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

based on 8 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in December. 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   Northern Cardinal 40.4% 75.0% 34.6%
2   American Black Duck 26.5% 75.0% 48.5%
3   White-throated Sparrow 49.1% 62.5% 13.4%
4   Mallard 47.6% 62.5% 14.9%
5   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 62.5% 55.7%
6   Canada Goose 51.8% 50.0% 1.8%
7   Downy Woodpecker 30.8% 50.0% 19.2%
8   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 50.0% 21.5%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 17.6% 50.0% 32.4%
10   Ruddy Duck 15.4% 50.0% 34.6%
11   Green-winged Teal 5.2% 50.0% 44.8%
12   Ring-billed Gull 49.2% 37.5% 11.7%
13   American Herring Gull 41.4% 37.5% 3.9%
14   Song Sparrow 37.1% 37.5% 0.4%
15   American Robin 30.2% 25.0% 5.2%
16   Great Black-backed Gull 28.5% 25.0% 3.5%
17   Bufflehead 27.8% 25.0% 2.8%
18   American Goldfinch 20.1% 25.0% 4.9%
19   Carolina Wren 19.1% 25.0% 5.9%
20   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 25.0% 6.3%
21   House Finch 16.5% 25.0% 8.5%
22   Northern Shoveler 14.5% 25.0% 10.5%
23   American Coot 10.2% 25.0% 14.8%
24   Fox Sparrow 9.9% 25.0% 15.1%
25   Hermit Thrush 5.8% 25.0% 19.2%
26   Gray Catbird 3.7% 25.0% 21.3%
27   Cedar Waxwing 3.4% 25.0% 21.6%
28   European Starling 38.8% 12.5% 26.3%
29   Mourning Dove 36.7% 12.5% 24.2%
30   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.0% 12.5% 16.5%
31   Black-capped Chickadee 25.7% 12.5% 13.2%
32   Dark-eyed Junco 24.0% 12.5% 11.5%
33   American Crow 20.8% 12.5% 8.3%
34   Great Blue Heron 20.1% 12.5% 7.6%
35   Brant 18.5% 12.5% 6.0%
36   Gadwall 15.1% 12.5% 2.6%
37   Red-breasted Merganser 14.7% 12.5% 2.2%
38   Mute Swan 13.7% 12.5% 1.2%
39   Northern Flicker 10.8% 12.5% 1.7%
40   Belted Kingfisher 9.4% 12.5% 3.1%
41   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 12.5% 3.3%
42   Swamp Sparrow 8.1% 12.5% 4.4%
43   Greater Scaup 6.7% 12.5% 5.8%
44   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.7% 12.5% 6.8%
45   Peregrine Falcon 5.6% 12.5% 6.9%
46   Pied-billed Grebe 5.0% 12.5% 7.5%
47   Common Raven 4.9% 12.5% 7.6%
48   Winter Wren 4.8% 12.5% 7.7%
49   Great Egret 1.5% 12.5% 11.0%