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

based on 64 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in April. 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   Black-crowned Night-Heron 6.9% 50.0% 43.1%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 53.5% 43.8% 9.7%
3   American Robin 74.8% 32.8% 42.0%
4   Northern Cardinal 60.5% 31.2% 29.3%
5   Mallard 53.0% 31.2% 21.8%
6   Canada Goose 52.0% 31.2% 20.7%
7   Yellow-rumped Warbler 30.9% 28.1% 2.7%
8   Great Egret 21.1% 26.6% 5.5%
9   Tree Swallow 20.6% 26.6% 6.0%
10   Ruddy Duck 10.3% 26.6% 16.2%
11   Laughing Gull 12.4% 21.9% 9.5%
12   White-throated Sparrow 58.1% 20.3% 37.8%
13   Carolina Wren 22.9% 20.3% 2.6%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 36.7% 18.8% 18.0%
15   American Herring Gull 25.2% 18.8% 6.5%
16   Osprey 20.0% 18.8% 1.2%
17   Mute Swan 14.1% 18.8% 4.6%
18   Song Sparrow 48.5% 17.2% 31.3%
19   Northern Flicker 45.3% 17.2% 28.1%
20   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 17.2% 11.3%
21   Eastern Towhee 22.4% 17.2% 5.2%
22   American Crow 19.0% 17.2% 1.8%
23   Green-winged Teal 5.5% 15.6% 10.1%
24   Mourning Dove 52.1% 12.5% 39.6%
25   Fish Crow 15.5% 12.5% 3.0%
26   Bufflehead 11.3% 12.5% 1.2%
27   Downy Woodpecker 37.0% 10.9% 26.0%
28   American Goldfinch 27.4% 10.9% 16.4%
29   Eastern Phoebe 19.2% 10.9% 8.3%
30   Gray Catbird 10.9% 10.9% 0.1%
31   House Wren 7.9% 9.4% 1.5%
32   Snowy Egret 6.5% 9.4% 2.8%
33   House Sparrow 54.3% 7.8% 46.5%
34   Ring-billed Gull 22.5% 7.8% 14.7%
35   Brown-headed Cowbird 21.9% 7.8% 14.0%
36   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 15.7% 7.8% 7.9%
37   Great Black-backed Gull 14.3% 7.8% 6.5%
38   Barn Swallow 13.4% 7.8% 5.6%
39   Common Grackle 48.4% 6.2% 42.1%
40   Hermit Thrush 27.2% 6.2% 20.9%
41   Palm Warbler 26.9% 6.2% 20.7%
42   Dark-eyed Junco 20.3% 6.2% 14.1%
43   Brant 13.1% 6.2% 6.9%
44   Great Blue Heron 11.0% 6.2% 4.7%
45   Yellow Warbler 7.9% 6.2% 1.7%
46   American Coot 6.5% 6.2% 0.2%
47   Blue-winged Teal 1.9% 6.2% 4.3%
48   European Starling 56.8% 4.7% 52.1%
49   Blue Jay 52.2% 4.7% 47.5%
50   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 30.0% 4.7% 25.3%
51   Swamp Sparrow 18.6% 4.7% 13.9%
52   American Black Duck 10.0% 4.7% 5.3%
53   Northern Shoveler 7.6% 4.7% 2.9%
54   Brown Thrasher 6.0% 4.7% 1.3%
55   Forster's Tern 3.7% 4.7% 1.0%
56   Glossy Ibis 2.0% 4.7% 2.7%
57   White-eyed Vireo 1.5% 4.7% 3.2%
58   Rock Pigeon 35.3% 3.1% 32.1%
59   Wood Duck 14.4% 3.1% 11.3%
60   Black-and-white Warbler 12.8% 3.1% 9.7%
61   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.9% 3.1% 8.8%
62   Belted Kingfisher 10.1% 3.1% 7.0%
63   Blue-headed Vireo 9.4% 3.1% 6.3%
64   Gadwall 8.3% 3.1% 5.2%
65   Greater Yellowlegs 6.0% 3.1% 2.9%
66   Northern Parula 5.9% 3.1% 2.8%
67   Rusty Blackbird 4.3% 3.1% 1.1%
68   Boat-tailed Grackle 3.9% 3.1% 0.7%
69   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.2% 3.1% 2.0%
70   Tufted Titmouse 24.2% 1.6% 22.7%
71   Black-capped Chickadee 20.0% 1.6% 18.4%
72   House Finch 16.3% 1.6% 14.7%
73   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 12.1% 1.6% 10.5%
74   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 1.6% 6.2%
75   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 1.6% 5.4%
76   American Oystercatcher 6.4% 1.6% 4.8%
77   American Kestrel 5.4% 1.6% 3.8%
78   Common Yellowthroat 4.2% 1.6% 2.7%
79   Green Heron 3.8% 1.6% 2.2%
80   Hooded Merganser 2.8% 1.6% 1.3%
81   Northern Harrier 1.7% 1.6% 0.1%
82   Eastern Kingbird 1.4% 1.6% 0.1%
83   Greater Scaup 1.3% 1.6% 0.3%
84   Lesser Scaup 1.1% 1.6% 0.5%
85   American Woodcock 0.9% 1.6% 0.7%
86   Little Blue Heron 0.7% 1.6% 0.8%
87   American Tree Sparrow 0.6% 1.6% 1.0%
88   Tricolored Heron 0.2% 1.6% 1.3%