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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 77 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden in September. 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 60.2% 79.2% 19.1%
2   Northern Mockingbird 30.9% 51.9% 21.0%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 30.9% 50.6% 19.8%
4   American Robin 59.4% 44.2% 15.2%
5   Great Egret 18.9% 42.9% 24.0%
6   Common Yellowthroat 44.2% 39.0% 5.3%
7   Osprey 24.5% 36.4% 11.9%
8   American Redstart 42.5% 35.1% 7.4%
9   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 31.2% 19.2%
10   American Herring Gull 29.6% 29.9% 0.3%
11   Northern Parula 26.3% 29.9% 3.5%
12   European Starling 46.6% 28.6% 18.1%
13   Snowy Egret 11.5% 27.3% 15.8%
14   Canada Goose 37.3% 26.0% 11.3%
15   Laughing Gull 18.7% 26.0% 7.3%
16   Mourning Dove 52.6% 23.4% 29.2%
17   Northern Flicker 42.3% 23.4% 18.9%
18   American Goldfinch 26.4% 20.8% 5.7%
19   Mute Swan 10.9% 20.8% 9.9%
20   Mallard 35.5% 19.5% 16.0%
21   Carolina Wren 27.1% 19.5% 7.6%
22   Greater Yellowlegs 8.2% 19.5% 11.3%
23   Song Sparrow 27.5% 18.2% 9.3%
24   Red-winged Blackbird 11.4% 18.2% 6.7%
25   Black-and-white Warbler 31.4% 16.9% 14.6%
26   Red-eyed Vireo 24.4% 16.9% 7.6%
27   Ring-billed Gull 24.3% 16.9% 7.4%
28   Cedar Waxwing 15.3% 16.9% 1.6%
29   Yellow Warbler 12.1% 16.9% 4.7%
30   Eastern Phoebe 17.3% 15.6% 1.7%
31   Great Black-backed Gull 17.1% 14.3% 2.8%
32   Palm Warbler 14.7% 14.3% 0.4%
33   Yellow-rumped Warbler 7.9% 14.3% 6.4%
34   Tree Swallow 6.2% 14.3% 8.1%
35   Downy Woodpecker 31.5% 13.0% 18.5%
36   Great Blue Heron 24.6% 13.0% 11.6%
37   Eastern Wood-Pewee 18.6% 13.0% 5.6%
38   House Wren 15.7% 11.7% 4.0%
39   American Black Duck 8.0% 11.7% 3.7%
40   Cape May Warbler 7.3% 11.7% 4.4%
41   Eastern Towhee 7.2% 11.7% 4.5%
42   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.0% 11.7% 5.7%
43   House Sparrow 45.4% 10.4% 35.0%
44   Magnolia Warbler 21.4% 10.4% 11.0%
45   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 10.4% 9.1%
46   Northern Waterthrush 16.0% 9.1% 6.9%
47   Brown Thrasher 7.9% 9.1% 1.2%
48   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7.8% 9.1% 1.2%
49   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 9.1% 1.5%
50   Barn Swallow 4.2% 9.1% 4.9%
51   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.8% 9.1% 5.3%
52   Northern Harrier 3.3% 9.1% 5.8%
53   Common Grackle 23.8% 7.8% 16.0%
54   Black-throated Green Warbler 11.1% 7.8% 3.3%
55   Merlin 5.1% 7.8% 2.7%
56   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.0% 7.8% 2.7%
57   American Oystercatcher 4.9% 7.8% 2.9%
58   Northern Shoveler 3.7% 7.8% 4.1%
59   Rock Pigeon 37.0% 6.5% 30.5%
60   American Crow 17.7% 6.5% 11.2%
61   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.7% 6.5% 10.2%
62   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 6.5% 4.7%
63   Pine Warbler 5.1% 6.5% 1.4%
64   White-eyed Vireo 3.3% 6.5% 3.2%
65   House Finch 14.4% 5.2% 9.2%
66   White-throated Sparrow 11.3% 5.2% 6.1%
67   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.7% 5.2% 2.5%
68   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 5.2% 2.4%
69   Semipalmated Plover 7.1% 5.2% 1.9%
70   Least Sandpiper 6.9% 5.2% 1.7%
