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Top Birds at Jones Beach Bay Islands in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 20 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jones Beach Bay Islands in December. 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   American Herring Gull 41.4% 35.0% 6.4%
2   Canada Goose 51.8% 25.0% 26.8%
3   Ring-billed Gull 49.2% 25.0% 24.2%
4   Red-tailed Hawk 24.7% 25.0% 0.3%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 17.6% 25.0% 7.4%
6   Northern Flicker 10.8% 25.0% 14.2%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 28.5% 20.0% 8.5%
8   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 20.0% 8.5%
9   White-throated Sparrow 49.2% 15.0% 34.2%
10   Northern Cardinal 40.5% 15.0% 25.5%
11   European Starling 38.8% 15.0% 23.8%
12   Song Sparrow 37.1% 15.0% 22.1%
13   American Robin 30.2% 15.0% 15.2%
14   American Crow 20.8% 15.0% 5.8%
15   Great Blue Heron 20.1% 15.0% 5.1%
16   Brant 18.5% 15.0% 3.5%
17   Peregrine Falcon 5.6% 15.0% 9.4%
18   Sanderling 3.3% 15.0% 11.7%
19   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 15.0% 11.8%
20   Mallard 47.6% 10.0% 37.6%
21   Downy Woodpecker 30.8% 10.0% 20.8%
22   American Black Duck 26.5% 10.0% 16.5%
23   Carolina Wren 19.2% 10.0% 9.2%
24   House Finch 16.5% 10.0% 6.5%
25   Red-breasted Merganser 14.7% 10.0% 4.7%
26   Fox Sparrow 9.9% 10.0% 0.1%
27   Common Loon 8.6% 10.0% 1.4%
28   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 10.0% 3.2%
29   American Tree Sparrow 6.2% 10.0% 3.8%
30   Long-tailed Duck 6.1% 10.0% 3.9%
31   Common Grackle 5.4% 10.0% 4.6%
32   Dunlin 1.6% 10.0% 8.4%
33   Black-bellied Plover 1.2% 10.0% 8.8%
34   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.0% 5.0% 24.0%
35   Bufflehead 27.8% 5.0% 22.8%
36   Black-capped Chickadee 25.7% 5.0% 20.7%
37   Dark-eyed Junco 24.0% 5.0% 19.0%
38   American Goldfinch 20.1% 5.0% 15.1%
39   Gadwall 15.1% 5.0% 10.1%
40   Cooper's Hawk 11.3% 5.0% 6.3%
41   Swamp Sparrow 8.1% 5.0% 3.1%
42   Red-throated Loon 6.5% 5.0% 1.5%
43   Fish Crow 5.5% 5.0% 0.5%
44   Bald Eagle 5.0% 5.0% 0.0%
45   Common Raven 4.9% 5.0% 0.1%
46   Northern Harrier 4.8% 5.0% 0.2%
47   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.7% 5.0% 0.3%
48   Great Cormorant 3.6% 5.0% 1.4%
49   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.6% 5.0% 2.4%
50   Merlin 2.4% 5.0% 2.6%
51   Snow Goose 2.2% 5.0% 2.8%
52   Killdeer 2.1% 5.0% 2.9%
53   Orange-crowned Warbler 2.0% 5.0% 3.0%
54   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.7% 5.0% 3.3%
55   Bonaparte's Gull 1.6% 5.0% 3.4%
56   Great Egret 1.5% 5.0% 3.5%
57   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 5.0% 3.5%
58   Tree Swallow 0.9% 5.0% 4.1%
59   American Woodcock 0.6% 5.0% 4.4%
60   American Oystercatcher 0.3% 5.0% 4.7%
61   Clapper Rail 0.2% 5.0% 4.8%
62   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 5.0% 4.8%
63   Rough-legged Hawk 0.2% 5.0% 4.8%