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

based on 12 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North 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% 75.0% 43.0%
3   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 58.3% 26.7%
4   Mute Swan 11.4% 58.3% 46.9%
5   American Robin 60.3% 50.0% 10.3%
6   Great Egret 20.0% 50.0% 30.0%
7   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 50.0% 42.2%
8   Mourning Dove 53.2% 41.7% 11.6%
9   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 41.7% 8.7%
10   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 41.7% 3.5%
11   Song Sparrow 28.7% 41.7% 13.0%
12   Osprey 25.5% 41.7% 16.2%
13   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 41.7% 25.2%
14   American Redstart 43.0% 33.3% 9.7%
15   Canada Goose 37.8% 33.3% 4.5%
16   Mallard 36.6% 33.3% 3.3%
17   Northern Parula 27.0% 33.3% 6.4%
18   Carolina Wren 26.9% 33.3% 6.5%
19   Laughing Gull 18.6% 33.3% 14.7%
20   Snowy Egret 12.1% 33.3% 21.2%
21   European Starling 48.4% 25.0% 23.4%
22   Northern Flicker 43.2% 25.0% 18.2%
23   Herring Gull 30.9% 25.0% 5.9%
24   American Goldfinch 27.8% 25.0% 2.8%
25   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 25.0% 0.1%
26   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 25.0% 2.2%
27   House Wren 17.3% 25.0% 7.7%
28   Palm Warbler 15.1% 25.0% 9.9%
29   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 25.0% 12.3%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 25.0% 12.9%
31   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 25.0% 22.0%
32   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 16.7% 15.0%
33   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 16.7% 8.0%
34   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 16.7% 1.3%
35   American Crow 17.0% 16.7% 0.3%
36   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 16.7% 0.2%
37   House Finch 14.9% 16.7% 1.8%
38   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 16.7% 4.4%
39   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 16.7% 8.2%
40   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 16.7% 8.9%
41   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 16.7% 9.3%
42   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 16.7% 11.5%
43   Barn Swallow 4.7% 16.7% 11.9%
44   Gadwall 4.6% 16.7% 12.1%
45   Prairie Warbler 4.3% 16.7% 12.3%
46   Forster's Tern 4.1% 16.7% 12.6%
47   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 16.7% 13.2%
48   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 16.7% 15.4%
49   Blue Jay 51.8% 8.3% 43.5%
50   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 8.3% 21.2%
51   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 8.3% 16.9%
52   Chimney Swift 22.5% 8.3% 14.1%
53   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 8.3% 11.2%
54   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 8.3% 10.4%
55   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 8.3% 10.3%
56   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 8.3% 8.3%
57   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 8.3% 7.4%
58   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 8.3% 0.5%
59   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 8.3% 0.4%
60   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 8.3% 0.3%
61   American Black Duck 8.0% 8.3% 0.3%
62   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 8.3% 1.4%
63   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 8.3% 1.9%
64   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 8.3% 2.3%
65   Pine Warbler 5.4% 8.3% 2.9%
66   Merlin 5.4% 8.3% 3.0%
67   Wood Thrush 5.2% 8.3% 3.2%
68   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 8.3% 3.3%
69   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 8.3% 4.3%
70   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 8.3% 4.4%
71   Common Tern 4.0% 8.3% 4.4%
72   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 8.3% 4.4%
73   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 8.3% 4.5%
74   Northern Harrier 3.6% 8.3% 4.7%
75   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 8.3% 6.5%
76   American Wigeon 1.0% 8.3% 7.4%
77   Glossy Ibis 1.0% 8.3% 7.4%
78   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.8% 8.3% 7.6%