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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 13 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   American Oystercatcher 7.6% 92.3% 84.7%
2   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 84.6% 82.5%
3   Brant 10.6% 76.9% 66.3%
4   Black-bellied Plover 3.3% 76.9% 73.6%
5   Laughing Gull 18.1% 69.2% 51.1%
6   Osprey 16.9% 69.2% 52.3%
7   Willet 5.5% 69.2% 63.8%
8   American Herring Gull 22.9% 61.5% 38.6%
9   Dunlin 2.2% 61.5% 59.4%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 33.8% 46.2% 12.3%
11   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.7% 46.2% 41.5%
12   Semipalmated Plover 4.4% 46.2% 41.8%
13   Snowy Egret 9.4% 38.5% 29.0%
14   Least Sandpiper 7.0% 38.5% 31.5%
15   Great Egret 24.3% 30.8% 6.4%
16   Common Tern 5.8% 30.8% 25.0%
17   Clapper Rail 3.3% 30.8% 27.5%
18   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 30.8% 29.0%
19   Least Tern 3.7% 23.1% 19.4%
20   Mallard 47.7% 15.4% 32.3%
21   Barn Swallow 30.9% 15.4% 15.5%
22   Tree Swallow 21.6% 15.4% 6.2%
23   Forster's Tern 7.8% 15.4% 7.6%
24   Gadwall 6.7% 15.4% 8.7%
25   American Black Duck 5.1% 15.4% 10.3%
26   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 15.4% 13.7%
27   Red Knot 0.6% 15.4% 14.8%
28   Great Blue Heron 9.4% 7.7% 1.7%
29   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 7.7% 2.6%
30   Common Raven 3.0% 7.7% 4.7%
31   Sanderling 1.6% 7.7% 6.1%
32   Bufflehead 1.1% 7.7% 6.6%
33   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 7.7% 7.3%
34   Whimbrel 0.1% 7.7% 7.6%