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

based on 29 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   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 72.4% 17.7%
2   American Robin 74.8% 69.0% 5.8%
3   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 58.6% 2.0%
4   Carolina Wren 22.3% 55.2% 32.9%
5   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 51.7% 5.4%
6   Song Sparrow 48.8% 51.7% 2.9%
7   Laughing Gull 11.1% 51.7% 40.6%
8   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 41.4% 10.2%
9   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 37.9% 9.6%
10   Osprey 19.2% 37.9% 18.7%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 34.5% 2.3%
12   Canada Goose 52.9% 31.0% 21.9%
13   Herring Gull 26.4% 31.0% 4.6%
14   Tree Swallow 22.1% 31.0% 8.9%
15   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 31.0% 12.0%
16   Fish Crow 15.6% 31.0% 15.5%
17   Mallard 54.7% 27.6% 27.1%
18   Northern Flicker 45.2% 27.6% 17.6%
19   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 27.6% 2.5%
20   European Starling 56.7% 24.1% 32.6%
21   Mourning Dove 51.6% 24.1% 27.4%
22   Palm Warbler 28.0% 24.1% 3.9%
23   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 24.1% 1.1%
24   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 24.1% 4.0%
25   Mute Swan 15.4% 24.1% 8.7%
26   Common Grackle 48.8% 20.7% 28.2%
27   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 20.7% 2.7%
28   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 20.7% 5.0%
29   Barn Swallow 14.4% 20.7% 6.3%
30   Brant 13.8% 20.7% 6.8%
31   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 20.7% 12.0%
32   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 20.7% 12.9%
33   House Sparrow 53.2% 17.2% 36.0%
34   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 17.2% 12.1%
35   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 17.2% 4.7%
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 17.2% 5.4%
37   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 17.2% 6.4%
38   American Black Duck 10.2% 17.2% 7.0%
39   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 13.8% 11.7%
40   American Crow 19.4% 13.8% 5.6%
41   Gray Catbird 9.1% 13.8% 4.7%
42   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 13.8% 9.7%
43   American Goldfinch 28.5% 10.3% 18.1%
44   Great Egret 22.7% 10.3% 12.4%
45   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 10.3% 7.5%
46   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 10.3% 6.7%
47   House Finch 16.6% 10.3% 6.3%
48   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 10.3% 1.7%
49   Brown Creeper 9.3% 10.3% 1.0%
50   Gadwall 8.5% 10.3% 1.8%
51   Field Sparrow 8.1% 10.3% 2.3%
52   House Wren 7.6% 10.3% 2.7%
53   Snowy Egret 7.2% 10.3% 3.2%
54   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 10.3% 3.3%
55   Greater Yellowlegs 6.4% 10.3% 3.9%
56   Forster's Tern 3.7% 10.3% 6.7%
57   Bank Swallow 0.6% 10.3% 9.8%
58   Cliff Swallow 0.3% 10.3% 10.1%
59   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 6.9% 31.1%
60   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 6.9% 15.0%
61   Pine Warbler 15.7% 6.9% 8.8%
62   Bufflehead 11.9% 6.9% 5.0%
63   American Coot 7.1% 6.9% 0.2%
64   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 6.9% 0.1%
65   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 6.9% 0.7%
66   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 6.9% 1.8%
67   Common Yellowthroat 3.5% 6.9% 3.4%
68   Glossy Ibis 2.3% 6.9% 4.6%
69   American Woodcock 0.7% 6.9% 6.2%
70   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 3.4% 30.7%
71   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 3.4% 21.4%
72   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 3.4% 9.1%
73   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10.9% 3.4% 7.5%
74   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10.4% 3.4% 6.9%
75   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 3.4% 6.8%
76   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 3.4% 4.4%
77   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 3.4% 4.1%
78   Chimney Swift 5.4% 3.4% 1.9%
79   Rusty Blackbird 4.3% 3.4% 0.9%
80   Bald Eagle 3.9% 3.4% 0.4%
81   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 3.4% 0.2%
82   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 3.4% 0.5%
83   Great Horned Owl 2.5% 3.4% 1.0%
84   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.5% 3.4% 1.0%
85   White-eyed Vireo 1.6% 3.4% 1.9%
86   Greater Scaup 1.4% 3.4% 2.0%
87   American Wigeon 1.3% 3.4% 2.1%
88   Summer Tanager 0.3% 3.4% 3.1%