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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden in April
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 April. 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   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 68.4% 7.8%
2   American Robin 74.8% 63.2% 11.6%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 63.2% 8.4%
4   Song Sparrow 48.8% 52.6% 3.8%
5   Herring Gull 26.4% 52.6% 26.2%
6   Osprey 19.2% 52.6% 33.4%
7   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 47.4% 16.2%
8   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 47.4% 19.1%
9   Tree Swallow 22.1% 47.4% 25.2%
10   Laughing Gull 11.1% 47.4% 36.3%
11   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 47.4% 36.5%
12   Mute Swan 15.4% 42.1% 26.7%
13   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 36.8% 20.3%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 36.8% 0.1%
15   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 36.8% 14.9%
16   Brant 13.8% 36.8% 23.0%
17   Mallard 54.7% 31.6% 23.1%
18   Carolina Wren 22.3% 31.6% 9.3%
19   European Starling 56.7% 26.3% 30.4%
20   Canada Goose 52.9% 26.3% 26.6%
21   Mourning Dove 51.6% 26.3% 25.3%
22   Northern Flicker 45.2% 26.3% 18.9%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 26.3% 3.1%
24   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 26.3% 10.7%
25   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 26.3% 14.5%
26   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 21.1% 2.0%
27   Fish Crow 15.6% 21.1% 5.5%
28   House Sparrow 53.2% 15.8% 37.4%
29   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 15.8% 22.2%
30   American Goldfinch 28.5% 15.8% 12.7%
31   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 15.8% 7.2%
32   Great Egret 22.7% 15.8% 6.9%
33   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 15.8% 1.3%
34   Gray Catbird 9.1% 15.8% 6.7%
35   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 15.8% 7.1%
36   Field Sparrow 8.1% 15.8% 7.7%
37   Palm Warbler 28.0% 10.5% 17.5%
38   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 10.5% 14.9%
39   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 10.5% 12.8%
40   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 10.5% 11.4%
41   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 10.5% 9.6%
42   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 10.5% 7.3%
43   House Finch 16.6% 10.5% 6.1%
44   Barn Swallow 14.4% 10.5% 3.9%
45   Bufflehead 11.9% 10.5% 1.4%
46   American Black Duck 10.2% 10.5% 0.3%
47   Brown Creeper 9.3% 10.5% 1.2%
48   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 10.5% 2.7%
49   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 10.5% 2.9%
50   Snowy Egret 7.2% 10.5% 3.4%
51   American Coot 7.1% 10.5% 3.4%
52   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 10.5% 3.5%
53   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 10.5% 4.4%
54   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 10.5% 6.4%
55   Forster's Tern 3.7% 10.5% 6.9%
56   Blue Jay 52.6% 5.3% 47.3%
57   American Crow 19.4% 5.3% 14.1%
58   Pine Warbler 15.7% 5.3% 10.5%
59   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 5.3% 6.7%
60   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 5.3% 5.9%
61   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10.4% 5.3% 5.1%
62   Gadwall 8.5% 5.3% 3.3%
63   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 5.3% 2.6%
64   House Wren 7.6% 5.3% 2.3%
65   Greater Yellowlegs 6.4% 5.3% 1.2%
66   Common Yellowthroat 3.5% 5.3% 1.8%
67   Ring-necked Duck 3.0% 5.3% 2.2%
68   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 5.3% 2.4%
69   Greater Scaup 1.4% 5.3% 3.8%
70   Great Crested Flycatcher 0.9% 5.3% 4.4%