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

based on 86 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in August. 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   Gray Catbird 54.6% 69.8% 15.1%
2   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 53.5% 39.0%
3   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 45.3% 30.0%
4   American Goldfinch 37.6% 38.4% 0.7%
5   American Robin 57.3% 34.9% 22.4%
6   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 34.9% 14.7%
7   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 29.1% 12.4%
8   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 25.6% 16.5%
9   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 25.6% 19.1%
10   Solitary Sandpiper 3.6% 25.6% 22.0%
11   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 22.1% 5.3%
12   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 22.1% 8.2%
13   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 20.9% 3.2%
14   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 20.9% 3.9%
15   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 19.8% 28.0%
16   Laughing Gull 32.0% 19.8% 12.3%
17   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 19.8% 2.2%
18   Double-crested Cormorant 41.4% 17.4% 23.9%
19   European Starling 51.2% 16.3% 34.9%
20   Mourning Dove 53.8% 15.1% 38.7%
21   American Redstart 22.0% 15.1% 6.9%
22   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 15.1% 0.0%
23   Mallard 40.9% 14.0% 26.9%
24   Canada Goose 40.9% 12.8% 28.1%
25   Snowy Egret 22.5% 12.8% 9.7%
26   Mute Swan 14.5% 12.8% 1.7%
27   Osprey 30.7% 11.6% 19.1%
28   Great Blue Heron 30.7% 11.6% 19.0%
29   Herring Gull 39.6% 10.5% 29.1%
30   Great Egret 34.6% 10.5% 24.1%
31   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 10.5% 18.1%
32   Northern Mockingbird 36.1% 9.3% 26.8%
33   Green Heron 11.9% 9.3% 2.6%
34   Barn Swallow 39.9% 8.1% 31.8%
35   Song Sparrow 35.1% 8.1% 26.9%
36   Forster's Tern 13.2% 8.1% 5.1%
37   American Black Duck 10.1% 8.1% 1.9%
38   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 8.1% 1.1%
39   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 8.1% 3.5%
40   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 8.1% 4.4%
41   Common Grackle 28.3% 7.0% 21.3%
42   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 7.0% 20.1%
43   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 7.0% 14.2%
44   Baltimore Oriole 15.2% 7.0% 8.2%
45   Tree Swallow 14.1% 7.0% 7.2%
46   Fish Crow 9.0% 7.0% 2.0%
47   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 7.0% 2.0%
48   Carolina Wren 24.8% 5.8% 19.0%
49   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 5.8% 10.1%
50   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 5.8% 2.6%
51   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 5.8% 2.7%
52   House Sparrow 50.1% 4.7% 45.4%
53   Downy Woodpecker 25.3% 4.7% 20.6%
54   American Crow 14.4% 4.7% 9.8%
55   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 4.7% 5.7%
56   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 4.7% 5.3%
57   Wood Duck 9.3% 4.7% 4.7%
58   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 3.5% 32.0%
59   Ring-billed Gull 31.9% 3.5% 28.4%
60   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 3.5% 10.8%
61   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 3.5% 6.1%
62   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 3.5% 0.8%
63   Gadwall 3.9% 3.5% 0.4%
64   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 3.5% 1.3%
65   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 3.5% 1.8%
66   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.1% 3.5% 2.4%
67   Blue Jay 35.4% 2.3% 33.1%
68   Common Tern 16.4% 2.3% 14.1%
69   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 2.3% 10.1%
70   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 2.3% 6.8%
71   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 2.3% 5.3%
72   Eastern Towhee 7.1% 2.3% 4.7%
73   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 2.3% 4.5%
74   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 2.3% 1.7%
75   Willet 3.6% 2.3% 1.3%
76   Pectoral Sandpiper 3.1% 2.3% 0.8%
77   Western Sandpiper 1.8% 2.3% 0.5%
78   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 2.3% 0.7%
79   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 2.3% 1.0%
80   Northern Flicker 26.0% 1.2% 24.8%
81   Chimney Swift 23.9% 1.2% 22.7%
82   House Finch 15.0% 1.2% 13.8%
83   Killdeer 14.2% 1.2% 13.0%
84   House Wren 11.4% 1.2% 10.2%
85   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 1.2% 4.9%
86   Canada Warbler 5.7% 1.2% 4.5%
87   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 1.2% 3.1%
88   Ovenbird 4.2% 1.2% 3.1%
89   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 1.2% 2.7%
90   Common Raven 2.8% 1.2% 1.6%
91   Ruddy Duck 2.4% 1.2% 1.2%
92   Saltmarsh Sparrow 2.1% 1.2% 0.9%
93   Green-winged Teal 1.7% 1.2% 0.6%
94   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 1.2% 0.5%
95   American Avocet 1.2% 1.2% 0.0%
96   Least Bittern 1.0% 1.2% 0.2%
97   American White Pelican 0.9% 1.2% 0.3%
98   Brant 0.8% 1.2% 0.4%
99   Savannah Sparrow 0.7% 1.2% 0.5%
100   Hooded Merganser 0.3% 1.2% 0.9%
101   American Woodcock 0.1% 1.2% 1.0%
102   Wilson's Snipe 0.1% 1.2% 1.1%