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

based on 58 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty in December. 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 41.9% 65.5% 23.6%
2   Red-throated Loon 6.8% 65.5% 58.7%
3   Long-tailed Duck 6.2% 65.5% 59.3%
4   Common Loon 9.0% 62.1% 53.1%
5   Sanderling 3.1% 60.3% 57.2%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 55.2% 25.8%
7   Snow Bunting 2.0% 50.0% 48.0%
8   Purple Sandpiper 1.7% 46.6% 44.9%
9   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 41.4% 8.3%
10   Northern Gannet 3.1% 41.4% 38.3%
11   Song Sparrow 37.1% 37.9% 0.9%
12   Bonaparte's Gull 1.7% 37.9% 36.3%
13   Dunlin 1.6% 37.9% 36.4%
14   Black Scoter 2.6% 34.5% 31.9%
15   Northern Harrier 4.9% 32.8% 27.8%
16   Harlequin Duck 0.5% 31.0% 30.5%
17   Snowy Owl 0.9% 29.3% 28.4%
18   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 27.6% 12.7%
19   Common Eider 1.2% 27.6% 26.4%
20   Brant 18.9% 25.9% 7.0%
21   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 25.9% 7.9%
22   Horned Lark 2.7% 25.9% 23.2%
23   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 25.9% 23.8%
24   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 24.1% 4.2%
25   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 24.1% 17.3%
26   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 22.4% 16.6%
27   American Black Duck 26.7% 17.2% 9.4%
28   Surf Scoter 2.3% 17.2% 14.9%
29   Canada Goose 51.6% 15.5% 36.1%
30   Tree Swallow 0.9% 13.8% 12.8%
31   House Finch 16.4% 12.1% 4.3%
32   Black-bellied Plover 1.1% 12.1% 10.9%
33   Ruddy Turnstone 0.5% 12.1% 11.5%
34   Mourning Dove 36.2% 10.3% 25.8%
35   White-winged Scoter 2.0% 10.3% 8.3%
36   Razorbill 0.3% 10.3% 10.0%
37   Northern Flicker 11.0% 8.6% 2.3%
38   Mallard 48.4% 6.9% 41.5%
39   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 6.9% 33.2%
40   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 6.9% 23.8%
41   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 6.9% 0.5%
42   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 5.2% 43.5%
43   European Starling 38.9% 5.2% 33.7%
44   Rock Pigeon 30.8% 5.2% 25.6%
45   American Robin 29.6% 5.2% 24.4%
46   Bufflehead 28.2% 5.2% 23.1%
47   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 5.2% 19.4%
48   American Goldfinch 20.4% 5.2% 15.3%
49   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 5.2% 5.6%
50   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 5.2% 2.4%
51   Common Raven 4.5% 5.2% 0.7%
52   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 5.2% 4.5%
53   Laughing Gull 0.6% 5.2% 4.6%
54   Red Knot 0.1% 5.2% 5.1%
55   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 3.4% 20.9%
56   American Crow 20.6% 3.4% 17.2%
57   Carolina Wren 18.8% 3.4% 15.4%
58   American Kestrel 5.9% 3.4% 2.5%
59   King Eider 0.6% 3.4% 2.9%
60   American Oystercatcher 0.2% 3.4% 3.2%
61   House Sparrow 38.5% 1.7% 36.8%
62   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 1.7% 21.5%
63   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.0% 1.7% 18.3%
64   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 1.7% 17.1%
65   Greater Scaup 6.8% 1.7% 5.0%
66   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 1.7% 3.9%
67   Fish Crow 5.2% 1.7% 3.5%
68   Gray Catbird 4.0% 1.7% 2.2%
69   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 1.7% 1.9%
70   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 1.7% 1.5%
71   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.6% 1.7% 0.9%
72   Killdeer 1.8% 1.7% 0.1%
73   Iceland Gull 0.6% 1.7% 1.2%
74   Black-headed Gull 0.5% 1.7% 1.2%
75   Red-necked Grebe 0.5% 1.7% 1.2%
76   Least Sandpiper 0.0% 1.7% 1.7%