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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 56 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden in April. 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 Robin 42.0% 71.4% 29.5%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 26.8% 66.1% 39.3%
3   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 58.9% 21.8%
4   Song Sparrow 23.8% 58.9% 35.1%
5   Laughing Gull 0.1% 57.1% 57.1%
6   White-throated Sparrow 57.3% 55.4% 2.0%
7   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.8% 55.4% 10.6%
8   Carolina Wren 71.6% 51.8% 19.8%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 25.8% 44.6% 18.9%
10   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 37.5% 10.6%
11   Tree Swallow 14.5% 37.5% 23.0%
12   American Herring Gull 0.5% 37.5% 37.0%
13   Osprey 17.5% 35.7% 18.2%
14   Eastern Phoebe 35.4% 33.9% 1.4%
15   Mallard 29.5% 33.9% 4.4%
16   Northern Flicker 13.1% 33.9% 20.8%
17   Eastern Towhee 44.6% 32.1% 12.4%
18   Brant 0% 32.1% 32.1%
19   Canada Goose 48.6% 30.4% 18.2%
20   Mute Swan 0.4% 30.4% 29.9%
21   Palm Warbler 7.9% 26.8% 18.9%
22   Chipping Sparrow 43.6% 25.0% 18.6%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 25.0% 8.0%
24   European Starling 19.9% 25.0% 5.1%
25   Ruddy Duck 2.9% 25.0% 22.1%
26   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 23.2% 15.0%
27   Mourning Dove 45.4% 21.4% 23.9%
28   Brown-headed Cowbird 38.0% 21.4% 16.6%
29   Fish Crow 37.0% 21.4% 15.5%
30   Dark-eyed Junco 5.1% 21.4% 16.3%
31   Yellow Warbler 2.6% 21.4% 18.8%
32   Great Egret 2.2% 21.4% 19.2%
33   Northern Shoveler 0.2% 21.4% 21.3%
34   Ring-billed Gull 6.3% 19.6% 13.3%
35   Barn Swallow 19.6% 17.9% 1.8%
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 17.9% 17.1%
37   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 17.9% 17.9%
38   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 16.1% 23.9%
39   Common Grackle 25.9% 16.1% 9.9%
40   Gray Catbird 18.3% 16.1% 2.2%
41   Field Sparrow 10.7% 16.1% 5.4%
42   House Wren 10.2% 14.3% 4.1%
43   American Black Duck 0.1% 14.3% 14.2%
44   Brown Thrasher 19.9% 12.5% 7.4%
45   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 12.5% 1.6%
46   House Sparrow 2.2% 12.5% 10.3%
47   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 12.5% 11.8%
48   Forster's Tern 0.2% 12.5% 12.3%
49   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 63.5% 10.7% 52.8%
50   Pine Warbler 45.5% 10.7% 34.7%
51   Greater Yellowlegs 0.8% 10.7% 9.9%
52   Green-winged Teal 0.3% 10.7% 10.4%
53   Brown Creeper 0.3% 10.7% 10.4%
54   Gadwall 0.1% 10.7% 10.6%
55   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 10.7% 10.7%
56   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 10.7% 10.7%
57   American Crow 56.7% 8.9% 47.8%
58   American Goldfinch 47.1% 8.9% 38.2%
59   Common Yellowthroat 33.8% 8.9% 24.9%
60   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.2% 8.9% 7.8%
61   Snowy Egret 0.1% 8.9% 8.8%
62   American Oystercatcher 0.0% 8.9% 8.9%
63   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 7.1% 8.0%
64   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 7.1% 7.1%
65   House Finch 27.2% 5.4% 21.9%
66   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.3% 5.4% 16.9%
67   Savannah Sparrow 4.1% 5.4% 1.3%
68   Cliff Swallow 3.5% 5.4% 1.8%
69   Bufflehead 1.3% 5.4% 4.1%
70   American Coot 0.8% 5.4% 4.5%
71   Bank Swallow 0.3% 5.4% 5.0%
72   White-eyed Vireo 39.6% 3.6% 36.0%
73   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 28.5% 3.6% 24.9%
74   Chimney Swift 13.9% 3.6% 10.3%
75   Bald Eagle 12.4% 3.6% 8.9%
76   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 3.6% 1.4%
77   American Wigeon 0.1% 3.6% 3.4%
78   American Woodcock 0.1% 3.6% 3.5%
79   Greater Scaup 0.1% 3.6% 3.5%
80   Northern Pintail 0.0% 3.6% 3.6%
81   Blue Jay 48.6% 1.8% 46.8%
82   Great Blue Heron 44.0% 1.8% 42.2%
83   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 1.8% 41.0%
84   Great Crested Flycatcher 22.4% 1.8% 20.6%
85   Belted Kingfisher 18.6% 1.8% 16.8%
86   Killdeer 17.3% 1.8% 15.5%
87   Summer Tanager 14.5% 1.8% 12.7%
88   Red-tailed Hawk 12.5% 1.8% 10.7%
89   Prairie Warbler 7.5% 1.8% 5.7%
90   Green Heron 6.4% 1.8% 4.6%
91   Blue-headed Vireo 4.2% 1.8% 2.4%
92   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 1.8% 2.0%
93   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.8% 1.8% 0.0%
94   Winter Wren 1.3% 1.8% 0.5%
95   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.0% 1.8% 0.8%
96   Great Horned Owl 0.8% 1.8% 1.0%
97   Red-breasted Nuthatch 0.8% 1.8% 1.0%
98   Rusty Blackbird 0.8% 1.8% 1.0%
99   Northern Harrier 0.8% 1.8% 1.0%
100   Common Loon 0.6% 1.8% 1.1%
101   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 1.8% 1.7%