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

based on 3 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, JoCo 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   European Starling 58.3% 100.0% 41.7%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 52.9% 100.0% 47.1%
3   Mallard 47.7% 100.0% 52.3%
4   Great Egret 24.3% 100.0% 75.7%
5   Brant 10.6% 100.0% 89.4%
6   House Sparrow 57.5% 66.7% 9.2%
7   Common Grackle 54.5% 66.7% 12.2%
8   Rock Pigeon 36.0% 66.7% 30.7%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 33.8% 66.7% 32.8%
10   Barn Swallow 30.9% 66.7% 35.8%
11   American Herring Gull 22.9% 66.7% 43.8%
12   Tree Swallow 21.6% 66.7% 45.1%
13   Laughing Gull 18.1% 66.7% 48.6%
14   Osprey 16.9% 66.7% 49.8%
15   Snowy Egret 9.5% 66.7% 57.2%
16   Forster's Tern 7.8% 66.7% 58.8%
17   Common Tern 5.8% 66.7% 60.9%
18   Willet 5.5% 66.7% 61.2%
19   Black-bellied Plover 3.3% 66.7% 63.3%
20   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 66.7% 64.5%
21   Gray Catbird 65.6% 33.3% 32.2%
22   Canada Goose 44.5% 33.3% 11.2%
23   Yellow Warbler 41.7% 33.3% 8.4%
24   American Redstart 39.3% 33.3% 5.9%
25   Northern Mockingbird 27.4% 33.3% 6.0%
26   Carolina Wren 20.6% 33.3% 12.7%
27   Eastern Towhee 18.5% 33.3% 14.9%
28   Great Black-backed Gull 12.7% 33.3% 20.6%
29   Fish Crow 11.1% 33.3% 22.2%
30   Mute Swan 10.8% 33.3% 22.5%
31   American Oystercatcher 7.6% 33.3% 25.8%
32   Gadwall 6.7% 33.3% 26.7%
33   American Black Duck 5.1% 33.3% 28.2%
34   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 33.3% 28.3%
35   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.7% 33.3% 28.7%
36   Marsh Wren 4.5% 33.3% 28.8%
37   Clapper Rail 3.3% 33.3% 30.1%
38   Peregrine Falcon 2.5% 33.3% 30.8%
39   Dunlin 2.2% 33.3% 31.2%
40   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 33.3% 31.5%
41   Purple Martin 1.6% 33.3% 31.8%
42   Little Blue Heron 1.1% 33.3% 32.3%