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

based on 53 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   Gray Catbird 65.9% 81.1% 15.2%
2   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 81.1% 38.5%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 67.9% 14.6%
4   Tree Swallow 22.4% 60.4% 38.0%
5   Laughing Gull 16.9% 56.6% 39.8%
6   American Robin 73.3% 54.7% 18.6%
7   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 54.7% 4.3%
8   Eastern Towhee 19.8% 54.7% 34.9%
9   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 50.9% 3.4%
10   American Redstart 40.4% 47.2% 6.8%
11   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 47.2% 13.4%
12   Osprey 16.4% 47.2% 30.8%
13   House Wren 26.7% 41.5% 14.8%
14   Carolina Wren 19.8% 41.5% 21.7%
15   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 37.7% 1.8%
16   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 35.8% 31.6%
17   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 32.1% 10.2%
18   Northern Parula 35.7% 28.3% 7.4%
19   Herring Gull 23.4% 28.3% 4.9%
20   Canada Goose 45.1% 26.4% 18.7%
21   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 26.4% 7.6%
22   Mourning Dove 53.4% 24.5% 28.9%
23   Song Sparrow 35.5% 24.5% 11.0%
24   American Goldfinch 28.7% 24.5% 4.1%
25   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 22.6% 11.7%
26   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 22.6% 4.1%
27   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 22.6% 16.4%
28   European Starling 58.4% 20.8% 37.7%
29   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 20.8% 7.2%
30   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 20.8% 6.8%
31   Barn Swallow 31.7% 18.9% 12.9%
32   Brant 10.8% 18.9% 8.1%
33   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 17.0% 5.8%
34   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 17.0% 0.7%
35   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 15.1% 3.8%
36   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 15.1% 2.7%
37   Mute Swan 11.5% 15.1% 3.6%
38   Snowy Egret 9.9% 15.1% 5.2%
39   Great Egret 25.4% 13.2% 12.2%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 13.2% 7.6%
41   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 13.2% 7.0%
42   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 13.2% 3.6%
43   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 13.2% 3.6%
44   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 13.2% 0.1%
45   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 13.2% 5.2%
46   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 13.2% 5.9%
47   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 13.2% 8.9%
48   House Sparrow 57.0% 11.3% 45.7%
49   Common Grackle 54.9% 11.3% 43.6%
50   Chimney Swift 29.8% 11.3% 18.5%
51   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 11.3% 6.8%
52   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 11.3% 3.2%
53   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 11.3% 2.5%
54   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 11.3% 5.9%
55   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 11.3% 6.2%
56   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 11.3% 8.0%
57   Mallard 49.3% 9.4% 39.9%
58   Northern Flicker 29.1% 9.4% 19.7%
59   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 9.4% 18.7%
60   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 9.4% 4.8%
61   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 9.4% 2.2%
62   Fish Crow 10.9% 9.4% 1.4%
63   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 9.4% 0.0%
64   American Crow 17.7% 7.5% 10.1%
65   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 7.5% 8.9%
66   House Finch 16.0% 7.5% 8.5%
67   Canada Warbler 11.7% 7.5% 4.1%
68   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 7.5% 3.6%
69   Forster's Tern 7.9% 7.5% 0.4%
70   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 5.7% 17.6%
71   Veery 20.1% 5.7% 14.4%
72   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 5.7% 8.7%
73   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 5.7% 7.4%
74   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 5.7% 6.4%
75   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 5.7% 5.4%
76   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 5.7% 3.3%
77   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 5.7% 0.2%
78   Common Tern 5.8% 5.7% 0.1%
79   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 5.7% 0.2%
80   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 5.7% 1.1%
81   Black-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 5.7% 4.1%
82   Common Nighthawk 1.4% 5.7% 4.3%
83   Blue Jay 49.3% 3.8% 45.5%
84   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 3.8% 40.9%
85   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 3.8% 34.4%
86   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 3.8% 31.7%
87   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 3.8% 28.4%
88   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 3.8% 14.5%
89   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 3.8% 6.9%
90   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 3.8% 4.2%
91   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 3.8% 3.3%
92   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 3.8% 3.2%
93   Gadwall 7.0% 3.8% 3.2%
94   Willet 5.8% 3.8% 2.0%
95   American Black Duck 5.0% 3.8% 1.3%
96   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 3.8% 0.1%
97   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 3.8% 0.3%
98   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 3.8% 2.0%
99   Summer Tanager 1.7% 3.8% 2.1%
100   Little Blue Heron 1.2% 3.8% 2.5%
101   Wood Thrush 23.1% 1.9% 21.2%
102   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 1.9% 10.5%
103   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 1.9% 10.2%
104   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 1.9% 8.3%
105   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 1.9% 8.1%
106   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 1.9% 7.7%
107   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 1.9% 6.6%
108   Palm Warbler 5.3% 1.9% 3.4%
109   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 1.9% 3.0%
110   Worm-eating Warbler 3.9% 1.9% 2.1%
111   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 1.9% 1.6%
112   Field Sparrow 3.4% 1.9% 1.5%
113   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 1.9% 0.8%
114   Red-breasted Merganser 1.7% 1.9% 0.2%
115   Pine Warbler 1.7% 1.9% 0.2%
116   Sanderling 1.6% 1.9% 0.2%
117   Purple Martin 1.4% 1.9% 0.5%
118   Red Knot 0.7% 1.9% 1.2%
119   American Woodcock 0.5% 1.9% 1.4%
120   Evening Grosbeak 0.3% 1.9% 1.6%
121   Hooded Merganser 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%
122   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.1% 1.9% 1.8%
123   Sage Thrasher 0.1% 1.9% 1.8%
124   Swallow-tailed Kite 0.0% 1.9% 1.9%