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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 45 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in April. 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   American Oystercatcher 0.0% 77.8% 77.8%
2   American Herring Gull 0.5% 73.3% 72.8%
3   Brant 0% 73.3% 73.3%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 26.8% 71.1% 44.3%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 66.7% 66.7%
6   Song Sparrow 23.8% 64.4% 40.6%
7   European Starling 19.9% 62.2% 42.3%
8   Laughing Gull 0.1% 57.8% 57.7%
9   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 55.6% 28.7%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 25.8% 55.6% 29.8%
11   Canada Goose 48.6% 53.3% 4.8%
12   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 53.3% 53.3%
13   Osprey 17.5% 48.9% 31.3%
14   Willet 0.0% 48.9% 48.9%
15   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 46.7% 34.0%
16   American Robin 42.0% 46.7% 4.7%
17   American Black Duck 0.1% 46.7% 46.6%
18   Ring-billed Gull 6.3% 42.2% 35.9%
19   House Sparrow 2.2% 42.2% 40.1%
20   Great Egret 2.2% 37.8% 35.5%
21   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 37.8% 37.1%
22   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 35.6% 30.6%
23   Snowy Egret 0.1% 35.6% 35.5%
24   Fish Crow 37.0% 33.3% 3.6%
25   Mallard 29.5% 33.3% 3.8%
26   Killdeer 17.3% 33.3% 16.1%
27   Bufflehead 1.3% 33.3% 32.0%
28   Tree Swallow 14.5% 31.1% 16.6%
29   Forster's Tern 0.2% 28.9% 28.7%
30   Mourning Dove 45.4% 24.4% 20.9%
31   House Finch 27.2% 24.4% 2.8%
32   Greater Yellowlegs 0.8% 22.2% 21.4%
33   American Crow 56.7% 20.0% 36.7%
34   Northern Flicker 13.1% 20.0% 6.9%
35   Savannah Sparrow 4.1% 20.0% 15.9%
36   Black-bellied Plover 0.0% 20.0% 20.0%
37   Brown-headed Cowbird 38.0% 15.6% 22.5%
38   Common Grackle 25.9% 15.6% 10.4%
39   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 15.6% 14.2%
40   White-throated Sparrow 57.3% 13.3% 44.0%
41   Eastern Towhee 44.6% 13.3% 31.2%
42   Dunlin 0.1% 13.3% 13.2%
43   Carolina Wren 71.6% 8.9% 62.7%
44   American Goldfinch 47.1% 8.9% 38.2%
45   Barn Swallow 19.6% 8.9% 10.8%
46   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 8.9% 8.8%
47   Greater Scaup 0.1% 8.9% 8.8%
48   Glossy Ibis 0.0% 8.9% 8.9%
49   Snow Goose 0% 8.9% 8.9%
50   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.8% 6.7% 38.1%
51   Great Blue Heron 44.0% 6.7% 37.3%
52   Dark-eyed Junco 5.1% 6.7% 1.6%
53   Horned Grebe 0.3% 6.7% 6.3%
54   Gadwall 0.1% 6.7% 6.6%
55   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 63.5% 4.4% 59.1%
56   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 4.4% 35.6%
57   Eastern Phoebe 35.4% 4.4% 30.9%
58   Ruddy Duck 2.9% 4.4% 1.6%
59   Common Loon 0.6% 4.4% 3.8%
60   Mute Swan 0.4% 4.4% 4.0%
61   Northern Shoveler 0.2% 4.4% 4.3%
62   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 4.4% 4.4%
63   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 4.4% 4.4%
64   Ruddy Turnstone 0% 4.4% 4.4%
65   Long-tailed Duck 0% 4.4% 4.4%
66   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0% 4.4% 4.4%
67   Great Cormorant 0% 4.4% 4.4%
68   Red Knot 0% 4.4% 4.4%
69   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.3% 2.2% 56.1%
70   Blue Jay 48.6% 2.2% 46.3%
71   Chipping Sparrow 43.6% 2.2% 41.4%
72   Brown Thrasher 19.9% 2.2% 17.7%
73   Gray Catbird 18.3% 2.2% 16.1%
74   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 2.2% 11.8%
75   Wood Duck 13.3% 2.2% 11.1%
76   Field Sparrow 10.7% 2.2% 8.5%
77   Pied-billed Grebe 2.1% 2.2% 0.2%
78   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.8% 2.2% 0.4%
79   Winter Wren 1.3% 2.2% 0.9%
80   Least Sandpiper 1.1% 2.2% 1.1%
81   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 2.2% 1.4%
82   Lesser Scaup 0.7% 2.2% 1.6%
83   Common Raven 0.4% 2.2% 1.8%
84   Green-winged Teal 0.3% 2.2% 1.9%
85   Merlin 0.2% 2.2% 2.0%
86   Semipalmated Plover 0.1% 2.2% 2.1%
87   Tricolored Heron 0.1% 2.2% 2.1%
88   American Tree Sparrow 0% 2.2% 2.2%
89   Red-throated Loon 0% 2.2% 2.2%
90   Clapper Rail 0% 2.2% 2.2%