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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 36 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge in October. 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 32.7% 83.3% 50.7%
2   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 72.2% 41.8%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 66.7% 34.7%
4   Brant 9.5% 66.7% 57.1%
5   Canada Goose 40.8% 61.1% 20.3%
6   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 61.1% 25.6%
7   Laughing Gull 13.7% 61.1% 47.4%
8   Mallard 38.6% 58.3% 19.7%
9   Great Egret 14.2% 52.8% 38.6%
10   European Starling 46.6% 50.0% 3.4%
11   American Black Duck 13.3% 50.0% 36.7%
12   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 47.2% 3.2%
13   House Sparrow 46.8% 47.2% 0.4%
14   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 47.2% 28.3%
15   Song Sparrow 55.2% 41.7% 13.6%
16   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 38.9% 2.5%
17   Snowy Egret 5.4% 38.9% 33.5%
18   American Robin 57.6% 33.3% 24.2%
19   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 30.6% 2.2%
20   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 27.8% 8.4%
21   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 25.0% 20.6%
22   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 25.0% 11.3%
23   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 25.0% 3.9%
24   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 25.0% 3.2%
25   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 22.2% 35.5%
26   Northern Flicker 38.6% 22.2% 16.3%
27   Gray Catbird 38.5% 22.2% 16.2%
28   Palm Warbler 31.0% 22.2% 8.8%
29   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 22.2% 3.8%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 22.2% 6.4%
31   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 22.2% 21.5%
32   American Goldfinch 23.8% 19.4% 4.4%
33   Mute Swan 10.8% 19.4% 8.6%
34   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 19.4% 12.2%
35   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 19.4% 17.4%
36   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 16.7% 27.8%
37   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 16.7% 9.6%
38   Common Grackle 21.1% 16.7% 4.5%
39   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 16.7% 6.6%
40   Fish Crow 2.6% 16.7% 14.1%
41   Northern Parula 11.0% 13.9% 2.9%
42   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 13.9% 3.7%
43   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 13.9% 6.1%
44   Merlin 7.4% 13.9% 6.4%
45   Carolina Wren 22.2% 11.1% 11.1%
46   House Finch 18.0% 11.1% 6.9%
47   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 11.1% 3.4%
48   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 11.1% 3.5%
49   Northern Harrier 5.9% 11.1% 5.3%
50   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 11.1% 5.3%
51   Pine Siskin 4.5% 11.1% 6.6%
52   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 11.1% 7.1%
53   Royal Tern 3.4% 11.1% 7.7%
54   Blue Jay 56.3% 8.3% 47.9%
55   Mourning Dove 45.8% 8.3% 37.4%
56   American Crow 23.4% 8.3% 15.0%
57   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 8.3% 12.6%
58   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 8.3% 3.7%
59   Brown Creeper 10.7% 8.3% 2.3%
60   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 8.3% 1.1%
61   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 8.3% 2.7%
62   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 8.3% 2.7%
63   Forster's Tern 2.4% 8.3% 5.9%
64   American Pipit 2.4% 8.3% 5.9%
65   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 8.3% 7.0%
66   Dickcissel 0.9% 8.3% 7.4%
67   Bay-breasted Warbler 0.5% 8.3% 7.8%
68   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 5.6% 29.5%
69   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 5.6% 24.0%
70   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 5.6% 18.0%
71   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 5.6% 17.2%
72   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 5.6% 13.4%
73   Osprey 12.5% 5.6% 6.9%
74   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 5.6% 4.4%
75   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 5.6% 2.4%
76   Purple Finch 7.0% 5.6% 1.4%
77   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 5.6% 1.2%
78   Pine Warbler 6.6% 5.6% 1.0%
79   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 5.6% 0.1%
80   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 5.6% 1.2%
81   Northern Waterthrush 2.5% 5.6% 3.1%
82   Common Loon 2.3% 5.6% 3.3%
83   Marsh Wren 2.3% 5.6% 3.3%
84   Rusty Blackbird 1.4% 5.6% 4.1%
85   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 5.6% 4.4%
86   Prairie Warbler 0.5% 5.6% 5.0%
87   American Bittern 0.3% 5.6% 5.2%
88   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 2.8% 19.8%
89   American Kestrel 12.9% 2.8% 10.1%
90   Wood Duck 9.9% 2.8% 7.1%
91   House Wren 9.2% 2.8% 6.4%
92   Chimney Swift 8.5% 2.8% 5.7%
93   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 2.8% 5.4%
94   American Redstart 7.9% 2.8% 5.1%
95   Killdeer 6.1% 2.8% 3.4%
96   Common Raven 5.8% 2.8% 3.0%
97   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 2.8% 2.0%
98   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.3% 2.8% 1.5%
99   American Coot 4.2% 2.8% 1.5%
100   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 2.8% 0.8%
101   Scarlet Tanager 3.5% 2.8% 0.7%
102   American Wigeon 3.0% 2.8% 0.2%
103   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 2.8% 0.1%
104   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 2.8% 0.2%
105   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 2.8% 0.3%
106   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 2.8% 0.7%
107   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 2.8% 0.8%
108   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 2.8% 1.0%
109   Northern Pintail 1.7% 2.8% 1.1%
110   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.5% 2.8% 1.3%
111   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.3% 2.8% 1.5%
112   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 2.8% 1.6%
113   Great Cormorant 1.2% 2.8% 1.6%
114   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 2.8% 1.8%
115   Chestnut-sided Warbler 0.8% 2.8% 2.0%
116   Solitary Sandpiper 0.7% 2.8% 2.0%
117   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.7% 2.8% 2.1%
118   Snow Goose 0.6% 2.8% 2.2%
119   Wilson's Warbler 0.6% 2.8% 2.2%
120   Black Skimmer 0.6% 2.8% 2.2%
121   Little Blue Heron 0.5% 2.8% 2.3%
122   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.4% 2.8% 2.4%
123   Caspian Tern 0.4% 2.8% 2.4%
124   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 2.8% 2.5%
125   White-eyed Vireo 0.3% 2.8% 2.5%
126   American Avocet 0.3% 2.8% 2.5%