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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 30 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in January. 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 20.5% 93.3% 72.8%
2   Herring Gull 43.3% 76.7% 33.4%
3   Bufflehead 31.9% 73.3% 41.5%
4   Snow Goose 2.6% 73.3% 70.7%
5   Canada Goose 53.5% 70.0% 16.5%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 63.3% 31.7%
7   Ring-billed Gull 52.0% 60.0% 8.0%
8   American Black Duck 27.8% 60.0% 32.2%
9   Mallard 49.0% 53.3% 4.4%
10   Song Sparrow 32.2% 43.3% 11.1%
11   European Starling 35.9% 36.7% 0.7%
12   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 30.0% 6.4%
13   Red-breasted Merganser 19.3% 30.0% 10.7%
14   Greater Scaup 9.9% 30.0% 20.1%
15   Double-crested Cormorant 13.8% 23.3% 9.5%
16   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 23.3% 23.1%
17   Peregrine Falcon 5.2% 20.0% 14.8%
18   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 16.7% 20.0%
19   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 16.7% 12.2%
20   American Crow 18.2% 16.7% 1.5%
21   House Finch 13.4% 16.7% 3.2%
22   Horned Grebe 7.2% 16.7% 9.4%
23   House Sparrow 35.7% 13.3% 22.3%
24   Mourning Dove 29.4% 13.3% 16.0%
25   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 13.3% 6.2%
26   Gadwall 16.7% 10.0% 6.7%
27   Carolina Wren 15.1% 10.0% 5.1%
28   Mute Swan 14.5% 10.0% 4.5%
29   Common Loon 10.6% 10.0% 0.6%
30   Northern Harrier 4.2% 10.0% 5.8%
31   Wilson's Snipe 0.3% 10.0% 9.7%
32   Downy Woodpecker 27.2% 6.7% 20.5%
33   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 6.7% 9.9%
34   Great Blue Heron 14.7% 6.7% 8.0%
35   Common Goldeneye 7.0% 6.7% 0.3%
36   Northern Flicker 6.9% 6.7% 0.2%
37   Fish Crow 5.0% 6.7% 1.7%
38   Yellow-rumped Warbler 4.9% 6.7% 1.8%
39   Blue Jay 33.9% 3.3% 30.6%
40   American Robin 24.9% 3.3% 21.5%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 21.8% 3.3% 18.5%
42   American Goldfinch 13.2% 3.3% 9.9%
43   Long-tailed Duck 9.1% 3.3% 5.8%
44   American Tree Sparrow 6.6% 3.3% 3.2%
45   American Wigeon 6.2% 3.3% 2.9%
46   Common Grackle 5.1% 3.3% 1.8%
47   Lesser Scaup 5.1% 3.3% 1.8%
48   Great Cormorant 4.8% 3.3% 1.5%
49   American Kestrel 3.8% 3.3% 0.5%
50   Northern Pintail 3.6% 3.3% 0.2%
51   Horned Lark 2.2% 3.3% 1.1%
52   Dunlin 1.7% 3.3% 1.6%
53   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 3.3% 2.1%
54   Eared Grebe 0.1% 3.3% 3.2%