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

based on 34 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Herring Gull 41.9% 91.2% 49.3%
2   Laughing Gull 34.4% 82.4% 48.0%
3   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 76.5% 42.3%
4   Canada Goose 40.0% 73.5% 33.5%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 45.1% 67.6% 22.6%
6   Red-winged Blackbird 51.8% 61.8% 10.0%
7   Great Egret 41.4% 55.9% 14.5%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 28.3% 55.9% 27.5%
9   House Sparrow 55.9% 52.9% 2.9%
10   Snowy Egret 25.2% 52.9% 27.7%
11   Northern Mockingbird 41.8% 50.0% 8.2%
12   Ring-billed Gull 27.1% 50.0% 22.9%
13   Forster's Tern 17.7% 50.0% 32.3%
14   Barn Swallow 49.8% 41.2% 8.6%
15   American Oystercatcher 16.7% 41.2% 24.4%
16   European Starling 54.7% 35.3% 19.4%
17   Fish Crow 14.1% 35.3% 21.2%
18   Gray Catbird 53.5% 29.4% 24.1%
19   Song Sparrow 49.2% 29.4% 19.8%
20   Common Tern 23.0% 29.4% 6.4%
21   American Goldfinch 31.9% 26.5% 5.4%
22   Osprey 28.4% 26.5% 1.9%
23   Yellow Warbler 25.4% 26.5% 1.1%
24   Great Blue Heron 28.1% 20.6% 7.5%
25   Black-crowned Night-Heron 21.9% 20.6% 1.3%
26   Least Tern 14.9% 20.6% 5.7%
27   Eastern Towhee 10.5% 20.6% 10.1%
28   Boat-tailed Grackle 7.7% 20.6% 12.9%
29   Northern Cardinal 46.4% 17.6% 28.8%
30   Common Grackle 36.1% 17.6% 18.5%
31   Cedar Waxwing 23.4% 17.6% 5.8%
32   Common Yellowthroat 18.0% 17.6% 0.4%
33   Black Skimmer 10.6% 17.6% 7.0%
34   Brown-headed Cowbird 10.0% 14.7% 4.7%
35   Mourning Dove 51.1% 11.8% 39.3%
36   Tree Swallow 24.3% 11.8% 12.5%
37   Least Sandpiper 17.8% 11.8% 6.0%
38   Marsh Wren 13.3% 11.8% 1.6%
39   Lesser Yellowlegs 9.4% 11.8% 2.4%
40   American Robin 65.6% 8.8% 56.8%
41   American Crow 14.6% 8.8% 5.8%
42   Semipalmated Plover 8.0% 8.8% 0.9%
43   Bank Swallow 6.4% 8.8% 2.5%
44   Brant 1.1% 8.8% 7.7%
45   House Finch 16.7% 5.9% 10.8%
46   Willow Flycatcher 12.0% 5.9% 6.1%
47   Greater Yellowlegs 11.8% 5.9% 6.0%
48   Short-billed Dowitcher 8.4% 5.9% 2.5%
49   Peregrine Falcon 5.5% 5.9% 0.3%
50   Brown Thrasher 4.7% 5.9% 1.1%
51   American White Pelican 0.8% 5.9% 5.1%
52   Mallard 39.8% 2.9% 36.8%
53   Carolina Wren 20.0% 2.9% 17.0%
54   House Wren 17.6% 2.9% 14.7%
55   Semipalmated Sandpiper 13.9% 2.9% 11.0%
56   Glossy Ibis 10.2% 2.9% 7.2%
57   Green Heron 9.3% 2.9% 6.3%
58   American Black Duck 8.7% 2.9% 5.8%
59   Indigo Bunting 6.5% 2.9% 3.6%
60   Turkey Vulture 5.1% 2.9% 2.1%
61   Purple Martin 4.8% 2.9% 1.8%
62   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3.7% 2.9% 0.8%
63   American Redstart 3.1% 2.9% 0.1%
64   American Kestrel 2.1% 2.9% 0.8%
65   Northern Waterthrush 1.4% 2.9% 1.6%
66   Caspian Tern 0.7% 2.9% 2.3%
67   Merlin 0.1% 2.9% 2.9%