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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 6 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh in October. 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   Herring Gull 32.7% 100.0% 67.3%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 100.0% 68.1%
3   Great Egret 14.2% 83.3% 69.1%
4   American Black Duck 13.3% 83.3% 70.0%
5   Brant 9.6% 83.3% 73.8%
6   Laughing Gull 13.7% 66.7% 52.9%
7   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 66.7% 59.4%
8   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 66.7% 64.6%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 50.0% 31.1%
10   Snowy Egret 5.5% 50.0% 44.5%
11   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 33.3% 11.5%
12   Northern Harrier 5.9% 33.3% 27.5%
13   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 33.3% 29.3%
14   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 33.3% 31.8%
15   Canada Goose 40.8% 16.7% 24.2%
16   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 16.7% 13.7%
17   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 16.7% 6.7%
18   Gadwall 8.0% 16.7% 8.6%
19   Royal Tern 3.4% 16.7% 13.3%
20   Dunlin 2.5% 16.7% 14.1%
21   Forster's Tern 2.4% 16.7% 14.2%
22   Horned Grebe 0.3% 16.7% 16.4%