71   Gadwall 4.4% 5.2% 0.8%
72   Forster's Tern 4.3% 5.2% 0.9%
73   Prairie Warbler 4.2% 5.2% 1.0%
74   Green-winged Teal 3.8% 5.2% 1.4%
75   Ruddy Duck 1.5% 5.2% 3.7%
76   Tricolored Heron 0.2% 5.2% 5.0%
77   Chimney Swift 20.7% 3.9% 16.8%
78   Belted Kingfisher 11.3% 3.9% 7.4%
79   Chestnut-sided Warbler 9.5% 3.9% 5.6%
80   Scarlet Tanager 9.5% 3.9% 5.6%
81   Baltimore Oriole 7.3% 3.9% 3.4%
82   Peregrine Falcon 6.9% 3.9% 3.0%
83   Sharp-shinned Hawk 4.7% 3.9% 0.8%
84   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 3.9% 0.6%
85   Fish Crow 2.9% 3.9% 1.0%
86   Short-billed Dowitcher 2.9% 3.9% 1.0%
87   Eastern Kingbird 2.8% 3.9% 1.1%
88   Little Blue Heron 1.9% 3.9% 2.0%
89   American Wigeon 1.0% 3.9% 2.9%
90   Glossy Ibis 1.0% 3.9% 2.9%
91   Greater Scaup 0.2% 3.9% 3.7%
92   Blue Jay 51.8% 2.6% 49.2%
93   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.3% 2.6% 13.7%
94   Ovenbird 13.3% 2.6% 10.7%
95   Veery 11.3% 2.6% 8.7%
96   American Kestrel 10.6% 2.6% 8.0%
97   Blackpoll Warbler 9.5% 2.6% 6.9%
98   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 2.6% 4.8%
99   Killdeer 7.0% 2.6% 4.4%
100   Chipping Sparrow 6.3% 2.6% 3.7%
101   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 2.6% 3.7%
102   Tennessee Warbler 6.1% 2.6% 3.5%
103   Nashville Warbler 4.6% 2.6% 2.0%
104   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.2% 2.6% 1.7%
105   Common Tern 3.7% 2.6% 1.1%
106   Lincoln's Sparrow 3.7% 2.6% 1.1%
107   Wilson's Warbler 3.6% 2.6% 1.0%
108   Bobolink 2.9% 2.6% 0.3%
109   Blackburnian Warbler 2.7% 2.6% 0.1%
110   Broad-winged Hawk 2.7% 2.6% 0.1%
111   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 2.6% 0.8%
112   Red-bellied Woodpecker 30.7% 1.3% 29.4%
113   Red-tailed Hawk 18.3% 1.3% 17.0%
114   Swainson's Thrush 13.9% 1.3% 12.6%
115   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.0% 1.3% 9.7%
116   Wood Duck 9.8% 1.3% 8.5%
117   Green Heron 7.4% 1.3% 6.1%
118   Bald Eagle 4.8% 1.3% 3.5%
119   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.3% 1.3% 3.0%
120   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 1.3% 2.7%
121   Marsh Wren 3.4% 1.3% 2.1%
122   Sanderling 2.6% 1.3% 1.3%
123   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.5% 1.3% 1.2%
124   Connecticut Warbler 2.0% 1.3% 0.7%
125   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.8% 1.3% 0.5%
126   Black Skimmer 1.7% 1.3% 0.4%
127   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1.6% 1.3% 0.3%
128   White-rumped Sandpiper 1.4% 1.3% 0.1%
129   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.4% 1.3% 0.1%
130   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
131   Brown Creeper 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
132   Stilt Sandpiper 1.1% 1.3% 0.2%
133   Yellow-breasted Chat 1.0% 1.3% 0.3%
134   American Coot 0.9% 1.3% 0.4%
135   Willet 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
136   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.7% 1.3% 0.6%
137   Mourning Warbler 0.7% 1.3% 0.6%
138   Dunlin 0.6% 1.3% 0.7%
139   Hudsonian Godwit 0.5% 1.3% 0.8%
140   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.4% 1.3% 0.9%
141   Wilson's Phalarope 0.3% 1.3% 1.0%
142   Common Gallinule 0.2% 1.3% 1.1%
143   Least Tern 0.2% 1.3% 1.1%