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

based on 19 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden in October. 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-rumped Warbler 50.4% 73.7% 23.3%
2   Mallard 38.6% 42.1% 3.5%
3   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 36.8% 20.9%
4   Canada Goose 40.8% 36.8% 4.0%
5   Gray Catbird 38.5% 36.8% 1.6%
6   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 36.8% 0.6%
7   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 31.6% 4.8%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 31.6% 0.4%
9   Carolina Wren 22.2% 31.6% 9.4%
10   American Robin 57.6% 26.3% 31.3%
11   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 26.3% 19.3%
12   Northern Flicker 38.6% 26.3% 12.2%
13   Herring Gull 32.7% 26.3% 6.4%
14   Palm Warbler 31.0% 26.3% 4.7%
15   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 26.3% 2.6%
16   Song Sparrow 55.2% 21.1% 34.2%
17   European Starling 46.6% 21.1% 25.6%
18   Mourning Dove 45.8% 21.1% 24.7%
19   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 21.1% 23.4%
20   Great Egret 14.2% 21.1% 6.8%
21   Northern Parula 11.0% 21.1% 10.0%
22   Mute Swan 10.8% 21.1% 10.2%
23   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 21.1% 13.2%
24   House Sparrow 46.8% 15.8% 31.0%
25   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 15.8% 6.1%
26   Merlin 7.4% 15.8% 8.3%
27   Blue Jay 56.2% 10.5% 45.7%
28   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 10.5% 25.0%
29   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 10.5% 19.9%
30   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 10.5% 15.8%
31   American Crow 23.4% 10.5% 12.8%
32   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 10.5% 10.4%
33   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 10.5% 8.4%
34   Laughing Gull 13.7% 10.5% 3.2%
35   American Black Duck 13.4% 10.5% 2.8%
36   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 10.5% 1.5%
37   Brown Creeper 10.7% 10.5% 0.1%
38   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 10.5% 0.3%
39   Brant 9.6% 10.5% 1.0%
40   House Wren 9.2% 10.5% 1.3%
41   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 10.5% 1.8%
42   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 10.5% 2.3%
43   Gadwall 8.0% 10.5% 2.5%
44   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 10.5% 3.3%
45   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 10.5% 4.6%
46   Northern Harrier 5.9% 10.5% 4.7%
47   Tree Swallow 5.7% 10.5% 4.8%
48   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 10.5% 4.9%
49   Snowy Egret 5.5% 10.5% 5.1%
50   American Coot 4.2% 10.5% 6.3%
51   American Wigeon 3.0% 10.5% 7.5%
52   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 5.3% 29.7%
53   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 5.3% 27.5%
54   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 5.3% 24.3%
55   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 5.3% 20.7%
56   American Goldfinch 23.8% 5.3% 18.6%
57   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 5.3% 18.3%
58   Common Grackle 21.1% 5.3% 15.9%
59   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 5.3% 15.5%
60   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 5.3% 14.2%
61   House Finch 18.0% 5.3% 12.7%
62   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 5.3% 10.5%
63   American Kestrel 12.9% 5.3% 7.7%
64   Osprey 12.5% 5.3% 7.2%
65   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 5.3% 5.9%
66   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 5.3% 4.7%
67   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 5.3% 4.2%
68   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 5.3% 2.7%
69   American Redstart 7.9% 5.3% 2.6%
70   Pine Warbler 6.6% 5.3% 1.3%
71   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 5.3% 0.5%
72   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 5.3% 1.0%
73   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 5.3% 1.3%
74   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 5.3% 2.7%
75   Marsh Wren 2.3% 5.3% 3.0%
76   Northern Pintail 1.7% 5.3% 3.6%
77   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 5.3% 3.8%
78   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 5.3% 4.0%
79   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1.2% 5.3% 4.1%
80   Great Cormorant 1.2% 5.3% 4.1%
81   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 5.3% 4.1%
82   Green Heron 1.1% 5.3% 4.2%
83   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 5.3% 4.3%
84   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 5.3% 4.3%
85   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 5.3% 4.4%
86   Snow Goose 0.6% 5.3% 4.6%
87   Greater Scaup 0.6% 5.3% 4.7%
88   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.6% 5.3% 4.7%
89   American Bittern 0.3% 5.3% 5.0%
90   Horned Grebe 0.3% 5.3% 5.0%
91   Stilt Sandpiper 0.3% 5.3% 5.0%
92   Glossy Ibis 0.1% 5.3% 5.1%
93   Western Sandpiper 0.1% 5.3% 5.2%