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Top Birds at Jones Beach Bay Islands in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 35 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jones Beach Bay Islands in January. 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 43.3% 40.0% 3.3%
2   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 40.0% 18.2%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 34.3% 2.7%
4   Brant 20.5% 20.0% 0.5%
5   European Starling 36.0% 14.3% 21.7%
6   Song Sparrow 32.2% 14.3% 17.9%
7   American Black Duck 27.9% 14.3% 13.6%
8   Cooper's Hawk 8.4% 14.3% 5.9%
9   Northern Flicker 6.9% 14.3% 7.4%
10   Yellow-rumped Warbler 4.9% 14.3% 9.4%
11   Ring-billed Gull 52.1% 11.4% 40.6%
12   White-throated Sparrow 42.2% 11.4% 30.7%
13   Downy Woodpecker 27.2% 11.4% 15.7%
14   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 11.4% 12.2%
15   American Crow 18.2% 11.4% 6.8%
16   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 11.4% 3.3%
17   Double-crested Cormorant 13.9% 11.4% 2.4%
18   American Goldfinch 13.2% 11.4% 1.8%
19   Common Loon 10.6% 11.4% 0.8%
20   Northern Harrier 4.2% 11.4% 7.2%
21   Bonaparte's Gull 2.3% 11.4% 9.2%
22   Merlin 1.9% 11.4% 9.5%
23   Rough-legged Hawk 0.3% 11.4% 11.1%
24   Canada Goose 53.5% 8.6% 44.9%
25   Mallard 49.0% 8.6% 40.4%
26   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 8.6% 28.1%
27   Mourning Dove 29.4% 8.6% 20.8%
28   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 8.6% 20.3%
29   American Robin 24.9% 8.6% 16.3%
30   Red-breasted Merganser 19.3% 8.6% 10.7%
31   Mute Swan 14.5% 8.6% 5.9%
32   Red-throated Loon 7.3% 8.6% 1.3%
33   Belted Kingfisher 6.9% 8.6% 1.7%
34   American Tree Sparrow 6.6% 8.6% 2.0%
35   Great Egret 0.4% 8.6% 8.1%
36   House Sparrow 35.7% 5.7% 30.0%
37   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 5.7% 16.3%
38   Gadwall 16.7% 5.7% 11.0%
39   Dark-eyed Junco 15.9% 5.7% 10.1%
40   Carolina Wren 15.1% 5.7% 9.4%
41   House Finch 13.4% 5.7% 7.7%
42   Long-tailed Duck 9.1% 5.7% 3.4%
43   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 5.7% 2.1%
44   Red-winged Blackbird 7.2% 5.7% 1.5%
45   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 5.7% 1.2%
46   Peregrine Falcon 5.2% 5.7% 0.5%
47   Fish Crow 5.0% 5.7% 0.7%
48   Swamp Sparrow 4.7% 5.7% 1.0%
49   American Kestrel 3.8% 5.7% 1.9%
50   Gray Catbird 2.6% 5.7% 3.1%
51   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 5.7% 3.4%
52   Dunlin 1.7% 5.7% 4.0%
53   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 5.7% 5.5%
54   Bufflehead 31.9% 2.9% 29.0%
55   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 2.9% 21.9%
56   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 2.9% 16.6%
57   Bald Eagle 5.2% 2.9% 2.4%
58   Common Grackle 5.1% 2.9% 2.3%
59   Great Cormorant 4.8% 2.9% 2.0%
60   Turkey Vulture 4.8% 2.9% 1.9%
61   Pied-billed Grebe 4.5% 2.9% 1.7%
62   Green-winged Teal 4.4% 2.9% 1.5%
63   Sanderling 4.1% 2.9% 1.2%
64   Common Raven 3.9% 2.9% 1.0%
65   Winter Wren 3.2% 2.9% 0.4%
66   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.8% 2.9% 0.1%
67   Horned Lark 2.2% 2.9% 0.6%
68   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 2.9% 1.4%
69   Common Eider 1.4% 2.9% 1.4%
70   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.2% 2.9% 1.6%
71   Field Sparrow 1.2% 2.9% 1.7%
72   Black-bellied Plover 1.0% 2.9% 1.8%
73   Pine Warbler 0.4% 2.9% 2.5%
74   American Woodcock 0.3% 2.9% 2.5%
75   Long-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 2.9% 2.8%
76   American Oystercatcher 0.1% 2.9% 2.8%