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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 439 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end in August. 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   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.3% 88.4% 66.1%
2   Laughing Gull 31.9% 86.8% 54.9%
3   Lesser Yellowlegs 12.2% 86.1% 73.9%
4   Canada Goose 39.6% 83.6% 44.0%
5   Mute Swan 13.1% 82.9% 69.8%
6   Short-billed Dowitcher 9.1% 81.8% 72.7%
7   Great Egret 32.4% 80.6% 48.2%
8   Snowy Egret 20.6% 80.6% 60.0%
9   Least Sandpiper 20.6% 79.3% 58.7%
10   Semipalmated Plover 19.9% 78.8% 58.9%
11   Greater Yellowlegs 14.2% 78.4% 64.2%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 39.9% 76.8% 36.9%
13   American Herring Gull 37.5% 75.4% 37.9%
14   Forster's Tern 12.8% 72.0% 59.2%
15   Ring-billed Gull 30.5% 69.7% 39.2%
16   Great Black-backed Gull 24.9% 66.3% 41.3%
17   Stilt Sandpiper 3.2% 65.6% 62.4%
18   Mallard 39.2% 64.0% 24.8%
19   Glossy Ibis 5.6% 63.1% 57.5%
20   Gray Catbird 54.3% 56.5% 2.2%
21   Red-winged Blackbird 26.5% 53.8% 27.3%
22   White-rumped Sandpiper 3.4% 53.1% 49.7%
23   Great Blue Heron 30.1% 52.6% 22.5%
24   Osprey 30.5% 50.6% 20.0%
25   Northern Waterthrush 15.2% 48.7% 33.6%
26   Barn Swallow 37.7% 44.0% 6.3%
27   American Goldfinch 36.8% 43.1% 6.3%
28   American Oystercatcher 11.2% 42.6% 31.4%
29   Common Tern 16.0% 41.7% 25.7%
30   Black-bellied Plover 6.3% 37.6% 31.3%
31   American Black Duck 9.2% 37.4% 28.1%
32   Northern Cardinal 48.2% 36.0% 12.2%
33   European Starling 49.4% 35.8% 13.6%
34   Northern Mockingbird 34.9% 35.3% 0.5%
35   Killdeer 13.3% 33.3% 19.9%
36   American Robin 56.3% 32.8% 23.5%
37   Peregrine Falcon 6.8% 32.3% 25.5%
38   Yellow Warbler 19.3% 31.4% 12.2%
39   Pectoral Sandpiper 2.5% 30.5% 28.0%
40   Rock Pigeon 36.0% 29.2% 6.8%
41   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.1% 28.0% 14.9%
42   Song Sparrow 33.8% 27.8% 6.0%
43   Carolina Wren 25.8% 27.8% 2.0%
44   Eastern Towhee 6.2% 27.8% 21.6%
45   Black Skimmer 5.6% 27.6% 22.0%
46   Wilson's Phalarope 1.1% 25.3% 24.2%
47   Cedar Waxwing 15.4% 24.8% 9.4%
48   Boat-tailed Grackle 3.9% 24.8% 20.9%
49   Gadwall 3.5% 24.8% 21.4%
50   Mourning Dove 53.7% 23.7% 30.0%
51   Ruddy Turnstone 5.0% 23.7% 18.7%
52   House Sparrow 49.3% 23.5% 25.8%
53   Fish Crow 8.4% 23.0% 14.6%
54   Hudsonian Godwit 0.5% 22.6% 22.1%
55   Tree Swallow 13.4% 21.0% 7.6%
56   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.6% 21.0% 20.4%
57   Gull-billed Tern 1.1% 20.3% 19.2%
58   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 19.6% 4.5%
59   Green-winged Teal 1.4% 19.6% 18.2%
60   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 18.7% 3.2%
61   Caspian Tern 2.2% 18.5% 16.3%
62   American Avocet 1.0% 17.8% 16.8%
63   Western Sandpiper 1.3% 17.1% 15.8%
64   Blue-winged Teal 1.3% 16.9% 15.5%
65   Red Knot 0.8% 12.8% 12.0%
66   Little Blue Heron 3.7% 12.5% 8.8%
67   Common Grackle 28.2% 12.1% 16.1%
68   Marbled Godwit 0.6% 11.8% 11.2%
69   House Wren 10.6% 11.6% 1.0%
70   Downy Woodpecker 25.3% 10.5% 14.8%
71   American Crow 13.7% 10.3% 3.5%
72   Northern Shoveler 1.2% 10.3% 9.1%
73   House Finch 14.5% 9.6% 4.9%
74   Least Tern 4.9% 9.3% 4.4%
75   Marsh Wren 5.1% 8.7% 3.6%
76   Black-headed Gull 0.1% 8.7% 8.5%
77   American White Pelican 0.8% 8.4% 7.7%
78   Red-necked Phalarope 0.6% 8.4% 7.8%
79   Brown Thrasher 2.6% 7.3% 4.7%
80   Chimney Swift 23.9% 7.1% 16.8%
81   Pied-billed Grebe 0.9% 6.6% 5.7%
82   Bonaparte's Gull 0.3% 6.6% 6.3%
83   American Redstart 22.6% 6.4% 16.2%
84   Wood Duck 9.2% 6.2% 3.1%
85   Bank Swallow 2.8% 6.2% 3.3%
86   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8.8% 5.9% 2.9%
87   Purple Martin 3.1% 5.9% 2.8%
88   Eastern Kingbird 15.7% 5.7% 10.0%
89   Willow Flycatcher 4.3% 5.7% 1.4%
90   Willet 3.3% 5.5% 2.2%
91   Royal Tern 2.5% 4.8% 2.3%
92   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 4.6% 0.8%
93   Ruddy Duck 2.2% 4.3% 2.1%
94   Hooded Merganser 0.3% 3.4% 3.2%
