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

based on 36 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in March. 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 56.8% 33.3% 23.5%
2   Mallard 53.5% 33.3% 20.2%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 43.1% 30.6% 12.5%
4   Eastern Phoebe 13.9% 25.0% 11.1%
5   Song Sparrow 50.8% 22.2% 28.6%
6   Northern Cardinal 49.7% 22.2% 27.5%
7   Green-winged Teal 7.8% 22.2% 14.4%
8   American Robin 58.7% 16.7% 42.0%
9   Bufflehead 26.9% 16.7% 10.3%
10   Ruddy Duck 15.3% 16.7% 1.4%
11   Wood Duck 11.9% 16.7% 4.8%
12   Yellow-rumped Warbler 5.8% 16.7% 10.9%
13   American Black Duck 22.8% 13.9% 8.9%
14   Carolina Wren 18.7% 13.9% 4.8%
15   Northern Shoveler 16.9% 13.9% 3.0%
16   Fish Crow 13.1% 13.9% 0.8%
17   Ring-billed Gull 42.7% 11.1% 31.5%
18   Downy Woodpecker 31.7% 11.1% 20.5%
19   Mute Swan 16.9% 11.1% 5.8%
20   Snow Goose 2.3% 11.1% 8.8%
21   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.6% 11.1% 9.6%
22   Common Grackle 33.6% 8.3% 25.3%
23   Northern Mockingbird 27.4% 8.3% 19.1%
24   American Crow 24.5% 8.3% 16.2%
25   Northern Flicker 14.0% 8.3% 5.7%
26   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0.3% 8.3% 8.1%
27   European Starling 46.4% 5.6% 40.8%
28   House Sparrow 44.1% 5.6% 38.5%
29   Herring Gull 35.0% 5.6% 29.4%
30   Black-capped Chickadee 26.0% 5.6% 20.5%
31   Great Black-backed Gull 23.6% 5.6% 18.1%
32   Brant 19.2% 5.6% 13.6%
33   Double-crested Cormorant 17.1% 5.6% 11.6%
34   American Goldfinch 15.2% 5.6% 9.6%
35   Hooded Merganser 14.2% 5.6% 8.7%
36   Killdeer 11.1% 5.6% 5.5%
37   Osprey 7.1% 5.6% 1.5%
38   American Woodcock 5.2% 5.6% 0.4%
39   Northern Harrier 3.1% 5.6% 2.4%
40   Gray Catbird 1.6% 5.6% 3.9%
41   White-throated Sparrow 42.3% 2.8% 39.6%
42   Rock Pigeon 30.2% 2.8% 27.4%
43   House Finch 15.3% 2.8% 12.5%
44   Turkey Vulture 11.6% 2.8% 8.8%
45   American Coot 10.4% 2.8% 7.6%
46   Ring-necked Duck 9.4% 2.8% 6.6%
47   Tree Swallow 6.3% 2.8% 3.5%
48   Greater Scaup 6.2% 2.8% 3.5%
49   American Oystercatcher 5.4% 2.8% 2.6%
50   Great Egret 4.6% 2.8% 1.8%
51   American Tree Sparrow 4.5% 2.8% 1.8%
52   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 2.8% 0.9%
53   Hermit Thrush 2.4% 2.8% 0.3%
54   Eastern Towhee 2.3% 2.8% 0.5%
55   Boat-tailed Grackle 2.0% 2.8% 0.7%
56   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 2.8% 0.9%
57   Laughing Gull 0.7% 2.8% 2.1%