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

based on 96 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 54.3% 69.8% 15.5%
2   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.1% 47.9% 34.8%
3   Northern Waterthrush 15.3% 43.8% 28.4%
4   American Goldfinch 36.8% 39.6% 2.8%
5   American Robin 56.2% 36.5% 19.7%
6   Yellow Warbler 19.3% 34.4% 15.1%
7   Eastern Kingbird 15.6% 27.1% 11.5%
8   Solitary Sandpiper 3.9% 26.0% 22.1%
9   Glossy Ibis 6.0% 25.0% 19.0%
10   Cedar Waxwing 15.5% 24.0% 8.5%
11   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8.8% 22.9% 14.2%
12   Northern Cardinal 48.1% 21.9% 26.2%
13   Laughing Gull 32.3% 21.9% 10.4%
14   Lesser Yellowlegs 12.7% 21.9% 9.2%
15   Double-crested Cormorant 40.2% 20.8% 19.3%
16   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.8% 20.8% 1.9%
17   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 20.8% 0.2%
18   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 17.7% 2.2%
19   Canada Goose 39.9% 16.7% 23.2%
20   Osprey 30.7% 16.7% 14.0%
21   American Redstart 22.5% 16.7% 5.8%
22   Snowy Egret 21.1% 16.7% 4.4%
23   Mute Swan 13.6% 16.7% 3.1%
24   Mourning Dove 53.5% 15.6% 37.9%
25   European Starling 49.3% 15.6% 33.7%
26   Great Blue Heron 30.3% 15.6% 14.7%
27   Mallard 39.4% 14.6% 24.8%
28   Great Egret 32.8% 14.6% 18.2%
29   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 14.6% 0.5%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 11.5% 15.3%
31   American Herring Gull 37.8% 10.4% 27.4%
32   Northern Mockingbird 34.9% 10.4% 24.5%
33   Common Grackle 28.1% 9.4% 18.7%
34   Forster's Tern 13.2% 9.4% 3.8%
35   Barn Swallow 37.8% 8.3% 29.4%
36   Song Sparrow 33.8% 8.3% 25.5%
37   Carolina Wren 25.9% 8.3% 17.5%
38   Green Heron 10.9% 8.3% 2.6%
39   American Black Duck 9.4% 8.3% 1.1%
40   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.9% 8.3% 0.5%
41   Baltimore Oriole 14.8% 7.3% 7.5%
42   Greater Yellowlegs 14.7% 7.3% 7.4%
43   Tree Swallow 13.4% 7.3% 6.1%
44   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.6% 7.3% 0.3%
45   Willow Flycatcher 4.3% 7.3% 3.0%
46   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 7.3% 3.5%
47   Great Black-backed Gull 25.3% 6.2% 19.0%
48   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 6.2% 14.1%
49   Warbling Vireo 9.7% 6.2% 3.5%
50   Fish Crow 8.5% 6.2% 2.3%
51   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 5.2% 20.0%
52   Short-billed Dowitcher 9.6% 5.2% 4.4%
53   Belted Kingfisher 7.9% 5.2% 2.7%
54   Brown Thrasher 2.6% 5.2% 2.6%
55   House Sparrow 49.2% 4.2% 45.0%
56   Ring-billed Gull 30.9% 4.2% 26.7%
57   Northern Flicker 26.1% 4.2% 22.0%
58   Black-and-white Warbler 15.0% 4.2% 10.9%
59   American Crow 13.7% 4.2% 9.5%
60   House Wren 10.6% 4.2% 6.4%
61   Wood Duck 9.2% 4.2% 5.0%
62   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 4.2% 5.0%
63   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 4.2% 2.8%
64   Eastern Towhee 6.4% 4.2% 2.2%
65   Gadwall 3.6% 4.2% 0.5%
66   Blue-winged Teal 1.5% 4.2% 2.7%
67   Blue Jay 36.1% 3.1% 33.0%
68   Rock Pigeon 36.0% 3.1% 32.8%
69   Common Tern 16.2% 3.1% 13.0%
70   Red-eyed Vireo 9.7% 3.1% 6.6%
71   Little Blue Heron 3.8% 3.1% 0.7%
72   White-eyed Vireo 1.9% 3.1% 1.2%
73   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.0% 3.1% 2.2%
74   Chimney Swift 23.8% 2.1% 21.7%
75   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 2.1% 9.3%
76   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.2% 2.1% 4.1%
77   White-rumped Sandpiper 3.8% 2.1% 1.7%
78   Willet 3.3% 2.1% 1.2%
79   Pectoral Sandpiper 2.7% 2.1% 0.6%
80   Ruddy Duck 2.3% 2.1% 0.2%
81   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.4% 2.1% 0.6%
82   Western Sandpiper 1.4% 2.1% 0.7%
83   Northern Shoveler 1.2% 2.1% 0.9%
84   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.8% 1.0% 18.8%
85   House Finch 14.5% 1.0% 13.4%
86   Killdeer 13.5% 1.0% 12.4%
87   Red-tailed Hawk 11.6% 1.0% 10.6%
88   Black-capped Chickadee 9.9% 1.0% 8.9%
89   Hairy Woodpecker 6.1% 1.0% 5.0%
90   Black Skimmer 5.8% 1.0% 4.7%
91   Canada Warbler 5.7% 1.0% 4.7%
92   Sanderling 5.2% 1.0% 4.2%
93   Ovenbird 4.7% 1.0% 3.7%
94   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 1.0% 3.0%
95   Blue-winged Warbler 3.7% 1.0% 2.7%
96   Common Raven 3.4% 1.0% 2.4%
97   Purple Martin 3.1% 1.0% 2.1%
98   Veery 3.0% 1.0% 1.9%
99   Northern Parula 2.1% 1.0% 1.0%
100   Monk Parakeet 1.8% 1.0% 0.8%
101   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.7% 1.0% 0.7%
102   Green-winged Teal 1.5% 1.0% 0.5%
103   American Avocet 1.1% 1.0% 0.0%
104   American White Pelican 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
105   Brant 0.8% 1.0% 0.3%
106   Least Bittern 0.8% 1.0% 0.3%
107   Savannah Sparrow 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
108   Hooded Merganser 0.3% 1.0% 0.8%
109   American Woodcock 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
110   Wilson's Snipe 0.1% 1.0% 1.0%