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

based on 12 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh 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   Great Egret 20.0% 75.0% 55.0%
2   Laughing Gull 18.6% 75.0% 56.4%
3   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 75.0% 71.0%
4   Snowy Egret 12.1% 66.7% 54.5%
5   Herring Gull 30.9% 58.3% 27.5%
6   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 58.3% 53.3%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 50.0% 18.0%
8   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 50.0% 25.3%
9   Forster's Tern 4.1% 50.0% 45.9%
10   Osprey 25.5% 41.7% 16.2%
11   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 41.7% 34.4%
12   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 33.3% 24.5%
13   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 33.3% 28.9%
14   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 33.3% 32.0%
15   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 25.0% 6.4%
16   American Black Duck 8.0% 25.0% 17.0%
17   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 25.0% 18.0%
18   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 25.0% 18.6%
19   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 25.0% 20.0%
20   Common Tern 4.0% 25.0% 21.0%
21   Willet 1.0% 25.0% 24.0%
22   Canada Goose 37.8% 16.7% 21.2%
23   Mallard 36.7% 16.7% 20.0%
24   Short-billed Dowitcher 3.0% 16.7% 13.7%
25   Royal Tern 2.9% 16.7% 13.8%
26   Clapper Rail 1.9% 16.7% 14.7%
27   Northern Parula 27.0% 8.3% 18.6%
28   Palm Warbler 15.1% 8.3% 6.8%
29   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 8.3% 0.4%
30   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 8.3% 0.4%
31   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 8.3% 7.0%
32   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 8.3% 7.5%
33   Whimbrel 0.5% 8.3% 7.8%