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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden in July
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 44 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden in July. 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Relative Rank
1   Gray Catbird 1 13 29 34 77.3% +25.8% 96 / 977
2   Laughing Gull 0 10 24 30 68.2% +31.6% 123 / 680
3   Red-winged Blackbird 1 10 23 28 63.6% +12.6% 187 / 852
4   Northern Yellow Warbler 2 11 26 28 63.6% +40.1% 28 / 541
5   American Robin 0 12 18 24 54.5% -8.9% 456 / 1188
6   Northern Mockingbird 1 7 20 23 52.3% +10.8% 174 / 952
7   Osprey 1 9 17 22 50.0% +20.8% 134 / 678
8   House Wren 2 10 16 20 45.5% +29.2% 60 / 532
9   European Starling 0 7 11 19 43.2% -11.1% 452 / 1135
10   Northern Cardinal 0 7 18 19 43.2% -3.4% 373 / 1002
11   Song Sparrow 1 8 14 18 40.9% -7.9% 369 / 892
12   Double-crested Cormorant 1 7 15 18 40.9% -3.6% 325 / 867
13   Great Egret 3 9 18 18 40.9% +1.1% 255 / 714
14   Glossy Ibis 1 8 15 17 38.6% +29.8% 21 / 176
15   Mourning Dove 2 8 12 16 36.4% -15.4% 480 / 1132
16   Eastern Towhee 0 8 14 16 36.4% +27.2% 41 / 254
17   Carolina Wren 1 8 10 15 34.1% +13.6% 157 / 723
18   American Herring Gull 0 8 12 14 31.8% -9.2% 430 / 815
19   Cedar Waxwing 2 7 14 14 31.8% +10.7% 132 / 642
20   House Sparrow 0 7 10 13 29.5% -27.1% 884 / 1232
21   Great Blue Heron 0 9 13 12 27.3% -0.8% 233 / 685
22   Mute Swan 1 6 15 12 27.3% +14.4% 70 / 257
23   Common Grackle 0 6 7 11 25.0% -10.2% 476 / 936
24   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 8 12 11 25.0% +4.8% 137 / 525
25   Tree Swallow 0 7 12 10 22.7% +0.4% 169 / 519
26   Common Yellowthroat 1 8 11 10 22.7% +5.4% 173 / 440
27   Forster's Tern 0 5 11 10 22.7% +5.4% 119 / 361
28   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0 8 10 10 22.7% +11.3% 87 / 249
29   Boat-tailed Grackle 0 5 8 10 22.7% +15.1% 47 / 150
30   Mallard 0 7 11 9 20.5% -17.6% 381 / 730
31   Snowy Egret 2 6 9 9 20.5% -3.2% 188 / 402
32   Willow Flycatcher 2 6 8 9 20.5% +8.5% 108 / 297
33   Barn Swallow 0 5 8 8 18.2% -30.5% 622 / 923
34   Canada Goose 0 6 9 8 18.2% -21.1% 500 / 789
35   Killdeer 0 6 9 8 18.2% -1.1% 200 / 426
36   Least Tern 1 4 10 8 18.2% +3.4% 124 / 271
37   Great Black-backed Gull 1 5 8 7 15.9% -11.5% 359 / 577
38   Common Tern 1 5 9 7 15.9% -7.5% 286 / 428
39   Fish Crow 0 4 6 7 15.9% +1.5% 271 / 657
40   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 4 7 7 15.9% +12.3% 32 / 230
41   Brown-headed Cowbird 0 5 4 6 13.6% +4.7% 152 / 480
42   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 3 6 5 11.4% -1.6% 125 / 247
43   Rock Pigeon 0 4 4 4 9.1% -27.1% 860 / 998
44   American Crow 0 4 5 4 9.1% -4.4% 435 / 728
45   Black Skimmer 0 3 3 4 9.1% -1.5% 134 / 251
46   Gadwall 0 2 5 4 9.1% +3.9% 47 / 134
47   Brown Thrasher 0 4 3 4 9.1% +5.1% 58 / 162
48   Ruddy Duck 0 3 4 4 9.1% +6.2% 15 / 49
49   Ring-billed Gull 0 2 3 3 6.8% -20.2% 543 / 660
50   Downy Woodpecker 0 3 3 3 6.8% -15.1% 616 / 733
51   House Finch 0 3 3 3 6.8% -10.4% 523 / 704
52   Spotted Sandpiper 0 3 3 3 6.8% -6.4% 260 / 384
53   Greater Yellowlegs 0 3 4 3 6.8% -3.9% 103 / 178
54   Clapper Rail 0 2 2 3 6.8% +1.2% 65 / 119
55   Brant 0 3 3 3 6.8% +5.7% 31 / 69
56   American Goldfinch 0 2 2 2 4.5% -26.2% 697 / 740
57   American Oystercatcher 0 2 2 2 4.5% -11.5% 218 / 235
58   Marsh Wren 0 2 2 2 4.5% -8.3% 165 / 204
59   Lesser Yellowlegs 0 2 2 2 4.5% -3.7% 104 / 152
60   American Black Duck 0 2 2 2 4.5% -3.7% 191 / 290
61   Semipalmated Plover 0 2 2 2 4.5% -3.4% 142 / 186
62   Peregrine Falcon 0 2 1 2 4.5% -0.6% 192 / 312
63   Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 2 2 2 4.5% +0.7% 181 / 265
64   Little Blue Heron 0 2 2 2 4.5% +0.9% 86 / 138
65   American Redstart 0 2 2 2 4.5% +2.0% 107 / 205
66   White-eyed Vireo 0 2 1 2 4.5% +3.0% 48 / 81
67   Blue Jay 0 1 1 1 2.3% -25.7% 840 / 849
68   Chimney Swift 0 1 1 1 2.3% -20.5% 847 / 860
69   Northern Flicker 0 1 2 1 2.3% -18.2% 671 / 686
70   Least Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 2.3% -14.9% 298 / 313
71   Short-billed Dowitcher 0 1 1 1 2.3% -5.8% 119 / 135
72   Willet 0 1 1 1 2.3% -4.7% 102 / 117
73   Black-capped Chickadee 0 1 1 1 2.3% -4.5% 314 / 354
74   Indigo Bunting 0 1 1 1 2.3% -2.9% 204 / 237
75   Purple Martin 0 1 1 1 2.3% -2.8% 143 / 169
76   Belted Kingfisher 0 1 1 1 2.3% -0.7% 243 / 275
77   Pectoral Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 2.3% +0.7% 42 / 54
78   Ruddy Turnstone 0 1 1 1 2.3% +1.0% 58 / 68
79   Greater Scaup 0 1 1 1 2.3% +1.6% 21 / 33
80   Long-tailed Duck 0 1 1 1 2.3% +2.0% 11 / 20