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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 24 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden in October. 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   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 87.5% 37.1%
2   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 66.7% 30.3%
3   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 58.3% 0.6%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 54.2% 22.2%
5   Great Egret 14.2% 54.2% 40.0%
6   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 45.8% 0.2%
7   Northern Flicker 38.5% 45.8% 7.3%
8   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 45.8% 9.6%
9   Gray Catbird 38.5% 41.7% 3.2%
10   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 41.7% 12.8%
11   Song Sparrow 55.2% 37.5% 17.7%
12   Mallard 38.6% 33.3% 5.3%
13   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 33.3% 0.5%
14   American Robin 57.6% 29.2% 28.4%
15   Canada Goose 40.8% 29.2% 11.7%
16   Herring Gull 32.7% 29.2% 3.5%
17   Brant 9.6% 29.2% 19.6%
18   European Starling 46.6% 25.0% 21.6%
19   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 25.0% 19.5%
20   Palm Warbler 31.0% 25.0% 6.0%
21   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 25.0% 1.0%
22   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 25.0% 17.8%
23   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 20.8% 1.4%
24   Laughing Gull 13.7% 20.8% 7.1%
25   Mute Swan 10.8% 20.8% 10.0%
26   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 20.8% 12.1%
27   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 16.7% 13.8%
28   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 16.7% 12.9%
29   Carolina Wren 22.2% 16.7% 5.6%
30   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 16.7% 5.2%
31   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 16.7% 2.3%
32   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 16.7% 6.5%
33   Tree Swallow 5.7% 16.7% 11.0%
34   Snowy Egret 5.5% 16.7% 11.2%
35   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 16.7% 14.0%
36   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 12.5% 11.1%
37   American Crow 23.4% 12.5% 10.9%
38   Common Grackle 21.1% 12.5% 8.6%
39   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 12.5% 5.8%
40   American Black Duck 13.4% 12.5% 0.9%
41   Northern Parula 11.0% 12.5% 1.5%
42   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 12.5% 2.6%
43   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 12.5% 4.3%
44   American Redstart 7.9% 12.5% 4.6%
45   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 12.5% 4.9%
46   Merlin 7.4% 12.5% 5.1%
47   Northern Harrier 5.9% 12.5% 6.6%
48   American Coot 4.2% 12.5% 8.3%
49   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 12.5% 11.5%
50   Blue Jay 56.2% 8.3% 47.9%
51   Mourning Dove 45.8% 8.3% 37.4%
52   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 8.3% 27.2%
53   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 8.3% 18.0%
54   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 8.3% 12.6%
55   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 8.3% 7.5%
56   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 8.3% 6.2%
57   American Kestrel 12.9% 8.3% 4.6%
58   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 8.3% 3.7%
59   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 8.3% 2.9%
60   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 8.3% 1.8%
61   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 8.3% 1.1%
62   Gadwall 8.0% 8.3% 0.3%
63   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 8.3% 0.5%
64   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 8.3% 2.7%
65   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 8.3% 2.7%
66   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 8.3% 2.9%
67   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 8.3% 4.1%
68   Forster's Tern 2.4% 8.3% 5.9%
69   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 8.3% 6.3%
70   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 4.2% 30.8%
71   American Goldfinch 23.8% 4.2% 19.7%
72   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 4.2% 18.4%
73   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 4.2% 16.6%
74   House Finch 18.0% 4.2% 13.8%
75   Field Sparrow 11.5% 4.2% 7.3%
76   Brown Creeper 10.7% 4.2% 6.5%
77   Winter Wren 10.0% 4.2% 5.8%
78   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 4.2% 3.8%
79   Purple Finch 7.0% 4.2% 2.8%
80   Ovenbird 5.4% 4.2% 1.3%
81   Pine Siskin 4.5% 4.2% 0.4%
82   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 4.2% 0.2%
83   American Wigeon 3.0% 4.2% 1.1%
84   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 4.2% 2.7%
85   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 4.2% 3.0%
86   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 4.2% 3.3%
87   Snow Goose 0.6% 4.2% 3.5%
88   Prairie Warbler 0.5% 4.2% 3.6%