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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge in July
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 46 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge in July. 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Relative Rank
1   American Herring Gull 1 13 43 42 91.3% +50.3% 7 / 815
2   Laughing Gull 0 12 39 38 82.6% +46.0% 59 / 680
3   Rock Pigeon 2 11 31 35 76.1% +40.0% 57 / 998
4   Canada Goose 0 12 34 32 69.6% +30.4% 81 / 789
5   Double-crested Cormorant 1 11 32 29 63.0% +18.6% 150 / 867
6   Red-winged Blackbird 1 11 23 25 54.3% +3.3% 243 / 852
7   Great Black-backed Gull 0 13 24 24 52.2% +24.8% 115 / 577
8   House Sparrow 0 9 23 23 50.0% -6.6% 459 / 1232
9   Great Egret 0 10 27 23 50.0% +10.2% 190 / 714
10   Northern Mockingbird 0 8 23 21 45.7% +4.2% 235 / 952
11   Forster's Tern 0 8 18 21 45.7% +28.4% 41 / 361
12   Ring-billed Gull 0 10 27 20 43.5% +16.5% 142 / 660
13   Snowy Egret 0 10 26 20 43.5% +19.9% 81 / 402
14   European Starling 0 10 20 16 34.8% -19.5% 548 / 1135
15   Barn Swallow 0 6 16 16 34.8% -13.9% 378 / 923
16   American Oystercatcher 1 10 15 15 32.6% +16.6% 92 / 235
17   Song Sparrow 0 8 13 14 30.4% -18.4% 503 / 892
18   Gray Catbird 1 7 12 13 28.3% -23.3% 584 / 977
19   American Goldfinch 0 5 9 12 26.1% -4.6% 338 / 740
20   Northern Yellow Warbler 1 7 12 12 26.1% +2.5% 178 / 541
21   Common Tern 1 7 16 12 26.1% +2.6% 230 / 428
22   Fish Crow 0 7 9 12 26.1% +11.7% 149 / 657
23   Northern Cardinal 0 5 17 10 21.7% -24.9% 670 / 1002
24   Eastern Towhee 0 8 11 10 21.7% +12.6% 74 / 254
25   Osprey 0 6 11 9 19.6% -9.7% 349 / 678
26   Great Blue Heron 0 5 9 9 19.6% -8.6% 315 / 685
27   Cedar Waxwing 1 5 15 9 19.6% -1.6% 233 / 642
28   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 7 10 9 19.6% -0.6% 166 / 525
29   Common Yellowthroat 0 5 9 8 17.4% 0.0% 216 / 440
30   Least Tern 1 6 9 8 17.4% +2.6% 130 / 271
31   Boat-tailed Grackle 1 5 11 8 17.4% +9.8% 56 / 150
32   Common Grackle 1 7 6 7 15.2% -20.0% 668 / 936
33   Least Sandpiper 1 4 13 7 15.2% -1.9% 133 / 313
34   Black Skimmer 0 4 10 7 15.2% +4.6% 89 / 251
35   American Robin 1 4 7 6 13.0% -50.5% 1062 / 1188
36   Tree Swallow 0 5 7 6 13.0% -9.3% 261 / 519
37   Lesser Yellowlegs 0 4 7 6 13.0% +4.8% 44 / 152
38   Mourning Dove 1 3 8 5 10.9% -40.9% 980 / 1132
39   Brown-headed Cowbird 1 4 5 5 10.9% +1.9% 194 / 480
40   Marsh Wren 0 3 4 4 8.7% -4.1% 136 / 204
41   Greater Yellowlegs 1 3 10 4 8.7% -2.0% 88 / 178
42   Short-billed Dowitcher 0 3 5 4 8.7% +0.6% 52 / 135
43   Semipalmated Plover 1 4 10 4 8.7% +0.7% 101 / 186
44   American Crow 0 3 3 3 6.5% -7.0% 515 / 728
45   Mute Swan 0 1 8 3 6.5% -6.3% 185 / 257
46   Bank Swallow 0 2 2 3 6.5% +0.2% 117 / 210
47   Brant 0 3 4 3 6.5% +5.4% 32 / 69
48   American White Pelican 2 2 5 3 6.5% +5.8% 9 / 14
49   House Finch 0 2 2 2 4.3% -12.8% 617 / 704
50   House Wren 0 2 2 2 4.3% -12.0% 463 / 532
51   Spotted Sandpiper 0 1 8 2 4.3% -8.9% 307 / 384
52   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 2 2 2 4.3% -8.6% 197 / 247
53   Willow Flycatcher 1 1 2 2 4.3% -7.6% 253 / 297
54   Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 2 4.3% -0.8% 194 / 312
55   Purple Martin 1 2 3 2 4.3% -0.7% 115 / 169
56   Brown Thrasher 0 2 2 2 4.3% +0.3% 88 / 162
57   Mallard 0 1 1 1 2.2% -35.9% 722 / 730
58   Chimney Swift 0 1 2 1 2.2% -20.6% 849 / 860
59   Carolina Wren 0 1 2 1 2.2% -18.3% 712 / 723
60   Glossy Ibis 0 1 1 1 2.2% -6.7% 152 / 176
61   Green Heron 0 1 1 1 2.2% -6.6% 310 / 341
62   American Black Duck 0 1 4 1 2.2% -6.0% 262 / 290
63   Indigo Bunting 0 1 1 1 2.2% -3.0% 205 / 237
64   Turkey Vulture 0 1 1 1 2.2% -2.7% 371 / 403
65   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 1 2 1 2.2% -1.4% 195 / 230
66   American Redstart 0 1 1 1 2.2% -0.4% 166 / 205
67   American Kestrel 0 1 1 1 2.2% -0.1% 193 / 238
68   Bald Eagle 1 1 1 1 2.2% +0.1% 155 / 191
69   Northern Waterthrush 0 1 1 1 2.2% +0.7% 86 / 123
70   Caspian Tern 0 1 1 1 2.2% +1.1% 48 / 74
71   White-throated Sparrow 0 1 1 1 2.2% +1.4% 40 / 61
72   Merlin 1 1 1 1 2.2% +2.1% 4 / 17