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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 52 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in October. 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   Double-crested Cormorant 31.0% 82.7% 51.7%
2   Song Sparrow 54.9% 76.9% 22.0%
3   American Herring Gull 31.7% 76.9% 45.2%
4   Great Egret 13.9% 71.2% 57.3%
5   Savannah Sparrow 18.7% 65.4% 46.7%
6   European Starling 45.8% 61.5% 15.7%
7   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 59.6% 23.3%
8   Brant 9.0% 59.6% 50.6%
9   Yellow-rumped Warbler 49.7% 57.7% 8.0%
10   Canada Goose 40.5% 55.8% 15.3%
11   Mallard 38.2% 50.0% 11.8%
12   Ring-billed Gull 29.7% 50.0% 20.3%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 17.8% 50.0% 32.2%
14   Swamp Sparrow 32.9% 48.1% 15.2%
15   American Black Duck 13.4% 46.2% 32.8%
16   Nelson's Sparrow 2.0% 44.2% 42.2%
17   House Sparrow 46.8% 42.3% 4.4%
18   Laughing Gull 13.4% 38.5% 25.0%
19   Snowy Egret 5.3% 38.5% 33.2%
20   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.1% 38.5% 34.4%
21   White-throated Sparrow 58.7% 36.5% 22.2%
22   Red-winged Blackbird 15.6% 36.5% 20.9%
23   Greater Yellowlegs 7.0% 36.5% 29.5%
24   Palm Warbler 30.3% 34.6% 4.3%
25   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.4% 34.6% 33.2%
26   American Robin 57.7% 28.8% 28.9%
27   Northern Cardinal 45.1% 26.9% 18.2%
28   Rock Pigeon 35.7% 26.9% 8.7%
29   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.4% 26.9% 25.5%
30   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.1% 25.0% 20.1%
31   Northern Flicker 38.2% 25.0% 13.2%
32   Eastern Phoebe 36.3% 25.0% 11.3%
33   American Goldfinch 23.3% 25.0% 1.7%
34   Mourning Dove 45.6% 23.1% 22.6%
35   Great Blue Heron 22.2% 23.1% 0.9%
36   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 21.2% 20.5%
37   Osprey 11.7% 19.2% 7.5%
38   Marsh Wren 2.2% 19.2% 17.0%
39   Common Yellowthroat 25.4% 17.3% 8.1%
40   American Crow 23.4% 17.3% 6.1%
41   Merlin 7.4% 17.3% 9.9%
42   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 17.3% 17.0%
43   House Finch 18.0% 15.4% 2.6%
44   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.4% 15.4% 6.0%
45   Black-bellied Plover 3.9% 15.4% 11.5%
46   Gray Catbird 37.4% 13.5% 23.9%
47   Northern Harrier 5.6% 13.5% 7.9%
48   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 11.5% 6.0%
49   Tree Swallow 5.1% 11.5% 6.4%
50   American Oystercatcher 2.1% 11.5% 9.5%
51   Dark-eyed Junco 26.6% 9.6% 17.0%
52   Cooper's Hawk 14.8% 9.6% 5.2%
53   Belted Kingfisher 12.7% 9.6% 3.1%
54   Field Sparrow 11.3% 9.6% 1.7%
55   Pine Siskin 3.9% 9.6% 5.7%
56   Dunlin 2.4% 9.6% 7.2%
57   American Pipit 2.4% 9.6% 7.2%
58   Clapper Rail 1.0% 9.6% 8.6%
59   Carolina Wren 23.2% 7.7% 15.5%
60   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 7.7% 12.8%
61   Eastern Towhee 20.5% 7.7% 12.8%
62   Peregrine Falcon 7.5% 7.7% 0.2%
63   Purple Finch 6.7% 7.7% 1.0%
64   Killdeer 6.0% 7.7% 1.7%
65   Fish Crow 2.7% 7.7% 5.0%
66   Downy Woodpecker 30.0% 5.8% 24.3%
67   Hermit Thrush 24.3% 5.8% 18.5%
68   American Kestrel 12.6% 5.8% 6.8%
69   Forster's Tern 2.4% 5.8% 3.4%
70   Common Loon 2.1% 5.8% 3.7%
71   Semipalmated Plover 1.4% 5.8% 4.4%
72   Little Blue Heron 0.4% 5.8% 5.3%
73   Blue Jay 56.7% 3.8% 52.9%
74   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.8% 3.8% 31.9%
75   Golden-crowned Kinglet 29.8% 3.8% 25.9%
76   Common Grackle 21.9% 3.8% 18.0%
77   Winter Wren 10.6% 3.8% 6.8%
78   Mute Swan 10.6% 3.8% 6.7%
79   Blackpoll Warbler 9.8% 3.8% 5.9%
80   Cedar Waxwing 9.7% 3.8% 5.8%
81   Brown Thrasher 5.1% 3.8% 1.3%
82   Royal Tern 3.3% 3.8% 0.5%
83   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.4% 3.8% 1.4%
84   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 3.8% 2.6%
85   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 3.8% 3.1%
86   Red Knot 0.3% 3.8% 3.5%
87   Black-capped Chickadee 18.1% 1.9% 16.2%
88   Blue-headed Vireo 11.4% 1.9% 9.5%
89   Northern Parula 10.7% 1.9% 8.8%
90   White-crowned Sparrow 10.2% 1.9% 8.3%
91   House Wren 8.9% 1.9% 7.0%
92   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.8% 1.9% 5.9%
93   Magnolia Warbler 7.1% 1.9% 5.1%
94   Bald Eagle 5.6% 1.9% 3.6%
95   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 1.9% 2.6%
96   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.3% 1.9% 2.3%
97   Pied-billed Grebe 3.6% 1.9% 1.7%
98   Monk Parakeet 2.6% 1.9% 0.7%
99   Northern Waterthrush 2.6% 1.9% 0.6%
100   Green Heron 1.2% 1.9% 0.7%
101   Yellow Warbler 1.1% 1.9% 0.9%
102   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 1.9% 0.9%
103   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.9% 1.9% 1.0%
104   Dickcissel 0.9% 1.9% 1.0%
105   Spotted Sandpiper 0.8% 1.9% 1.1%
106   Black Skimmer 0.6% 1.9% 1.3%
107   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.6% 1.9% 1.4%
108   Snow Goose 0.6% 1.9% 1.4%
109   Caspian Tern 0.5% 1.9% 1.5%
110   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 1.9% 1.5%
111   American Bittern 0.3% 1.9% 1.6%
112   Barn Swallow 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%