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

based on 9 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, JoCo 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% 100.0% 80.0%
2   Laughing Gull 18.6% 100.0% 81.4%
3   Herring Gull 30.9% 88.9% 58.0%
4   Snowy Egret 12.1% 88.9% 76.8%
5   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 88.9% 81.7%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 77.8% 45.8%
7   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 77.8% 53.1%
8   American Black Duck 8.0% 77.8% 69.8%
9   Clapper Rail 1.9% 77.8% 75.9%
10   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 66.7% 57.8%
11   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 66.7% 61.6%
12   Short-billed Dowitcher 3.0% 66.7% 63.7%
13   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 66.7% 65.4%
14   Osprey 25.5% 55.6% 30.1%
15   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 55.6% 48.5%
16   Northern Harrier 3.6% 55.6% 52.0%
17   Canada Goose 37.8% 44.4% 6.6%
18   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 44.4% 40.0%
19   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 33.3% 14.7%
20   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 33.3% 25.4%
21   Forster's Tern 4.1% 33.3% 29.2%
22   Willet 1.0% 33.3% 32.4%
23   Tree Swallow 7.0% 22.2% 15.2%
24   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 22.2% 18.2%
25   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.1% 22.2% 21.1%
26   Glossy Ibis 1.0% 22.2% 21.3%
27   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 11.1% 34.1%
28   Mallard 36.7% 11.1% 25.5%
29   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 11.1% 7.6%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 11.1% 1.0%
31   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 11.1% 3.1%
32   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 11.1% 3.7%
33   Common Tern 4.0% 11.1% 7.1%
34   Marsh Wren 3.5% 11.1% 7.6%
35   Royal Tern 2.9% 11.1% 8.2%
36   Little Blue Heron 2.2% 11.1% 9.0%
37   Black Skimmer 1.6% 11.1% 9.5%
38   Marbled Godwit 0.3% 11.1% 10.8%
39   American Bittern 0.2% 11.1% 10.9%
40   Surf Scoter 0.1% 11.1% 11.0%