.7%
76   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 4.0% 2.0%
77   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 4.0% 2.5%
78   Hooded Merganser 1.1% 4.0% 2.9%
79   Green Heron 1.1% 4.0% 2.9%
80   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 4.0% 3.0%
81   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 4.0% 3.1%
82   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 4.0% 3.3%
83   Snow Goose 0.6% 4.0% 3.4%
84   Blackburnian Warbler 0.3% 4.0% 3.7%
85   Eurasian Wigeon 0.2% 4.0% 3.8%