95   Dunlin 0.2% 3.4% 3.2%
96   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 3.2% 2.3%
97   Bald Eagle 2.8% 3.2% 0.4%
98   Northern Flicker 26.3% 3.0% 23.3%
99   Green Heron 11.0% 3.0% 8.0%
100   Baird's Sandpiper 0.5% 3.0% 2.4%
101   White-eyed Vireo 1.9% 2.7% 0.8%
102   Baltimore Oriole 14.9% 2.5% 12.4%
103   Sanderling 5.2% 2.5% 2.7%
104   White-faced Ibis 0.0% 2.5% 2.5%
105   Black Tern 0.8% 2.3% 1.5%
106   Brant 0.8% 2.3% 1.5%
107   Solitary Sandpiper 4.0% 2.1% 1.9%
108   Northern Harrier 0.7% 2.1% 1.3%
109   Merlin 0.5% 2.1% 1.6%
110   American Wigeon 0.1% 2.1% 1.9%
111   Blue Jay 36.3% 1.8% 34.4%
112   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.9% 1.8% 7.1%
113   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.6% 1.8% 5.8%
114   Sora 0.5% 1.8% 1.3%
115   Black-and-white Warbler 15.1% 1.6% 13.5%
116   Ovenbird 4.8% 1.6% 3.2%
117   Prairie Warbler 1.1% 1.6% 0.5%
118   Red-necked Stint 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
119   American Golden-Plover 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%
120   Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%
121   Black-capped Chickadee 9.9% 1.1% 8.8%
122   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1.8% 1.1% 0.6%
123   Whimbrel 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
124   Tricolored Heron 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
125   Red-tailed Hawk 11.7% 0.9% 10.8%
126   Warbling Vireo 9.8% 0.9% 8.8%
127   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.2% 0.9% 5.3%
128   Bobolink 2.1% 0.9% 1.1%
129   Orchard Oriole 0.9% 0.9% 0.1%
130   Northern Pintail 0.2% 0.9% 0.7%
131   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.2% 0.7% 8.5%
132   Belted Kingfisher 7.9% 0.7% 7.2%
133   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 0.7% 4.6%
134   Chipping Sparrow 4.9% 0.7% 4.2%
135   American Kestrel 3.8% 0.7% 3.2%
136   Common Raven 3.4% 0.7% 2.8%
137   Indigo Bunting 3.1% 0.7% 2.4%
138   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.4% 0.7% 0.8%
139   Seaside Sparrow 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
140   American Coot 0.5% 0.7% 0.2%
141   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.3% 0.7% 0.4%
142   Western Cattle-Egret 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
143   Red-eyed Vireo 9.7% 0.5% 9.3%
144   Clapper Rail 4.0% 0.5% 3.6%
145   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 0.5% 2.9%
146   Cooper's Hawk 2.5% 0.5% 2.1%
147   Cape May Warbler 1.7% 0.5% 1.2%
148   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 0.5% 0.7%
149   Tennessee Warbler 0.9% 0.5% 0.4%
150   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.4% 0.5% 0.1%
151   Greater Scaup 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%
152   Red-bellied Woodpecker 20.0% 0.2% 19.7%
153   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.1% 0.2% 8.9%
154   Tufted Titmouse 7.9% 0.2% 7.6%
155   Canada Warbler 5.8% 0.2% 5.5%
156   Black-throated Blue Warbler 2.4% 0.2% 2.2%
157   Least Flycatcher 2.2% 0.2% 1.9%
158   Northern Parula 2.1% 0.2% 1.9%
159   Monk Parakeet 1.8% 0.2% 1.6%
160   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.7% 0.2% 1.5%
161   Blackburnian Warbler 1.2% 0.2% 1.0%
162   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.0% 0.2% 0.7%
163   Least Bittern 0.8% 0.2% 0.5%
164   Cliff Swallow 0.7% 0.2% 0.4%
165   Savannah Sparrow 0.6% 0.2% 0.4%
166   Broad-winged Hawk 0.5% 0.2% 0.3%
167   Mourning Warbler 0.5% 0.2% 0.2%
168   Common Loon 0.5% 0.2% 0.2%
169   Yellow-rumped Warbler 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
170   Lesser Scaup 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
171   American Woodcock 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
172   Budgerigar 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
173   Palm Warbler 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
174   Ruff 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%
175   Red Junglefowl 0% 0.2% 0.2%