Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 9 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh in May. 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Oystercatcher | 7.9% | 88.9% | 81.0% | |||
| 2 | Brant | 10.8% | 77.8% | 67.0% | |||
| 3 | Ruddy Turnstone | 2.2% | 77.8% | 75.6% | |||
| 4 | Willet | 5.8% | 66.7% | 60.9% | |||
| 5 | Black-bellied Plover | 3.5% | 66.7% | 63.2% | |||
| 6 | Laughing Gull | 16.9% | 55.6% | 38.7% | |||
| 7 | Osprey | 16.4% | 55.6% | 39.1% | |||
| 8 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4.9% | 55.6% | 50.7% | |||
| 9 | Dunlin | 2.2% | 55.6% | 53.4% | |||
| 10 | Herring Gull | 23.4% | 44.4% | 21.0% | |||
| 11 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 33.3% | 0.7% | |||
| 12 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 33.3% | 7.9% | |||
| 13 | Snowy Egret | 9.9% | 33.3% | 23.4% | |||
| 14 | Semipalmated Plover | 4.5% | 33.3% | 28.8% | |||
| 15 | Clapper Rail | 3.4% | 33.3% | 30.0% | |||
| 16 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 22.2% | 9.5% | |||
| 17 | Forster's Tern | 7.9% | 22.2% | 14.3% | |||
| 18 | Least Sandpiper | 7.1% | 22.2% | 15.1% | |||
| 19 | Common Tern | 5.8% | 22.2% | 16.4% | |||
| 20 | Least Tern | 3.9% | 22.2% | 18.3% | |||
| 21 | Mallard | 49.3% | 11.1% | 38.2% | |||
| 22 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 11.1% | 11.3% | |||
| 23 | Great Blue Heron | 9.6% | 11.1% | 1.5% | |||
| 24 | Gadwall | 7.0% | 11.1% | 4.1% | |||
| 25 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 5.2% | 11.1% | 5.9% | |||
| 26 | Common Raven | 2.5% | 11.1% | 8.6% | |||
| 27 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 1.8% | 11.1% | 9.3% | |||
| 28 | Red-breasted Merganser | 1.7% | 11.1% | 9.4% | |||
| 29 | Sanderling | 1.6% | 11.1% | 9.5% | |||
| 30 | Bufflehead | 1.2% | 11.1% | 9.9% | |||
| 31 | Whimbrel | 0.1% | 11.1% | 11.0% |