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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 44 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 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   Herring Gull 32.7% 77.3% 44.6%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 77.3% 45.4%
3   Great Egret 14.2% 77.3% 63.1%
4   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 72.7% 42.3%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 72.7% 53.8%
6   Mute Swan 10.8% 72.7% 62.0%
7   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 70.5% 48.6%
8   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 70.5% 63.3%
9   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 68.2% 59.5%
10   Canada Goose 40.8% 65.9% 25.1%
11   Mallard 38.6% 65.9% 27.3%
12   Snowy Egret 5.4% 65.9% 60.5%
13   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 63.6% 13.2%
14   Song Sparrow 55.2% 61.4% 6.2%
15   Gadwall 8.0% 61.4% 53.4%
16   Laughing Gull 13.7% 59.1% 45.4%
17   American Avocet 0.2% 52.3% 52.0%
18   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 50.0% 13.6%
19   American Black Duck 13.3% 50.0% 36.7%
20   Green-winged Teal 5.9% 50.0% 44.1%
21   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 47.7% 14.9%
22   American Wigeon 3.0% 47.7% 44.7%
23   Gray Catbird 38.5% 45.5% 7.0%
24   European Starling 46.6% 43.2% 3.4%
25   Northern Flicker 38.5% 40.9% 2.4%
26   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 40.9% 38.4%
27   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 38.6% 19.1%
28   Brant 9.5% 36.4% 26.8%
29   Northern Pintail 1.6% 36.4% 34.7%
30   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 34.1% 25.9%
31   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.2% 34.1% 29.8%
32   American Robin 57.6% 31.8% 25.8%
33   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 29.5% 6.7%
34   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 29.5% 0.7%
35   Blue-winged Teal 0.9% 29.5% 28.6%
36   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 27.3% 1.0%
37   Merlin 7.4% 25.0% 17.6%
38   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 22.7% 3.3%
39   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 22.7% 1.8%
40   Dunlin 2.5% 22.7% 20.2%
41   Caspian Tern 0.4% 22.7% 22.3%
42   Stilt Sandpiper 0.3% 22.7% 22.4%
43   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 20.5% 25.2%
44   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 20.5% 24.0%
45   Carolina Wren 22.2% 20.5% 1.8%
46   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 20.5% 19.2%
47   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 20.5% 19.5%
48   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 20.5% 20.0%
49   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 20.5% 20.1%
50   Black-headed Gull 0.0% 20.5% 20.4%
51   House Sparrow 46.8% 18.2% 28.7%
52   Mourning Dove 45.8% 18.2% 27.6%
53   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 18.2% 11.4%
54   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 15.9% 19.6%
55   Palm Warbler 31.0% 15.9% 15.1%
56   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 15.9% 3.5%
57   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 15.9% 1.4%
58   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 15.9% 8.1%
59   Northern Harrier 5.9% 15.9% 10.1%
60   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 15.9% 11.9%
61   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 15.9% 13.9%
62   American Goldfinch 23.8% 13.6% 10.2%
63   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 13.6% 2.1%
64   Osprey 12.5% 13.6% 1.2%
65   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 13.6% 3.7%
66   Forster's Tern 2.4% 13.6% 11.2%
67   American Golden-Plover 0.6% 13.6% 13.0%
68   Blue Jay 56.3% 11.4% 44.9%
69   American Crow 23.4% 11.4% 12.0%
70   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 11.4% 1.3%
71   Tree Swallow 5.7% 11.4% 5.7%
72   American Coot 4.2% 11.4% 7.1%
73   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.6% 11.4% 10.8%
74   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 9.1% 14.5%
75   Common Grackle 21.1% 9.1% 12.1%
76   House Finch 18.0% 9.1% 8.9%
77   Field Sparrow 11.5% 9.1% 2.4%
78   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 9.1% 5.1%
79   Least Sandpiper 0.7% 9.1% 8.4%
80   Little Blue Heron 0.5% 9.1% 8.6%
81   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.3% 9.1% 8.8%
82   Hudsonian Godwit 0.3% 9.1% 8.8%
83   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 6.8% 12.2%
84   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 6.8% 4.4%
85   Fish Crow 2.6% 6.8% 4.2%
86   Northern Waterthrush 2.5% 6.8% 4.4%
87   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 6.8% 5.3%
88   Hooded Merganser 1.1% 6.8% 5.7%
89   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 6.8% 6.1%
90   Greater Scaup 0.6% 6.8% 6.2%
91   Black Skimmer 0.6% 6.8% 6.3%
92   Lesser Scaup 0.4% 6.8% 6.4%
93   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 4.5% 15.7%
94   American Kestrel 12.9% 4.5% 8.4%
95   House Wren 9.2% 4.5% 4.7%
96   Killdeer 6.1% 4.5% 1.6%
97   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 4.5% 1.1%
98   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 4.5% 0.9%
99   American Pipit 2.4% 4.5% 2.1%
100   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 4.5% 3.2%
101   Snow Goose 0.6% 4.5% 3.9%
102   Ring-necked Duck 0.6% 4.5% 4.0%
103   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 2.3% 32.7%
104   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 2.3% 20.4%
105   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 2.3% 20.3%
106   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 2.3% 18.5%
107   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 2.3% 16.1%
108   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 2.3% 10.8%
109   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 2.3% 8.9%
110   Northern Parula 11.0% 2.3% 8.7%
111   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 2.3% 7.9%
112   Winter Wren 10.0% 2.3% 7.7%
113   Wood Duck 9.9% 2.3% 7.6%
114   Chimney Swift 8.5% 2.3% 6.2%
115   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 2.3% 5.7%
116   American Redstart 7.9% 2.3% 5.6%
117   Purple Finch 7.0% 2.3% 4.7%
118   Pine Warbler 6.6% 2.3% 4.3%
119   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 2.3% 3.4%
120   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 2.3% 1.2%
121   Royal Tern 3.4% 2.3% 1.1%
122   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 2.3% 0.2%
123   Marsh Wren 2.3% 2.3% 0.0%
124   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 2.3% 0.3%
125   Bufflehead 1.6% 2.3% 0.7%
126   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 2.3% 1.4%
127   Fox Sparrow 0.6% 2.3% 1.7%
128   Eurasian Wigeon 0.2% 2.3% 2.0%
129   American White Pelican 0.2% 2.3% 2.1%