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

based on 54 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 7.6% 48.1% 40.6%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 42.6% 12.1%
3   Canada Goose 52.9% 37.0% 15.9%
4   Mallard 54.7% 33.3% 21.4%
5   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 31.5% 29.2%
6   American Robin 74.8% 29.6% 45.2%
7   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 25.9% 5.3%
8   Great Egret 22.7% 24.1% 1.4%
9   Tree Swallow 22.1% 24.1% 1.9%
10   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 24.1% 13.3%
11   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 20.4% 7.9%
12   Song Sparrow 48.8% 18.5% 30.3%
13   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 18.5% 18.3%
14   Herring Gull 26.4% 18.5% 7.9%
15   Carolina Wren 22.3% 18.5% 3.8%
16   Osprey 19.2% 18.5% 0.7%
17   Mute Swan 15.4% 18.5% 3.1%
18   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 16.7% 40.5%
19   American Crow 19.4% 16.7% 2.7%
20   Laughing Gull 11.1% 16.7% 5.6%
21   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 14.8% 7.1%
22   Fish Crow 15.6% 14.8% 0.8%
23   Northern Flicker 45.2% 13.0% 32.2%
24   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 13.0% 7.9%
25   Mourning Dove 51.6% 11.1% 40.5%
26   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 11.1% 7.9%
27   House Wren 7.6% 11.1% 3.5%
28   Snowy Egret 7.2% 11.1% 3.9%
29   House Sparrow 53.2% 9.3% 44.0%
30   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 9.3% 28.7%
31   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 9.3% 14.1%
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 9.3% 13.8%
33   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 9.3% 7.8%
34   Bufflehead 11.9% 9.3% 2.7%
35   Gray Catbird 9.1% 9.3% 0.1%
36   Common Grackle 48.9% 7.4% 41.5%
37   American Goldfinch 28.5% 7.4% 21.1%
38   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 7.4% 12.8%
39   Great Black-backed Gull 15.7% 7.4% 8.2%
40   Brant 13.9% 7.4% 6.4%
41   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 7.4% 3.7%
42   European Starling 56.7% 5.6% 51.2%
43   Blue Jay 52.6% 5.6% 47.1%
44   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 5.6% 23.8%
45   Palm Warbler 28.0% 5.6% 22.5%
46   Barn Swallow 14.4% 5.6% 8.8%
47   American Black Duck 10.2% 5.6% 4.6%
48   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 5.6% 3.2%
49   American Coot 7.1% 5.6% 1.6%
50   Glossy Ibis 2.3% 5.6% 3.2%
51   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 3.7% 30.5%
52   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 3.7% 21.8%
53   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 3.7% 4.1%
54   Greater Yellowlegs 6.4% 3.7% 2.7%
55   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 3.7% 0.4%
56   Forster's Tern 3.7% 3.7% 0.0%
57   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 3.7% 2.0%
58   White-eyed Vireo 1.6% 3.7% 2.1%
59   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.3% 3.7% 2.4%
60   Tufted Titmouse 25.8% 1.9% 23.9%
61   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 1.9% 20.1%
62   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 1.9% 16.0%
63   House Finch 16.6% 1.9% 14.8%
64   Wood Duck 14.3% 1.9% 12.5%
65   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 1.9% 10.2%
66   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 1.9% 9.9%
67   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 1.9% 8.4%
68   Blue-headed Vireo 9.5% 1.9% 7.7%
69   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 1.9% 6.0%
70   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 1.9% 5.2%
71   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 1.9% 5.2%
72   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 1.9% 4.3%
73   American Kestrel 5.5% 1.9% 3.6%
74   Northern Parula 4.8% 1.9% 3.0%
75   Rusty Blackbird 4.4% 1.9% 2.5%
76   Green Heron 3.6% 1.9% 1.7%
77   Common Yellowthroat 3.5% 1.9% 1.6%
78   Hooded Merganser 2.8% 1.9% 0.9%
79   Northern Harrier 1.8% 1.9% 0.0%
80   Greater Scaup 1.4% 1.9% 0.4%
81   Eastern Kingbird 1.2% 1.9% 0.7%
82   Lesser Scaup 1.1% 1.9% 0.8%
83   Little Blue Heron 0.8% 1.9% 1.1%
84   American Woodcock 0.7% 1.9% 1.1%
85   American Tree Sparrow 0.7% 1.9% 1.2%
86   Tricolored Heron 0.3% 1.9% 1.5%