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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 103 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden in May. 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 Warbler 7.8% 74.8% 66.9%
2   Gray Catbird 28.1% 67.0% 38.9%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 62.1% 34.9%
4   Laughing Gull 0.2% 57.3% 57.1%
5   Tree Swallow 15.2% 53.4% 38.2%
6   Osprey 16.3% 50.5% 34.1%
7   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 48.5% 8.2%
8   American Robin 38.0% 48.5% 10.5%
9   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 48.5% 12.0%
10   American Redstart 22.1% 47.6% 25.4%
11   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 44.7% 34.9%
12   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 38.8% 28.9%
13   Glossy Ibis 0.1% 38.8% 38.7%
14   Carolina Wren 70.8% 36.9% 33.9%
15   House Wren 8.5% 35.9% 27.4%
16   Blackpoll Warbler 7.6% 35.0% 27.3%
17   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 33.0% 16.2%
18   Black-and-white Warbler 15.1% 30.1% 14.9%
19   Northern Parula 35.3% 29.1% 6.2%
20   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.1% 27.2% 9.0%
21   Song Sparrow 15.7% 26.2% 10.5%
22   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 24.3% 5.6%
23   European Starling 20.4% 24.3% 3.9%
24   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 24.3% 21.0%
25   American Herring Gull 0.1% 24.3% 24.2%
26   Canada Goose 41.2% 23.3% 17.9%
27   Great Egret 2.5% 23.3% 20.8%
28   Barn Swallow 30.1% 22.3% 7.7%
29   Chestnut-sided Warbler 1.2% 22.3% 21.1%
30   Brant 0% 21.4% 21.4%
31   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.4% 20.4% 20.0%
32   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 19.4% 32.5%
33   Mourning Dove 47.8% 18.4% 29.4%
34   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 18.4% 6.3%
35   American Goldfinch 45.0% 17.5% 27.5%
36   Mallard 28.2% 17.5% 10.7%
37   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 17.5% 9.6%
38   Snowy Egret 0.4% 17.5% 17.1%
39   Mute Swan 0.3% 17.5% 17.2%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 16.5% 20.6%
41   Black-throated Green Warbler 0.5% 16.5% 16.0%
42   Forster's Tern 0.1% 16.5% 16.4%
43   Great Crested Flycatcher 49.0% 13.6% 35.4%
44   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 13.6% 21.2%
45   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 13.6% 0.4%
46   Scarlet Tanager 11.6% 13.6% 2.0%
47   Downy Woodpecker 40.3% 12.6% 27.7%
48   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 12.6% 3.6%
49   Swainson's Thrush 7.0% 12.6% 5.6%
50   Ruddy Duck 0.4% 12.6% 12.2%
51   Blackburnian Warbler 0.3% 12.6% 12.3%
52   Willow Flycatcher 0.2% 12.6% 12.4%
53   Chimney Swift 27.5% 11.7% 15.8%
54   House Sparrow 3.3% 11.7% 8.4%
55   Common Grackle 33.9% 10.7% 23.2%
56   Eastern Wood-Pewee 20.8% 10.7% 10.1%
57   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 10.7% 10.7%
58   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 10.7% 10.7%
59   Fish Crow 34.0% 9.7% 24.3%
60   Northern Flicker 8.5% 9.7% 1.2%
61   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 9.7% 7.6%
62   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 8.7% 7.6%
63   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 7.8% 19.2%
64   Wilson's Warbler 0.5% 7.8% 7.2%
65   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 7.8% 7.7%
66   American Oystercatcher 0% 7.8% 7.8%
67   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 6.8% 38.4%
68   Ovenbird 17.6% 6.8% 10.8%
69   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 57.5% 5.8% 51.7%
70   American Crow 56.2% 5.8% 50.3%
71   Warbling Vireo 1.4% 5.8% 4.4%
72   Canada Warbler 0.4% 5.8% 5.4%
73   Common Tern 0.2% 5.8% 5.6%
74   Nashville Warbler 0.0% 5.8% 5.8%
75   Gadwall 0.0% 5.8% 5.8%
76   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 4.9% 25.2%
77   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.6% 4.9% 6.7%
