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

based on 40 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge in September. 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 30.8% 85.0% 54.2%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 80.0% 48.0%
3   Laughing Gull 18.6% 75.0% 56.4%
4   Canada Goose 37.8% 72.5% 34.7%
5   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 72.5% 47.3%
6   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 70.0% 33.2%
7   Great Egret 20.0% 52.5% 32.5%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 52.5% 33.9%
9   European Starling 48.4% 50.0% 1.6%
10   House Sparrow 45.9% 47.5% 1.6%
11   Mallard 36.6% 47.5% 10.9%
12   Forster's Tern 4.1% 42.5% 38.4%
13   Snowy Egret 12.1% 40.0% 27.9%
14   Gray Catbird 60.6% 35.0% 25.6%
15   American Redstart 43.0% 35.0% 8.0%
16   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 35.0% 22.9%
17   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 32.5% 0.9%
18   American Goldfinch 27.8% 32.5% 4.7%
19   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 32.5% 16.1%
20   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 32.5% 20.2%
21   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 32.5% 31.2%
22   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 30.0% 1.7%
23   Northern Parula 27.0% 30.0% 3.0%
24   Song Sparrow 28.7% 27.5% 1.2%
25   Osprey 25.5% 27.5% 2.0%
26   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 27.5% 2.8%
27   Palm Warbler 15.1% 27.5% 12.4%
28   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 27.5% 17.1%
29   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 27.5% 20.6%
30   American Robin 60.3% 25.0% 35.3%
31   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 25.0% 2.2%
32   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 25.0% 9.2%
33   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 25.0% 12.8%
34   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 25.0% 21.0%
35   Northern Flicker 43.2% 22.5% 20.7%
36   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 22.5% 5.7%
37   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 22.5% 12.3%
38   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 22.5% 14.9%
39   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 22.5% 15.5%
40   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 20.0% 25.2%
41   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 20.0% 13.7%
42   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 17.5% 7.6%
43   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 17.5% 8.7%
44   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 17.5% 9.0%
45   American Black Duck 8.0% 17.5% 9.5%
46   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 17.5% 10.1%
47   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 17.5% 11.5%
48   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 17.5% 12.8%
49   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 17.5% 13.1%
50   Caspian Tern 1.5% 17.5% 16.0%
51   Chimney Swift 22.5% 15.0% 7.5%
52   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 15.0% 4.5%
53   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 15.0% 2.9%
54   House Wren 17.3% 15.0% 2.3%
55   Mute Swan 11.4% 15.0% 3.6%
56   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 15.0% 5.3%
57   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 15.0% 7.2%
58   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 15.0% 10.0%
59   Fish Crow 2.9% 15.0% 12.1%
60   Mourning Dove 53.3% 12.5% 40.8%
61   Pine Warbler 5.4% 12.5% 7.1%
62   Merlin 5.4% 12.5% 7.1%
63   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 12.5% 8.1%
64   Prairie Warbler 4.3% 12.5% 8.2%
65   Common Tern 4.0% 12.5% 8.5%
66   Bobolink 3.1% 12.5% 9.4%
67   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 12.5% 9.5%
68   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 10.0% 40.4%
69   Killdeer 7.4% 10.0% 2.6%
70   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 10.0% 2.8%
71   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 10.0% 4.7%
72   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 10.0% 5.6%
73   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 10.0% 7.9%
74   Connecticut Warbler 2.0% 10.0% 8.0%
75   Purple Finch 1.4% 10.0% 8.6%
76   Carolina Wren 26.9% 7.5% 19.4%
77   Ovenbird 12.6% 7.5% 5.1%
78   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 7.5% 4.6%
79   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 7.5% 0.6%
80   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 7.5% 0.5%
81   Tree Swallow 7.0% 7.5% 0.5%
82   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 7.5% 2.6%
83   Barn Swallow 4.7% 7.5% 2.8%
84   Brown Creeper 1.3% 7.5% 6.2%
85   Dickcissel 0.9% 7.5% 6.6%
86   Common Grackle 24.0% 5.0% 19.0%
87   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 5.0% 11.6%
88   House Finch 14.9% 5.0% 9.9%
89   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 5.0% 9.8%
90   Veery 11.6% 5.0% 6.6%
91   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 5.0% 6.5%
92   American Kestrel 10.8% 5.0% 5.8%
93   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 5.0% 4.6%
94   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 5.0% 3.7%
95   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 5.0% 2.9%
96   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 5.0% 2.8%
97   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 5.0% 1.4%
98   Common Raven 5.4% 5.0% 0.4%
99   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 5.0% 0.0%
100   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 5.0% 1.0%
101   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 5.0% 1.1%
102   Marsh Wren 3.5% 5.0% 1.5%
103   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 5.0% 2.0%
104   Royal Tern 2.9% 5.0% 2.1%
105   Dark-eyed Junco 1.4% 5.0% 3.6%
106   American Golden-Plover 0.8% 5.0% 4.2%
107   American Pipit 0.4% 5.0% 4.6%
108   Alder Flycatcher 0.1% 5.0% 4.9%
109   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 2.5% 27.1%
110   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 2.5% 16.2%
111   American Crow 17.0% 2.5% 14.5%
112   Wood Duck 10.0% 2.5% 7.5%
113   Green Heron 7.6% 2.5% 5.1%
114   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 2.5% 4.9%
115   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 2.5% 4.1%
116   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 2.5% 2.7%
117   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 2.5% 2.5%
118   Bald Eagle 4.8% 2.5% 2.3%
119   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 2.5% 1.3%
120   Northern Harrier 3.6% 2.5% 1.1%
121   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 2.5% 0.8%
122   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 2.5% 0.6%
123   Sanderling 2.9% 2.5% 0.4%
124   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 2.5% 0.5%
125   Pectoral Sandpiper 2.0% 2.5% 0.5%
126   Clapper Rail 1.9% 2.5% 0.6%
127   Pied-billed Grebe 1.8% 2.5% 0.7%
128   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.0% 2.5% 1.5%
129   Willet 1.0% 2.5% 1.5%
130   Western Sandpiper 0.9% 2.5% 1.6%
131   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 2.5% 1.9%
132   Common Loon 0.5% 2.5% 2.0%
133   Brant 0.5% 2.5% 2.0%
134   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 2.5% 2.1%
135   American Avocet 0.3% 2.5% 2.2%
136   Nelson's Sparrow 0.2% 2.5% 2.3%
137   Cliff Swallow 0.1% 2.5% 2.4%
138   Rusty Blackbird 0.1% 2.5% 2.4%