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

based on 49 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond in September. 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 60.6% 59.2% 1.4%
2   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 36.7% 21.0%
3   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 34.7% 31.6%
4   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.9% 30.6% 22.7%
5   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 30.6% 24.2%
6   American Goldfinch 27.8% 28.6% 0.8%
7   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 28.6% 10.7%
8   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 28.6% 19.7%
9   American Robin 60.3% 26.5% 33.8%
10   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 26.5% 18.7%
11   Northern Flicker 43.2% 20.4% 22.8%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 20.4% 11.6%
13   Great Egret 20.0% 20.4% 0.4%
14   Snowy Egret 12.1% 18.4% 6.2%
15   Mute Swan 11.4% 18.4% 6.9%
16   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 18.4% 11.1%
17   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 16.3% 34.1%
18   Canada Goose 37.8% 14.3% 23.6%
19   Mallard 36.7% 14.3% 22.4%
20   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 14.3% 17.3%
21   Osprey 25.5% 14.3% 11.2%
22   European Starling 48.5% 12.2% 36.2%
23   American Redstart 43.0% 12.2% 30.8%
24   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 12.2% 3.8%
25   American Black Duck 8.0% 12.2% 4.2%
26   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 12.2% 4.3%
27   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 12.2% 8.3%
28   Mourning Dove 53.3% 10.2% 43.1%
29   Herring Gull 30.9% 10.2% 20.7%
30   Laughing Gull 18.7% 10.2% 8.5%
31   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 10.2% 6.2%
32   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 10.2% 2.1%
33   Wood Duck 10.0% 10.2% 0.2%
34   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 10.2% 5.2%
35   Blue Jay 51.8% 8.2% 43.6%
36   Carolina Wren 26.9% 8.2% 18.7%
37   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 8.2% 17.0%
38   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 8.2% 16.6%
39   Common Grackle 24.0% 8.2% 15.8%
40   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 8.2% 11.4%
41   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 8.2% 3.0%
42   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 8.2% 4.4%
43   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 8.2% 4.5%
44   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 8.2% 5.2%
45   Willet 1.0% 8.2% 7.2%
46   Song Sparrow 28.7% 6.1% 22.5%
47   Northern Parula 27.0% 6.1% 20.9%
48   Palm Warbler 15.1% 6.1% 9.0%
49   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 6.1% 5.9%
50   Veery 11.6% 6.1% 5.5%
51   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 6.1% 2.6%
52   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 6.1% 1.6%
53   Gadwall 4.6% 6.1% 1.6%
54   Forster's Tern 4.1% 6.1% 2.0%
55   Little Blue Heron 2.2% 6.1% 4.0%
56   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 6.1% 4.0%
57   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 4.1% 27.8%
58   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 4.1% 27.6%
59   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 4.1% 14.6%
60   House Wren 17.3% 4.1% 13.2%
61   American Crow 17.0% 4.1% 12.9%
62   House Finch 14.9% 4.1% 10.8%
63   Ovenbird 12.6% 4.1% 8.6%
64   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 4.1% 8.0%
65   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 4.1% 3.0%
66   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 4.1% 1.0%
67   Common Tern 4.0% 4.1% 0.1%
68   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 4.1% 0.6%
69   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 4.1% 2.3%
70   American Wigeon 1.0% 4.1% 3.1%
71   Glossy Ibis 1.0% 4.1% 3.1%
72   Brant 0.5% 4.1% 3.6%
73   House Sparrow 45.9% 2.0% 43.9%
74   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 2.0% 23.1%
75   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 2.0% 20.8%
76   Chimney Swift 22.5% 2.0% 20.4%
77   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 2.0% 8.3%
78   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 2.0% 7.7%
79   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 2.0% 7.5%
80   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 2.0% 6.3%
81   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 2.0% 6.0%
82   Green Heron 7.6% 2.0% 5.5%
83   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 2.0% 5.4%
84   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 2.0% 4.9%
85   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 2.0% 4.6%
86   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 2.0% 4.3%
87   Pine Warbler 5.4% 2.0% 3.4%
88   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 2.0% 2.8%
89   Barn Swallow 4.8% 2.0% 2.7%
90   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 2.0% 2.6%
91   Northern Harrier 3.6% 2.0% 1.5%
92   Royal Tern 2.9% 2.0% 0.9%
93   Sanderling 2.9% 2.0% 0.9%
94   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 2.0% 0.6%
95   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 2.0% 0.1%
96   Caspian Tern 1.5% 2.0% 0.5%
97   Ruddy Duck 1.4% 2.0% 0.6%
98   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.1% 2.0% 0.9%
99   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.0% 2.0% 1.0%
100   Western Sandpiper 0.9% 2.0% 1.2%
101   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 2.0% 1.4%
102   Great Horned Owl 0.5% 2.0% 1.5%
103   Black Tern 0.5% 2.0% 1.6%
104   Wilson's Snipe 0.3% 2.0% 1.8%