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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, NY, USA

based on 31 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Gray Catbird 53.5% 80.6% 27.2%
2   Yellow Warbler 25.4% 64.5% 39.2%
3   American Robin 65.6% 61.3% 4.3%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 51.8% 61.3% 9.5%
5   Laughing Gull 34.4% 61.3% 26.9%
6   Osprey 28.3% 54.8% 26.5%
7   Northern Mockingbird 41.8% 48.4% 6.6%
8   European Starling 54.7% 41.9% 12.7%
9   House Wren 17.6% 41.9% 24.4%
10   Eastern Towhee 10.5% 41.9% 31.4%
11   Song Sparrow 49.2% 38.7% 10.5%
12   Northern Cardinal 46.4% 38.7% 7.7%
13   Glossy Ibis 10.2% 38.7% 28.6%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 45.1% 35.5% 9.6%
15   Great Egret 41.4% 35.5% 6.0%
16   Carolina Wren 19.9% 35.5% 15.6%
17   Mourning Dove 51.1% 32.3% 18.8%
18   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 32.3% 20.5%
19   Herring Gull 41.9% 29.0% 12.9%
20   House Sparrow 55.9% 25.8% 30.1%
21   Common Grackle 36.1% 25.8% 10.3%
22   Boat-tailed Grackle 7.7% 25.8% 18.1%
23   Great Blue Heron 28.1% 22.6% 5.5%
24   Cedar Waxwing 23.4% 22.6% 0.8%
25   Common Yellowthroat 18.0% 22.6% 4.6%
26   Fish Crow 14.1% 22.6% 8.5%
27   Snowy Egret 25.2% 19.4% 5.9%
28   Tree Swallow 24.3% 19.4% 4.9%
29   Black-crowned Night-Heron 21.9% 19.4% 2.6%
30   Mute Swan 14.1% 19.4% 5.2%
31   Willow Flycatcher 12.0% 19.4% 7.4%
32   Barn Swallow 49.8% 16.1% 33.7%
33   Canada Goose 40.1% 16.1% 23.9%
34   Mallard 39.8% 16.1% 23.6%
35   Great Black-backed Gull 28.4% 16.1% 12.3%
36   Forster's Tern 17.7% 16.1% 1.6%
37   Brown-headed Cowbird 10.0% 16.1% 6.1%
38   Common Tern 23.0% 12.9% 10.1%
39   Killdeer 20.0% 12.9% 7.1%
40   Least Tern 14.9% 12.9% 2.0%
41   Brown Thrasher 4.7% 12.9% 8.2%
42   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 9.7% 24.5%
43   House Finch 16.7% 9.7% 7.0%
44   American Crow 14.6% 9.7% 4.9%
45   Spotted Sandpiper 14.5% 9.7% 4.8%
46   Semipalmated Sandpiper 13.9% 9.7% 4.2%
47   Clapper Rail 5.8% 9.7% 3.9%
48   American Goldfinch 31.9% 6.5% 25.5%
49   Downy Woodpecker 22.4% 6.5% 16.0%
50   American Oystercatcher 16.8% 6.5% 10.3%
51   Greater Yellowlegs 11.8% 6.5% 5.4%
52   Black Skimmer 10.6% 6.5% 4.2%
53   Peregrine Falcon 5.5% 6.5% 0.9%
54   Little Blue Heron 4.0% 6.5% 2.4%
55   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.7% 6.5% 2.7%
56   White-eyed Vireo 1.8% 6.5% 4.6%
57   Brant 1.1% 6.5% 5.4%
58   Blue Jay 28.1% 3.2% 24.9%
59   Ring-billed Gull 27.2% 3.2% 23.9%
60   Marsh Wren 13.4% 3.2% 10.1%
61   Lesser Yellowlegs 9.4% 3.2% 6.2%
62   American Black Duck 8.7% 3.2% 5.5%
63   Semipalmated Plover 8.0% 3.2% 4.7%
64   Willet 7.4% 3.2% 4.1%
65   Gadwall 5.5% 3.2% 2.3%
66   Purple Martin 4.8% 3.2% 1.5%
67   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.8% 3.2% 1.5%
68   Belted Kingfisher 3.2% 3.2% 0.0%
69   Ruddy Duck 3.2% 3.2% 0.0%
70   American Redstart 3.1% 3.2% 0.1%
71   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.8% 3.2% 1.4%
72   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 3.2% 1.9%
73   Greater Scaup 0.6% 3.2% 2.6%
74   Long-tailed Duck 0.3% 3.2% 3.0%