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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 6 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) in October. 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   Canada Goose 40.8% 100.0% 59.2%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 100.0% 68.1%
3   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 100.0% 78.2%
4   Great Egret 14.2% 100.0% 85.8%
5   Herring Gull 32.7% 83.3% 50.6%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 83.3% 64.4%
7   American Black Duck 13.3% 83.3% 70.0%
8   Brant 9.6% 83.3% 73.8%
9   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 66.7% 58.8%
10   Snowy Egret 5.4% 66.7% 61.2%
11   Mallard 38.6% 50.0% 11.4%
12   Laughing Gull 13.7% 50.0% 36.3%
13   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 50.0% 46.0%
14   Dunlin 2.5% 50.0% 47.5%
15   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 50.0% 47.9%
16   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 50.0% 48.0%
17   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 50.0% 48.8%
18   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 50.0% 49.7%
19   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 33.3% 17.6%
20   Gadwall 8.0% 33.3% 25.3%
21   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 33.3% 26.1%
22   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 33.3% 27.4%
23   Northern Harrier 5.9% 33.3% 27.5%
24   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 33.3% 29.1%
25   Royal Tern 3.4% 33.3% 29.9%
26   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.5% 33.3% 31.8%
27   Least Sandpiper 0.7% 33.3% 32.6%
28   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 16.7% 41.0%
29   Song Sparrow 55.2% 16.7% 38.5%
30   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 16.7% 33.8%
31   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 16.7% 28.9%
32   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 16.7% 9.6%
33   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 16.7% 5.9%
34   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 16.7% 2.8%
35   House Finch 18.0% 16.7% 1.3%
36   Osprey 12.5% 16.7% 4.2%
37   House Wren 9.2% 16.7% 7.5%
38   American Redstart 7.9% 16.7% 8.8%
39   Killdeer 6.1% 16.7% 10.5%
40   Common Loon 2.3% 16.7% 14.4%
41   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 16.7% 15.2%
42   Clapper Rail 1.0% 16.7% 15.6%
43   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 16.7% 15.7%
44   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 16.7% 15.9%
45   Surf Scoter 0.8% 16.7% 15.9%
46   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 16.7% 16.1%
47   Greater Scaup 0.6% 16.7% 16.1%
48   Black Skimmer 0.6% 16.7% 16.1%
49   Sora 0.5% 16.7% 16.2%
50   Caspian Tern 0.4% 16.7% 16.3%