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

based on 39 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 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   Brant 18.8% 84.6% 65.8%
2   American Black Duck 26.6% 69.2% 42.6%
3   Herring Gull 41.9% 66.7% 24.8%
4   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 66.7% 36.0%
5   Bufflehead 28.2% 66.7% 38.5%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 64.1% 34.7%
7   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 61.5% 11.9%
8   Mallard 48.3% 61.5% 13.2%
9   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 56.4% 41.5%
10   Canada Goose 51.6% 53.8% 2.2%
11   House Sparrow 38.5% 38.5% 0.0%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 35.9% 18.0%
13   European Starling 38.9% 20.5% 18.4%
14   Mute Swan 14.0% 17.9% 4.0%
15   Red-tailed Hawk 24.6% 15.4% 9.2%
16   Greater Scaup 6.8% 15.4% 8.6%
17   Horned Grebe 5.3% 15.4% 10.1%
18   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 15.4% 15.1%
19   Song Sparrow 37.1% 12.8% 24.3%
20   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 12.8% 15.6%
21   Common Goldeneye 3.8% 12.8% 9.0%
22   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 10.3% 38.4%
23   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 10.3% 29.8%
24   Great Blue Heron 20.2% 10.3% 10.0%
25   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 7.7% 7.9%
26   Gadwall 15.2% 7.7% 7.5%
27   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 7.7% 0.1%
28   Northern Harrier 4.9% 7.7% 2.7%
29   Carolina Wren 18.8% 5.1% 13.7%
30   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 5.1% 5.7%
31   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 5.1% 1.7%
32   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 5.1% 0.7%
33   Snow Goose 2.2% 5.1% 2.9%
34   Mourning Dove 36.2% 2.6% 33.6%
35   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 2.6% 28.1%
36   Dark-eyed Junco 23.3% 2.6% 20.7%
37   American Crow 20.6% 2.6% 18.1%
38   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 2.6% 16.3%
39   House Finch 16.4% 2.6% 13.9%
40   Northern Shoveler 14.8% 2.6% 12.3%
41   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 2.6% 7.2%
42   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 2.6% 6.6%
43   Common Loon 9.1% 2.6% 6.5%
44   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 2.6% 3.9%
45   Common Grackle 5.5% 2.6% 2.9%
46   Common Merganser 4.9% 2.6% 2.3%
47   Bald Eagle 4.8% 2.6% 2.3%
48   Gray Catbird 4.0% 2.6% 1.4%
49   Ring-necked Duck 3.9% 2.6% 1.4%
50   Great Cormorant 3.8% 2.6% 1.2%
51   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 2.6% 1.1%
52   Northern Pintail 3.3% 2.6% 0.7%
53   Horned Lark 2.7% 2.6% 0.2%
54   Merlin 2.3% 2.6% 0.2%
55   Canvasback 2.2% 2.6% 0.4%
56   Great Egret 1.6% 2.6% 1.0%
57   Pine Siskin 1.0% 2.6% 1.5%
58   Red-necked Grebe 0.5% 2.6% 2.1%
59   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.4% 2.6% 2.2%