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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 33 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Brant 0% 81.8% 81.8%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 69.7% 42.4%
3   Laughing Gull 0.2% 69.7% 69.5%
4   American Herring Gull 0.1% 63.6% 63.5%
5   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 54.5% 48.9%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 48.5% 31.7%
7   Ring-billed Gull 1.3% 45.5% 44.2%
8   Great Egret 2.5% 42.4% 39.9%
9   American Oystercatcher 0% 42.4% 42.4%
10   Canada Goose 41.2% 39.4% 1.8%
11   Forster's Tern 0.1% 39.4% 39.3%
12   Mallard 28.2% 33.3% 5.2%
13   House Sparrow 3.3% 33.3% 30.0%
14   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 33.3% 33.3%
15   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 27.3% 2.6%
16   Osprey 16.3% 27.3% 10.9%
17   Song Sparrow 15.7% 27.3% 11.5%
18   Snowy Egret 0.4% 27.3% 26.9%
19   Fish Crow 34.0% 24.2% 9.8%
20   European Starling 20.4% 24.2% 3.8%
21   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 24.2% 16.4%
22   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 18.2% 61.3%
23   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 15.2% 21.3%
24   Gray Catbird 28.1% 15.2% 13.0%
25   Tree Swallow 15.2% 15.2% 0.1%
26   Common Tern 0.2% 15.2% 15.0%
27   Willet 0.0% 15.2% 15.1%
28   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 15.2% 15.2%
29   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 12.1% 28.2%
30   Clapper Rail 0% 12.1% 12.1%
31   Carolina Wren 70.8% 9.1% 61.7%
32   American Robin 38.0% 9.1% 28.9%
33   Barn Swallow 30.1% 9.1% 21.0%
34   Chimney Swift 27.5% 9.1% 18.4%
35   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 9.1% 6.5%
36   Bald Eagle 10.5% 9.1% 1.4%
37   Least Sandpiper 4.9% 9.1% 4.1%
38   Greater Yellowlegs 1.0% 9.1% 8.1%
39   Mute Swan 0.3% 9.1% 8.8%
40   Glossy Ibis 0.1% 9.1% 8.9%
41   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 9.1% 9.0%
42   Gadwall 0.0% 9.1% 9.1%
43   American Crow 56.2% 6.1% 50.1%
44   Great Blue Heron 45.2% 6.1% 39.1%
45   House Wren 8.5% 6.1% 2.5%
46   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 6.1% 4.9%
47   Common Loon 0.3% 6.1% 5.7%
48   Red-breasted Merganser 0.2% 6.1% 5.9%
49   American Black Duck 0.0% 6.1% 6.0%
50   Turkey Vulture 38.4% 3.0% 35.3%
51   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 3.0% 34.1%
52   Common Grackle 33.9% 3.0% 30.9%
53   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 3.0% 27.0%
54   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 3.0% 24.0%
55   Red-tailed Hawk 12.1% 3.0% 9.1%
56   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 11.6% 3.0% 8.5%
57   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 3.0% 6.9%
58   Green Heron 9.8% 3.0% 6.8%
59   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 3.0% 4.9%
60   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 3.0% 0.3%
61   Northern Harrier 0.3% 3.0% 2.7%
62   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 3.0% 2.9%
63   Bonaparte's Gull 0.1% 3.0% 2.9%
64   Marsh Wren 0.0% 3.0% 3.0%