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

based on 19 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in November. 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   Green-winged Teal 7.7% 57.9% 50.2%
2   Mallard 46.6% 52.6% 6.1%
3   Yellow-rumped Warbler 19.6% 42.1% 22.5%
4   American Robin 43.8% 36.8% 7.0%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 28.1% 36.8% 8.8%
6   Dark-eyed Junco 37.2% 31.6% 5.6%
7   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 31.6% 14.9%
8   Canada Goose 45.2% 26.3% 18.8%
9   American Black Duck 22.6% 26.3% 3.7%
10   Carolina Wren 19.4% 26.3% 6.9%
11   White-throated Sparrow 56.2% 21.1% 35.1%
12   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 21.1% 19.0%
13   Bufflehead 21.8% 21.1% 0.7%
14   Hermit Thrush 19.2% 21.1% 1.9%
15   Northern Flicker 17.6% 21.1% 3.5%
16   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 17.3% 21.1% 3.7%
17   Northern Shoveler 15.3% 21.1% 5.7%
18   American Coot 11.1% 21.1% 9.9%
19   Wood Duck 7.4% 21.1% 13.6%
20   Eastern Phoebe 5.5% 21.1% 15.6%
21   Song Sparrow 45.1% 15.8% 29.3%
22   Northern Mockingbird 30.6% 15.8% 14.8%
23   Downy Woodpecker 29.8% 15.8% 14.0%
24   Great Blue Heron 21.7% 15.8% 5.9%
25   Golden-crowned Kinglet 14.4% 15.8% 1.4%
26   Gadwall 13.8% 15.8% 2.0%
27   Mute Swan 13.4% 15.8% 2.4%
28   American Wigeon 6.2% 15.8% 9.6%
29   Greater Yellowlegs 5.3% 15.8% 10.5%
30   European Starling 40.3% 10.5% 29.8%
31   Herring Gull 39.0% 10.5% 28.5%
32   Mourning Dove 38.6% 10.5% 28.1%
33   Brant 18.4% 10.5% 7.9%
34   Red-winged Blackbird 17.3% 10.5% 6.8%
35   Hooded Merganser 14.2% 10.5% 3.7%
36   Cedar Waxwing 10.3% 10.5% 0.2%
37   Northern Harrier 6.1% 10.5% 4.4%
38   Bald Eagle 5.0% 10.5% 5.5%
39   Greater Scaup 2.8% 10.5% 7.8%
40   House Sparrow 40.2% 5.3% 35.0%
41   Red-bellied Woodpecker 31.4% 5.3% 26.2%
42   American Goldfinch 28.7% 5.3% 23.4%
43   American Crow 22.1% 5.3% 16.8%
44   White-breasted Nuthatch 19.2% 5.3% 13.9%
45   Swamp Sparrow 15.5% 5.3% 10.2%
46   Cooper's Hawk 12.7% 5.3% 7.4%
47   Fox Sparrow 9.2% 5.3% 3.9%
48   Pied-billed Grebe 7.0% 5.3% 1.7%
49   Sharp-shinned Hawk 6.3% 5.3% 1.0%
50   Brown Creeper 5.7% 5.3% 0.4%
51   Great Egret 5.5% 5.3% 0.3%
52   Merlin 4.3% 5.3% 1.0%
53   Ring-necked Duck 3.3% 5.3% 2.0%
54   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 5.3% 2.4%
55   White-crowned Sparrow 2.5% 5.3% 2.8%
56   Great Cormorant 2.4% 5.3% 2.8%
57   Black-crowned Night-Heron 2.2% 5.3% 3.0%
58   Great Horned Owl 1.5% 5.3% 3.8%
59   Snow Goose 1.1% 5.3% 4.2%
60   Clapper Rail 0.3% 5.3% 4.9%