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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 4 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 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   American Herring Gull 22.9% 100.0% 77.1%
2   Laughing Gull 18.1% 100.0% 81.9%
3   Snowy Egret 9.4% 100.0% 90.6%
4   American Oystercatcher 7.6% 100.0% 92.4%
5   Mallard 47.7% 75.0% 27.3%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 33.8% 75.0% 41.2%
7   Great Egret 24.3% 75.0% 50.7%
8   Ring-billed Gull 14.1% 75.0% 60.9%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 12.7% 75.0% 62.3%
10   Brant 10.6% 75.0% 64.4%
11   Forster's Tern 7.8% 75.0% 67.2%
12   Clapper Rail 3.3% 75.0% 71.7%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 52.9% 50.0% 2.9%
14   Canada Goose 44.5% 50.0% 5.5%
15   Osprey 16.9% 50.0% 33.1%
16   Black-crowned Night-Heron 10.8% 50.0% 39.2%
17   Least Sandpiper 7.0% 50.0% 43.0%
18   Gadwall 6.7% 50.0% 43.3%
19   Willet 5.5% 50.0% 44.5%
20   American Black Duck 5.1% 50.0% 44.9%
21   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.7% 50.0% 45.3%
22   Glossy Ibis 4.0% 50.0% 46.0%
23   Barn Swallow 30.9% 25.0% 5.9%
24   Great Blue Heron 9.4% 25.0% 15.6%
25   Common Tern 5.8% 25.0% 19.2%
26   Greater Yellowlegs 5.4% 25.0% 19.6%
27   Semipalmated Plover 4.4% 25.0% 20.6%
28   Black-bellied Plover 3.3% 25.0% 21.7%
29   Peregrine Falcon 2.5% 25.0% 22.5%
30   Dunlin 2.2% 25.0% 22.8%
31   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 25.0% 23.3%
32   Sanderling 1.6% 25.0% 23.4%
33   Little Blue Heron 1.1% 25.0% 23.9%
34   Seaside Sparrow 0.7% 25.0% 24.3%
35   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 25.0% 24.4%
36   Black-headed Gull 0.0% 25.0% 25.0%