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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 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 70 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   American Herring Gull 41.4% 68.6% 27.2%
2   Red-throated Loon 6.4% 67.1% 60.7%
3   Long-tailed Duck 6.0% 65.7% 59.7%
4   Common Loon 8.5% 64.3% 55.8%
5   Sanderling 3.2% 62.9% 59.6%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 28.5% 57.1% 28.6%
7   Snow Bunting 2.0% 48.6% 46.6%
8   Purple Sandpiper 1.6% 48.6% 46.9%
9   Ring-billed Gull 49.2% 45.7% 3.5%
10   Song Sparrow 37.1% 41.4% 4.3%
11   Black Scoter 2.9% 41.4% 38.6%
12   Dunlin 1.6% 40.0% 38.4%
13   Bonaparte's Gull 1.5% 40.0% 38.5%
14   Northern Gannet 2.9% 37.1% 34.3%
15   Northern Harrier 4.8% 35.7% 30.9%
16   Common Eider 1.3% 35.7% 34.5%
17   Brant 18.5% 32.9% 14.3%
18   Double-crested Cormorant 17.5% 30.0% 12.5%
19   Red-breasted Merganser 14.6% 30.0% 15.4%
20   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 30.0% 23.2%
21   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 30.0% 27.9%
22   Harlequin Duck 0.6% 30.0% 29.4%
23   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 28.6% 0.1%
24   Horned Lark 2.6% 28.6% 26.0%
25   Snowy Owl 0.9% 27.1% 26.2%
26   Peregrine Falcon 5.6% 21.4% 15.8%
27   Surf Scoter 2.5% 21.4% 18.9%
28   American Black Duck 26.5% 18.6% 8.0%
29   Canada Goose 51.8% 17.1% 34.7%
30   Black-bellied Plover 1.2% 15.7% 14.5%
31   Ruddy Turnstone 0.5% 15.7% 15.2%
32   Northern Flicker 10.8% 14.3% 3.4%
33   White-winged Scoter 2.1% 12.9% 10.8%
34   Northern Cardinal 40.5% 11.4% 29.1%
35   Mourning Dove 36.7% 11.4% 25.3%
36   House Finch 16.5% 11.4% 5.1%
37   Tree Swallow 0.8% 11.4% 10.6%
38   Mallard 47.6% 10.0% 37.6%
39   Razorbill 0.3% 10.0% 9.7%
40   White-throated Sparrow 49.2% 8.6% 40.6%
41   European Starling 38.8% 8.6% 30.2%
42   American Robin 30.2% 8.6% 21.6%
43   Swamp Sparrow 8.1% 8.6% 0.5%
44   American Tree Sparrow 6.2% 8.6% 2.3%
45   Bufflehead 27.9% 7.1% 20.7%
46   American Goldfinch 20.2% 7.1% 13.0%
47   Rock Pigeon 31.2% 5.7% 25.4%
48   Downy Woodpecker 30.9% 5.7% 25.1%
49   Red-tailed Hawk 24.7% 5.7% 19.0%
50   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 5.7% 5.1%
51   Laughing Gull 0.6% 5.7% 5.1%
52   Red Knot 0.1% 5.7% 5.6%
53   House Sparrow 38.9% 4.3% 34.6%
54   Dark-eyed Junco 24.0% 4.3% 19.7%
55   American Crow 20.8% 4.3% 16.5%
56   Carolina Wren 19.2% 4.3% 14.9%
57   Cooper's Hawk 11.3% 4.3% 7.0%
58   American Kestrel 6.0% 4.3% 1.7%
59   Common Raven 4.9% 4.3% 0.7%
60   American Oystercatcher 0.2% 4.3% 4.0%
61   Black-capped Chickadee 25.7% 2.9% 22.8%
62   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 2.9% 15.9%
63   Greater Scaup 6.7% 2.9% 3.8%
64   Great Cormorant 3.6% 2.9% 0.7%
65   Cedar Waxwing 3.4% 2.9% 0.6%
66   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 2.9% 0.3%
67   King Eider 0.5% 2.9% 2.3%
68   Blue Jay 40.2% 1.4% 38.8%
69   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.2% 1.4% 19.7%
70   Mute Swan 13.8% 1.4% 12.3%
71   Fox Sparrow 9.9% 1.4% 8.5%
72   Red-winged Blackbird 9.3% 1.4% 7.8%
73   American Wigeon 6.0% 1.4% 4.6%
74   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.7% 1.4% 4.3%
75   Fish Crow 5.5% 1.4% 4.1%
76   Gray Catbird 3.7% 1.4% 2.3%
77   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.6% 1.4% 1.2%
78   Snow Goose 2.2% 1.4% 0.7%
79   Killdeer 2.1% 1.4% 0.7%
80   Field Sparrow 1.8% 1.4% 0.4%
81   Great Egret 1.5% 1.4% 0.1%
82   Iceland Gull 0.5% 1.4% 0.9%
83   Red-necked Grebe 0.5% 1.4% 1.0%
84   Black-headed Gull 0.4% 1.4% 1.0%
85   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 1.4% 1.2%
86   Least Sandpiper 0.0% 1.4% 1.4%