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

based on 40 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 60.6% 75.0% 14.4%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 45.0% 13.0%
3   American Robin 60.3% 42.5% 17.8%
4   European Starling 48.4% 42.5% 5.9%
5   Great Egret 20.0% 42.5% 22.5%
6   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 40.0% 8.4%
7   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 32.5% 12.7%
8   Mute Swan 11.4% 32.5% 21.1%
9   Mourning Dove 53.2% 30.0% 23.2%
10   Canada Goose 37.8% 30.0% 7.8%
11   Herring Gull 30.9% 30.0% 0.9%
12   Laughing Gull 18.6% 30.0% 11.4%
13   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 25.0% 25.4%
14   Song Sparrow 28.7% 25.0% 3.7%
15   American Goldfinch 27.8% 25.0% 2.8%
16   Osprey 25.5% 25.0% 0.5%
17   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 25.0% 12.9%
18   Mallard 36.7% 22.5% 14.2%
19   House Sparrow 45.9% 20.0% 25.9%
20   American Redstart 43.0% 20.0% 23.0%
21   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 20.0% 5.2%
22   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 20.0% 3.6%
23   Tree Swallow 7.0% 20.0% 13.0%
24   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 17.5% 14.2%
25   Northern Parula 27.0% 17.5% 9.5%
26   Carolina Wren 26.9% 17.5% 9.4%
27   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 17.5% 1.1%
28   Snowy Egret 12.1% 17.5% 5.4%
29   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 17.5% 9.0%
30   Northern Flicker 43.2% 15.0% 28.2%
31   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 15.0% 9.7%
32   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 15.0% 4.5%
33   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 15.0% 6.2%
34   American Black Duck 8.0% 15.0% 7.0%
35   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 12.5% 19.3%
36   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 12.5% 4.9%
37   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 12.5% 6.1%
38   Pine Warbler 5.4% 12.5% 7.1%
39   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 12.5% 7.5%
40   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 12.5% 8.5%
41   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 12.5% 8.7%
42   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 10.0% 26.8%
43   Common Grackle 24.0% 10.0% 14.0%
44   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 10.0% 7.9%
45   American Crow 17.0% 10.0% 7.0%
46   Palm Warbler 15.1% 10.0% 5.1%
47   House Finch 14.9% 10.0% 4.9%
48   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 10.0% 2.3%
49   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 10.0% 1.3%
50   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 10.0% 2.2%
51   Northern Harrier 3.6% 10.0% 6.4%
52   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 10.0% 8.7%
53   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 7.5% 8.3%
54   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 7.5% 5.2%
55   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 7.5% 4.6%
56   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 7.5% 0.4%
57   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 7.5% 0.3%
58   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 7.5% 0.5%
59   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 7.5% 2.3%
60   Barn Swallow 4.7% 7.5% 2.8%
61   Gadwall 4.6% 7.5% 2.9%
62   Forster's Tern 4.1% 7.5% 3.4%
63   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 7.5% 3.8%
64   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 7.5% 4.5%
65   Fish Crow 2.9% 7.5% 4.6%
66   Little Blue Heron 2.2% 7.5% 5.3%
67   American Wigeon 1.0% 7.5% 6.5%
68   Glossy Ibis 1.0% 7.5% 6.5%
69   Tricolored Heron 0.2% 7.5% 7.3%
70   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 5.0% 20.1%
71   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 5.0% 7.2%
72   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 5.0% 4.7%
73   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 5.0% 3.1%
74   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 5.0% 3.0%
75   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 5.0% 2.8%
76   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 5.0% 1.9%
77   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 5.0% 1.0%
78   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 5.0% 0.3%
79   Common Tern 4.0% 5.0% 1.0%
80   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 5.0% 1.1%
81   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 5.0% 1.7%
82   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 5.0% 3.2%
83   Ruddy Duck 1.4% 5.0% 3.6%
84   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 2.5% 20.3%
85   Chimney Swift 22.5% 2.5% 20.0%
86   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 2.5% 16.2%
87   House Wren 17.3% 2.5% 14.8%
88   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 2.5% 14.3%
89   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 2.5% 14.1%
90   Ovenbird 12.6% 2.5% 10.1%
91   Veery 11.6% 2.5% 9.1%
92   American Kestrel 10.8% 2.5% 8.3%
93   Wood Duck 10.0% 2.5% 7.5%
94   Green Heron 7.6% 2.5% 5.1%
95   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 2.5% 4.9%
96   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 2.5% 4.1%
97   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 2.5% 3.8%
98   Merlin 5.4% 2.5% 2.9%
99   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 2.5% 2.4%
100   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 2.5% 1.9%
101   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 2.5% 1.9%
102   Prairie Warbler 4.4% 2.5% 1.9%
103   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 2.5% 1.5%
104   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 2.5% 1.0%
105   Short-billed Dowitcher 3.0% 2.5% 0.5%
106   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 2.5% 0.5%
107   Sanderling 2.9% 2.5% 0.4%
108   Connecticut Warbler 2.0% 2.5% 0.5%
109   Pectoral Sandpiper 2.0% 2.5% 0.5%
110   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1.7% 2.5% 0.8%
111   White-rumped Sandpiper 1.3% 2.5% 1.2%
112   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 2.5% 1.2%
113   Stilt Sandpiper 1.1% 2.5% 1.4%
114   American Coot 1.1% 2.5% 1.4%
115   Willet 1.0% 2.5% 1.5%
116   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.7% 2.5% 1.8%
117   Dunlin 0.7% 2.5% 1.8%
118   Mourning Warbler 0.6% 2.5% 1.9%
119   Hudsonian Godwit 0.5% 2.5% 2.0%
120   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.4% 2.5% 2.1%
121   Wilson's Phalarope 0.3% 2.5% 2.2%
122   Common Gallinule 0.2% 2.5% 2.3%
123   Least Tern 0.2% 2.5% 2.3%
124   Greater Scaup 0.1% 2.5% 2.4%