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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Train Bridge in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 3 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Train Bridge 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   Brant 10.8% 100.0% 89.2%
2   Great Egret 25.4% 66.7% 41.3%
3   Herring Gull 23.4% 66.7% 43.2%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 66.7% 53.4%
5   Snowy Egret 9.9% 66.7% 56.7%
6   Gray Catbird 65.9% 33.3% 32.6%
7   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 33.3% 20.0%
8   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 33.3% 14.2%
9   Canada Goose 45.1% 33.3% 11.8%
10   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 33.3% 9.3%
11   American Redstart 40.4% 33.3% 7.1%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 33.3% 0.7%
13   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 33.3% 1.2%
14   House Wren 26.7% 33.3% 6.6%
15   Tree Swallow 22.4% 33.3% 10.9%
16   Laughing Gull 16.9% 33.3% 16.5%
17   Osprey 16.4% 33.3% 16.9%
18   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 33.3% 22.2%
19   Fish Crow 10.9% 33.3% 22.5%
20   Green Heron 9.0% 33.3% 24.3%
21   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 33.3% 25.4%
22   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 33.3% 25.4%
23   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 33.3% 26.0%
24   Common Tern 5.8% 33.3% 27.5%
25   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 33.3% 28.4%
26   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 33.3% 29.1%
27   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 33.3% 30.0%