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

based on 15 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 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   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 73.3% 20.0%
2   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 60.0% 17.4%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 60.0% 26.0%
4   Herring Gull 23.4% 60.0% 36.6%
5   Mute Swan 11.5% 60.0% 48.5%
6   Tree Swallow 22.4% 53.3% 30.9%
7   Laughing Gull 16.9% 53.3% 36.5%
8   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 46.7% 12.4%
9   Mallard 49.3% 46.7% 2.6%
10   Great Egret 25.4% 46.7% 21.3%
11   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 46.7% 26.8%
12   Osprey 16.4% 46.7% 30.2%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 46.7% 33.4%
14   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 46.7% 41.5%
15   Gray Catbird 65.9% 40.0% 25.9%
16   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 40.0% 7.5%
17   Canada Goose 45.1% 40.0% 5.1%
18   House Wren 26.7% 40.0% 13.3%
19   Carolina Wren 19.8% 40.0% 20.2%
20   Song Sparrow 35.5% 33.3% 2.2%
21   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 33.3% 6.6%
22   Brant 10.8% 33.3% 22.6%
23   Snowy Egret 9.9% 33.3% 23.4%
24   Forster's Tern 7.9% 33.3% 25.4%
25   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 33.3% 30.0%
26   American Robin 73.3% 26.7% 46.6%
27   House Sparrow 57.0% 26.7% 30.3%
28   Common Grackle 54.9% 26.7% 28.2%
29   Mourning Dove 53.4% 26.7% 26.7%
30   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 26.7% 7.1%
31   Barn Swallow 31.7% 26.7% 5.1%
32   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 26.7% 21.2%
33   American Black Duck 5.0% 26.7% 21.6%
34   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 26.7% 22.4%
35   European Starling 58.4% 20.0% 38.4%
36   American Redstart 40.4% 20.0% 20.4%
37   Northern Parula 35.7% 20.0% 15.7%
38   American Goldfinch 28.7% 20.0% 8.7%
39   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 20.0% 1.9%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 20.0% 0.8%
41   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 20.0% 1.1%
42   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 20.0% 3.2%
43   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 20.0% 3.5%
44   House Finch 16.0% 20.0% 4.0%
45   Fish Crow 10.9% 20.0% 9.1%
46   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 20.0% 12.1%
47   Gadwall 7.0% 20.0% 13.0%
48   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 20.0% 13.7%
49   Common Tern 5.8% 20.0% 14.2%
50   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3.9% 20.0% 16.1%
51   Bufflehead 1.2% 20.0% 18.8%
52   Blue Jay 49.3% 13.3% 35.9%
53   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 13.3% 31.3%
54   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 13.3% 26.2%
55   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 13.3% 22.1%
56   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 13.3% 21.0%
57   Chimney Swift 29.8% 13.3% 16.5%
58   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 13.3% 14.7%
59   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 13.3% 9.9%
60   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 13.3% 6.9%
61   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 13.3% 4.8%
62   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 13.3% 3.4%
63   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 13.3% 2.9%
64   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 13.3% 1.0%
65   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 13.3% 1.7%
66   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 13.3% 3.8%
67   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 13.3% 6.0%
68   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 13.3% 6.2%
69   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 13.3% 7.5%
70   Willet 5.8% 13.3% 7.5%
71   Purple Martin 1.4% 13.3% 11.9%
72   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 6.7% 25.5%
73   Northern Flicker 29.1% 6.7% 22.4%
74   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 6.7% 16.1%
75   Veery 20.1% 6.7% 13.4%
76   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 6.7% 11.1%
77   American Crow 17.6% 6.7% 11.0%
78   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 6.7% 7.6%
79   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 6.7% 6.4%
80   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 6.7% 5.4%
81   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 6.7% 4.5%
82   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 6.7% 4.4%
83   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 6.7% 2.8%
84   Green Heron 9.0% 6.7% 2.3%
85   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 6.7% 2.3%
86   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 6.7% 1.3%
87   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 6.7% 0.0%
88   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 6.7% 0.9%
89   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 6.7% 1.2%
90   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 6.7% 1.8%
91   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 6.7% 2.4%
92   Least Tern 3.9% 6.7% 2.7%
93   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 6.7% 3.0%
94   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 6.7% 3.2%
95   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 6.7% 3.3%
96   Clapper Rail 3.4% 6.7% 3.3%
97   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 6.7% 3.4%
98   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.7% 6.7% 3.9%
99   Bank Swallow 2.5% 6.7% 4.2%
100   Bald Eagle 2.5% 6.7% 4.2%
101   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 6.7% 4.8%
102   Purple Finch 1.3% 6.7% 5.4%
103   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 6.7% 5.9%
104   Blue-winged Teal 0.5% 6.7% 6.2%
105   Lesser Scaup 0.1% 6.7% 6.5%
106   White-faced Ibis 0.1% 6.7% 6.6%