Top Birds at Jones Beach Bay Islands in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 16 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jones Beach Bay Islands 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osprey | 16.4% | 50.0% | 33.6% | |||
| 2 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 5.2% | 50.0% | 44.8% | |||
| 3 | Red-winged Blackbird | 53.3% | 37.5% | 15.8% | |||
| 4 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 25.0% | 2.6% | |||
| 5 | Willet | 5.8% | 25.0% | 19.2% | |||
| 6 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 18.8% | 6.7% | |||
| 7 | Snowy Egret | 9.9% | 18.8% | 8.8% | |||
| 8 | Common Tern | 5.8% | 18.8% | 12.9% | |||
| 9 | American Robin | 73.3% | 12.5% | 60.8% | |||
| 10 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 12.5% | 32.6% | |||
| 11 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 12.5% | 21.5% | |||
| 12 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 12.5% | 19.2% | |||
| 13 | Herring Gull | 23.4% | 12.5% | 10.9% | |||
| 14 | Red-tailed Hawk | 19.8% | 12.5% | 7.3% | |||
| 15 | Laughing Gull | 16.9% | 12.5% | 4.4% | |||
| 16 | Great Black-backed Gull | 13.3% | 12.5% | 0.8% | |||
| 17 | American Oystercatcher | 7.9% | 12.5% | 4.6% | |||
| 18 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4.9% | 12.5% | 7.6% | |||
| 19 | Clapper Rail | 3.4% | 12.5% | 9.1% | |||
| 20 | European Starling | 58.4% | 6.2% | 52.2% | |||
| 21 | Mourning Dove | 53.4% | 6.2% | 47.2% | |||
| 22 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 20.8% | 6.2% | 14.5% | |||
| 23 | Ring-billed Gull | 14.3% | 6.2% | 8.1% | |||
| 24 | Brant | 10.8% | 6.2% | 4.5% | |||
| 25 | Forster's Tern | 7.9% | 6.2% | 1.7% | |||
| 26 | Semipalmated Plover | 4.5% | 6.2% | 1.7% | |||
| 27 | Glossy Ibis | 4.2% | 6.2% | 2.0% | |||
| 28 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 3.9% | 6.2% | 2.3% | |||
| 29 | Black-bellied Plover | 3.5% | 6.2% | 2.8% | |||
| 30 | Peregrine Falcon | 2.7% | 6.2% | 3.6% | |||
| 31 | Dunlin | 2.2% | 6.2% | 4.0% | |||
| 32 | Ruddy Turnstone | 2.2% | 6.2% | 4.0% | |||
| 33 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 1.8% | 6.2% | 4.4% | |||
| 34 | Northern Harrier | 0.6% | 6.2% | 5.6% |