78   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.4% 4.9% 5.5%
79   Prairie Warbler 6.7% 4.9% 1.8%
80   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 4.9% 2.9%
81   Semipalmated Plover 2.0% 4.9% 2.9%
82   Ring-billed Gull 1.3% 4.9% 3.6%
83   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 4.9% 3.7%
84   Greater Yellowlegs 1.0% 4.9% 3.8%
85   Hermit Thrush 0.3% 4.9% 4.5%
86   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 4.9% 4.7%
87   Blue Jay 41.8% 3.9% 38.0%
88   Chipping Sparrow 38.3% 3.9% 34.5%
89   House Finch 29.3% 3.9% 25.4%
90   Yellow-breasted Chat 11.1% 3.9% 7.2%
91   Purple Martin 10.5% 3.9% 6.6%
92   Northern Waterthrush 6.7% 3.9% 2.9%
93   Veery 2.8% 3.9% 1.0%
94   Cape May Warbler 0.8% 3.9% 3.1%
95   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 3.9% 3.7%
96   Common Nighthawk 0.2% 3.9% 3.7%
97   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 3.9% 3.7%
98   Willet 0.0% 3.9% 3.8%
99   Red-bellied Woodpecker 54.3% 2.9% 51.4%
100   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 2.9% 12.7%
101   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 2.9% 2.7%
102   Least Sandpiper 4.9% 2.9% 2.0%
103   Semipalmated Sandpiper 2.4% 2.9% 0.5%
104   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 2.9% 1.4%
105   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 2.9% 1.8%
106   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 2.9% 2.8%
107   Little Blue Heron 0.1% 2.9% 2.8%
108   American Black Duck 0.0% 2.9% 2.9%
109   Summer Tanager 37.8% 1.9% 35.8%
110   White-breasted Nuthatch 23.1% 1.9% 21.2%
111   Killdeer 19.5% 1.9% 17.6%
112   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 1.9% 13.5%
113   Solitary Sandpiper 7.7% 1.9% 5.7%
114   Worm-eating Warbler 1.0% 1.9% 1.0%
115   Palm Warbler 0.7% 1.9% 1.2%
116   Dunlin 0.5% 1.9% 1.5%
117   Pied-billed Grebe 0.1% 1.9% 1.8%
118   Tennessee Warbler 0.1% 1.9% 1.8%
119   Least Tern 0.1% 1.9% 1.9%
120   Least Flycatcher 0.0% 1.9% 1.9%
121   Sanderling 0.0% 1.9% 1.9%
122   Marsh Wren 0.0% 1.9% 1.9%
123   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 1.9% 1.9%
124   Red Knot 0% 1.9% 1.9%
125   Tufted Titmouse 65.2% 1.0% 64.2%
126   Indigo Bunting 45.6% 1.0% 44.7%
127   Pine Warbler 41.6% 1.0% 40.7%
128   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.9% 1.0% 31.0%
129   Wood Thrush 13.0% 1.0% 12.0%
130   Bald Eagle 10.5% 1.0% 9.5%
131   Green Heron 9.8% 1.0% 8.9%
132   Yellow-throated Vireo 7.0% 1.0% 6.0%
133   Field Sparrow 3.0% 1.0% 2.0%
134   Bobolink 2.8% 1.0% 1.8%
135   Cooper's Hawk 2.7% 1.0% 1.8%
136   Hooded Merganser 1.7% 1.0% 0.7%
137   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 1.0% 0.4%
138   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.3% 1.0% 0.3%
139   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.7% 1.0% 0.3%
140   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 1.0% 0.5%
141   Common Loon 0.3% 1.0% 0.6%
142   Blue-winged Teal 0.3% 1.0% 0.6%
143   Blue-winged Warbler 0.2% 1.0% 0.7%
144   Olive-sided Flycatcher 0.2% 1.0% 0.8%
145   American Coot 0.1% 1.0% 0.8%
146   Northern Shoveler 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
147   American Woodcock 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
148   Lesser Scaup 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
149   Sora 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
150   Whimbrel 0.0% 1.0% 0.9%
151   American Wigeon 0.0% 1.0% 0.9%
152   Swallow-tailed Kite 0.0% 1.0% 0.9%
153   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
154   Philadelphia Vireo 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
155   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.0% 1.0% 1.0%
156   Evening Grosbeak 0% 1.0% 1.0%
157   Black Scoter 0% 1.0% 1.0%
158   Bufflehead 0% 1.0% 1.0%
159   Clapper Rail 0% 1.0% 1.0%
160   Sage Thrasher 0% 1.0% 1.0%
161   Black Skimmer 0% 1.0% 1.0%
162   Gull-billed Tern 0% 1.0% 1.0%
163   Northern Gannet 0% 1.0% 1.0%