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Top Birds at Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 97 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty in January. 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   Long-tailed Duck 9.0% 74.2% 65.2%
2   Common Loon 10.6% 71.1% 60.6%
3   Herring Gull 43.3% 69.1% 25.8%
4   Sanderling 4.0% 61.9% 57.9%
5   Red-throated Loon 7.2% 58.8% 51.5%
6   Dunlin 1.6% 55.7% 54.1%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 46.4% 14.8%
8   Ring-billed Gull 52.0% 43.3% 8.8%
9   Brant 20.5% 40.2% 19.7%
10   Common Eider 1.4% 39.2% 37.8%
11   Red-breasted Merganser 19.3% 37.1% 17.8%
12   Bonaparte's Gull 2.2% 37.1% 34.9%
13   Razorbill 1.2% 37.1% 35.9%
14   Purple Sandpiper 1.8% 36.1% 34.2%
15   Snow Bunting 1.5% 30.9% 29.4%
16   Canada Goose 53.5% 29.9% 23.6%
17   Black Scoter 2.9% 28.9% 26.0%
18   Northern Gannet 2.1% 28.9% 26.8%
19   Northern Harrier 4.2% 25.8% 21.6%
20   Song Sparrow 32.2% 20.6% 11.6%
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 4.9% 20.6% 15.8%
22   Snowy Owl 1.1% 19.6% 18.5%
23   Harlequin Duck 1.0% 19.6% 18.6%
24   Double-crested Cormorant 13.8% 18.6% 4.7%
25   Surf Scoter 2.8% 18.6% 15.8%
26   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 18.6% 17.3%
27   Black-bellied Plover 1.0% 17.5% 16.5%
28   American Black Duck 27.9% 16.5% 11.4%
29   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 14.4% 9.2%
30   Horned Lark 2.2% 14.4% 12.2%
31   White-winged Scoter 1.9% 12.4% 10.5%
32   Horned Grebe 7.2% 9.3% 2.0%
33   Bufflehead 31.9% 8.2% 23.7%
34   House Finch 13.4% 8.2% 5.2%
35   American Goldfinch 13.2% 8.2% 5.0%
36   Peregrine Falcon 5.2% 8.2% 3.1%
37   Tree Swallow 0.7% 8.2% 7.5%
38   Mallard 49.0% 7.2% 41.8%
39   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 7.2% 29.5%
40   European Starling 36.0% 7.2% 28.8%
41   American Crow 18.2% 7.2% 11.0%
42   Dovekie 0.1% 7.2% 7.1%
43   Greater Scaup 9.9% 6.2% 3.7%
44   American Tree Sparrow 6.6% 5.2% 1.4%
45   Rock Pigeon 28.9% 4.1% 24.7%
46   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 4.1% 12.4%
47   Black-headed Gull 0.5% 4.1% 3.6%
48   Red Knot 0.1% 4.1% 4.0%
49   Piping Plover 0.0% 4.1% 4.1%
50   Mourning Dove 29.4% 3.1% 26.3%
51   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 3.1% 18.9%
52   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 3.1% 11.6%
53   Great Cormorant 4.8% 3.1% 1.7%
54   Northern Pintail 3.6% 3.1% 0.5%
55   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.9% 3.1% 1.2%
56   Ruddy Turnstone 0.6% 3.1% 2.5%
57   Red-necked Grebe 0.5% 3.1% 2.5%
58   Lapland Longspur 0.3% 3.1% 2.8%
59   White-throated Sparrow 42.2% 2.1% 40.1%
60   Downy Woodpecker 27.2% 2.1% 25.1%
61   American Robin 24.9% 2.1% 22.8%
62   Dark-eyed Junco 15.9% 2.1% 13.8%
63   Common Merganser 6.7% 2.1% 4.6%
64   American Kestrel 3.8% 2.1% 1.8%
65   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.8% 2.1% 1.2%
66   Red Crossbill 0.0% 2.1% 2.0%
67   House Sparrow 35.7% 1.0% 34.7%
68   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 1.0% 20.8%
69   Gadwall 16.7% 1.0% 15.7%
70   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 1.0% 6.8%
71   Red-winged Blackbird 7.2% 1.0% 6.2%
72   Common Goldeneye 7.0% 1.0% 6.0%
73   Northern Flicker 6.9% 1.0% 5.9%
74   Lesser Scaup 5.1% 1.0% 4.1%
75   Green-winged Teal 4.4% 1.0% 3.4%
76   Merlin 1.9% 1.0% 0.9%
77   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 1.0% 0.1%
78   American Pipit 0.7% 1.0% 0.3%
79   American Goshawk 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
80   Parasitic Jaeger 0% 1.0% 1.0%