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

based on 5 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) 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   Double-crested Cormorant 33.8% 80.0% 46.2%
2   Snowy Egret 9.4% 60.0% 50.6%
3   Gadwall 6.6% 60.0% 53.4%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 52.9% 40.0% 12.9%
5   Barn Swallow 30.9% 40.0% 9.1%
6   Great Egret 24.3% 40.0% 15.7%
7   American Herring Gull 22.9% 40.0% 17.1%
8   Laughing Gull 18.1% 40.0% 21.9%
9   Ring-billed Gull 14.1% 40.0% 25.9%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 12.7% 40.0% 27.3%
11   Brant 10.6% 40.0% 29.4%
12   Forster's Tern 7.8% 40.0% 32.2%
13   American Oystercatcher 7.6% 40.0% 32.4%
14   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 40.0% 34.9%
15   House Sparrow 57.5% 20.0% 37.5%
16   Rock Pigeon 36.0% 20.0% 16.0%
17   Osprey 16.9% 20.0% 3.1%
18   Least Sandpiper 7.0% 20.0% 13.0%
19   Common Tern 5.8% 20.0% 14.2%
20   Willet 5.5% 20.0% 14.5%
21   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.7% 20.0% 15.3%
22   Semipalmated Plover 4.4% 20.0% 15.6%
23   Glossy Ibis 4.0% 20.0% 16.0%
24   Least Tern 3.7% 20.0% 16.3%
25   Clapper Rail 3.3% 20.0% 16.7%
26   Dunlin 2.2% 20.0% 17.8%
27   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 20.0% 18.2%
28   Seaside Sparrow 0.7% 20.0% 19.3%
29   Nelson's Sparrow 0.1% 20.0% 19.9%