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

based on 109 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 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   Snowy Egret 12.0% 77.1% 65.0%
2   Canada Goose 37.8% 76.1% 38.4%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 75.2% 43.3%
4   Herring Gull 30.8% 73.4% 42.6%
5   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.8% 71.6% 63.7%
6   Mute Swan 11.3% 70.6% 59.3%
7   Ring-billed Gull 25.1% 69.7% 44.6%
8   Laughing Gull 18.6% 69.7% 51.2%
9   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.3% 69.7% 63.4%
10   Great Egret 20.0% 68.8% 48.9%
11   Great Black-backed Gull 18.5% 66.1% 47.5%
12   Mallard 36.6% 61.5% 24.9%
13   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 58.7% 51.6%
14   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 57.8% 33.1%
15   Gray Catbird 60.6% 56.9% 3.7%
16   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 56.0% 47.2%
17   Northern Shoveler 3.7% 55.0% 51.3%
18   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 54.1% 47.2%
19   Short-billed Dowitcher 2.9% 51.4% 48.5%
20   Osprey 25.4% 47.7% 22.3%
21   White-rumped Sandpiper 1.3% 45.9% 44.6%
22   Caspian Tern 1.5% 43.1% 41.7%
23   Stilt Sandpiper 1.1% 43.1% 42.1%
24   Blue-winged Teal 2.0% 39.4% 37.4%
25   Hudsonian Godwit 0.4% 39.4% 39.0%
26   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 38.5% 26.5%
27   European Starling 48.5% 37.6% 10.8%
28   Green-winged Teal 3.6% 37.6% 34.0%
29   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 36.7% 8.5%
30   American Black Duck 8.0% 33.9% 26.0%
31   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 33.0% 28.0%
32   Gadwall 4.5% 33.0% 28.5%
33   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 32.1% 24.7%
34   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.9% 30.3% 28.4%
35   American Robin 60.4% 28.4% 31.9%
36   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 27.5% 22.9%
37   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.9% 27.5% 19.6%
38   Carolina Wren 26.9% 26.6% 0.3%
39   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 26.6% 10.8%
40   Forster's Tern 4.1% 26.6% 22.5%
41   American Avocet 0.3% 26.6% 26.3%
42   American Goldfinch 27.8% 24.8% 3.0%
43   Song Sparrow 28.7% 22.9% 5.7%
44   Mourning Dove 53.3% 22.0% 31.3%
45   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 22.0% 14.8%
46   Western Sandpiper 0.8% 22.0% 21.2%
47   Eastern Towhee 7.7% 21.1% 13.4%
48   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 21.1% 19.8%
49   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 19.3% 12.4%
50   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 19.3% 14.8%
51   Merlin 5.4% 18.3% 13.0%
52   House Sparrow 45.9% 16.5% 29.4%
53   Northern Flicker 43.2% 16.5% 26.7%
54   American Redstart 43.1% 15.6% 27.5%
55   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 15.6% 0.8%
56   Tree Swallow 7.0% 15.6% 8.6%
57   Black Skimmer 1.6% 14.7% 13.1%
58   Barn Swallow 4.7% 13.8% 9.0%
59   Little Blue Heron 2.1% 13.8% 11.6%
60   American Wigeon 0.9% 13.8% 12.8%
61   Wilson's Phalarope 0.3% 12.8% 12.6%
62   Downy Woodpecker 31.9% 11.9% 19.9%
63   Black-headed Gull 0.0% 11.9% 11.9%
64   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 11.0% 1.3%
65   Sora 1.0% 11.0% 10.0%
66   Northern Parula 27.0% 10.1% 16.9%
67   Spotted Sandpiper 4.9% 10.1% 5.1%
68   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 10.1% 8.8%
69   Killdeer 7.4% 9.2% 1.7%
70   Glossy Ibis 0.9% 9.2% 8.2%
71   Baird's Sandpiper 0.6% 9.2% 8.6%
72   House Wren 17.3% 8.3% 9.0%
73   Palm Warbler 15.1% 8.3% 6.9%
74   Common Tern 4.0% 8.3% 4.3%
75   Marsh Wren 3.5% 8.3% 4.7%
76   Red Knot 0.4% 8.3% 7.8%
77   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 7.3% 24.4%
78   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 7.3% 10.6%
79   Northern Harrier 3.6% 7.3% 3.8%
80   Ruddy Duck 1.4% 7.3% 5.9%
81   Northern Pintail 0.7% 7.3% 6.6%
82   American Crow 17.0% 6.4% 10.6%
83   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 6.4% 2.0%
84   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 6.4% 2.9%
85   Common Grackle 24.0% 5.5% 18.5%
86   Chimney Swift 22.5% 5.5% 17.0%
87   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 5.5% 0.8%
88   Fish Crow 2.9% 5.5% 2.6%
89   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 5.5% 3.7%
90   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 4.6% 20.5%
91   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 4.6% 5.0%
92   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 4.6% 4.1%
93   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 4.6% 0.4%
94   Bobolink 3.2% 4.6% 1.4%
95   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 4.6% 3.8%
96   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.4% 4.6% 4.2%
97   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 3.7% 19.1%
98   Ovenbird 12.6% 3.7% 9.0%
99   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 3.7% 1.5%
100   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 3.7% 0.3%
101   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 3.7% 0.5%
102   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 3.7% 1.0%
103   Dunlin 0.7% 3.7% 3.0%
104   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 2.8% 16.8%
105   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.9% 2.8% 14.1%
106   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 2.8% 12.1%
107   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 2.8% 9.3%
108   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 2.8% 4.6%
109   Sanderling 2.9% 2.8% 0.2%
110   Brant 0.5% 2.8% 2.2%
111   American White Pelican 0.4% 2.8% 2.4%
112   Blue Jay 51.9% 1.8% 50.0%
113   Red-tailed Hawk 18.8% 1.8% 16.9%
114   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 1.8% 10.9%
115   Wood Duck 10.0% 1.8% 8.2%
116   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 1.8% 6.2%
117   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 1.8% 5.1%
118   Common Raven 5.4% 1.8% 3.6%
119   Bald Eagle 4.8% 1.8% 2.9%
120   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 1.8% 2.2%
121   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 1.8% 1.2%
122   Black Tern 0.5% 1.8% 1.4%
123   Eurasian Wigeon 0.1% 1.8% 1.7%
124   Gull-billed Tern 0.1% 1.8% 1.8%
125   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 0.9% 28.7%
126   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 0.9% 15.7%
127   House Finch 14.9% 0.9% 14.0%
128   Veery 11.6% 0.9% 10.7%
129   Scarlet Tanager 9.8% 0.9% 8.8%
130   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 0.9% 7.5%
131   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 0.9% 6.9%
132   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 0.9% 6.7%
133   Pine Warbler 5.4% 0.9% 4.5%
134   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 0.9% 4.4%
135   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 0.9% 3.5%
136   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 0.9% 3.1%
137   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 0.9% 1.2%
138   Connecticut Warbler 2.0% 0.9% 1.1%
139   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 0.9% 0.5%
140   Willet 1.0% 0.9% 0.1%
141   Whimbrel 0.5% 0.9% 0.4%
142   Bank Swallow 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%
143   Marbled Godwit 0.3% 0.9% 0.7%
144   Tricolored Heron 0.2% 0.9% 0.7%
145   Hooded Merganser 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
146   Red-necked Phalarope 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%